Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We've talked a lot about the army of new bands emerging from the UK metal scene, but one of the most exciting we've discovered yet is Kent metalcore quintet Cove. They've honed a special combination of truly terrifyingly heavy riffs and vocals with moments of melody and delicious harmonies. Initially formed as a project between... 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 →
This week it was our pleasure to be invited into the audio realm of the Internet for the very first time. We appeared on our buddy Short Chris' emerging metal podcast, The Short Chris Rock Show, to talk a bit about GigRadar, share our excitement about the emerging UK metal scene, and have a look... 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 →
We say band but, well, Grumble Bee is not a band. It's a man, called Jack, who writes as a solo artist that looks and sounds like a big rock band, and it's pretty damn awesome. Having been in bands before Jack Bennett, who hails from Walsden in West Yorkshire, went down the path of... Continue Reading →
London's finest day-long celebration of rock is back as Camden Rocks Festival returns on Saturday 2 June. Highlights include post-punk legends Public Image Limited (PiL), fronted by former Sex Pistol John Lydon, playing the festival for the first time, while it'll be headlined by Newcastle's Mercury Award nominees Maxïmo Park, who will close the day out at Koko.... 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 →
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