There's an element of diversity in the sound of hardcore Plymouth newcomers Carrier that even the most open-minded metal fan would be surprised by. Their hard-hitting metalcore is offset by moments of melody, alongside an underlying shared love of country music. The quartet of Kris Adams (vocals), Marvon Jordaan (guitar), Olly Lyle (bass), Thomas "Totti" Bromley (drums... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Cypher16, Defences, Jack The Envious & Parabyss at O2 Academy Islington
On Friday night we headed down to the O2 Academy in Islington to see two of our favourite new bands Defences and Jack The Envious support the mighty Cypher16 alongside the exciting new heavy-hitting Parabyss. I arrived fresh from work with Parabyss already half-way through their set, and it's safe to say that what I heard... Continue Reading →
Album Review: Weekend Recovery – Weekend Recovery
Back in November we brought you the raw punk rock sound of Kent's Weekend Recovery as our New Band of the Week and promised you their debut album would be out in February. And, true to our word, it is, and we've had a sneaky preview listen to the quartet's first full-length effort. The band... Continue Reading →
Introducing: The Rocket Dolls
We're particularly excited about introducing to this band, as it's one we've been wanting to write about since first discovering them play a particularly engaging gig a few months ago. We saw Brighton rock trio The Rocket Dolls supporting Lightscape and Maven in Camden back in November, and were blown away by their hard-hitting, energetic... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Divide, All Ears Avow, Kill The Ideal & One Last Thrill at 229 The Venue
Last night we were treated to a feast of exciting new British rock from Glasgow's Divide, ably supported by All Ears Avow, Kill The Idea and One Last Thrill at 229 The Venue in Central London. Wiltshire / London-based quartet One Last Thrill got the night off to an aptly thrilling start with their big hard... Continue Reading →
MusicPlanetLive pledges £1 million to support new UK bands
Here at GigRadar we're all about promoting new bands and new music, and encouraging people to support 'grassroots' music. We've interviewed so many bands over the last 18 months or so bemoaning how hard it is to make a living in music, and we're always looking for ways to help them. So it was music... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Screech Bats
This week we're tackling an issue that shouldn't be a problem in modern music and society, but unfortunately still is. When we're looking to define bands gender should not come into it. I mean, you wouldn't dream of describing Foo Fighters, Black Sabbath and Guns'n'Roses or even Ash or The White Stripes as 'all-male bands'... Continue Reading →
EP Review: Calling Apollo – The Great Depression: Act II
If you're on the lookout for a band to inspire the next generation of Welsh rock then Calling Apollo could well be it. The post-hardcore act have been busy crafting the latest evolution of their engaging aggressive yet melodic sound since we first introduced you to them just over a year ago. And the result of the... Continue Reading →
Warton Music Festival adds The Pigeon Detectives as headliners
We're feeling very nostalgic today with the news that mid-2000s legends The Pigeon Detectives will headline this year's Warton Music Festival. The Leeds rockers shot to fame with their 2007 album Wait For Me, which sold over half a million records with classic tunes like Take Her Back and I Found Out, and a decade... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Red House
We're delighted to bring you our first Northern Irish band discovery, in the form of exciting new indie rockers Red House , who only released their debut single in November. The Belfast quartet of Caolan 'Cazza' Donaghy (guitar and lead vocals), Adam McCallan (guitar), Darragh Tibbs (drums) and Odhran Cassidy (bass) formed just over a year ago and quickly... Continue Reading →