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Korn – ‘The Nothing’ (Roadrunner Records)

It’s rare when listening to an album for the first time that Ali W struggles to find a standout track. “That’s the single!” leaps at me, (and in this genre, generally goes for the throat!), and becomes the go-to reference for that record. Not here. “Marvellous!” we hear you cry! “This must mean it’s fantastic from start to finish?”  Well…

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Various Artists – ‘Brutal Africa – The Heavy Metal Cowboys of Botswana’ (Svart Records)

There’s been a real surge of metal bands appearing from far flung nations in recent years, with the likes of The Hu and Bloodywood finding significant success in the Über Kingdom, it got me thinking which other nations out there are hiding some significant metal talent. Funnily enough, Botswana was not the first nation to come to mind! But here we are with this collection of Botswana’s finest metal offerings.

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Über Rock Introduces… Swamp Coffin

Every now and again, a band comes along whose name, and sound, intrigue us and make us want to find out more. We came across the gloriously monickered Swamp Coffin a month or so back, when we they submitted their debut EP – the equally wonderfully titled ‘Flatcap Bastard Features’ – to ÜRHQ for adjudication. Needless to say, we loved what we heard, and so caught up with the Rotherham trio – vocalist/guitarist Jon Rhodes, drummer DW and bassist Shawn Denton – to find out more about the band and their sludgy/drone sound…

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Skunk Anansie – Nottingham, Rock City – 3 September 2019

There are sold out shows, and there are SOLD OUT shows. Skunk Anansie’s appearance at Nottingham Rock City is most certainly the latter, the venue positively heaving just before the main act take to the stage. Former Glastonbury headliners and one of the finest and sharpest bands in the alt rock canon, it would take a pack of rabid hounds to keep us away from seeing the band as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations. Cramming ourselves in down the sides (with bodies cluttering the balconies, the floor, the walls and just about every surface you can put a grimy hand to), the roar of excitement as the band take to the stage is nothing short of explosive, somehow yielding even louder results as iconic vocalist Skin takes to the stage with dazzling gold shoulder pads that wouldn’t look out of place in a World of Warcraft cosplay. But then, this is Skunk Anansie, a band larger than life and filled with all the vitality of the same, never giving less than a thousand percent.

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