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A music blog focused on new rock, metal and punk bands. We've covered over 1,200 new bands from 55 countries. Read GigRadar here: https://gigradar.uk

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GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 5d

#NewBandoftheWeek: The beautifully haunting and intense #BlackMetal meets #Blackgaze sound of English newcomers Æl-Fierlen. We checked out their epic debut album All Is Far Away and chatted with the band. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/27/n...

New Band of the Week: Æl-Fierlen

English newcomers Æl-Fierlen have crafted a beautifully haunting and intense black metal meets blackgaze sound that they describe as “ethereal, atmospheric and dark.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 5d

Introducing: German #Metal band Veion, who fuse raw emotion and melodic beauty with rushing heaviness. We checked out new single When Days Turn Into Night and chatted with frontman Mirko. #NewMusic

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Introducing: Veion

German band Veion are on an intriguing mission to fuse raw emotion and melodic beauty with rushing heaviness in a diverse metal sound they describe as “heavy, melodic and deep.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 5d

Introducing: Intriguing #Metal symphony project
Pick Up Goliath, which aims to push the boundaries of heavy cinematic music. We checked out new single Rise of the Machines and chatted with the man behind the music Sam George. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/25/i...

Introducing: Pick Up Goliath

Spain-based project Pick Up Goliath aims to push the boundaries of heavy, cinematic music with an engaging metal symphony sound that they describe as “epic, unpredictable, and narrative.&#822…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 10d

Introducing: The deliciously dank, moody and seriously low-tuned #StonerRock sound of Tacoma, WA band Ravenswood. We checked out their superb debut album Rites of the Let Down and chatted with guitarist Chad. #NewMusic #Rock

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/23/i...

Introducing: Ravenswood

Stoner rockers Ravenswood are true OGs of the grunge scene, given that guitarist Chad was lucky enough to have seen Nirvana play live in Seattle before their debut album Bleach dropped. And the ban…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 10d

Introducing: Midlands band Paradise Sins, who combine the raw #RocknRoll energy with #MelodicMetal. We checked out their latest single Bad Bad Bad and chatted with the band to find out more. #NewMusic #Rock #Metal

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Introducing: Paradise Sins

British hard rockers Paradise Sins harness the raw energy of classic rock’n’roll and melodic metal in an engaging sound that they describe as “huge, harmonious and heartfelt.&#822…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 11d

Introducing: The immersive and hard-hitting #Metalcore sound of exciting French band PROTOGONOS. We checked out their new single Inner Strife and chatted with the band ahead of their upcoming series of EPs. #NewMusic #Metal

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/22/i...

Introducing: PROTOGONOS

French band PROTOGONOS are on a mission to deliver an immersive metal experience with a fascinating, powerful and slightly sinister metalcore sound that they describe as “introspective, energ…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 11d

Introducing: The diverse riff-heavy #StonerRock sound of Texas trio The Infamists. We checked out their new single Stab Stab Bang Bang and had a chat with the band to find out more ahead of their new album. #NewMusic #Rock

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/22/i...

Introducing: The Infamists

Texas trio The Infamists describe themselves as a “three-headed rattlesnake” due to the feisty nature of a riff-heavy diverse stoner rock sound they summarise as “heavy, bluesy, a…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 12d

Introducing: Fascinating, thunderous #Metal from @dethlehem.bsky.social, who take us from the tabletop to the stage with an epic sound inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. We checked out new track Sun-Seeker and chatted with the band.

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/21/i...

Introducing: Dethlehem

Pittsburgh band Dethlehem have leapt from the tabletop to the stage with a fascinating, thunderous metal sound that came to life via a Dungeons & Dragons campaign and they describe as “ep…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 12d

Introducing: The bold and uncompromising punk sound of Lyon's Mess Out, who fuse old-school #Punk with the relentless aggression of #Metal. We checked out new track Awake and chatted with the band. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/21/i...

Introducing: Mess Out

French band Mess Out have crafted a bold and uncompromising sound that fuses the catchiness of punk rock with the raw power of old-school punk and the relentless aggression of metal, which they sum…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 12d

#NewBandoftheWeek: The intense, groovy and unrelenting #Metalcore and #Hardcore sound of London band Viatorem, who carry a powerful antifascist political message. We checked out latest single Nakba and chatted with the band. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/20/n...

New Band of the Week: Viatorem

London band Viatorem pair intense, groovy and unrelenting metalcore and hardcore influences with outspoken political messages in a sound that they describe as “ungovernable , unfiltered and u…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 18d

Introducing: British trio Sleemo fuse elements of #AltMetal, #PostHardcore and #Shoegaze in their dark, genre-defying sound. We checked out their new single Bleeding and chatted with bassist Jack to find out more. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/14/i...

Introducing: Sleemo

British trio Sleemo have crafted a genre-defying sound that combines elements of alternative metal, sludge, noise, post-hardcore and shoegaze and they describe as “dark, heavy and brooding.&#…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 18d

Introducing: The powerful but catchy heavy #Rock sound of Memphis, TN, band Line So Thin. We checked out their latest single Choke and chatted with frontman Dustin Allen to find out more. #NewMusic #Metal

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/15/i...

Introducing: Line So Thin

Tennessee rockers Line So Thin have crafted a powerful and catchy heavy rock sound that they describe as “emotional, intense and honest.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 20d

#NewBandoftheWeek: The emotional and diverse #Metalcore sound of exciting Glastonbury quartet Austin Road. We checked out their latest single THRÆLL and chatted with drummer Sam to find out more. #NewMusic #Metal

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/13/n...

