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Everyone Hates Everything – ‘Holding The Hand Of Death’ (Profane Records)

Everyone Hates Everything – ‘Holding The Hand Of Death’ (Profane Records)

Posted by | Nov 29, 2019 | ,

There’s something of a creative renaissance going on in metalcore of late; largely due to the acted upon realization that the genre as it stands had stagnated well over a decade ago.  The trend of combining the core sound with other alternative and extreme styles has proved fruitful for a slew of bands that have capitalised on this hybrid approach.  Pittsburgh’s Everyone Hates Everything are no exception, succinctly melding modern death metal with early 2000’s metalcore on this their impressive debut full-length, ‘Holding The Hand Of Death.’

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Nato Coles And The Blue Diamond Band – ‘Flyover’ (Don Giovanni/Rum Bar)

Nato Coles And The Blue Diamond Band – ‘Flyover’ (Don Giovanni/Rum Bar)

Posted by | Nov 28, 2019 | ,

Nato Coles and his band of blue diamonds have been kicking around the Minneapolis rock ‘n’ roll scene for almost a decade now, during which time they have released a clutch of EPs, one studio album and a live opus. Apparently, they adhere to a two-part code: “be excellent to each other”, and “play it loud”. Well, they have been rather excellent to us here at ÜRHQ by getting their equally excellent record company, the mightily esteemed Rum Bar Records, to wing this, their second studio album, our wicked way – and it is one which deserves to be played loud… no, make that LOUD!

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Crystal Viper – ‘Tales of Fire and Ice’ (AFM)

Crystal Viper – ‘Tales of Fire and Ice’ (AFM)

Posted by | Nov 28, 2019 | ,

Being a pretty big fan of the fantasy genre, there was no way Jonny B could turn down an album that’s called ‘Tales of Fire and Ice’ as it immediately conjured thoughts of myth and magic – totally my scene. And lo and behold, as he scanned through the press release for this album, he could tell he was onto a winner. With promises of songs inspired by myths and fables and a record full of heart and soul, there’s every chance that this new album from Crystal Viper could be just what he need to pick him up after a heavy weekend!

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Morgan Rider And The Deep Dark River – ‘The Deep Dark River Quadrilogy Chapter II: Leviathan And The Deep, Dark Blue’ (North Soul)

Morgan Rider And The Deep Dark River – ‘The Deep Dark River Quadrilogy Chapter II: Leviathan And The Deep, Dark Blue’ (North Soul)

Posted by | Nov 28, 2019 | ,

Morgan Rider may well be better known to death metal fans as the frontman of Toronto’s Vesperia, with whom he has released two albums. While sonically completely different from the territory he inhabits with the project, his solo offerings share strong thematic links, especially in relation to their connectivity to the environment. As its title suggests, this is the second in a series of four inter-linked albums, a sweeping concept set within an alternate timeline and dimension of Earth, including its geologic history and eras of human civilization. The stories contained within the Deep Dark River albums, as with those by Vesperia, are peripheral to a book series Rider has also been writing for the last nine years, and for which he is currently seeking a publisher.

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