Belgian sleaze-infused hard rockers Rebel’s End are about to release their second album, ‘Sing To The Devil’, via the German-based Pure Steel imprint. The band are a new one to us here at ÜRHQ, so we thought there was no better time to catch up with them and introduce them to the wider ÜR massive, and thus Monk found himself chatting to band founder Jef Wouters…
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The summer hasn’t quite left us yet, Jonny B mused, as he made his way down to Hatfield in glorious sunshine for one of the last events of the summer season, Slam Dunk Festival. Although JB has pretty extensively covered the festival circuit over the years, it was his first time at Slam Dunk so he was pretty excited to get down there and see what the hype was all about. Having meticulously studied the lineup in the run up to the event, he knew he was going to be in trouble as this year was clash central with several of the bands he wanted to see overlapping each other. So he was going to have to face the question of should he stay or should he go at several points throughout the day. But regardless, he set off through those gates with the sun blaring overhead to get his fix of punk, ska and heavy shit…
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Sunday morning, bright and early… well, about one o’clock and time for lunch. Notice the brazen lyric quote there? Well, it is Prog. And, so to kick off…
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Norwegian stoner punks Bokassa last week released their third album, the wonderfully titled ‘Molotov Rocktail’, and are preparing to head back out on the road to support it, kicking off this coming week in their homeland and then hitting the Über Kingdom and Ireland in October.
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Arriving at Sheffield’s iconic, and sold out, Leadmill, you couldn’t help but notice the wide range of audience members that would be attending the Hands Off Gretel gig that night in the fast growing queue. The old and the young, the misfits and the outcasts, the passionate alternative music lovers and young bands such as Blood-Stained Reputation; all eagerly awaiting the doors as they shared the excitement of seeing the band that brought them together.
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