Author: Team Uber

As We Suffer – ‘The Fallen Pillars’ (Self-Released)

As We Suffer – ‘The Fallen Pillars’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 30, 2021 | ,

Concept albums can be a bit of a marmite subject. There are some people out there, Jonny B included, who love to get themselves lost in a good concept album but there are others who can’t think of anything worse! Now when it comes to metalcore, JB is not sure he can immediately think of any concept albums off the top of his head. So, when he was given the debut release from As We Suffer, his interest was immediately grasped by the concept laid out before hi…

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Dark – ‘Inside The Void’ EP (Self-Released)

Dark – ‘Inside The Void’ EP (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 30, 2021 | ,

Just as their name suggests, Swedish goth rockers Dark take us into the sort of void (sic) which has been inhabited over the years by the likes of Sisters Of Mercy and, more especially, the mighty Fields Of The Nephilim – delivering huge dust-encrusted, industrialized rhythms overtopped with winding, sub-DM guitars and rounded out by suitably morose, noirish vocals that reach deep into your soul and tickle its darkest nether regions with the subtlety of an obsidian-clad feather duster.

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Ifrinn – ‘Caledonian Black Magick’ EP (The Sinister Flame)

Ifrinn – ‘Caledonian Black Magick’ EP (The Sinister Flame)

Posted by | Apr 29, 2021 | ,

Monk has to admit that this EP did cause a slight degree of confusion when it arrived at ÜRHQ, given the proximity of the project’s name to that of the last (but one) band he managed to catch live before the ban on gigs came into effect slightly more than 13 months ago… However, it was immediately obvious – and perhaps indicated by the title – that we were not dealing with an Edinburgh thrash attack, but something altogether darker and more esoteric…

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