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JAWS – ‘The Ceiling’ (Self-Released)

JAWS – ‘The Ceiling’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 4, 2019 | , |

A lot has changed since JAWS released their debut ‘’Be Slowly’ in 2014. From the prevailing atmosphere of the scene at the time, to the very country around them, the world has moved in a big way in just five years, particularly as so many great bands in the UK have decided to call it a day in response to an increasingly hostile world (in so, so many ways). As such, one could take the lofty dream-pop that the band evoked on that debut and equate it with an idea of escape, of release from a sense of anxiety which seems to permeate almost everywhere else, particularly when each of the band’s early songs felt so sunshine-ready, set to get any party going.

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Idle Hands – ‘Mana’ (Eisenwald)

Idle Hands – ‘Mana’ (Eisenwald)

Posted by | Apr 3, 2019 | , |

Portland based four-piece, Idle Hands, made a name for themselves with the release of their EP ‘Don’t Waste Your Time’ in 2018.  Within four months they were back in the studio putting together eleven tracks to form their debut album. ‘Mana’ is the culmination of eight months’ worth of work for Idle Hands, honing their brand of gothic infused heavy metal. With the suitably dark titled lead single ‘Give Me to The Night’ already gaining positive feedback and airplay, what have Idle Hands got in store?

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Devin Townsend – ‘Empath’ (Inside Out/HevyDevy)

Devin Townsend – ‘Empath’ (Inside Out/HevyDevy)

Posted by | Apr 3, 2019 | , |

Some 24 years and 25 albums since he first struck out after leaving the band of Steve Vai, Devin Townsend seems no closer to dialling back on the dials of sonic madness that has carried the maverick from Strapping Young Lad to the prolific solo output that sustains him to this day. Ever the master of reinvention, Devin has once again reshaped the wheel from the 2016 release from The Devin Townsend Project, ‘Transcendence’, to come out with something utterly baffling, mind-melting and undeniably insane.

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Headsticks – ‘Kept In The Dark’ (STP Records)

Headsticks – ‘Kept In The Dark’ (STP Records)

Posted by | Apr 2, 2019 | , |

(Perhaps) surprisingly, Headsticks have not crossed ÜRHQ’s usually highly targeted rock ‘n’f’n’ roll radar until now… we must fix that glitch! Actually, we’re doing so right now, as this, the latest album from the Cheshire folk-punks has just kicked in the office door, walked up to our desk, spat in our face and asked “do we have your attention now, mofos?” Indeed, you do sirs, and thank you very much for introducing yerselves in such style.

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Black Paisley – ‘Perennials’ (Self-Released)

Black Paisley – ‘Perennials’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 2, 2019 | , |

ÜR boss Monk is fascinated by the etymology of band names: he always has been and always probably will remain so… after all, a band’s chosen moniker can say a lot about them and help plot their chosen career course.  Would Led Zeppelin have made such an impact if they had remained The New Yardbirds? Or would Messrs Butler, Iommi, Osbourne and Ward gone on to change the shape of modern metal as the Polka Tulk Blues Band? Extremely doubtful… but, we digress… It was this very interest in the origins of names that led Monk to discover that this particular Swedish hard rock crüe take theirs from a certain signature guitar by one Richie Sambora… a massive clue as to what to expect between its grooves? Well, not quite…

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