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State Of Ember- ‘Broken Horizons’ (Self-Released)

State Of Ember- ‘Broken Horizons’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jan 10, 2019 | , |

In the accompanying PR blurb, Worcester trio State Of Ember describe themselves as “taking their cue” from the likes of Alter Bridge, Shinedown and InMe. To be honest, I can’t see any comparisons with the first two named acts, and only a few shades of the last, on this, the Midlands band’s second EP. Which in itself is a good thing, as it means that the initial listen to this latest release – the follow up to their debut, ‘Clouded Views’, back in the Autumn of 2017 – quickly moved from asking “who do these guys sound like?” to that of “can they stand on their own two feet?”.

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Days Of Jupiter – ‘Panoptical’ (Metalville)

Days Of Jupiter – ‘Panoptical’ (Metalville)

Posted by | Jan 10, 2019 | , |

Swedish melodic metal quintet Days Of Jupiter were formed in 2010 and have recently released their fourth album, ‘Panoptical. through Metalville. This is band our beautiful Dark Queen admits has slipped under herradar until the CD was slotted into her stereo – and she was pleasantly surprised by what she heard, as you can find out on the other side of the link.

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FESTIVAL NEWS: 2000 Trees announce biggest ever headliner

FESTIVAL NEWS: 2000 Trees announce biggest ever headliner

Posted by | Jan 9, 2019 | , |

Fresh from winning the accolade as the UK’s Best Medium Sized Festival, 2000 Trees have greeted the New Year with a 33-band announcement for the 2019 event. Headed by pop-punk quintet Youmeatsix – quite possibly the biggest booking in Trees’ history – certainly if you go by the completely sold-out UK tour the band completed November/December – the line-up also features the likes of While She Sleeps, Every Time I Die (playing ‘Hot Damn!’ In full), Therapy? and Jamie Lenman.

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Downcast – ‘Downcast’ (Self-Released)

Downcast – ‘Downcast’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jan 9, 2019 | , |

Despite their name, upstarts Downcast – whose members hail from as far afield as the south-west of England, south Wales and the Midlands – by and large play the sort of bright and breezy, upbeat pop punk that will be familiar to fans of the likes of All Time Low, Neck Deep and The Wonder Years. I say “by and large” because this debut five-track EP does have its moments of introspection, not least on the likes of the appropriately entitled, in both instances, ‘Sombre’ and ‘I’m Sorry’.

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Misty Bliss – ‘Misty Bliss’ (Black Market Music)

Misty Bliss – ‘Misty Bliss’ (Black Market Music)

Posted by | Jan 9, 2019 | , |

This debut four-track EP from Swiss trio Misty Bliss is another release that initially slipped under the ÜR radar when it landed in our inbox in the lead up to Christmas – and smack in the middle of our website rebuild. Fortunately, it ended up in the “for consideration” file, which is just as well as this is an extremely confident first release from a band who tread that path that travels from heavy blues to psychedelia, via alt-rock and stoner dalliances.

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