Introducing: Final Coil
Fusing epic progressive rock with grunge and metal undertones is always going to be a winner in our book, and that’s exactly what we get in abundance with the delicious sound of Leicester trio Final Coil.
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Fusing epic progressive rock with grunge and metal undertones is always going to be a winner in our book, and that’s exactly what we get in abundance with the delicious sound of Leicester trio Final Coil.
With Liverpool having been crowned Kings of Europe on Saturday, we thought we’d celebrate with an exciting new band from the Merseyside area. Mr Ted is the latest in a series of intriguing bands from the Liverpool area, the so-called “rise of Scrunge” that they relate to the Seattle grunge uprising of the 19080s and 90s.
If you read our recent New Music Friday round-up then it’s likely your eyes are still suffering from polka dot-related issues. But there’s no need to go and see your optician, it’s just repercussions from encountering exciting British newcomers Babyteeth.
From the crimes of the Catholic church and the corrupt moral landscape to mad alternate realities – if you happen to be a Catholic priest, look away now, but for everyone else, prepare to be highly entertained by Welsh rock trio MILK.
NEWMEDS offer up an intriguing ‘genre-bending’ sound that fuses its members’ previous involvement in everything from black metal and Mathcore through to punk, emo and garage indie
What better way to kick off your Monday morning than with the ‘return’ of Nu-Metal. Meet Bristol newcomers Profiler
Back in April, we made Bristol noise makers Phoxjaw our New Band of the Week. We were firmly of the opinion that they were right up there as one of the … Continue reading EP Review: Phoxjaw – Goodbye Dinosaur…
Today is an exciting day as, in two years of running GigRadar, I had yet to interview any band that included someone with the surname as me. But now the … Continue reading Introducing: Tiger Mimic
London’s Superfecta are a hard rock band that pride themselves on doing things a little differently. They’ve honed an infectious sound that fleets between dirty grunge and hard-hitting metal, all fused … Continue reading Introducing: Superfecta
If you thought grunge died with Kurt Cobain in Seattle back in 1994 then how very wrong you were. The concept is very much alive and kicking, particularly up in … Continue reading New Band of the Week: Pet Virus
We recently introduced you to the grungey, raw rock sound of Cardiff rockers Dead At 27, and we’re delighted to bring you a review of their debut album Bring In … Continue reading Album Review: Dead At 27
Nottingham noise rock trio Vertical Noise are on a mission to resurrect unpredictability as they remove the mundane and predictable aspects of modern pop music. The trio of Jay Moreton … Continue reading Introducing: Vertical Noise