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Bad Boat – ‘Drown The Phoenix’ (Self-Released)

Bad Boat – ‘Drown The Phoenix’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Nov 13, 2019 | ,

Bad Boat are a band who have been teetering on the brink of the Northern Ireland metal scene for more than a decade and a half now, one minute threatening to explode like a neutron bomb, the next looking like they would equally spectacularly implode like a dying star, along the way delivering live shows that have shuffled between the apparently shambolic and the sheer sublime. So, perhaps it should come as no surprise that it has taken them seven long years to deliver us of some new recordings – and twice as long to produce their second full-length album.

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Oracle/Drakonis/Grey Stag – Belfast, Voodoo – 9 November 2019

Oracle/Drakonis/Grey Stag – Belfast, Voodoo – 9 November 2019

Posted by | Nov 12, 2019 | ,

The Northern Ireland metal scene seems to be going from strength to strength at the moment. Audience numbers for shows have been steadily growing, as have sales of CDs and T-shirts as fans seem to have suddenly woken up to the strength, and depth, of the talent we possess in this particular corner of the Überverse. It helps, of course, that the bands themselves are consistently able to prove their worth and deliver the goods, both in terms of the sheer quality of studio recordings that are being released on an increasingly frequent basis and, perhaps more importantly, in the live arena, into which one of Belfast’s new bloods, Oracle, this evening launched their debut full-length album, the ÜR-approved ‘Novissima’.

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Buck & Evans – ‘Write A Better Day’ (Departure Records)

Buck & Evans – ‘Write A Better Day’ (Departure Records)

Posted by | Nov 12, 2019 | ,

The first, and so far only, time The Dark Queen came across Buck & Evans was when they played the Steelhouse festival back in 2014. She remembers being well impressed by their blues-rock style, and especially by the voice of Sally Ann Evans, who reminded her of her good friend Kaz Hawkins. Now, five years later, they eventually are releasing their debut album. What has taken them so long? DQ doesn’t know, but let’s join her in finding out if it has been worth the wait, shall we?

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Young Guv – ‘Guv I’/’Guv II’ (Run For Cover)

Young Guv – ‘Guv I’/’Guv II’ (Run For Cover)

Posted by | Nov 12, 2019 | ,

Young Guv is the latest project from Ben Cook, perhaps best known to regular readers as the frontman with hardcore mob No Warning and guitarist with punk deconstructionists Fucked Up. Over the past year and a bit, he has been writing two albums worth of solo material, under the monicker Young Guv. Originally released separately over the course of this past summer, they are now available as a unified package, which we asked John B do delve into…

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