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Forlorn Hope – ‘Over The Hills’ (Self-Released)

Forlorn Hope – ‘Over The Hills’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jul 16, 2019 | ,

Heavy metal and military history are no strangers to each other. After all, the likes of Iron Maiden have frequently used various wars as lyrical content, while Sabaton have made a career out of it. Now, you can add Merseyside newcomers Forlorn Hope to that list, with this, their debut album based around the Peninsular Wars of the 19th Century. We assigned John Bedard to dust off his dusty biography of Napoleon Bonaparte and explore its grooves.

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Valley Of The Wolves – Pontypool, New Panteg Rugby Club – 21 June 2019

Valley Of The Wolves – Pontypool, New Panteg Rugby Club – 21 June 2019

Posted by | Jul 13, 2019 | ,

This was the third event hosted by the Celtic Wolves MC as a way of meeting and enjoying live music.  The sun shone on a beautiful weekend in June in Pontypool – this was a rare event in itself!  Those who attend Steelhouse know all about the weather in this region. Friday night was kicked off by three covers bands with all bands playing from the back of a flatbed curtain sided truck, a novel experience for them but makes for a huge elevated stage which gave everyone a very good view of the talent on show.  Now, at ÜR we don’t review cover bands so suffice to say they were all very good at what they did and were enjoyed by the crowd. So, for us is it was on to the main action…

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Ministry/3TEETH/deadfilmstar – Birmingham, O2 Institute – 4 July 2019

Ministry/3TEETH/deadfilmstar – Birmingham, O2 Institute – 4 July 2019

Posted by | Jul 13, 2019 | ,

It was the Fourth of July, so what better way was there to celebrate the greatest nation on earth than by heading out to see their favourite sons sing anthems of equality, prosperity and freedom? Oops, wrong reality. It might be 4 July, but in England all that means is that its scorching hot as industrial legends Ministry roll into town. Outspoken and brash, the band have been raising hell for nearly 40 years, producing some of the finest anti-establishment tunes (and albums) in the business. Which makes it a bit mad that they’ve somehow managed to drop a UK tour right as industrial behemoths Rammstein play their only UK show this year and not end up on the bill (and if you don’t think Rammstein owe a debt to Ministry, just line-up ‘Du Hast’ and ‘N.W.O.’ back-to-back), but when it results in a headline performance from a band who a decade ago had rode into the sunset, well you just smile, take your apples and say yeehaw.

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