New Band of the Week: Atarka
Bruising Birmingham band Atarka have honed a powerful and commanding groove-tinged melodic death metal sound that they describe as “imposing, merciless and melodic.”
Tag: Deathcore
Introducing: Nightmare Constellation
“You want to have fun? This ain’t gonna happen.” That’s a promise from Austrian deathcore meets progressive metal collective Nightmare Constellation, who’ve concocted a brutal, dark and ominous sound that they describe as “ruminative, gloomy and unusual.”
Introducing: Flowers Of Hades
New Zealand newcomers Flowers Of Hades are making quite the impression with a crushing djenty metalcore meets deathcore sound packed with crushing seven-string riffs, vicious vocals and booming breakdowns.
New Band of the Week: Virgin Witch
Essex deathcore/death metal newcomers Virgin Witch have brewed up a cauldron of vicious vocals, rampaging riffs and brutal breakdowns in a ferocious sound they describe as “energetic, extreme and dynamic.”
Introducing: Bloodbather
With a name like Bloodbather, you’d be right to expect something pretty intense. And the Broward County, Florida, collective do not disappoint, with a savage concoction of chugging riffs and vicious vocals in a metallic hardcore meets deathcore sound they describe as “visceral, angry and powerful.”
Introducing: Cultus Black
Cultus Black have honed an aggressive nu-metal meets deathcore sound that also oozes delicious melodies. On top of that, there’s an intriguing edge provided by their masked attire.
GigRadar Fresh Tunes: November 2022
We’re back with our now monthly update to the GigRadar Fresh Tunes Spotify playlist, which brings you the latest and greatest new tracks from new rock and metal bands around the world.
New Band of the Week: Grief Ritual
As someone going through a significant grief process, I can testify that seriously soul-destroyingly heavy music can often be just the tonic. Birmingham trio Grief Ritual offer that in abundance with a fusion of death and black metal, hardcore and metalcore that they describe as “miserable, unrelenting and crushing.” Perfect.
Introducing: Coldharbour
Tampa Bay and Cincinnati-based collective Coldharbour offer exactly that in a brutal melodic deathcore meets metalcore sound they describe as “aggressive, melodic and emotional.”
Introducing: Nest of Plagues
Some of the most exciting discoveries we’ve made during the last five years of running GigRadar have been from the Hungarian metal and hardcore scene. And we’ve got another monster of a heavy Hungarian band to add to the list in Nest of Plagues.
Introducing: Hurakan
Prepare to taken on a journey through the murky waters of deathcore brutality with intense French band Hurakan.
Introducing: Cardijum
Emerging Minneapolis band Cardijum offer up a crushing deathcore meets death metal sound that’s packed with powerful riffs, intense rhythms and savage vocals.
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