VIDEO OF THE WEEK – GRILLIJONO K.O.
Chosen by DJ Monk Despite the ongoing lockdown in many parts of the Überverse, we are still...
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In/Vertigo – ‘Sex, Love & Chaos’ EP (Rockshots Records)
Storming out of the Canadian Midwest like rampaging bulls, In/Vertigo deliver a sound that could be ripped straight from the back-alley dives of Los Angeles rather than the wide-open prairies of the northern plains. But, then, every city has its seedy underground, and these four young(ish) hallions from Calgary certainly have more than enough grime and gunk on their cowboy boots, and inside their skintight jeans, to blend seamlessly into the groove anywhere from Soho to the Strip.
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Wilderun – ‘Veil Of Imagination’ (Century Media)
We must admit, it’s been a weird week at ÜRHQ. First of all, DQ decided to fuck off to the south of Spain at barely a few hours’ notice, just because she can do such things, you understand. Then, one of Monk’s favourite bands released possibly the worst, if not definitely the most disappointing, album of their career. And then this highly unusual and definitely “out there” album landed in the boss’ inbox…. Yes, it’s been a weird week, and if this had arrived a few days earlier it most definitely would have served as its soundtrack rather than that of its reflection…
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Carthagods – ‘The Monster In Me’ (Metalville)
Proving once again that heavy metal is indeed a universal language, Carthagods come to us, as their name would aptly suggest, from the land of the ancient Carthaginian empire, known today as Tunisia. Despite this being only their second album, the quintet was one of the first metal bands to emerge from the sub-Sahara, predating their more prolific and better-known compatriots Myrath by a couple of years.
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Asylums – ‘Genetic Cabaret’ (Cool Thing Records)
There is a line in the press release which accompanied this, the third album by Southend agit-poppers Asylums which grates with Monk, as no doubt it will with many ÜR readers, and especially our female ones, when singer Luke Branch refers to the fact that his wife “fell pregnant” during the writing and recording process. We mean, babies are not conceived by a woman tripping over a loose paving stone: there is a biological process involved. However, what Branch’s somewhat misworded statement serves to do is highlight the backdrop against which this new album itself was gestated and brought into the world.
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