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Gaz E's Gig From Hell Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:01

Sister_Morphine_002A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, Über Röck's Gaz E tried his hand at both the rocking and the rolling. Now, 20 years to the day, he finally tells the terrible tale of how he discovered that Hell was gig shaped.....

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The Black Dahlia Murder/Obscura/Augury/Hatesphere – Houston Texas, The Meridian – 1st March 2010 Print E-mail
Written by Darrel Surtton   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 08:00
blackdahliathmbIf there's one Über Röcker that loves to get 'cloaked in shit' at gigs it's Darrel Sutton. So who better to send along to see road hogs The Black Dahlia Murder on their American Defloration tour?
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The Smoking Hearts - 'Pride Of Nowhere' (George Street Records) Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Monday, 08 March 2010 06:55

smokinghearthmapproved_smallThe need for musical mavericks, claims Gaz E, is as great now as it ever was. What better time then for The Smoking Hearts to unleash their storming debut 'Pride Of Nowhere', an album that has blown the roof off ÜRHQ.....

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Ty Tabor - Kings X Print E-mail
Written by Kim Thore and Jon Epstein   
Sunday, 07 March 2010 08:00

Ty_Tabor_thmbWhen Kings X first appeared on our rock radar back in the late Eighties they were like a musical breathe of fresh air blowing through the Thrash obsessed media.  Kim Thore and Jon Epstein recently had the chance to catch up with Ty Tabor from the band, and ask has that much really changed since those heady days?

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Torstein Flakne - Stage Dolls Interview Exclusive Print E-mail
Written by Dave Prince   
Friday, 05 March 2010 08:01

stagethumbWhen Dave Prince recently found himself in AOR Heaven with the new Stage Dolls album 'Always', he could never in a million years have expected he would be talking with the band's singer/guitarist Torstein Flakne just a few days after his review was published. But that's what Über Röck is all about folks...making dreams reality.

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Killswitch Engage/The Devil Wears Prada/Dark Tranquillity – Houston Texas, Warehouse Live – 25th February 2010 Print E-mail
Written by Darrel Sutton   
Friday, 05 March 2010 08:00
kse_thmbNot content with simply being stuck in a hotel when he's thousands of miles away from home, uber-alholic reviewer Darrel Sutton once again sets foot back in the Houston Texas Warehouse Live venue for the gig that he thought he'd never see. Want to know more? Read on.
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Europe/Diamond Head - Bristol, O2 Academy - 24th February 2010 Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E & Johnny H   
Thursday, 04 March 2010 08:04

1aeuropethumbThere's a retro rock riot goin' on in Bristol as Johnny H tackles Diamond Head and Gaz E takes on Europe - who will survive and what will be left of them?

 

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Micky Satiar - Dear Superstar Interview Exclusive Print E-mail
Written by Johnny H   
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:00

dearthumbDear Superstar are a UK band that are certainly on the up. For the five guys from Manchester 2009 was a veritable Rock 'n' Roll roller coaster ride of touring and living the lifestyle. Johnny H jumped at the chance recently to catch up with them ahead of them setting out on the road with Heaven's Basement for their first gigs of 2010.

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Blaze Bayley/Sinocence – London, The Underworld - 20th February 2010 Print E-mail
Written by Tazz Stander   
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 07:59

blazethumbIt's Saturday night in Camden Town and Uber Rock's Tazz Stander is stood horns in the air celebrating the live return of Blaze Bayley. What did our (wo)man on the edge make of the 'Madness and Sorrow' of it all?  Well read on and find out.

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The Smoking Hearts - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach - 23rd February 2010 Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 09:00

1asmokingthumbThis is a public service announcement......with broken guitars. The Smoking Hearts are the most exciting young band in the UK and Gaz E. tells you why.....

 

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Foreigner - 'Can't Slow Down' (earMUSIC) Print E-mail
Written by Russ P   
Monday, 01 March 2010 08:00

foreignercantslowdown86pxYou could forgive us at Über Röck for not holding our breath about this new album from Foreigner. How can Lou Gramm ever be replaced? What could new singer Kelly Hansen possibly bring to the band? As it turns out he might've brought something very unexpected - life - and Russ P wants to know what life is.

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Is Darts The New Rock ‘N’ Roll? - Exclusive Competition Print E-mail
Written by Johnny H   
Sunday, 28 February 2010 10:08

Darts_comp_thmbÜRHQ found out recently that one of the hottest tickets in town during 2009 was in fact Premier League Darts, and we weren't shocked in the slightest having been long term fans of the sport.  Johnny H investigates if it really is the new Rock 'N' Roll, and you can enter our Exclusive Competition to win tickets

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Bigelf/Priestess – Oxford, O2 Academy 2 – 20th February 2010. Print E-mail
Written by Johnny H   
Sunday, 28 February 2010 09:00
BigElf_ThmbThree hours driving through near Arctic conditions wasn't enough to stop Über Röck from attending the first possible Gig Of The Year contender for 2010.  Just what was it that was so special about this Bigelf and Priestess tour that had Johnny H determined not to miss it?
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Blaze Bayley - Interview Exclusive Print E-mail
Written by Dom Daley   
Friday, 26 February 2010 19:30

1ablazethumbDom 'Danger' Daley caught up with Blaze Bayley for yet another high class Über Röck exclusive interview. Wanna know Blaze's thoughts on all things Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden? Then read on for the chatter that matters.....

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Anthrax – ‘Among The Living: Deluxe Edition’ (Universal Music) Print E-mail
Written by Fraser Munro   
Friday, 26 February 2010 07:11
Anthrax_thmbapproved_smallRanked as one of the all time great albums to come out of the Eighties thrash metal explosion, we asked Fraser Munro if he'd like to get 'Caught In A Mosh' and re-examine Anthrax's 'Among The Living', which has just been afforded a fully remastered CD/DVD deluxe edition. What will he think twenty-three years on?
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This System Kills - 'Private Speech' (Mass Prod/Rebel Records) Print E-mail
Written by Darrel Sutton   
Thursday, 25 February 2010 15:12

thissystemthumbapproved_smallLegendary Welsh punks This System Kills finally get around to releasing their career defining album 'Private Speech.' "Essential listening for anyone with a brain" says Darrel Sutton, read on to find out why.....

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