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The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Three)

The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Three)

Posted by | Jul 28, 2019 | ,

Bloodstock 2019 ends with a celebration of a band who possess some of the most iconic radio tunes in both rock and heavy metal canon. Scorpions have been called both in their day, but its never been up for dispute that this band offer anything less than the full stadium experience wherever they go, so we can bet on there being some hoarse throats come Monday morning. With that in mind, here are our picks for the other talent you need in your life on the final day of Bloodstock 2019…

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The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Two)

The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Two)

Posted by | Jul 27, 2019 | ,

In metal, you adapt, or you die. The genre has evolved continually since the first howling notes of ‘Black Sabbath’ wailed into the world (and if we’re honest, long before that too) and so with it the scene has had to grow ever more adventurous and expansive. Naturally that means that its festivals too must grow and evolve – so Bloodstock’s move to book Parkway Drive feels both entirely natural and like an enormous gamble on their part. But then, if you don’t play, you don’t win.

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The BIG Über Rock Interview – Danny Bryant

The BIG Über Rock Interview – Danny Bryant

Posted by | Jul 27, 2019 | ,

British blues virtuoso Danny Bryant releases his new album, ‘Means Of Escape’, in September. So, no better excuse to catch up with the guitar wizard for a chat about same, the significance of its title, the deeply personal nature of some of the songs, the challenge of self-producing, what we can expect on the subsequent promotional tour – and how the blues is like a fine whiskey…

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Girlschool/Dead Addiction – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 19 July 2019

Girlschool/Dead Addiction – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 19 July 2019

Posted by | Jul 27, 2019 | ,

Despite not having visited this particular corner of the Überverse for nigh on the first 30 years of their career, Girlschool have become (relatively) regular visitors over the past decade, having first headlined the Diamond Rock Club in the Antrim hills nigh on nine years back and then hit this very complex twice as an opening act, first for Saxon (when they came extremely close to blowing both the headliners and main support Fastway off the stage) and more latterly Rose Tattoo when the Aussie rockers paid their long overdue return just last September. Now, just ten short months later, the original heavy metal femme fatales were back, this time deservedly headlining in their own right.

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