Los Angeles-based theatrical goths Raven Black spent much of the last two months on the road as the opening act on Static-X’s ‘Wisconsin Death Trip’ 20th anniversary tour. Über Rock’s Dana Osgood went along for the ride, capturing the band in all their OTT glory on three of the dates – The Observatory in Orange County, Catch One in LA itself and The House Of Blues in Las Vegas.
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We hit the final day of Bloodstock 2019 assured that we have seen some of the brightest up-and-coming talent in the metal world right now in the form of both Sabaton and Parkway Drive. That in mind, it’s time to celebrate some legends in their own right as we hit the classically powered Sunday to see what delights Bloodstock holds in store…
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It’s DJ Astrocreep back at the wheels of steel for this edition of the Über Rock Singles Club and we have another jam packed edition for you here! With just shy of 200 submissions towards it once again, here’s the big lad’s personal highlights across the Über Rock ‘n’ Roll spectrum…
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It’s not often we have more than one winner for our Video of the Week award, but this week we have been unable to decide between three! With such quality song going alongside wonderfully fitting videos meant it would have been grossly unfair to leave any of the three out – so, we decided to spoil you and let you make up your own minds as to which you prefer…
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With Sabaton’s rallying warcries still getting the blood pumping come Saturday morning, we’re undertaking some roaring of our own on Saturday morning, courtesy of the standstill traffic on the M6. Arriving far too late to catch Cancer Bats’ set (though we do catch the anthemic final notes of their ‘War Pigs’ cover), we head into Catton Hall for our first band of the day. Swallow The Sun possess an incredible melodic take on doom/death, which while on paper doesn’t seem like the best way to get the day started, in practice is a grand way to kick things off. Measured and restrained, the band’s set is a total change of pace from the previous evening’s lunacy, all majestic doom melodies and crushing heaviness – just the way we like it.
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