Holy Island Audio releases Blast Radius oscillating fuzz

July 1, 2025 · 3 sources

Holy Island Audio's Gwion has released the Blast Radius, an oscillating fuzz built around three independently selectable gain stages¹. No US list price is given in the available material.

The Blast Radius is described as an expression controlled oscillating fuzz designed to add unpredictable and chaotic textures to an effects chain². Its controls are Starve, Master and Blast (Gain / Oscillate), plus toggles for Gain Stage 1, Gain Stage 2 and Gain Stage 3¹. The starve control reduces voltage to introduce instability and oscillation, while the blast control affects overall fuzz intensity and character². An expression pedal can be connected to control the blast knob hands free². Each gain stage can be deployed individually and in combination³.

Guitar Pedal X describes the pedal as visceral, unruly and feedback-driven, with a runaway character that demands control¹. The site reports that it can produce sounds from heavy fuzz tones to trashy lo fi oscillations and chaotic sonic artifacts². RockBoard lists the circuit type as analog². The pedal was also expected at the Glasgow Stompbox Social on 16th August, attended by Gwion¹.