Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
We’ve been using music discovery platform Groover to find new rock and metal bands from all around the world for several months now. In order to carry out interviews for our articles, we have to send an email to the bands and, sometimes, they don’t respond to our requests. So we routinely put together a review of those that go unanswered.
Polish duo BORDER have crafted a deliciously catchy sound that toes the line between emo, grunge and pop-punk without wanting to be tied to any specific genre.
Los Angeles-based Lone Kodiak have crafted a catchy punky rock sound that they like to say "feels familiar, sounds new" and describe as "huge, intense and driven."
North East trio Abnorm offer up a feisty, punky rock sound that blends emotive storytelling with punchy riffs, and they describe as "fierce, alternative and empowering."
Glasgow newcomers Start From Scratch offer up a feisty and entertaining modern twist on late 90s and early 2000s alternative emo-punk and alt-rock, which they describe as "sexy, depressing and fun (not necessarily all at the same time!)"
Minnesota trio Halfway Down offer up a lively and diverse punk meets metal sound that they describe as "huge, dynamic and sad."
Canadian band TeethOut transports us back to the good old days of 90s/2000s punk and skate punk with a catchy and intense punky sound that they describe as "hook, driven and energy."
India is home to 1.4 billion people but, according to New Delhi duo Lydian Slip, the country is bereft of any form of a rock scene. However, if there's to be a rock revolution in the country, the catchy "raw, honest and melodic" sound of Lydian Slip, which draws on elements of punk rock, grunge,... Continue Reading →
Norwegian punk has been one of our favourite discoveries in 8 years of running GigRadar, but it's been a while (over 2 years) since we discovered any new bands from this specific genre. However, that wait is over as we introduce you to 90s skate punk scene inspired Oslo quartet Forgetaboutit.
Porstmouth quartet Call Of Sirens have crafted a catchy and engaging rock sound led by powerful vocals and punky instrumentals, which they describe as "attitude, emotive and different."
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