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Delain – ‘Hunter’s Moon’ (Napalm)

Delain – ‘Hunter’s Moon’ (Napalm)

Posted by | Feb 11, 2019 | , |

The upcoming release from Denmark’s most notable symphonic metallers works on a number of levels. Firstly, with ‘Hunter’s Moon’, Delain are capping off a trilogy which began with the ‘Lunar Prelude’ EP and was continued by their 2016 full-length, ‘Moon Bathers’. As well as bringing their thematic appreciation of celestial bodies to an apparent climax, the four new studio cuts featured here act as a tantalising precursor to a future LP due later this year. The rest of the album’s ten tracks are live recordings from Delain’s 2017 ‘Danse Macabre’ tour, which were also filmed for a Blu-ray release in order to fully depict the opulence of their stage show.

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Corroded – ‘Bitter’ (Despotz Records)

Corroded – ‘Bitter’ (Despotz Records)

Posted by | Feb 11, 2019 | , |

Someone else will probably hear this album and absolutely love it. Gerald S is not that person though as this album just leaves him cold and uninterested. ‘Bitter’ never moves him and just starts to feel like a monotonous exercise with each song every time that he plays it. Giving each song a one-word title seems a little silly and ultimately unimaginative to him. Some of that may also be his own subjectivity as he is just not personally getting any kind of depth from these songs…

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Obscura/Fallujah/Allegaeon/First Fragment – Manchester, Rebellion – 7 February 2019

Obscura/Fallujah/Allegaeon/First Fragment – Manchester, Rebellion – 7 February 2019

Posted by | Feb 10, 2019 | , |

Ahh, technical death metal, the widdliest and guitar wankery-est of all non-prog genres. When a TDM heavyweight such as Obscura are touring fairly nearby, it would be rather rude not to accept an invitation from Tapestry Promotions to attend, especially when Allegaeon, First Fragment and Fallujah are their tour mates. So, off to Manchester again for our resident gigaholic for an evening of brutality…

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Parkway Drive/Killswitch Engage/Thy Art Is Murder – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena – 1 February 2019

Parkway Drive/Killswitch Engage/Thy Art Is Murder – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena – 1 February 2019

Posted by | Feb 9, 2019 | , |

For months the rumours had been circulating – and dividing the metal community right down the middle… Australian metalcore giants Parkway Drive were the as-yet-unannounced third headliner for the mighty Bloodstock festival this coming summer… the various online forums had been going positively ballistic in the lead up to this round of dates in the Über Kingdom, with confirmation coming just as the lights went up on the final show of the run; but, first, there was the small matter of their debut Welsh arena show…

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The BIG Über Rock Interview – Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)

The BIG Über Rock Interview – Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)

Posted by | Feb 9, 2019 | , |

Dutch gothic metallers Within Temptation have been quiet for quite some time – but no more. They have come roaring back to life with a stunning new album, ‘Resist’, an opus which sees the band living up to its name by resisting all temptations to do anything other than plough their own furrow. So, what were we going to do to mark this very special moment in musical history? Well, how about dig a certain erstwhile UR contributor out of his long-term retirement and send him along to chat to the beautiful Sharon den Adel about said release and what the present and near-future hold for the band?

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