Between 1978 and 1980, Klark Kent wasn’t the alter-ego of Superman, but rather that of The Police drummer Stewart Copeland, who released a series of singles and an album under that name, making him the first member of The Police to release solo material. That material is now all bundled together on a new self-titled release, including several previously unreleased tracks too.
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We first came across the monicker Black 7 almost exactly two years ago, when we were invited to ‘Look Inside’ the musical mind of German guitarist Lars Totzke with his debut solo album. At the time Monk admitted – and will freely do so again – that he’s not a massive fan of instrumental albums, not being the sort of thing he tends to sit down and listen to out of choice. Like classical music,he tends to view them as background soundtracks to other aspects of life, such as researching his forthcoming book, because your concentration on such matters is not interrupted by having to do the same in regard to lyrics and meanings. But, the boss had to admit that, for the 70 minutes of that debut opus, his life temporarily stood still…Will this, the second chapter in Totzke’s story have the same effect? There’s only one way to find out…
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Our latest #VideoOfTheWeek comes from prog metal deliverants Infected Rain, who hopefully won’t be living up to their declaration of ‘Never To Return’… but, then, they’ll be doing exactly that when they release their latest album. a journey through ‘Time’, via Napalm Records on 9 February.
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Now that the jet lag has subsided and the bitter sting of the return to reality has sunk in, it’s about time that Jonny B tells of his time at the most extravagant day festival he’s ever been to. It’s a festival that has quite possibly ruined certain ÜK festivals for him and there’s plenty of things that could be learned by some of the big dogs in the ÜK that’s for sure! When our man saw the lineup of the 2022 edition of this festival, he remembers thinking that it couldn’t possibly be real, and then when the 2023 event was announced he knew he just had to find out for himself – he felt there had to be some kind of catch to counter the strength of the lineup… he means, having pretty much every band he loved as a teen in one place had to be pretty miraculous: Blink 182, Green Day, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, the list goes on!
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Texan melodeath dealers Hinayana first made an impression on the wider Überverse back in 2018, when their self-released debut album did enough to capture the attention of the ever discerning Napalm Records imprint. Unfortunately, fate subsequently intervened, as it did for so many of us, and the pandemic struck just as the quintet prepared to release their first offering for the label… But, they say that good things come to those who wait, and so here we are, almost four years later, with the band’s second album threatening to destroy the speaker stacks at ÜRHQ…
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