Lodestar ‘Zonen’ (Self-Released)

Lodestar ‘Zonen’ (Self-Released)

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Lodestar was originally formed in 1996 by three members of legendary British rap-rock band Senser in order to fulfil their hunger for a heavier musical palette. After releasing two singles, an eponymous album hailed by the NME as ‘a modern metal masterpiece’ and touring with the likes of Tool, the band ceased operating in just a year-and-a bit later in 1997. 2024 sees Lodestar resurrected and, some 27 years later, follow up that acclaimed debut with new album ‘Zonen’.

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The Über Rock Singles Club Daily Pick – Chaser

The Über Rock Singles Club Daily Pick – Chaser

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No, it’s not The Beast or The Dark Destroyer. It’s not even The Governess or The Vixen. No, it’s the SoCal melodic punk combo made up of childhood friends Mike LeDonne (vocals), Jesse Stopnitzky (bass/vocals), Bill Hockmuth (guitar) and Davey Guy (drums), who are drawing ‘Fault Lines’ across the rock ‘n’ roll Überverse with this latest taster of their first new album in three years…

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: LOCK HORNS

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: LOCK HORNS

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The Northern Ireland scene has been very much at the forefront of our thoughts this past week, mainly due to this year’s epic Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition drawing to an equally epic conclusion (more on that elsewhere on the site). Two of the competitors – Armagh antagonists Astralnaut and Belfast bruisers The Boat Sank – featured as Singles Club daily picks, and so it is perhaps appropriate that our latest audio-visual treat comes from a previous winner of the contest, in the form of County Down demolition mob Lock Horns, who are taking things down to the bare ‘Skin And Bones’ with this second taster of their forthcoming sophomore album.

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Bismarck ‘Vourukasha’ (Dark Essence)

Bismarck ‘Vourukasha’ (Dark Essence)

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When she sailed into active service in August 1940, the German battleship Bismarck was the heaviest vessel afloat, weighing in at a (then) massive 50,000 tonnes, and carrying enough firepower to destroy not just one but several enemy fleets, upon whom she was designed to wreck untold chaos and devastation. Now, almost three-quarters of a century later, another heavyweight vessel of the same name has set sail, designed and determined to deliver an equally crushing hammer blow to all that stands in its way.

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