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Rebel Priest – ‘Lost In Tokyo’ (Batcave Records)

Rebel Priest – ‘Lost In Tokyo’ (Batcave Records)

Posted by | Aug 20, 2021 | ,

It’s probably fairly safe to say that we’ve all had one of “those” nights… you know, the sort where you wake up in the morning, wondering not only where the fuck you were the night before, but also what the fuck you got up to – and especially what you were drinking to make you feel so bad – and how the fuck you found your way back to the safety of your bed? And, of course, it’s an even freakier experience when it happens in a strange city… Monk should know, it has happened to him on a few occasions (he blames Czech vodka and Dutch gin, but that’s another story for another day…). And it is this sort of thing that is the inspiration behind the title track of this, the latest EP from Vancouver hard rockers (and, by the sounds of it, even harder drinkers) Rebel Priest…

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The BIG Über Rock Interview – Tobias Rydsheim (Wormwood)

The BIG Über Rock Interview – Tobias Rydsheim (Wormwood)

Posted by | Aug 15, 2021 | , ,

Hailing from Sweden, melodic extreme metal outfit Wormwood are on the cusp of releasing their third full length album. ‘Arkivet’ has had a slight delay to its originally scheduled release but there are currently two singles with videos available. The title track and ‘The Gentle Touch of Humanity’ have created a healthy buzz amongst the fanbase of the band. The fans are growing from far and wide drawn by the evocative melodies combined with frantic extreme metal rhythms that forms the core of Wormwood’s sound. Despite this widespread fanbase and two albums already available – ‘Ghostlands: Wounds From A Bleeding Earth’ and ‘Nattarvet’ – there are still many that are unaware of the unique and well-crafted style of the band. Phil C recently got the opportunity to chat to guitarist and one of the main driving forces of the band Tobias Rydsheim, to shed more light on the guys…

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – BILLY IDOL

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – BILLY IDOL

Posted by | Aug 15, 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 vagaries of inconsistent and often hard to stomach lockdowns is 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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