Tag: Metalopolis
The Über Rock Singles Club – September’s Sonic Assault (Part Two)
It’s not quite a case of waking up when September ends here at ÜRHQ, as yet again it has been a month that is alive and kicking with hot new sounds worming their way into our eardrums and memory cells, and simply begging to be shared with you, our loyal readers… so, let’s get like Tom Daly and dive right in at the deep end, shall we?
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Whiteabbey – ‘Words That Form The Key’ (Metalopolis Records)
Whiteabbey is a small, nondescript and unremarkable little village on the northern outskirts of Belfast, dominated by a sprawling housing estate built for soldiers returning from the Second World War. No more than a passing thought to many of those who circumvent it on their journeys between the city centre and its commuter belt. But, there is nothing small, nondescript or unremarkable about this power metal project which takes its name from this former hamlet… in fact, nothing could be further from the truth, as Monk will now elaborate.
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John Harv’s Twisted Mind – ‘Into The Asylum’ (Metalopolis)
John ‘Harv’ Harbinson is possibly one of the most distinctive, and arguably divisive, figures on the Northern Ireland metal scene, having been at its very heart (and also, on occasion, skirting around its periphery) for around the same length of time as UR boss Monk (and that’s a lot of fucking years). A man known for a personality as big as his voice, for the past decade he has been best known as the frontman of power metal purveyors Stormzone, with whom he has helmed six studio albums. Now, some four decades into a career that has probably earned him as many haters as fans, he stands poised to release his first ever solo album.
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Halls of Oblivion – ‘Endtime Poetry’ (Metalopolis)
We should warn you there will be a lot of gushing in this review. All John Bedard knew before going into this album was that it was melodic death metal with some black metal influence. That, however, is just the surface, as our man discovered en route to declaring it “a masterpiece”… which means we better give it the coveted ÜR seal of approval then, hadn’t we?
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