Monk didn’t have stray too far from the doors of ÜRHQ to unearth his latest choice cut, as it comes from a bunch of Belfast lads who’ve been making a big noise, combining sludginess thicker than the sleech beds of the rivers that run through the heart of their mutual native city with razor-sharp punkiness and shit tonnes of positive attitude, for around a decade now.
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Jera On Air 2025 just keeps getting better and better and upping the ante even further! We’ve got another twenty-five bands added and the line-up poster gets even more busy and Jase W is genuinely wondering how on earth he’s going to get through this weekend without a ton of clashes!
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To tie off a week of a fantastic run of shows, Jase W was back at Haarlem’s Patronaat to get my ears around alt metal long serving act, Helmet! Doing the rounds for the 30th anniversary of their ‘Betty’ album and doing a hell of a run of shows throughout Europe and North America in its honour, Helmet’s stop in Haarlem got upgraded from Stage Two to Stage One, so clearly Netherlands was keen to see what was on offer… as were we…
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Our latest choice cut sees this Brighton fuzz pop trio suffering something of a #Meltdown with their first new release in more than a year.
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Germany has been producing some absolutely fantastic bands over the past few years and Future Palace are amongst the ones that have really gotten Jase W’s attention. Their aggressive style mixed with pop sensibilities is very much a part of why he has really gotten into them and it’s great to see them stomping around outside of Germany finally. Along for the ride are two bands JW had definitely seen the names of but haven’t properly made the time to investigate, fellow Germans Our Promise and Seven Blood. Tonight was going to be a real buffet for upcoming acts from the large neighbouring country to the Netherlands. What better way to experience it with Melkweg’s OZ stage?
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