Author: Team Uber

Pierce The Veil/Against The Current/Carolesdaughter – Manchester, Academy – 8 December 2022

Two weeks of gigs left in 2022, and Jase W’s first of this past week was emo/metalcore pioneers that have been going so long they’re essentially part of the furniture at this point: Pierce The Veil. Along for the ride on this tour were Against The Current and Carolesdaughter which means our resident gigaholic had three meaty sets to get through at Manchester’s premier Academy venue… so let’s get stuck into an evening of riffs and screaming.

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Über Rock Introduces… Crown The King

When you look at the Irish rock and metal scene, on both sides of the border, you cannot but revel in the diversity of sounds which it represents, from the most brutal of blackened and deathly hallows (sic) through NWoCR powerhouses to chilled ambience. However, one mien which has been sadly under-represented is pop punk, with relatively few bands prepared to stick their heads above the parapet and present us with their take on this most divisive of sub-genres… Until now, that is, as we welcome the ambitiously named Crown The KIng, a band formed just as we moved into the teeth of the recent pandemic, not that they let that little glitch stand in their way, as they released an excellent EP in the form of the aptly titled ‘Groundhog Day’ (didn’t every 24 hours feel like that during lockdown?), which they have just followed up with new single ‘Reel To Reel’.

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The Wolves Of Avalon – ‘Y Gododdin’ (Godreah Records)

Between the fifth and the tenth centuries, following the ultimate downfall of the once dominant Roman Empire, the island we now know as Great Britain was not part of a united kingdom, but one riven by rival fiefdoms and regional overlords, all competing with each other for dominance and legacy. Despite the travails endured by the peoples of what we now call England, those north of the modern border stood strong and relatively united, repelling attack after attack on their independence, defiant in their determination to stand alone. Prime among these were the Gododdin, a legendary race of almost berserk warriors who consistently threw themselves against overwhelming odds, to the extent that, according to the lore, only three of them were left standing during the siege of Catterick Castle – which they subsequently ransacked. It is from this lore that this collaboration between Meads Of Asphodel frontman Metatron and guitarist James Marinos have drawn their inspiration for this, their fourth addition to their musical re-interpretation and re-imaging of Britannic folklore.

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Kansas – ‘Another Fork In The Road – 50 Years Of Kansas (EU Version)’ (InsideOutMusic)

When you mention the name Kansas to most rock fans, their thoughts inevitably and immediately stray to one song and one song only – their massive country rock-tinged  anthem ‘Carry On Wayward Son’. And, justifiably so, because, in the parlance of some of our younger reviewers, it is a helluva ‘banger, a tune that definitely and defiantly has stood the test of time. But. like many bands with a pedigree that stretches back half a century – as this timely and suitably epic retrospective collection amply demonstrates – that is only the tip of the iceberg and just one short chapter in the band’s story.

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