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Introducing: Instrumental metal from English guitarist Windsinger, which began as an avenue for developing a more progre...
19/08/2025

Introducing: Instrumental metal from English guitarist Windsinger, which began as an avenue for developing a more progressive approach to modern metal and music production. We checked out their latest single A Call Beyond and had a chat to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/19/introducing-windsinger

English instrumental metal project Windsinger began as an avenue for developing a more progressive approach to modern metal and music production, resulting in a sound they describe as “emotio…

: Scottish power metal trio Eld Varg, who've crafted a riff-laden, groove-heavy and melodically rich heavy metal sound ...
18/08/2025

: Scottish power metal trio Eld Varg, who've crafted a riff-laden, groove-heavy and melodically rich heavy metal sound steeped in Norse mythology, epic battles and triumph. We checked out their latest single Black Starlight and chatted with frontman Ollie Noakes to find out more ahead of their upcoming second album.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/18/newbandoftheweek-eldvarg

Scottish trio Eld Varg offer up a deliciously powerful riff-laden, groove-heavy and melodically rich heavy metal sound that’s steeped in Norse mythology, epic battles and triumph.

Looking for new music to liven up your weekend? We've got you covered with seven exciting new bands from France, Germany...
15/08/2025

Looking for new music to liven up your weekend? We've got you covered with seven exciting new bands from France, Germany, a new country in Madagascar, Poland, Switzerland and the US. We used Groover to collate new music from CF98, DoorShan, LAFAYETTE, LohArano, Nordstahl, True Devil and ZATOKREV.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/15/augustnewmusicroundup

This August music round-up features bands from France, Germany, a brand new country for us in Madagascar, Poland, Switzerland and the United States. So get your weekend started early with a batch o…

Introducing: A captivating fusion of rock, blues and folk from Baltimore band The Hushdown. We checked out their latest ...
14/08/2025

Introducing: A captivating fusion of rock, blues and folk from Baltimore band The Hushdown. We checked out their latest single Good For You and had a chat with the band's vocalist Kali Hinkel and guitarist Jeremy Hicks-Kachik to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/14/introducing-thehushdown

Baltimore-based band The Hushdown offer up a captivating rock sound that touches on everything from prog rock and metal to folk and blues and they fittingly describe as “eclectic art rock.& #8…

Introducing: The feisty alternative rock sound of Croatian band Media Stres, who combine elements of garage, progressive...
13/08/2025

Introducing: The feisty alternative rock sound of Croatian band Media Stres, who combine elements of garage, progressive and hard rock. We checked out Narcissistic Rabbit Holes from the band's recent comeback album Diorama Mirage and had a chat to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/13/introducing-mediastres

Croatian band Media Stres offer up a feisty alternative rock sound that combines elements of garage and hard rock and they describe as “energetic, explosive, diverse.” Media Stres, who …

Introducing: Australian project The Orphaned Bee, who combine elements of rock, metal and post-punk with electronica in ...
13/08/2025

Introducing: Australian project The Orphaned Bee, who combine elements of rock, metal and post-punk with electronica in an atmospheric sound they describe as “cinematic synth rock.” We checked out their debut EP Thinking Without Language and chatted with the man behind the music Brett Tollis to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/13/introducing-theorphanedbee

Australian project The Orphaned Bee combines elements of rock, metal and post-punk with electronica in an atmospheric sound they describe as “cinematic synth rock.”

Introducing: Old school 1980s thrash with a modern twist from exciting Texan band Valkyrie. The band, who reformed in 20...
12/08/2025

Introducing: Old school 1980s thrash with a modern twist from exciting Texan band Valkyrie. The band, who reformed in 2019 after first getting together in the mid-80s, just released their latest single The Beast Within. We took a listen and had a chat with frontman Joe Gregory to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/12/introducing-valkyrie

Texan band Valkyrie embrace their roots of old school 1980s thrash combined with modern metal elements in a fast and frenetic sound they describe as “heavy, aggressive and technical.”

: Antoginising sounds, filthy riffs, pounding beats, electronic elements, “a whole lot of hype” and tenacity from Glasg...
11/08/2025

: Antoginising sounds, filthy riffs, pounding beats, electronic elements, “a whole lot of hype” and tenacity from Glasgow alt-metallers KURO. We checked out the band's latest single No Exit and had a chat with them ahead of their upcoming third EP.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/11/newbandoftheweek-kuro

Scottish alt-metallers KURO have crafted a fascinating style that combines antoginising sounds, filthy riffs, pounding beats, electronic elements, “a whole lot of hype” and tenacity, wh…

Introducing: The powerful yet catchy metalcore sound of German quintet Fighting Chance, who describe their music as "raw...
07/08/2025

Introducing: The powerful yet catchy metalcore sound of German quintet Fighting Chance, who describe their music as "raw, melodic and relentless." We checked out their new single Scorched Earth and had a chat with the band to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/07/introducing-fightingchance

German band Fighting Chance have honed a powerful metalcore sound oozing in energy and aggression with a melodic edge that they describe as “raw, melodic and relentless.”

Introducing: Welsh rockers Sleazy Money bring back the party with an old-school sound they describe as "abrasive, venomo...
05/08/2025

Introducing: Welsh rockers Sleazy Money bring back the party with an old-school sound they describe as "abrasive, venomous and uncompromising." We checked out their latest single It Ain’t EZ and had a chat with the band to find out more.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/05/introducing-sleazymoney

Welsh rockers Sleazy Money are bringing back the party with a fun, filthy and fast old-school, hard-riffing sound that they describe as “abrasive, venomous and uncompromising.”

This weekend's Bloodstock Festival not only hosts some of the world's biggest metal bands, but also welcomes some of the...
04/08/2025

This weekend's Bloodstock Festival not only hosts some of the world's biggest metal bands, but also welcomes some of the scene's most exciting new blood. We discovered two such bands, tealdeer and Surya, who won Metal 2 The Masses competitions to earn their place at the iconic metal festival.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/04/britishbreakoutbandsbloodstock

If you’re heading to the iconic Bloodstock Festival this weekend (7-10 August), you have an opportunity to discover some standout new British metal talent led by recent Metal 2 The Masses win…

: 90s grunge and thought-provoking lyrics influenced by the 'gritty' Scottish weather from exciting new Edinburgh quint...
04/08/2025

: 90s grunge and thought-provoking lyrics influenced by the 'gritty' Scottish weather from exciting new Edinburgh quintet Silver Dollar Room. We checked out their latest single Monsters and chatted with the band ahead of their second album It Can’t Rain All the Time.

Read here: https://gigradar.uk/2025/08/04/newbandoftheweek-silverdollarroom

Edinburgh’s Silver Dollar Room fuse 90s grunge and thought-provoking lyrics with the influence of ‘gritty’ Scottish weather in a powerful and engaging rock sound that they describ…

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GigRadar’s mission is simple. We write about new rock, punk and metal bands, and we only write about bands that we like. We want to help people find new music, and discover what makes the bands that we talk to tick. So expect in-depth features and interviews, along with insight into the music and lyrics.

We set about our mission of finding the best new rock and metal bands in the UK, Europe and beyond back in September 2016. We’ve since profiled bands from all over the world, including Russia, Belarus, Malta, the US and Australia, as well as keeping it local with our New Band of the Week feature. We also try and get out there and see as many of the bands we write about play live, so check out our Reviews section. If you’re in a new band and want people to hear your music, or if you like the cut of our jib and want to get involved, give us a like, send us a DM or email us at [email protected]