Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Some of the most exciting discoveries we've made during the last five years of running GigRadar have been from the Hungarian metal and hardcore scene. And we've got another monster of a heavy Hungarian band to add to the list in Nest of Plagues.
New York band Peroxide Blonde offer up an intriguing concoction of 90s indie, 80s post-punk and early 2000s revival.
We love a good one-man metal band and that's exactly what we have from Florida newcomers Raven Tooth. The Orlando-based outfit offers us a no-nonsense, hard-hitting metal sound that also provides elements of hard rock, punk and hardcore.
Finnish newcomers Deltrem offer up an intriguing brand of groove metal that fuses intense vocals, pounding riffs and delicious guitar solos in a sound they describe as "groovy party metal."
Washington band Darkenside joke that they sound like "a stadium rock band that plays breakdowns." But it's an apt description of a riff-heavy yet melodic modern metalcore approach that they describe as "powerful, energetic, and emotional."
If you're craving a little 2000s-esque intense emo nostalgia in your life, then Wyoming post-emo meets post-hardcore quintet getbent. may be just the band for you.
New York newcomers Pep Talk offer up a fun and catchy nostalgic sound that transports the listener back to the good old days of 90s pop-punk.
Minnesota metalcore meets hardcore band Common Choir have honed an intense sound that offers something for all listeners to connect with and they describe as "honest, aggressive and energetic."
Canadian group Every Hour Kills aims to challenge the notion of what we consider to define a "band." Instead of your standard band format, the musical collective features various members and guest appearances that constantly reshapes the group's intense progressive sound and futuristic approach.
South Wales rockers Godsticks offer up a heavy, high energy progressive rock meets guitar-orientated metal sound that's gradually increased in heaviness as the band evolves.
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