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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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Nebula – ‘Charged’ (Heavy Psyche Sounds)

Nebula – ‘Charged’ (Heavy Psyche Sounds)

Posted by | Feb 8, 2019 | , |

The guys at Heavy Psyche Sounds are doing a great job right now of introducing us to some quality stoner and psyche from new bands, but are also doing a great job unearthing some gems from that genre’s past, and there isn’t a gem from the past that shines much brighter than Nebula’s ‘Charged’, originally released back in 2001 on Sub Pop Records.

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Meadows End – ‘The Grand Antiquation’ (Black Lion)

Meadows End – ‘The Grand Antiquation’ (Black Lion)

Posted by | Feb 8, 2019 | , |

Initially formed in the late Nineties, symphonic death metal band Meadows End have had a rocky journey to where they are today. Inactivity and line up changes stalled the project following demo releases in the early 2000s. 2010 saw stability return and the band released their debut album ‘Ode to Quietus’. Interest in the band grew along with a social media presence and 2014 saw second offering ‘The Sufferwell’ being released. As they established themselves further, Meadows End reworked and released their early demo work in the form of album ‘Sojourn’ in 2016. Using their, by now solid social media presence, ‘Sojourn’ was released track by track each month via the band’s YouTube channel. In this way the band built up further interest in their music as well as creating a sense of build up for their pre-existing fans. What does album number four, ‘The Grand Antiquation’, have in store?

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