London-based trio Electron fuse elements of grunge, hard rock, metal and nu-metal in an intense but engaging sound that they describe as "vicious, ferocious and unapologetic."
Introducing: Hana Piranha
Alternative rockers Hana Piranha have crafted an intriguing sound that fuses heavy guitars, orchestral arrangements and dark lyrical content and they describe as "dark, genuine and intense."
New Band of the Week: ICANTDIE
South Wales band ICANTDIE offer up a post-hardcore sound that's both heavy and accessible that they like to summarise as "chaotic, heavy, loud, frenetic, energetic and dark."
New Band of the Week: Gather The End
Somerset and Dorset-based duo Gather The End transport us into a dystopian world of despair, hope and optimism with a post-apocalyptic math rock sound. The "two big kids trying to make music" have crafted a deliciously powerful sound that they summarise as "cinematic, atmospheric and ethereal."
Introducing: Blight Town
Nottingham band Blight Town fuse elements of progressive post-hardcore, math-rock and pop in a thrilling sound that they describe as "eclectic, bouncy and catchy" and "spicy, tech and chaos."
New Band of the Week: Read The Room
Norfolk band Read The Room have crafted an infectious pop-rock sound that fuses elements of alternative rock and emo and they describe as "non-stop bops."
Introducing: Wildchains
Underground rock band Wildchains is on a mission to deliver change in the Portuguese music scene with a boundary-free sound that embodies the classic rock'n'roll spirit and they describe as "raw, genuine and energetic."
Introducing: Blue Stragglers
Blue straggler stars are known lovingly in the astronomy community as "the weird grandparents of the galaxy." And there's an argument that the deliciously fuzz-laden "fuzz pop bangers" of West Sussex trio Blue Stragglers share some common ground with their astronomical counterparts.
New Band of the Week: WYRES
Manchester band WYRES aim to transport you back to 2004 with an infectious and nostalgic punk rock sound that they describe as "serious MySpace vibes" and"melodic, sincere and no-nonsense."
GigRadar Fresh Tunes: November 2023
We've gone through new music released in the last month to compile a 40-track playlist update from bands in Australia, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US. And that comprises a mix of everything from rock, post-hardcore and punk to metalcore, symphonic metal, technical death metal and cyberpunk.