Forged from British grit and Finnish fire, 5 Ash Kills offer up an unpolished, merciless and relentless blackened thrash metal sound that they describe as "fast, brutal and unapologetic."
New Band of the Week: Code: Marla
Kent and Essex-based band Code: Marla started out as a dubstep project but they're increasingly heading down a path towards nu-metal with a thrilling sound they describe as "high energy vibes."
New Band of the Week: Karobela
Kent rockers Karobela aim to get you dancing on your toes with a catchy indie rock, disco and electronica fusion that boasts soaring melodies and heavy riffs.
Introducing: STREAMER
We're bringing you something a little different today with a rave, rock and electronica fusion that Scotland/Kent trio STREAMER summarise as "indie trance" and describe to us as "intense, joyful and epic."
Music Industry: Promoting Unsigned Artists With QH Sound
Our latest Music Industry post focuses on Quadri Haruna, the Creative Director of QH Sound, a Kent-based music startup that aims to promote unsigned musicians.
Video Premiere and New Band of the Week: Seek Harbour
Seek Harbour offer up an infectious post-hardcore sound that fuses emotional melodic verses with 80s-esque pop choruses, which they describe as being "melodic, melancholic and relatable."
New Band of the Week: The Alchemy
Kent quartet The Alchemy have honed an explosive alt-rock sound fusing filthy riffs and pounding rhythms with engaging vocals that they describe as "dynamic, shiny and warm."
New Band of the Week: Fang City
Fang City have honed an energetic hard rock sound fuelled by dynamic riffs and intriguing lyrics - which they describe to us as "Bitchin'."
New Band of the Week: Mr Wu’s Pigs
From just about the most south-eastern town in England comes an engaging punky grungey sound that could easily have dropped out of the US west coast in the early 1990s. Deal, in Kent, based one-man band Mr Wu's Pigs offer up a fun garage-punk meets post-punk, grunge meets fuzz-pop sound that the man behind it... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Sejd
It's not too often we receive instrumental rock music in the GigRadar inbox but when we do, we generally love it. So we're really excited to introduce a Swedish band that's honed a deliciously diverse post-rock, shoegazey sound borne out of combining a multitude of instruments. Indeed, Malmö's Sejd includes... deep breath... Mårten Wiklund (electric guitar,... Continue Reading →