Category: Interviews
Über Rock Introduces… Kath And The Kicks
Leeds alt-rock trio Kath And The Kicks have just declared that they are very much alive and, erm, kicking (sorry, NOT!) with the release, just yesterday, of their fourth single. So, we reckoned it might be a good time to catch up with the band and get under their skin, to find out what makes them tick, the inevitable subject of making music under the strictures of lockdown – and the ever vexed subject of whether or not you should put pineapple on a pizza…
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Über Rock Introduces… ForeignWolf
Like so many hundreds, nay thousands, of bands the Überverse over, Belfast upstarts ForeignWolf found themselves faced with a barrier as tall as the Great North Wall when the Covid pan(dem)ic hit last March. They had released their first EP and were starting to build momentum on the live front, with a handful of gigs under their belts, a slot in the regional Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition and a ÜK tour in the pipeline.
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The BIG Über Rock Interview: Sebastian Moederle-Lumb (Them Bloody Kids)
Having lived in the North West for the better part of a decade now, Jonny B is well used to hearing the phrase “them bloody kids” being bandied around and generally it’s referring to the hordes of kids that hang around in places like the park or outside McDonalds. What he didn’t expect is for this particular group of bloody “kids” to be a hard-hitting alt-rock/groove metal trio from down London way…
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Über Rock Introduces… Viatorem
Proving that heavy metal does indeed span the length and breadth of the Überverse, politically-charged London-based progressive hardcore/deathcore quintet Viatorem draw their members from across three capital cities, two continents and multiple different timezones. First impacting last summer with their debut EP, ‘No Saviours No Kings’, they are now following that up with a new two-track offering, which leads off with a timely cover of RATM’s ‘Bulls On Parade’, which lands this coming week.
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The BIG Über Rock Interview – Mike IX Williams (EyeHateGod)
New Orleans sludge/doom crossover legends EyeHateGod released their latest album, the UR-approved ‘A History Of Nomadic Behavior’, earlier this month. Subsequently, Monk took the opportunity to grab a chat with frontman and lyricist Mike IX Williams to chat about the album and its creation against the backdrop of a global pandemic – and what turns out to be its rather prophetic title. They also chatted about a variety of other issues,..
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Black Spiders – ‘Black Spiders’ (Self-Released)
It’s somewhat typical of the modern music market. You find a band, completely by chance, whose music you really enjoy. They release a couple of albums, they look like they’ll be making it big. A couple of EPs filter out, you’re hyped for the next big release, and then… hiatus/split time. Like many of us, DJ Astrocreep thought we may have unfortunately seen the last of Black Spiders but that thankfully seems not to be the case after time out in lockdown has readjusted priorities. Will they live up to the hype they rightfully built up? There’s only one way to find out…
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Über Röck Introduces… Immerse
Bristol melodic/post-hardcore heavyweights Immerse are preparing to release their second album, ‘The Weight The Holds Me Here’, at the end of the month. While this is the band’s sophomore full-length release, they somehow previously managed to slip under the radar here at ÜRHQ, so we decided that this would be an ideal time to catch up with them, and particularly drummer Josh, to find out more about the band, the album, the challenges of life in lockdown and their ideal gigging partnerships…
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Über Rock Introduces… Scarred
Four years after their last release, Luxembourg progressive/tech metallers Scarred last month returned to the fray with their third, self-titled album, their first to feature new vocalist Yann Dalscheid. Although the album somehow slipped under our radar in reviewing terms, we thought we’d make up for that criminal oversight by catching up with drummer Laurent Kessel to chat about the band, the album, the challenges of the year-long pandemic and breaking out of the tiny landlocked principality in which they are based.
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Über Röck Introduces… Brazen Bull
The backdrop of a global pandemic may not be the best time for a young band to try and establish themselves on the musical landscape, but that is exactly the situation in which East Anglia’s Brazen Bull have found themselves. And, when we describe they four guys as “young”, we’re right on the money, as they’re all still in their teens. However, given the resilience of youth, they have not let small things such as continuing lockdowns get in the way of getting their music “out there”, in the form of their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which they are self-releasing at the beginning of next month.
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THE BIG ÜBER ROCK INTERVIEW: ATTIC THEORY
When a band earns the coveted title of ‘Best New Band’ then there’s a very good chance that they are going to be a bit of alright. So, Jonny B was excited to catch up with Lew and Pete from Planet Rock’s Best New Band of 2020, Attic Theory, where we chatted about their debut EP, coping with 2020, Tik Tok and more…
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The BIG Über Rock Interview: Paul Gray (The Sensible Gray Cells/Professor And The Madman/The Damned)
Despite the ongoing lockdowns across the Überverse, it has been a busy year for punk legend Paul Gray. While The Damned may have been one band forced into an unforeseen hiatus, the break has meant that the bassist has been able to concentrate on not just one but two “side projects”, in the form of Professor And The Madman, who recently entertained us with their excellent ‘Seance’ album, and more latterly The Sensible Gray Cells, which has seen him team up with another of this long-term bandmates, the ever charismatic Captain Sensible, to produce an equally impressive second collaboration, which sees the light of day later this month.
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Über Rock Introduces… Seek Harbour
While there have been many negative aspects of the ongoing lockdowns, such as the absence of live gigs for the better part of the past seven months, one up side has been being able to use the extended periods of downtime to seek out new bands and new talent. One such recent discovery to come our way earlier this month was southern English metal crüe Seek Harbour and their latest single, ‘Sleepless Water’. With the band also celebrating a new management deal, Monk took the opportunity to find out a little bit more about the four guys, their background and the challenges of getting their product out there in the midst of a pandemic…
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