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Decapitated/Dyscarnate/Baest/Bloodshot Dawn – Belfast, Voodoo – 14 February 2019

Decapitated/Dyscarnate/Baest/Bloodshot Dawn – Belfast, Voodoo – 14 February 2019

Posted by | Feb 20, 2019 | , |

It’s just as well we don’t really celebrate Hallmark Day here at ÜRHQ – well, not in the sense of going out for an over-priced dinner that would cost you half the amount any other night of the week, only to have waiters hovering over the table forcing your to virtually gulp your grub down yer gob at heartburn-inducing speed ‘cos there’s a queue a mile long waiting for a table you can usually spend all night hogging… sure, wouldn’t we be much better served crammed into on of our favourite clubs along with an assorted bunch of fellow metallians for an evening of ear-shattering DM?

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The Royal – ‘Deathwatch’ (Longbranch/SPV)

The Royal – ‘Deathwatch’ (Longbranch/SPV)

Posted by | Feb 20, 2019 | , |

Dutch quintet The Royal formed back in 2012 producing metal music that Jolee Flatman declares is “certainly relentless”. Previous releases include an EP, two albums and a single. Upcoming album ‘Deathwatch’ is for sure an interesting one, consisting of ten songs altogether: parts of it our NKOTB really digs, others however aren’t for her. For fans of Upon A Burning Body, Shields and Currents.

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Dream Theater – ‘Distance Over Time’ (InsideOut Music)

Dream Theater – ‘Distance Over Time’ (InsideOut Music)

Posted by | Feb 19, 2019 | , , |

There can be no doubt about it: we think we can quite safely say that Dream Theater are THE pioneers of the modern progressive metal sound. Their iconic debut, ‘When Day And Dream Unite’ – an album which, at the time of writing, is just a few weeks short of celebrating its 30th anniversary – merged prog rock values with those of classic rock and thrash, combining power, speed and, above all, melody in a way which a few artists had attempted but had so far failed to achieve to such a gloriously successful degree.

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