Exciting Lancashire band Cannula offer up a new sound that they hope listeners won't be used to hearing from British metalcore. They fuse elements of hardcore and deathcore with huge riffs and breakdowns, intense vocals and intriguing lyrics in a heavy, emotive sound they summarise as "new-wave metalcore."
Introducing: Octopus Montage
Having started out as a Halloween joke covering a Simple Plan song that developed into a bunch of friends playing other covers, Blackpool's Octopus Montage have come a long way.
Introducing: Where Stars Collide
Italian band Where Stars Collide have honed a thrilling sound that they intriguingly summarise as being "chaotic in terms of emotions."
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: 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.
Introducing: WthCnvctn
We're doing something a little different today as we introduce you to intriguing Canadian metalcore meets emocore band Wthcnvctn.
Introducing: unbeliever.
We've got another taste of the exciting Belgian metal scene from unbeliever., who've honed a huge boundary-bending sound that combines crushing riffs, pounding rhythms and intense vocals with atmospheric melodies and synths.