International trio Cosmic Cold War transport listeners into the darkest corners of their minds and the most remote reaches of the cosmos with their immersive blend of alternative, groove and progressive metal.
Introducing: Cosmic Cold War
New Band of the Week: Caustic Waves
We've featured several "one-man-bands" through the years of running GigRadar, but only one has ever made it to our New Band of the Week feature. But we've now doubled that tally as we unearthed Glasgow-based Caustic Waves' nostalgic alternative post-hardcore.
Introducing: Pridian
This may surprise you but Tartu band Pridian are the fourth we've featured from Estonia. And this particular group of musicians is among the finest Estonia has to offer, considering the previous iteration of the band was nominated for metal album of the year at the 2022 Estonian Music Awards!
Introducing: Horizon Tide
Amsterdam heavy rock band Horizon Tide, who intriguingly and slightly randomly describe their music as "the lemon in your coffee."
Introducing: ROSA FAENSKAP
New Norwegian band ROSA FAENSKAP have honed a massive sound that fuses black metal, post-rock and hardcore punk with progressive and shoegaze elements.
New Band of the Week: Muscle Vest
If you're a fan of the weird and bizarre and you're generally a bit fed up with the way of the world (let's face it, who isn't?) then Muscle Vest could be just the tonic.
New Band of the Week: State Of You
Newcomers State of You proudly proclaim "This is British rock'n'roll" ahead of a raucous conclusion to their second single. And the band are an exciting new addition to the British scene, more than living up to the promise that if you like heavy, fast rock and your instinct is to run towards the moshpit, then they are the band for you.
Introducing: Wires
Hungarian newcomers Wires offer up a vicious and intense industrial metalcore sound that they summarise as "anger, discomfort and most certainly frustration." Intriguingly, the band is big on experimentation and uses electronics and, specifically, analog synths to finetune their unique industrial sound.
Introducing: Wolvera
Texas band Wolvera aim to leave an impression on people that hear the metal sound they describe as "powerful, creative, and deep." And it's safe to say their attempts to modernise everything that was good about 1980s heavy metal - namely chugging riffs, vicious vocals, searing solos and powerful rhythms - are pretty memorable.
New Band of the Week: Le Rox
Exciting new East London band Le Rox offer up a loud, brash and angsty offering of old-school punk that's big on anger and emotions in what they describe as "sad girl sounds."
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