The renascent Belfast metallers have taken their time to break out (sic) with this second single from their awesome ‘The Fire Rises’, which was released a full 16 months ago – but there’s an old adage about good things coming to those who wait and even better things to those who welcome the phoenix when it emerges, even more resplendent than ever, from the ashes.
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After spending a somewhat low energy day following a night of screaming his lungs out elsewhere in the country, Jase W back at my local spot, Melkweg. It was absolutely fucking freezing as he slowly ambled into the venue and looked forward to warming himself up with a bunch of high energy pop punk/metal/whatever…
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Jonny B will admit that sometimes all it takes for him to spark an interest in a band is a name: if it’s something with a bit of humour or a play on words then he’s going to have to check them out. So when Tumbleweed Dealer dropped on his desk, JB knew he had to give it a listen, and boy was he met with an experience! With a band name like that releasing an album called ‘Dark Green’ it’s pretty obvious what the creative force behind them may be – and if it isn’t obvious to you then may you continue to live in innocence!
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We’re more than happy to name but not necessarily shame these Cumbrian metalcore mobsters to kick off the new working week here at ÜRHQ with the first in what they promise to be a raft of releases this year.
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We first came across this Belfast alt/post-grunge combo ten months ago – and lo, just #LikeThat, seemingly just a heartbeat and a hiccough after the subsequent release of their reflective debut EP, here we have brand new material from a band who are making themselves increasingly hard to ignore on the Northern Ireland scene.
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