New Band of the Week: Austin Road

Glastonbury quartet Austin Road draw on a wide range of metal influences to craft a powerful but engaging sound that they describe as “diverse, emotional and, of course, heavy.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 24d

Introducing: The beautifully atmospheric but powerful #Metalcore sound of exciting new French band Between The Lakes. We checked out their 3rd single In Limbo and chatted with Thibauld ahead of their upcoming debut EP. #NewMusic #Metal

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/09/i...

Introducing: Between The Lakes

French band Between The Lakes have crafted a beautifully atmospheric but powerful metalcore sound that they describe as “melodic, fierce and modern.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 25d

Introducing: The lively and uplifting #PunkRock sound of Québec quartet We Told You So. We checked out their new single Pas Besoin D'toé and had a chat with the band to find out more. #NewMusic #Punk

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/08/i...

Introducing: We Told You So

Québec band We Told You So delivers raw riffs and rebellious vocals in a high-energy punk rock sound that they describe as “energetic, honest and uplifting.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 25d

Introducing: The best of British #Rock from exciting new London quartet Howling Hawk, who fuse elements of Britpop, Indie and 60s rock. We checked out their third single The Downside and chatted with bassist Jim to find out more.

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/07/i...

Introducing: Howling Hawk

London-based band Howling Hawk combine the best of British rock, from 90s Britpop to indie rock and 60s touches, in a sound they describe as a “B-side from 95.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 26d

Introducing: Fast and groovy "Headbang worthy #Metal" from Edinburgh's Perpetua. We checked out the band's new single Hollow Shell and had a chat with them to find out more. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/07/i...

Introducing: Perpetua

Edinburgh band Perpetua fuse ferocious riffs, groovy melodies and vicious vocals in a thrilling cacophony that they describe as “headbang worthy metal.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · 27d

#NewBandoftheWeek: Fun and catchy #PunkRock meets #PopPunk from London quartet It's Irrelevant. We checked out their new single I'M VERY FEEL and chatted with bassist Chris to find out more. #NewMusic #Punk

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/06/n...

New Band of the Week: It’s Irrelevant

London quartet It’s Irrelevant offer up a fun and catchy alternative punk rock meets pop-punk sound that they describe as “fun, fast, moving.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 3

A bumper episode of #OnTheRadar with #NewMusic from 16 bands around the world. Our latest collection of new #Metal, #PostHardcore, #Punk and #Rock includes tracks by bands from Australia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Sweden, the UK, Ukraine and the US.

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/03/o...

On The Radar: A Date With Destiny, Citizen Rat, Connect The Circle, Dark Aries Project, Defences, Die Tired, June Turns Black, Kite Thief, Le Rox, NOAPOLOGY, Odjur, Profiler, Rivers Collide, RODERIK, ...

Our latest On The Radar article offers up a bumper episode of new music by 16 bands from all over the world. This collection of great new tracks features bands from Australia, Germany, Italy, Norwa…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 2

Introducing: A fusion of #AltMetal, #DarkPop and cinematic synths from new Parisian trio Polarskies. We checked out their superb debut single Eclipse and chatted with vocalist Julie to find out more. #NewMusic #Metal

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Introducing: Polarskies

French trio Polarskies combine alternative metal, dark pop and cinematic synths in an intriguingly contrasting sound that they describe as “heavy, emotional and atmospheric.”

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 2

Introducing: The delicious and vicious sound of #PostRock and #PostMetal fusion from exciting new Macclesfield band SIGILS. We checked out their debut album 108 and chatted with frontman Jake to find out more. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/02/i...

Introducing: SIGILS

Macclesfield band SIGILS offers up a fusion of post-rock and post-metal to create a deliciously intense sound of emotional melodies and sonic vastness that they describe as “immersive, dynami…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 1

Introducing: The thrilling and provocative progressive #Metal sound of international band Overtures. We checked out their track Soldier On and chatted with vocalist Michael Goldsmith to find out more. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/01/i...

Introducing: Overture

International band Overture have crafted a thrilling, haunting and provocative metal sound that aims to take the listener on dramatic, theatrical journeys and they describe as “progressive me…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 1

Introducing: The aggressive and chaotic, heavy #Grunge #Rock sound of new Canadian duo Dune Reaper. We checked out their debut single forever asleep and had a chat to find out more. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/10/01/i...

Introducing: Dune Reaper

Canadian duo Dune Reaper met on a construction site and are building a grungey outlet for the burned-out and the overworked. They’ve crafted a gritty and atmospheric rock-meets-metal sound th…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 1

Introducing: The intense and vicious #DeathMetal sound of exciting Ohio band Vicar Blood. We checked out their latest single When War Comes and chatted with the band to find out more. #NewMusic #Metal

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/09/30/i...

Introducing: Vicar Blood

With a name like Vicar Blood, you’d rightly expect a band to be obscenely heavy and confrontational. And the Ohio quintet doesn’t disappoint, serving up a vicious death metal sound lade…

GigRadar @gigradar.uk · Oct 1

#NewBandoftheWeek: #PopRock duo Charlie Tyler, who've crafted an engaging #rock sound that exploded on TikTok. We checked out their latest single Queen In A Beautiful Dress and chatted with guitarist Russell to find out more. #NewMusic

Read here: gigradar.uk/2025/09/29/n...

New Band of the Week: Charlie Tyler

Prolific British pop-rock duo Charlie Tyler have crafted a dramatic and engaging sound that showcases the power of social platform TikTok, and they describe as “cinematic, emotional and anthe…