Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
A few weeks ago I was blown away by the vocal powers of Greco-Australian singer Kate Pavli when her band supported Italian rockers Halflives in Camden. Performing as Finding Kate, I'd previously enjoyed her brand of dark, emotional rock, but seeing the powerful delivery of her vocals live was the icing on the cake. Kate... Continue Reading →
Bristol's Backroads have honed a lyrically charged hard-hitting metalcore sound that packs an intriguing punch with a newly found more melodic contrast. The quintet began with college course pals Eddie Craven (vocals), Alex Miles and Jack Ford (drums), who were soon joined by bassist Artur Mizerski Jr. after he complimented Eddie on his Counterparts hat, then... Continue Reading →
A little Google search on the Parisian neighbourhood of Pigalle led us to discover the area is not only the epicentre of the French capital's nightlife and its music store central, but also home to its red light district. One of the coolest things emerging from this once extremely sleazy region of Paris is the... Continue Reading →
If My Dinosaur Life sounds familiar then no, you're not going mad, these Italian rockers were so inspired by the Motion City Soundtrack album that they borrowed its title as their band name. The five-piece from Cremona, a town in northern Italy famed for its violin making, began as a project back in 2010 largely... Continue Reading →
If you love energetic, catchy, riff-heavy indie infused rock then Phoenix quartet New Chums will tick all your boxes. The quartet have honed a sound that exudes the sunny California vibes, which comes across in bundles on debut EP See It For Myself. They started life when California native Seth Boyack (lead vocals and guitar) moved to... Continue Reading →
Years on from spending days of her childhood staring at the bright blue cover of Weezer's self-titled album daydreaming of a record deal of her own, French singer / songwriter Pamela Hüte is now living out that dream of being a rockstar. She's gone it alone in a solo career and honed a fun brand of rock... Continue Reading →
The phrase "It's a bit heavier than most of our previous stuff" is linguistic music to our ears here at GigRadar Towers. Which leads us perfectly onto Brighton indie rockers Dove House. The quartet of Jack Peacock (vocals and guitar), Kieran Philbin (guitar), Ish Hussein (bass and vocals), Steve Ray (drums) met at university and, like... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, it was announced that the 160-year-old Colman’s Mustard factory in Norwich was to be closed down. Naturally, this was heart-breaking news for any Norwich native. After all, this leaves them with just Alan Partridge (Dan!), Stephen Fry (living legend) and Delia Smith (yawn, football) as their local cultural heroes. Fortunately, music is... Continue Reading →
As if 80s rock wasn't big and sparkly enough, Los Angeles singer Diamante Azzura - aka Diamante - is taking the genre on a modern-day rock'n'roll collision course that she describes as powerful, bold and honest. Born in Boston, the singer of Italian and Mexican heritage moved to Los Angeles when she was 12 and... Continue Reading →
London-based L Sicario have honed a deliciously cool brand of desert rock, which just oozes funkiness. The band is formed of London school friends Chris (guitar) and Mike (bass), who lived with Niko (lead vocals and guitar) at Leeds University. Niko joined him in the capital, they started jamming together, realised they were onto something... Continue Reading →
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