We decided to dial down the chat for Episode 8 of GigRadio to focus on some of the great new music we've received in the last week.
GigRadio Episode 8: New Music from Around the World!
Discover This: Cerebellion
Orange County, in Southern California, has a rich history for producing great music, from the West Coast explosion to multiple waves of metal. A new name to add to this list is Cerebellion, who offer up a fusion of titanic riffs with aggressive vocals in their intoxicating, heavy metal sound.
Introducing: Empty Friend
London band Empty Friend's approach of "doing things the old way, the hard way," has fuelled a raw, grungey hard rock sound dominated by big melodic vocals and heavy riffing.
Introducing: Trashed
Punk trio Trashed comes from a place that we can very much relate to. The Bristol attribute their punky sound coming from "years of being mesmerised by Kerrang! and Scuzz when bands like Green Day and Sum-41 were owning the show."
Introducing: Bone Cult
Midlands two-piece Bone Cult formed out of their shared dissatisfaction with seeing "countless guitar bands jamming rock music in their pub clothes." And it's fair to say they've well and truly bucked that trend.
Discover This: Mathukey
Australian solo artist Mathukey has honed an intriguing alternative rock music that fuses together moments of ambience with prog, post-rock and metal.
Introducing: Basement Critters
Get your fix of fast-paced, no frills metal with the deliciously frantic thrash meets hardcore sound of Belgian band Basement Critters.
New Band of the Week: Pipeline
Genre-mashing experimental project Pipeline brings together an unusual fusion of metal, EDM and rap, which they tell us was spawned from guitarist Connor Wyatt's pedal addiction. The new Brighton quartet, completed by vocalist Malique Greaves, bassist Sam Clarke and drummer Nick Lemon, describe their intriguing sound as "glitch rock." It combines aggressive vocals, heavy metal... Continue Reading →
Discover This: Riff Raiders
Dial up your energy levels with the fast-paced, raucous punk rock'n'roll sound of Australian band Riff Raiders.
Introducing: Flight of Eden
Reading band Flight of Eden's progressive modern metal sound is signified by a mix of heavy riffing, odd time signatures and technical exploration, which they describe as "powerful, atmospheric and emotional."
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