Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Hertfordshire hardcore newcomers VNDTA are on a mission to bring a fresh, modern sound to the UK's metal scene. Led by the impressive clean and screamed vocals of Megan Targett, the band have honed a raw, aggressive, powerful sound dominated by huge progressive riffs and booming low-tuned metal chords. And they're out to set peoples'... Continue Reading →
Riding a wave of praise from the Norwegian media Ondt Blod (which translates to Evil Blood) are launching their fusion of Satanic metal and feel-good punk rock upon the unsuspecting British public. This exciting, unique sound, which they term, somewhat oxymoronically, as "catchy death music," sees heavy metal verses counteracted by catchy punky choruses, with massive... Continue Reading →
When Xyhon describe their music to us as "heavy, dirty and chuggy," we're instantly hooked. The Milton Keynes heavy metal newcomers like to mix things up, but one common theme is raw emotion that, in their words, "makes you want to headbang and throw those horns in the air." The quintet of Richard Lloyd-Davies (vocals), Luke... Continue Reading →
In the year that thrash gods Slayer announced they're calling it a day, Corby's similarly named Reaper are intent on keeping the scene alive. The band initially started as a concept over a decade ago, but the current line-up of Scott Litster (vocals), Drew Reilly and Mark Innocent (guitars), Ricky Audio (bass) and Carl Sheldrick (drums)... Continue Reading →
Kent metalcore quintet Cove are about to blow away the UK metal scene with an EP that is crushingly brilliant. The five-piece, our New Band of the Week last month, have returned all guns blazing with their second record A Conscious Motion, which is released tomorrow. Produced by Oz Craggs (Feed The Rhino, Mallory Knox and... Continue Reading →
When we tell you this band go by the name of Decayer, and that their latest single is entitled Bastard, well, you're probably expecting something pretty darn heavy. And you would not be wrong in that assumption, this is not for the faint-hearted. The Arizona self-monikered 'Tucson deathcore collective' began in Autumn 2016 when vocalist... Continue Reading →
Never ones to be constrained to musical norms, Hampshire quartet Reventure have perfectly fused elements of electronica, rock, rap and metal to form a sound that reinvents itself from song to song. The Reventure venture began back in 2010 as four schoolfriends united in their lack of interest in playing football at the weekends, love of... Continue Reading →
We have now officially launched GigRadio, the perfect podcast accompaniment to GigRadar! This Pilot episode brings together recorded interviews with As Everything Unfolds and Defences (which we'll admit is very long), alongside a track from AEU and this week's New Band of the Week TrueHeights. A bit of a warning, it's very DIY, probably really... Continue Reading →
The new-found more melodic edge to Bristol metalcore band Backroads today comes to fruition with the launch of debut EP Faith Left Me, You Did Too. But don't be fooled into thinking this is anything except deliciously heavy metalcore, as the quintet of Eddie Craven (vocals), Kyle Herbert and Alex Miles (guitars, Jack Ford (drums)... Continue Reading →
We first discovered six-piece metalcore band These Thousand Hills almost a year ago, when they delivered a crushing opening set at the O2 Academy Islington 2 ahead of Esprit d'Air and Lightscape. Since then we've been waiting eagerly for some new music to bring you from this exciting new band and I'm delighted to say... Continue Reading →
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