Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
There's a refreshing and exciting air of mystery around Guillotine that has got us begging for more from this brand new band. The basics you need to know are: they have an awesome name, they've got a great new track you can - or rather have to - go and listen to right now, and they're a hot new... Continue Reading →
US rockers Tarah Who? are a fascinating flashback to 90's rock with anthemic singalong choruses and a raw, grungey edge. The trio of Tarah G. Carpenter (guitar and vocals), Matthew Peltcher (bass and backing vocals) and Paul Costanza (drums) aren't afraid to do their own thing with their unique brand of intense, engaging rock. The driving force behind... Continue Reading →
Something landed in the GigRadar inbox this week that had us utterly fascinated, the words 'Japanese space metal band.' Obviously we had to dig further and the result of said digging was the incredible rockers Esprit d'Air. Japanese rock bands aren't exactly a new phenomenon, the likes of Crossfaith, Crystal Lake and Babymetal are already well and... Continue Reading →
To lay it out from the beginning, I’m a Gecko fan and have been for some time. Through the years, I’ve gotten really drunk playing the Gecko drinking game, sweatily danced in the old 12 bar club (sad face, RIP) and watched an encore in the street when a grumpy sound man wouldn’t let them... Continue Reading →
Wednesday evening will see London music lovers given a real treat of fun indie rock meets punk as Happy Accidents, Muncie Girls and WOAHNOWS take over The Underworld in Camden. We're taking a look ahead to that show, which has tickets available here, with an introduction to Happy Accidents, and we'll also have a similar article on... Continue Reading →
French rockers Show Me Your Universe may have found it difficult getting noticed in their musical homeland, but their wonderfully intense post-hardcore sound will have UK metal fans begging for more. The lack of a strong rock and metal scene and the difficulty in finding like-minded musicians in France led to two of the band initially meeting online around... Continue Reading →
It's not very often you discover a new band that not only sound fantastic, but are so new that they've never played a live show. And it's not very often you hear an awesome metalcore song about Pokémon Go. However, German metal duo Breakdown Bros are not your regular metalcore band. The German duo has never... Continue Reading →
Rock music probably isn't the number one export that springs to mind when you think of Italy, even less so the Italian city of Parma - which is more famous for its ham than it is guitar solos and smashing drums. However, all that could be about to change if Parma-based rockers Celeb Car Crash have... Continue Reading →
Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the very first meeting of Britain's most famous musical act ever, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The best known half of The Beatles first clapped eyes upon each other in the summer of 1957, when Lennon invited McCartney to join his first band, The Quarrymen. So with... Continue Reading →
Denver rockers Owleye certainly cannot be typecast as your typical metalcore band. The quartet draws influence from all manner of music genres to form their unique metal sound. There are echoes of the likes of Of Mice & Men and Architects in their music, and the band describe taking influence from bands like Underoath, Chiodos,... Continue Reading →
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