Baltimore musician Wes Anderson has ditched the concept of being in a band for collaborating with various musicians from different genres. The result is an eclectic sound that jumps between rock, metal, hip-hop and more.
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Discover This: BetyLJoos
New York City solo artist BetyLJoos offers up a delicious dose of alternative metal with grunge and classic rock influences. The band is the work of Linda Dale, who takes on guitar and bass duties alongside the vocals, with assistance of guests on drums and some guitar duties.
Introducing: After Smoke Clears
"Unfiltered, Primal, Invigorating." These are the words that new London band After Smoke Clears use to summarise their sound, swiftly followed by "relentless, energising and unapologetic." So you'd be right in thinking they offer up something pretty damn heavy.
Discover This: Vain Louie
If you've never listened to any Dutch metal bands before then Nijmegen five-piece Vain Louie is one hell of a place to get started. They offer up a thrilling melodic hardcore sound that's seriously heavy, hugely energetic and curiously catchy.
New Band of the Week: Paper Fight
Merging grunge with 2000s punk is always going to be a winner in our eyes, but Essex band Paper Fight have honed a particularly exciting, energetic sound that will have skaterpunks worldwide rejoicing.
Discover This: Patient Lounge
Australian prog metal newcomers Patient Lounge have an impressive knack for dovetailing intricate, melodic moments with full-on heavy metal riffing and intensity. The Brisbane band's intriguing proggy approach fuses everything from pop and classic rock to jazz and death metal. All of that brought together makes their sound approachable and engaging yet intense and hard-hitting,... Continue Reading →
GigRadio Episode 8: New Music from Around the World!
We decided to dial down the chat for Episode 8 of GigRadio to focus on some of the great new music we've received in the last week.
Discover This: Cerebellion
Orange County, in Southern California, has a rich history for producing great music, from the West Coast explosion to multiple waves of metal. A new name to add to this list is Cerebellion, who offer up a fusion of titanic riffs with aggressive vocals in their intoxicating, heavy metal sound.
Introducing: Empty Friend
London band Empty Friend's approach of "doing things the old way, the hard way," has fuelled a raw, grungey hard rock sound dominated by big melodic vocals and heavy riffing.
Introducing: Trashed
Punk trio Trashed comes from a place that we can very much relate to. The Bristol attribute their punky sound coming from "years of being mesmerised by Kerrang! and Scuzz when bands like Green Day and Sum-41 were owning the show."
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