Despite the ongoing lockdown in many parts of the Überverse, we are still receiving a healthy bundle of submissions for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ title. Many of them are produced against the background of continuing quarantine conditions in some countries, while others reflect artists being able to return and flex their creative muscles once again.
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Stand Atlantic are a name that particularly our younger readers will surely recognize by now as they’ve been steadily climbing through the ranks of pop punk and rock for the last few years. The Australian pop-punkers definitely know what to do in order to capture your attention within the first few seconds of the album.
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It seems like it’s a week of mystery on the album review front for Jonny B this week, with the bosses at ÜRHQ chucking him another completely off the wall album to review. This time it comes in the form of the latest EP from experimental electronic/post rock outfit Poisonous Birds, which is a pretty unique experience…
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People who know Jase W in person know he’s got a real bad habit of literally not shutting the fuck up about stuff that he’s passionate about, whether this is a TV series, anime – and especially music. So when a Swedish mate of his, who shall not be named, cornered him about Orbit Culture in the lead up to a gig at Manchester’s Rebellion venue he figured he may as well give them a look in. The gig itself was a pretty stacked lineup with Rivers of Nihil headlining, Black Crown Initiate, Møl, and Orbit Culture as the opening support act; so JW was right in there at doors ready to see what they had in store – and they absolutely blew his head off: their live sound is BIG. So when he got a prod from one of the editors saying “Fancy this?”, his response was nothing short of a hearty “Fuck yes I do…”
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Brazilian thrashers Scars are one of those bands who’ve been knocking around for ages, but rarely manage to get any official releases out. They formed back in 1991 but called it a day seven years later with no more than a split CD to their name. Since then, they’ve reformed twice; in 2004 and again in 2018. In all that time, they’ve only brought out one full length album – 2008’s ‘Devilgod Alliance’ – and with major success eluding them thus far, it sadly seems unlikely that ‘Predatory’ will change that.
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