Arcaine

Introducing: Arcaine

Swiss death metal band Arcaine pack an almighty punch, blending brutal guitars, ferocious rhythms and vicious vocals with immersive harmonies in a sound that they describe as “hard, technical and melodic.”

Cats Season

Introducing: Cats Season

The ongoing events in Iran highlight the daily struggles that now-Istanbul-based Cats Season know all too well, having escaped their country following a horrifying raid. It fuelled the band’s mission to craft a powerful “cultural deathcore” sound.

Premier Jester

New Band of the Week: Premier Jester

British band Premier Jester promise you won’t be able to sit still while listening to their catchy fusion of deathcore and European electronicore. The band aims to bring a bundle of fun, energy and laughter to the metal scene in a sound they describe as “energetic, fun and crazy.”

Viatorem

New Band of the Week: Viatorem

London band Viatorem pair intense, groovy and unrelenting metalcore and hardcore influences with outspoken political messages in a sound that they describe as “ungovernable , unfiltered and unwavering.”

Surya

New Band of the Week: Surya

Leeds band Surya deliver a thrilling metal meets deathcore experience that fuses crushing riffs, vicious vocals and thundering rhythms with melodic soundscapes in a sound they describe as “brutal, groovy and ambient.”

Unnerve

Introducing: Unnerve

Dutch band Unnerve offer up a vicious concoction of metalcore, deathcore, nu-metal and grunge as aggressive vocals and relentlessly heavy riffs form a sound they describe as “groovy, chaotic and cathartic.”

On The Radar: Howlin’ Chip, King’s Rage, KuF, MOSAICS & Traverse The Abyss

We’re back with another round-up of new tracks by previously featured GigRadar artists in our On The Radar feature. This round-up brings you a wide variety of new music, from blues rock, hard rock and metal to a taste of 90s rock and some thrashing metalcore.

Introducing: Illusionary

Brisbane band Illusionary fuse progressive elements and, in their words, “angry, heavy vocals” in an aggressive but captivating metalcore meets deathcore sound that they describe as “integrity, truth, and pulling no punch.”

GigRadar Fresh Tunes: November 2023

We’ve gone through new music released in the last month to compile a 40-track playlist update from bands in Australia, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US. And that comprises a mix of everything from rock, post-hardcore and punk to metalcore, symphonic metal, technical death metal and cyberpunk.