Italian band Where Stars Collide have honed a thrilling sound that they intriguingly summarise as being "chaotic in terms of emotions."
Introducing: Vengeant
There's something special about symphonic metal that has me instantly hooked and fascinated. And brand new Swedish band Vengeant achieve exactly that with their epic, intensely intriguing brand of cinematic, symphonic metal.
Album Review: As Everything Unfolds – Within Each Lies The Other
A few years ago we headed along to see our friends in Defences play a gig at The Crowndale Club in Camden. The headline act that evening saw the six members of As Everything Unfolds pile onto the tiny stage and blow our minds, led by what we described as "the incredible vocals of Charlie Rolfe."
GigRadio Episode 12: The Hundred Reasons One
One of the first rock and metal bands I ever got into was Hundred Reasons, so it was a pleasure to speak to their frontman Colin Doran for our latest episode of GigRadio.
New Band of the Week: Beyond Extinction
Exciting Essex metal band Beyond Extinction are on a mission to become "one of the big UK metal bands" with their fusion of metalcore, deathcore and death metal elements.
GigRadio Episode 11: The Immerse-ive One
The GigRadar podcast GigRadio is back with a bang to discuss the best new rock and metal from around the world! It's been 10 months since our last episode but we've been keen to revamp the podcast for a while, and we finally got the opportunity to do so.
Introducing: Severed Illusions
A metal band with two dedicated vocalists is a fairly rare phenomenon but that's the case with Trowbridge band Severed Illusions.
Introducing: Cell Games
Brand new Irish metal duo Cell Games take us back 20 years or so in time with a sound they hope provides a revival of nu-metal in a bid to "rival the best turn-of-the-century bands."
Introducing: Acolyte
Strap yourself in for a progressive metal rollercoaster ride with Australian rockers Acolyte. The band have honed a progressive metal sound that drops you into melancholic, ambient troughs and picks you up with dramatic climactic peaks that they describe as "epic, emotive and powerful."
Introducing: Neon Empire
We're increasingly seeing bands using electronic elements to redefine what we know as metal with new sounds and unconventional approaches. But Irish band Neon Empire are taking that crossover to even higher levels with an "ambitious, adventurous and rule-breaking" electro metalcore sound.