Hungarian frontwoman for Croydon metallers Achilla Martamaria can be found in the Guinness Book of Records for the staggering range of her voice.

The rest of this internationally flavoured crew is made up of a Mexican, a Brit and three Italians, yet the six-piece are all based in London, pedalling their prog-goth-metal fare across the city.

Achilla, whose own website addresses its visitors with ‘may the spirit of metal guide you through the night’, have in the past year covered all the live metal bases in London, such as the Bullet Bar, Ruskin Arms and the Bull and Gate. For now they remain unsigned, yet have the support of none-other than esteemed metal writer Malcolm Dome, who said of Achilla: “if you thought the goth metal division was getting cluttered with bands who are just copying each other, then Achilla might just freshen up your attitude”. So there.