Author: Team Uber

Art d’Ecco – ‘In Standard Definition’ (Paper Bag Records)

Not being one to limit himself to a particular sphere of music, Jonny B tends to find himself jumping onto the more left-field releases when they arrive at ÜRHQ. This release definitely falls into that category of being something that he would have been unlikely to find any other way, yet here he is settling down listening to Art d’Ecco, who disappointingly has nothing to do with JB’s favourite dolphin, but definitely promises a bit of an aural experience…

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Akiavel – ‘Væ Victis’ (Self-Released)

“We are very proud of this album. When the pandemic hit, and all our shows were cancelled, we adapted, becoming more creative and much more brutal in our music.” This quote from Chris was one of the first things that really stood out to John B in the press email he received. Even a mushroom cloud can have a silver lining and with all the shit that has come from the pandemic, He has to say that the extra time has created some outstanding music. This is no exception. This is a fantastic album and they have every right to be proud of it!

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Trucker Diablo – ‘Tail End Of A Hurricane’ (Self-Released)

There can be no doubt about, but the past 14 months or so have definitely been something of a shitstorm. But, with roadmaps with various degrees of clarity and direction now being pinned to government office walls the length and breadth of the Über Kingdom, and beyond, it could most definitely could be argued that we now find ourselves riding the tail end of a hurricane… which just happens to be the highly timely title of this, the fifth studio album from Northern Ireland’s most powerful hard rock machine, Trucker Diablo.

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Sunbomb – ‘Evil And Divine’ (Frontiers Music)

The history of rock music is littered with collaborations – some good, some bad, some completely ill-conceived (“Lou-tallica” anyone?) – and it has to be expected that sometimes one comes along which stops you in your tracks, draw a breath and ask yourself “what the feck is this… and how is it going to work?” Both the name of the band and the title of the debut (and possibly sole) album from this latest such conjoining of apparently disparate forces neatly sums things up: it’s like dropping a nuclear warhead into the heart of the rock ‘n’ roll solar system, drawing together two legendary musicians from seeming opposite ends of the spectrum – the “king of sleaze” in Tracii Guns and the epitome of all things squeaky clean, Michael Sweet…

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