German band River Stole Gods fuse modern metalcore with progressive influences to hone an atmospheric sound that drags you in with engaging choruses and spits you out with vicious vocals and powerful riffs.
Introducing: River Stole Gods
New Band of the Week: Miles From Home
South Wales newcomers Miles From Home have honed an intense yet infectious modern metal sound that combines full-throttle riffs, vicious vocals and engaging melodies, and they describe as "catchy, harsh and modern."
New Band of the Week: Seething Akira
Portsmouth six-piece Seething Akira offer an escape from the monotony of normality with an electronic nu-core sound that they describe as "Balls.To.The.Wall."
Introducing: Windshelter
Swiss band Windshelter have honed an intoxicating sound that fuses the intensity of post-hardcore with more melodic, almost emo elements that they describe as "deep, energetic and mindful."
Introducing: Grave Of Sacrifice
Newcomers Grave Of Sacrifice offer a taste of the exciting Mexican death metal scene with an aggressive sonic attack built around high-speed rhythms, intense vocals and heavy riffs.
New Band of the Week: Shadow Smile
Alternative metal band Shadow Smile formed to offer a voice for the voiceless with music that carries a message and meaning to provoke independent thinking.
New Band of the Week: GNASCH
Bristol newcomers GNASCH formed out of an "eagerness to keep the music primitive and underdeveloped."
Introducing: SAFIRE
New solo artist SAFIRE oozes anger and rage in a sexually charged fusion of metal, pop, electro and hardcore punk.
GigRadar Fresh Tunes: October 2022
We're back with another batch of great new music from new bands around the world on our Spotify playlist GigRadar Fresh Tunes.
New Band of the Week: Grief Ritual
As someone going through a significant grief process, I can testify that seriously soul-destroyingly heavy music can often be just the tonic. Birmingham trio Grief Ritual offer that in abundance with a fusion of death and black metal, hardcore and metalcore that they describe as "miserable, unrelenting and crushing." Perfect.
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