The ÜR-approved band with one of the coolest names in rock ‘n’ roll, Thunderfuck And The Deadly Romantics, are going to be importing their particular brand of dirt and sleaze to the shores of the Über Kingdom this May.
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Forming in 1979 and splitting in 1982, Girl’s star shone briefly and brightly. They’re probably best known now for a couple of their members going on to bigger things, with Phil Collen moving on to Def Leppard, and vocalist Phil Lewis going on to several things, with the most significant being LA Guns. That’s a bit of a shame because in their own right, Girl were one great band. Hailing from London, Girl were around right in the midst of the height of the NWOBHM era, with their more glam oriented image setting them apart from their denim and leather clad contemporaries. In many ways they were slightly ahead of their time, laying down a blueprint for the glam/hair metal movement that would soon follow. Their debut album from 1980, ‘Sheer Greed’, is a classic of the era and was quite a hit at the time, oozing edgy, sleazy and sharp hard rock with a glam punk twist. ‘Wasted Youth’, their second album from 1982 that this box set is based around, did not sell as well, marked a slight shift in direction, and preceded the band’s demise later that same year.
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The first John Bedard had heard of Ewigkeit was when they were re-releasing their album ‘Starscape’ in 2019. He was glad to have been introduced to them at that point. It was a wonderful album from a band with a very unique sound. Needless to say, He was quite excited to see another reproduced album from them. Last time everything that had been learned in the 20 years from the original recording and the new recording standards for the modern-day made for a definitive release that when compared side by side with the original it kept everything that made the original special but simply refined it. Have they managed to do this again?
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Kvaen represents the solo outlet for Swedish musician Jakob Björnfot. The multi-instrumentalist and songwriter has looked to fuse elements of black and speed metal with pagan and Viking influences. The result is the debut eight track release ‘The Funeral Pyre’. While Björnfot is responsible for the majority of the instruments on the record as well as the lyrics, he has also drafted in a host of other musicians to flesh out the sound and achieve the end result.
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Still reeling from their surprise Christmas announcement, Slam Dunk Festival returns with another explosive round of monumental names for 2020.
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