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Ruff Majik – ‘The Devil’s Cattle’ (Mongrel Records)

Ruff Majik – ‘The Devil’s Cattle’ (Mongrel Records)

Posted by | Oct 30, 2020 | ,

Ah, here we are… our favourite time of year here at ÜRHQ: Halloween (although there are those who would argue that it is Halloween all year ‘round, what with the amount of dragons, skulls and other assorted paraphernalia that adorns the place). And what better way to mark the occasion than with a magical soundtrack that takes its inspiration from ancient Germanic folklore and features tales of vampires, witches, zombies and other assorted beautiful creatures? Can’t think of one? No, neither can we… which is where this third album from South African sludge ‘n’ rollers comes in…

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King King – ‘Maverick’ (Channel 9 Music)

King King – ‘Maverick’ (Channel 9 Music)

Posted by | Oct 30, 2020 | ,

Being rather late to the King King trail, David O’Neill is essentially listening to much of their back catalogue as a result of their tour at the beginning of last year (2019).  Following the band reshuffle this is the first offering since the acclaimed ‘Exile and Grace’ (2017). Well, we suppose this year would be as good as any to record new music as there is little chance of any live music, especially on the back of such a big band reshuffle with Alan Nimmo being the only original member now left. 

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Belarus Beaver – ‘Planet of the Beavers’ (Grind To death Records)

Belarus Beaver – ‘Planet of the Beavers’ (Grind To death Records)

Posted by | Oct 29, 2020 | ,

It would appear that Jonny B has somehow ended up with some kind of reputation at ÜRHQ which has resulted in him being the first port of call for this album from self-styled “Beavergrind” band, Belarus Beaver. He did think that he might lodge a complaint about this prejudice but decided instead that he might as well get his teeth into this (sic) and see what the fuss is about…

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