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Judicator – ‘Let There Be Nothing’ (Prosthetic Records)

Judicator – ‘Let There Be Nothing’ (Prosthetic Records)

Posted by | May 18, 2020 | ,

Galloping guitar riffs, soaring vocal lines and catchy melodies. Three key components for a power metal engine. For their fifth album release, Judicator have got it all. ‘Let There Be Nothing’ follows their previous releases in having lyrics steeped in historical storytelling, this time going into the life of Byzantine General Belisarius. Couple the concept with technical proficiency and solid hooks, then the eight tracks on offer are offering some quality power metal.

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The Über Rock Singles Club – Beating The Isolation Blues (Part Four)

The Über Rock Singles Club – Beating The Isolation Blues (Part Four)

Posted by | May 17, 2020 | , , ,

My oh my (to quote the mighty Mr Holder), doesn’t time fly when you’re in lockdown? With one day moulding into the next seemingly quicker than before, it’s hard to believe it’s been a fortnight since the Singles Club opened its virtual doors and we fired up the deathdecks with a selection of the finest short-form releases to have come our way in recent weeks. Yet, here we are again with another bumper pick of the crop – a massive 23 tracks in total for your aural and visual delectation, whittled down from the 250+ submissions which came our way over the past 14 days or so…

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – CRO-MAGS

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – CRO-MAGS

Posted by | May 17, 2020 | , ,

Despite the current lockdown, we are still receiving a healthy bundle of submissions for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ title. While some artists are trying to find new ways of visually interpreting their songs, others obviously have had the guts of their filming completed in advance of the global quarantine, with the finishing touches being added in isolated post-production. This week’s selection once again sees a balance of these two approaches….

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The BIG Über Rock Interview – Adrian Goleby (Caligula’s Horse)

The BIG Über Rock Interview – Adrian Goleby (Caligula’s Horse)

Posted by | May 16, 2020 | , ,

Earlier this month, our resident proggie, Jase W, reviewed ‘Rise Radiant’, the excellent new album from Australian progsters Caligula’s Horse, which is released next week via InsideOut Music. Well, they must have liked what he had to say about it, as the next thing he know he’d been invited to fire some questions across the interweb to the land down under, and specifically to guitarist Adrian Goleby, to ask about the album, songwriting, his memories of touring in different territories and choosing setlists…

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Dennis DeYoung – ’26 East: Volume 1’ (Frontiers Music)

Dennis DeYoung – ’26 East: Volume 1’ (Frontiers Music)

Posted by | May 15, 2020 | ,

You don’t need us to tell that, when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit, and the world went into almost complete lockdown, the music business similarly initially came to an almost complete standstill. Not only were all live events immediately cancelled, but another major side effect was that on the release schedules for many albums, as CD and vinyl pressing plants were forced to close their doors, meaning that orders could not be fulfilled according to their original timetables. One label badly affected has been Frontiers Music: after all, the company is based in Milan, the epicentre of the disease in Italy especially. There was no choice but for them to push all their planned forthcoming releases back by at least a month… which is why this sixth solo album from former Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung is one of several Frontiers products only seeing the light of day this time next week, instead of last month as originally planned…

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