Category: Gig Reviews
Swallow The Sun/Before The Dawn/Stam1na – Amsterdam, Melkweg – 6 April 2025
Things must be finally looking up weather-wise when Jase W is enjoying being able to turn up to shows with just a T-shirt now, which is a privilege none of us ever take for granted. Not that it matters much as our man on the continent subsequently got bundled into a darkened room to listen to a bunch of metal thanks to a bunch of Finns doom dealers…
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REDHOOK/COMASTATIC – HAARLEM, PATRONAAT – 3 MAY 2025
Where the fuck has the year gone? It’s already May and it’s a stacked month with festival season looming. Anyway, never mind Jase W’s grumbling about his loose grip on time, it was time for some fun bouncy music…
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Halflives – Amsterdam, Melkweg – 24 April 2025
It’s amazing how spotting a cool looking band logo on your mate’s suitcase at the airport can lead you to finding a pretty good band randomly. In this case it was Halflives. Admittedly Jase W has found bands through weirder circumstances but in this case, he found a fun, bouncy pop rock band from Italy that immediately hooked him.
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Aborted/Crypta/The Zenith Passage/Organectomy – Haarlem, Patronaat – 25 April 2025
So, for clarity for those who don’t know, tonight was “King’s Night” in Dutchyland and this spells the first part of a day of country-wide mania where everyone wears orange, gets hammered and possibly falls into a canal. Jase W as not doing any of that shit tonight though as he was wearing black and going to see four bands with equally unreadable logos, so you just know it’s going to be a heavy one.
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Skypilot/Solothurn – Belfast, Voodoo – 19 April 2025
Riffology. The study of the riff. For students of this most masterful of subjects, tonight promised to be a masterclass, with guaranteed honours degrees awarded to all of those fit and able enough to survive this intense cramming session. So, Class of ’25, sharpen your pencils and pay close attention – especially you lot down the back – as the school bell has rung out very loudly and your presence is mandatory…
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King Kraken/Molly Karloff/Tattoo Molly – Swansea, Hangar 18 – 19 April 2025
From the moment David O entered Hangar 18, it was clear this was no ordinary album launch. The venue, festooned with blue and yellow balloons twisted into the likeness of krakens, set a playful yet electric tone. Fans, many in King Kraken shirts, buzzed with anticipation, snapping photos of the elaborate decorations and chatting about the band’s growing reputation after high-profile festival appearances and a relentless ÜK touring schedule.
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Anastacia/Casey McQuillen – Belfast, Ulster Hall – 23 April 2025
“All my life I’ve been waiting for you to bring a fairytale my way” could very well be the singular line that summarizes this first ever visit to ÜR’s home city by an artist seeking to make up for time lost by leaving us outside alone (sic) from her tour schedule for so long, with many of the audience having waited half or more of a lifetime for this night.
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DeWolff/Silveroller – Bristol, The Fleece – 16 April 2025
Another trip for David O to another of the grassroots venues we feature regularly at Über Rock, The Fleece in Bristol. Dave was surprised by the lack of a queue on arrival as this venue is usually well supported; however, he was rather glad as it got him closer to the front for photography. He was even more surprised to find that Silveroller were on the same bill, having only seen them for the first time the previous week.
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The Karma Effect/Silveroller – Crumlin, The Patriot – 10 April 2025
On another beautiful early spring evening our man in the Welsh valleys took a quick trip down the road to “the home of rock” to see one band he had never heard of before and one who were one of the bands of the Steelhouse weekend for him last year.
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Boundaries/Varials/Dagger Threat/No Face No Case – Haarlem, Patronaat – 16 April 2025
After delivering a truly blistering set supporting Spite recently, Boundaries are out on their own headline run for a big old stomp around the ÜK and Europe. After seeing them rip up various places around the ÜK and delivering probably more backflips than your average Olympic gymnastics highlights reel, this show marked the start of the halfway point on the first European date in Haarlem.
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Heriot/Grove Street/False Reality – Manchester, Rebellion – 13 April 2025
When Heriot opened for Sylosis at the O2 Ritz last November, their set was one of the most electrifying Josh B had seen all year, a whirlwind of shrieking harmonics and crushing breakdowns, led by Debbie Gough’s commanding stage presence. Naturally, when their headline tour reached Manchester’s Rebellion, he just had to be there to see that intensity dialled up to eleven.
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs/Irked – New Century Hall, Manchester – 11 April 2025
Did you know that if you repeat the word “PIgs” seven times, you find yourself transported to a magical world of punk ‘n’ roll mayhem? You didn’t? Well, don’t worry, as DJ Astrocreep took the journey on your behalf…
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