Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
International musical collective Threads sees musicians from Australia, Chile, Greece and New Zealand combine in Berlin. The result is a delicious groove-laden yet melodic post-rock meets metal sound that they describe as "atmospheric, progressive and groovy."
The same week as we recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the greatest album of all time (Nevermind, obviously), we were introduced to a Manchester band being referred to as "Britain's answer to Nirvana." So we knew we had to see what the fuss was all about.
Brazilian band April 21st have honed a gripping, intense metalcore sound that they describe as a mission to "sound heavy, play fast, and be as aggressive as we can" while spreading a positive message.
Tennessee rockers Rough Dreams have honed an infectious brand of grunge-infused punk that transports us back to the good old days of the 90s with a little early 2000s emo thrown in for good measure.
In more than five years of running GigRadar, we've never previously covered any band from Greece. But exciting Crete rock outfit Prince of Lilies are an impressive way to buck that particular trend. The band, who hail from the largest of the Greek islands, have honed an infectious sound that transports us back to the... Continue Reading →
Finnish melodic death metal band Voidfallen have honed an epic sound that will "slap your socks off" and is equally dark and crushing as it is engaging and melodic.
Middlesbrough band SWEARS offer up a dark and brooding rock sound fused with elements of grunge, doom and pop, which they describe as "hot n' heavy."
Swedish quintet Those Without have honed a catchy but edgy pop-punk sound that draws influence from everything from pop, jazz and funk to metalcore, thrash and deathcore.
Some of the most exciting discoveries we've made during the last five years of running GigRadar have been from the Hungarian metal and hardcore scene. And we've got another monster of a heavy Hungarian band to add to the list in Nest of Plagues.
If you like your rock music fused with elements of 80s post-punk, goth and electronica, then north-western England band ANTEES tick all the boxes with a sound they describe as "energetic, gritty and loud."
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