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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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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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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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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What better way to blow away the January blues and usher in a new month than in the company of one of the zaniest and most entertaining bands the Über Kingdom has produced in many a year? Oh, and Evil Scarecrow! Ha, ha!
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