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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – L.A. WITCH

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – L.A. WITCH

Posted by | Jan 31, 2021 | , ,

Well, 2021 may be coming to the end of only its first month but already it is looking as if it as going be as much of a shitstorm of a year, if not more so, than its predecessor, with the Government apparently losing the war with the pan(dem)ic and “fighting back” with renewed, and even more stringent, lockdowns in place the length and breadth of the Über Kingdom (and beyond). But, with BoJo’s much vaunted pathway out of the crisis still some way off, and the summer festival season already in severe doubt following the cancellation of Glastonbury and other events looking set to fall like the proverbial dominos, 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 if the inbox here at ÜRHQ is anything to go by…

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Kickin’ Valentina – ‘The Revenge Of Rock’ (Mighty Music)

Kickin’ Valentina – ‘The Revenge Of Rock’ (Mighty Music)

Posted by | Jan 30, 2021 | ,

There are very few times that a band, or more especially an album, live up the hyperbolae piled upon them, and it, by often overpaid PR teams. To ÜR’s big bad boss, Kickin’ Valentina are one of those rare exceptions – and, to be brutally honest, it is nothing the do with the self-serving praise heaped upon them by those within the machine… You see, Monk first came across the band’s name standing on top of a mountain… literally!

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Belushi Speed Ball – ‘Stella 1/Stella 2’ (sonaBLAST! Records)

Belushi Speed Ball – ‘Stella 1/Stella 2’ (sonaBLAST! Records)

Posted by | Jan 29, 2021 | ,

Now and again a band comes along who, among the hundreds of submissions we receive every week, stand out purely and simply because of their name. Belushi Speed Ball are one such example, standing out because of their nominal link to one of the greatest comedic actors of his (or any other) time. It didn’t take much more to pique boss man Monk’s interest – especially when he also discovered that, despite only being a new name here at ÜRHQ, the quintet have been slowly building a reputation over the past seven years or so with their fun-filled, tongue-in-cheek brand of crossover thrash, placing them very firmly in the same bracket as personal faves such as Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust (and, yes, he’ll admit it, even Gama Bomb), while also adding in GWAR-esque theatrics. In fact, the TH connection is further solidified by the fact that this, a “double EP” rather than a “proper” album, was mastered by the latter’s Joel Grind…

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Harakiri For the Sky – ‘Maere’ (AOP Records)

Harakiri For the Sky – ‘Maere’ (AOP Records)

Posted by | Jan 29, 2021 | ,

For the last decade, Austrian metallers ‘Harakiri For the Sky’ have been enthralling fans with a blend of atmospheric, melodic black metal. They’ve built up a devoted following with the release of critically acclaimed albums such as 2018’s ‘Arson’ a record that delivered a bleak yet captivating sound that made it a must for many. 2021 brings about their fifth full length release and sees them once more delivering a weighty record of dark, mesmerising melodies accompanied by punishing riffs and rhythms.

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Aborym – ‘Hostile’ (Dead Seed Productions)

Aborym – ‘Hostile’ (Dead Seed Productions)

Posted by | Jan 29, 2021 | ,

There’s something to be said for branching out into the unknown, to try and create something quite different from the norm. Generally, it means either a spectacular success or a hodgepodge mishmash of something that just sounds incoherent, but either way, DJ Astrocreep can generally appreciate the ideas someone has behind something, even if the execution of the idea is sometimes clumsy. Seeing a band describe their latest album as, “…a kaleidoscopic weird mix of psychedelia, electronic music, rock and experimental music” therefore immediately grabbed my attention – the question was, would it live up to its billing?

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