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RXPTRS – ‘I’ EP (Self-Released)

RXPTRS – ‘I’ EP (Self-Released)

Posted by | May 6, 2019 | ,

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ was rubbish wasn’t it? We were promised a disaster-movie with dinosaurs and instead got some nonsense about a cloned child and a significant Jeff Goldblum-shaped gap. They also never explained how Bryce Dallas Howard’s character isn’t in jail despite being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people in the previous film or why everyone is so keen on weaponizing Velociraptors, despite the fact that they’re not bullet proof and absolutely would not win a fight with an Apache gunship. It was such a load of crap that here at Über Rock towers, we were quite ready to vent our frustrations on the first band that turned up with an even vaguely prehistoric name and subject them to a tirade of abuse faster than you can say “clever girl.”

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Borders – ‘Purify’ (Long Branch Records)

Borders – ‘Purify’ (Long Branch Records)

Posted by | May 6, 2019 | ,

Lincoln lads Borders are a very underrated band, slowly emerging from the underground metalcore scene. ‘Purify’ will be their first full length album, after producing an EP, ‘Diagnosed’, back in 2017.  Releasing on 10 May this year, ‘Purify’ is not just an album, but a powerful statement. These guys are fresh blood on the scene, one of which is not to be overlooked. Borders are here, and they are a force to be reckoned with. For fans of Hacktivist, Volumes and The Ghost Inside.

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The Hip Priests – ‘Stand For Nothing’ (Speedowax/Ghost Highway)

The Hip Priests – ‘Stand For Nothing’ (Speedowax/Ghost Highway)

Posted by | May 6, 2019 | ,

To say that Über Rock and The Hip Priests have history, a long history, would probably rate as one of the most stupendously stupid understatements of this or any other year. As long-time readers will be more than aware, we have been champions of the self-styled “most prolific band you’ve never heard of” since the site’s early days, and both ourselves and the band virtually grew up together. Over the past 12 years or so, the Priests have released an humungous amount of material: at the last count, they have issued something like four albums, three EPs and a stunning 24 singles… Now, they’re back on the attack with this, the HP album that was never meant to be…

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Safire/Dead Addiction/Like A Hawk – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 27 April 2019

Safire/Dead Addiction/Like A Hawk – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 27 April 2019

Posted by | May 5, 2019 | ,

It had been a while since we darkened the doors of what once was our venue of choice: no real reason other than the paucity of shows so far this year that we had actually been interested in covering. So, what better excuse to return to the hallowed confines of the Slimer than the return to action, after a seemingly interminable period away from the live scene, of Saffron Gorman and her merry band of rock ‘n’ roll troubadours? No, we can’t think of one either…

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