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Eclipse – ‘Wired’ (Frontiers Music)

Eclipse – ‘Wired’ (Frontiers Music)

Posted by | Oct 4, 2021 | ,

A lot of images come to mind when people think of Sweden. Some may dream of a trip to the famous ICEHOTEL to see the beauty and magnificence of the Northern Lights. Others may admire the simplicity and function of Swedish designers as they adorn their home with every possible item from the IKEA catalogue. But for Kris E, Sweden is all about the music. No, she’s not talking about Sweden’s biggest pop band ever, ABBA. Although, she will admit to being a fan and can still throw down to some ‘Dancing Queen’ when the mood hits. But that is a story for another time. For now, she wants to talk about the thriving Swedish hard rock and metal scene, specifically a band named Eclipse.

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MØL – ‘Diorama’ (Nuclear Blast)

MØL – ‘Diorama’ (Nuclear Blast)

Posted by | Oct 4, 2021 | ,

As we enter the latter stages of the year, it is a time for reflection and to start rounding up the year’s releases. Obviously, there is still plenty of time left but album of the year lists are now tentatively assembled and an emergence of a top ten starts to come together for those that love a list. However, as mentioned there is still time left in the year, time enough for someone to come along and flip the table upon which the carefully curated list sits. MØL have done exactly that. They care not for your favourites, ‘Diorama’ offers up eight tracks of intense, emotive and at times, downright exquisite metal for our enjoyment.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – JOHN DIVA & THE ROCKETS OF LOVE

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – JOHN DIVA & THE ROCKETS OF LOVE

Posted by | Oct 3, 2021 | , ,

As the rays of light at the end of the dark tunnel that has been the past 18 months of isolation and generally being shit upon from great heights grow brighter by the day, and life starts to return to some sense of normality, a healthy slew of new music, perhaps more than at any other time in ÜR’s history, continues to ping itself our way, and especially in the continuing tsunami of submissions we receive for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ award… Yes, as we’ve said on multiple occasions, one constant throughout the Covidications of the recent past has been the amazing level of adaptive creativity that bands and video directors the length and breadth of the Überverse have continued to show, often in the most adverse of circumstances.

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Cherym – ‘Hey Tori’ (Alcopop! Records)

Cherym – ‘Hey Tori’ (Alcopop! Records)

Posted by | Oct 2, 2021 | ,

It could be argued that this, the second EP from Northern Ireland all-female pop punk trio Cherym, has been released too late in the year, as it could well have provided the perfect soundtrack for the amazingly sunny summer with which we were strangely blessed. On the other hand, it could equally be argued that its timing perfect, coming as we emerge from the darkness of the past 18 months only to plunge in that of lengthening Autumn nights, thus serving as a ray of light shining brightly in the gloom of the coming weeks and months.

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Holy Death Trio – ‘Introducing…’ (Ripple Music)

Holy Death Trio – ‘Introducing…’ (Ripple Music)

Posted by | Oct 2, 2021 | ,

Well, if you’re going to introduce yourself to the rock ‘n’ roll Überverse, then there can be few more appropriate titles for a debut album than this one from Texan threesome (well, the sort of makes sense as well, given the band’s name) Holy Death Trio. Raised on a diet of Hendrix, Iommi and whiskey, mark their arrival by strolling and strutting through seven songs that are steeped in the tradition of good old-fashioned no-nonsense hard rock played for the sheer enjoyment of it…

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