Liverpool-based solo artist Abi Rose Kelly offers a no-nonsense, relatable slacker grunge and indie rock sound that she describes as "rustic, real and fresh."
Introducing: Medway
Bath quartet Medway have honed a powerful, emotional and engaging sound that floats between pop-punk, rock and emo.
Introducing: Belle Morte
Belarussian band Belle Morte have honed a beautiful blend of dark symphonic metal with haunting gothic and progressive elements laced with a melancholic and "romantic" vibe.
Introducing: unbeliever.
We've got another taste of the exciting Belgian metal scene from unbeliever., who've honed a huge boundary-bending sound that combines crushing riffs, pounding rhythms and intense vocals with atmospheric melodies and synths.
Introducing: ILLT
After composing music for countless Norwegian films and TV shows and even winning a Norwegian Emmy, a love for extreme metal genres sees solo project ILLT unleashed on the world.
New Band of the Week: Kite Thief
Allow your musical senses to soar with the bouncy, thrilling sound of Bristol band Kite Thief. The band describe their brand of alternative rock meets prog metal Gutter Candy Metal - "sweet and full of grit, like dropping your favourite candy in the gutter and still wanting to put it in your mouth."
Introducing: Rioghan
Finnish solo project Rioghan has honed a rock sound that draws on gothic and progressive metal influences.
Introducing: Arogya
Despite being the world's second-most populated country - with only the 1.3 billion people - until this point we'd never met a band from India. However, we're delighted to introduce our first-ever Indian band in Assam-based Arogya.
Introducing: Sinoptik
There aren't too many bands that can claim to have been crowned "the world's best new band" but that's the case for Sinoptik, who can now also add the honour of being the first Ukrainian band to feature on GigRadar.
Introducing: Cottonmouth
Blending classic heavy metal with influences of grunge and progressive rock, Nottingham's Cottonmouth are very much onto a winning formula. The quartet have honed an engaging sound that they describe as "thunderous metal riffage," which we love.