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SAXON – BELFAST, ULSTER HALL – 4 NOVEMBER 2025

SAXON – BELFAST, ULSTER HALL – 4 NOVEMBER 2025

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There are historic gigs, and then there are historic gigs. And believe us, this historic venue has hosted more than its fair share of both… and tonight was set to be another as two of the most historically important albums in the history of heavy metal were set to played, in full, back to back for the first time in their respective histories. Have we referenced the historic significance of this gig enough yet? Maybe… but we’ll probably do so a few more times before this review is finished…

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SABATON ‘LEGENDS’ (BETTER NOISE MUSIC)

SABATON ‘LEGENDS’ (BETTER NOISE MUSIC)

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Anyone who has been with us a while will know that Jonny B is a pretty BIG fan of Sabaton and has been since he stumbled across them at Hammerfest in 2011. The combination of historical lessons and epic metal music managed to scratch an itch that he didn’t know he had, the songs are catchy as hell and the subject matter is simply fascinating! If you’ve somehow been under a rock for the last decade, it’s pretty hard to miss that Sabaton have become one of the biggest successes in power metal, with multi-platinum albums under their belt, their own history channel on YouTube, their own cruise and even their own festival, Sabaton Open Air (although this has been on hiatus since the last event in 2022). And now they have their 11th album with rich to regale us with more tales…

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RADAR FESTIVAL – MANCHESTER, O2 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE – 4 JULY 2025

RADAR FESTIVAL – MANCHESTER, O2 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE – 4 JULY 2025

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It’s the start of RADAR Festival 2025 in “sunny” Manchester and the crew for this festival have been through the wringer to say the least. Following on from the issues having to drop Bob Vylan thanks to extreme media pressure on the venue, the atmosphere on day one is tense but hopeful despite some last-minute dropouts and seemingly no replacement headliner for Saturday. Beers are in and we’re determined that today’s going to be a big one with Carpenter Brut doing the big set at the end. 

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Day Of Wreckoning – Swansea, Patti Pavilion – 21 June 2025

Day Of Wreckoning – Swansea, Patti Pavilion – 21 June 2025

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Following in the footsteps of boss man Monk having devoted ten weeks of his life to checking out the best that the NWoBHM – that’s the “New Wave of Belfast Heavy Metal” – has to offer, via his role as a judge in Bloodstock festival’s annual battle to find the hottest new talent the Überverse has to offer, our man in the valleys decided to venture down to Swansea to see what Wales had to offer in this ongoing quest, via this ambitious all-day programme pulled together by our friends over at Musipedia of Metal.

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THE ÜBER ROCK SINGLES CLUB – MARCH MADNESS (PART FIVE)

THE ÜBER ROCK SINGLES CLUB – MARCH MADNESS (PART FIVE)

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F*CK. WE’RE BROKEN. Well, almost. Yes, it’s been one helluva month here at ÜRHQ, what with it managing to cram in five weekends… yes, you read that right: FIVE BIG MASSIVE MUTHAFUCKIN’ ROCKIN’ ‘N’ ROLLIN’ WEEKENDS! In one month. HELL, it should be more than the body can take… or should be allowed to take… but, hey, we’re rock ‘n’ roll to the core and it takes no excuse for us to fire up the deathdecks, turn the amps up to maximum, mix up a few of our favourite cocktails and set some of the hottest sounds around a spinnin’ for your delectation and enjoyment. So, in the immortal words of da bruvas – hey, ho, let’s go…

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