Tag: Napalm Death
Bloodstock – Catton Hall, Derbyshire – 13 August 2021
Rich H should probably preface the Friday line-up by mentioning he and his party already a bottle of whiskey in them by the time Divine Chaos finished their main stage set. But then, when you can gorge on a buffet of technical riffs and snarls, how else can you start the third day of a festival off? There’s already been some optimal thrash offerings at Bloodstock long before the main stage ever opened, but Divine Chaos feel like a whole new breed of nasty brilliance. Taking their cues from this side of the millennium, the band take off like a rocket and give the perfect introduction to get us all in the party mood…
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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS: ÜBER ROCK’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2020
Over the course of a year, our Über team listens to literally hundreds of albums, and once again we set them the onerous task of selecting what they feel to have been the best new releases of the past 12 months. In total, our crack team submitted more than albums for consideration, with their lists then fed into our state-of-the-art musical abacus to calculate our final top ten albums of 2020.
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Napalm Death – ‘Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism’ (Century Media)
The gods of grindcore, Napalm Death’s near four-decade career has seen them grow into one of the most revered names in the global extreme metal canon. Which is all well and good, so long as you remember they aren’t strictly extreme metal. Rooted in the visceral hardcore punk scene of the 80s and having spent much of the 90s experimenting wildly with their sound (to mixed critical and fan reception), ND have never been one to sit comfortably in a pigeonhole. The band’s return to more staple fare at the turn of the new millennium may have reset the balance so far as their core fanbase is concerned, but even in this century they have continued to push boundaries and expand their musical palate to include wider ideas.
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – NAPALM DEATH
Despite the ongoing lockdown in many parts of the Überverse, we are still receiving a healthy bundle of submissions for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ title. Many of them are produced against the background of continuing quarantine conditions in some countries, while others reflect artists being able to return and flex their creative muscles once again.
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COVID-19 UPDATE: More tours cancelled – Irish music scene facing shutdown
As the ÜK Government today (Thursday) announced that it is entering the second phase of its battle against the spread of the Covid-19 virus, more and more gigs and tours are being cancelled. And the Irish music scene is facing the possibility of a virtual shutdown for at least the next two weeks.
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Napalm Death – ‘Logic Ravaged By Brutal Force’ (Century Media)
Rightfully regarded as one of the most legendary bands within the extreme metal spectrum, Napalm Death still continue to astound with the sheer variety and unpredictability of the music they produce. It’s been a long wait for new material since 2015’s furious ‘Apex Predator – Easy Meat’, and though the band are in full swing for a new touring cycle this year they aren’t yet ready to put out a full release, opting instead for the 7” ‘Logic Ravaged By Brutal Force’. Spread across just two tracks, the band take a decided left turn into almost post-punk melody on the title track, sounding decidedly more Killing Joke than their usual snarl would entail.
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