Author: Team Uber

Über Rock Introduces… Viatorem

Proving that heavy metal does indeed span the length and breadth of the Überverse, politically-charged London-based progressive hardcore/deathcore quintet Viatorem draw their members from across three capital cities, two continents and multiple different timezones. First impacting last summer with their debut EP, ‘No Saviours No Kings’, they are now following that up with a new two-track offering, which leads off with a timely cover of RATM’s ‘Bulls On Parade’, which lands this coming week.

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Hot Breath – ‘Rubbery Lips’ (The Sign Records)

There’s a line in ‘Adapted Mind’, the sixth track on this declarative debut album from Swedish garage rockers Hot Breath, when Jennifer Israelsson refers to climbing aboard a time machine – and that is exactly the feeling that she and her three bandmates (bassist Anton Frick Kallmin, drummer Jimmy Karlsson and lead guitarist Karl Edfeldt) evoke, as they draw us back into the sort of early Eighties vibe that lies somewhere between high-energy pop punk and the heavier end of the radio-friendly pop rock era.

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Dust Mice – ‘Earth III’ (Self-Released)

When an album submission comes in referencing spaced-out garage rock with sci-fi influences, it’s going to pique the big man by the name of DJ Astrocreep’s interest and not just because Hawkwind, the pioneers of space rock, sit among his most revered bands. Add in a cover of his favourite band, Black Sabbath, and a homage to another classic rock song and there should be plenty there for him to sink his teeth into and enjoy… or is there?

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Winding Road – ‘Winding Road’ (AOR Heaven)

Any album on a label called AOR Heaven should give you an idea of the style before listening to it. This is no exception. Swedish musicians Magnus Akerlund and Jan Hedlund collaborated in Akerlund’s studio to compile this 12-track album in 2018. Jonas Tyskhagen provides the vocal talent and Frederik Folkare provide some of the guitar solos.

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