Having originally formed as a five-piece and then stripped down to a quartet, the hard rockin’ Swedish ladies who make up Thundermother are about to put every weather forecaster in the Überverse out of business by defiantly declaring that there most definitely will be a ‘Heat Wave’ this summer, in the shape of their about-to-be-released fourth album…
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John B rarely hears something that he finds totally unique, while still being well-grounded. While he would say this new album from Pinnacle Point is very much inspired by the ‘80s – and often that is a hard era to draw inspiration from and still be unique, as it is often that people fall into a rut and end up just copying – he’s not sure it would fit right in back then. While it is clearly inspired by the era, it also manages to be something new that he has not ever really heard anything like before. It is a masterpiece in uniqueness, as he now explains:
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Irish indie rockers Fontaines D.C. have announced details of a “lockdown” show to mark the release of their new album, ‘A Hero’s Death’, which comes out on 31 July via Partisan Records.
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If ever an album had a timely title, it is this one, as the world is, indeed, well and truly fucked at this moment in time. Well, between global pandemics and brainless trumpets and wankers in charge of two of the biggest so-called “superpowers”, it has to be accepted that this is the general perception… not that we discuss politics here on Über Rock, of course, but this an apposite introduction to this very relevant, and justifiably angry, album.
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The history of heavy metal is littered with collaborations, of various degrees of success, between bands and orchestras, from Deep Purple’s groundbreaking ‘Concerto…’ through Metallica’s flawed but iconic ‘S&M’ to abominations such as Kiss’ trip to Melbourne and more recent successes such as the highly impressive Royal Albert Hall performances by Alter Bridge and Heart. By and large, most of these collaborations have seen the bands concerned performing a “greatest hits” set, featuring their biggest pops re-imagined for a new setting. So, what makes this latest offering from legendary German frontman Udo Dirkschneider stand out from the crowd? Well, a few things…
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