There is something about Swedish bands that always seems to make them place a unique twist on the generic miens into which those outside might wish to pigeonhole them. Firebreather are another such exemplar, blending their dense doom base sound with huge elements of groove and stoner, with generous dose of sludge and Scandinavian turborock sensibilities thrown in for good measure.
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When you look back at the greats of British progressive rock of the 1970s, whilst perhaps not as commercially successful as the likes of Genesis, Yes or King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator were every bit as good. They were also the only prog band to be revered by the punks of the late 70s, with John Lydon and Siouxsie Sioux both having gone on record to state their admiration for Peter Hammill. The first VDGG album appeared an astonishing 53 years ago now, and although they haven’t been active for the whole of that time, they are still going strong today, as proved by tonight’s performance at the London Palladium.
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Über Rock Singles Club. We have managed to keep the Club up-and-running despite the numerous Covidications which we all have had to endure over the past 24 months, in order to bring you the hottest new sounds around. And once again we have another hitlist of superb sonic experiences to tickle your sonic senses, with a selection of my favourite tunes to have found their way on to the ÜRHQ deathdecks over the past couple of weeks… Bearing in mind that, despite the new rock ‘n’ roll year still being slightly less than a month old, we received more than 400 submissions, it was not an easy task to whittle them down to this all-too-short playlist of just a handful musical gems…
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Chosen by Monk We’re two months into the current rock ‘n’ roll year, and we continue to receive a...
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Despite storms battering the ÜK these past few weeks, Rolo Tomassi and their supports, Pupil Slicer and Heriot have made it to almost the end of their run in one piece. As a result, back in the dark underground venue of Manchester’s Club Academy, we’re about to get our ears blasted and faces melted to three acts of frantic, loud and above all, heavy shit.
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