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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – WHILE SHE SLEEPS

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – WHILE SHE SLEEPS

Posted by | Mar 21, 2021 | , ,

Well, 2021 may have may have finally taken its reasonably confident steps into its third month, with some light seeming to finally appear at the end of the tunnel for what otherwise has been pretty much of another shitstorm of a year, with the vaccination programme finally starting to take effect and BoJo’s much-vaunted “roadmap” out of the crisis finally having some form of, albeit loose, timetable. Of course, it comes too late for the first half of the festival season, with both Download and Glastonbury already shelved for the second successive year and it remains to be seen if there will be any longer lasting restrictions on live events, either indoors or outdoors. With the path to our previous level of “normality” still a long way off, at least 2021 is sharing something more positive in common with 2020, in that it already has produced some terrific new music, with the promise of plenty more to come, if the inbox here at ÜRHQ is anything to go by…

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Chez Kane – ‘Chez Kane’ (Frontiers Music)

Chez Kane – ‘Chez Kane’ (Frontiers Music)

Posted by | Mar 17, 2021 | ,

The name of Chez Kane should be pretty well-known to regular ÜR readers, but for those who need an introduction/reminder she is one of the trio of sisters who make up the vocally harmonic element of Kane’d, who have been kicking around the valleys, and south Wales in general, for the best part of half a decade or so. They’ve also been one of the “go to” acts for the various iterations of the Hard Rock Hell franchise of festivals, which is where they first crossed our paths – and, quite possibly, young Chez first hooked up with Danny Rexon, vocalist with another group of HRH faves, Crazy Lixx, who, having produced his own band’s last brace of albums was looking to widen his horizons, and fortunately was given a vehicle to do so via the bosses at Frontiers…

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EyeHateGod – ‘A History Of Nomadic Behavior’ (Century Media)

EyeHateGod – ‘A History Of Nomadic Behavior’ (Century Media)

Posted by | Mar 17, 2021 | ,

The title of this, only the sixth full-length studio album from NOLA doom/hardcore/sludge crossover veterans EyeHateGod in their 33-year career, and their first in seven years, could not be any more apposite or appropriate, given the background against which it was gestated and subsequently produced. In 2017, the band consciously decided to put any follow-up to 2014’s self-titled “comeback” sixth album on indefinite hold to do what they loved best – and that was undertake the most nomadic behaviour possible for a rock band: life on the road. What followed was three years filled with the sort of hectic touring schedules that would have many bands questioning their own sanity, never mind fighting for breath. Then, when they finally came off the road (or, rather, were forced off it by the arrival of the global pandemic), they found themselves in a nomadic existence of a completely different sort: one where mankind seemed to be wandering aimlessly, zombie-like, from one false dawn to the next, led on by the latest conspiracy theories and faux ideologies as expounded by the sudden plethora of graduates of the university of social media bullshittery.

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The Dust Coda – ‘Mojo Skyline’ (Earache Records)

The Dust Coda – ‘Mojo Skyline’ (Earache Records)

Posted by | Mar 17, 2021 | ,

This is 13 tracks of no nonsense NWoCR, so much so that after the opening bars of ‘Demon’ it will have you thinking “where have I heard that rhythm before” during the chorus. It took me a while but then I got it: ‘Joker and the Thief’ by Wolfmother, not the guitar or instrumentation just the rhythm.  Otherwise, the track is a belter, and should be the next release.

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Flying Circus – ‘Flying Circus’ (Fastball Music)

Flying Circus – ‘Flying Circus’ (Fastball Music)

Posted by | Mar 16, 2021 | ,

People approach anniversaries in different ways. For many, they are a time for reflection, looking back at the achievements and events which have led them to this particular celebratory moment in time. Bands are no different. And, like the rest of us, they mark anniversaries in different ways. More often than not, it is merely with a retrospective compilation capturing what they regard to be the finest moments from their career to date, with maybe a collection of rareties and outtakes, or possibly a new song or two, tacked onto the end. Sometimes, they do something just a little bit different… To mark their pearl anniversary as a working act, German proggies Flying Circus chose to do something that lies between those two approaches…

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