Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
There's not many things I love more than an awesome Scandinavian rock band, so it brings me great pleasure to introduce Sweden's Orbit Culture. The quartet of Niklas Karlsson (guitar and vocals), Richard Hansson (guitar), Fredrik Lennartsson (bass) and Markus Bladh (drums) emerged from Eksjö, in the deep forests of southern Sweden, in 2013. After previously... Continue Reading →
Something landed in the GigRadar inbox this week that had us utterly fascinated, the words 'Japanese space metal band.' Obviously we had to dig further and the result of said digging was the incredible rockers Esprit d'Air. Japanese rock bands aren't exactly a new phenomenon, the likes of Crossfaith, Crystal Lake and Babymetal are already well and... Continue Reading →
The perfect tonic for any Sunday evening woes is the unique sound of female-fronted technical, progressive metal band Hieroglyph. The six-piece, who hail from Newcastle and Leeds and are now based in London, have fused a style that mixes all manner of musical genres and features, from huge riffs, wild guitar solos and power choruses to mathcore, slow... Continue Reading →
French rockers Show Me Your Universe may have found it difficult getting noticed in their musical homeland, but their wonderfully intense post-hardcore sound will have UK metal fans begging for more. The lack of a strong rock and metal scene and the difficulty in finding like-minded musicians in France led to two of the band initially meeting online around... Continue Reading →
Today we're introducing you to something wholly unique and potentially exciting, The Earthwalker Project. Not only does it have an amazing name, but the solo metal project of Joe Kearney also sounds pretty damn good too. The Earthwalker Project began in earnest in August, and sees Kearney become the ultimate one-man band as he takes on guitars, bass,... Continue Reading →
We've got something a little bit special for you today in the form of Belarussian electro-rock / metal band Weesp. The five-piece formed in 2008 despite not being able to play music, and consist of founding members Lex (vocals), Mike (guitars)Mi (bass) and Stak (keys) formed in 2008, with Gul (drums) joining in 2010. They describe their music as... Continue Reading →
Bedfordshire rockers SEASONS have fully seized what they believe is probably their last chance to succeed in the music industry. The five-piece have largely come from a metal background but fine-tuned their sound to appeal to both their traditional audiences and a wider fan base with the upcoming release of EP What Goes Around. SEASONS formed around... Continue Reading →
South Florida rockers FERO LUX are on the verge of a very spooky landmark, as they celebrate their 6(66)th anniversary as a band this Halloween. If that particular reason for celebration is scary for some, then more so is the fact that not enough people know about the sheer quality of their post-hardcore / mathcore... Continue Reading →
Exciting US metal band EastDear Park are on a mission to take the scene by storm with their thrilling sound, with the UK firmly at the top of their list. The band fuses screamed vocals with relentless, blitzing guitar riffs and thrashing drums - and hold the ambition of touring with the UK's very own Architects. Speaking... Continue Reading →
British metal music - in whatever guise you wish to label it, from metalcore and melodic hardcore to post-hardcore - is in a pretty good place right now. The likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Asking Alexandria, Enter Shikari to name just a few have put it on the map, and we're now seeing a whole new generation... Continue Reading →
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