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Written by Gaz E
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 05:30 |
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 'Survived By None' is the debut full length release from Breaking The Day, a UK outfit who blur the lines between sludge and doom metal and have just unleashed the bleakest album of the year. Gaz E finds himself in a dark place.....
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Written by Craggy
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 06:00 |
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 East German space rockers who fuse a heavy Monster Magnet meets Motorhead sound to a crazed, experimental rock 'n' roll vision? Uber Rockers please welcome Hercules Propaganda into your world. Craggy checks out 'O Mother Of Mighty Muscle', the new EP from the mind boggling rock 'n' roll mofos...
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Written by Rich Hobson
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 05:00 |
 This latest album from American punk rockers Against Me! is actually a collection of demo tracks dating back to 2005, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to ask Rich Hobson to dig out his well worn copy of 'Searching For A Former Clarity' and let us know if these leftover tracks from that album were better left on the studio floor or worthy of a full release?
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Written by Rich Hobson
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011 05:00 |
 With nearly a quarter of a century between studio albums The Cars are back with their seventh album, 'Move Like This', and they are certainly back on form. We thankfully didn't have to quite wait that long for Uber Rock's new kid in town Rich Hobson to get his first review in, and boy what a debut from the youngster....
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Written by David Prince
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Monday, 27 June 2011 05:30 |
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 Falling Into Difference are a young five-piece band out of Bristol who appear happy to tag themselves with the oft-dreaded pop rock label. Nobody at URHQ loves both pop and rock in equal measure as much as Dave Prince so we entrusted the gentleman with the band's debut album. Read on for the results of DTP's jukebox jury....
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 26 June 2011 06:00 |
 Back in 1982 Twisted Sister were a gang of New York musicians who would fight anyone who dared doubt their ability to be the best band in the world. They scared the Rock world that much that they released their debut album 'Under The Blade' on a UK Punk label brave enough to court the controversy. Johnny H steps back in time to an era when men were men and Twisted Sister were men in drag....
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Sunday, 26 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Uber Rock partakes in a Moog swing as we hand the melodic rock baton over to Rob Watkins and ask him to run with the dingoes in a quest to investigate the Antipodean Orientated Rock of Enspier and their 'The Hall Of Mirrors' album. Read on for the shocking truth.....
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Written by David Prince
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Saturday, 25 June 2011 05:30 |
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 By Blood Alone are a female fronted five piece from Portland, Maine who peddle a moody brand of dark progressive metal. Who better to handle a female front than the smut prince himself, David 'Tetley' Prince, the returning maestro of muck. Read on as he finds out what pulls the strings on 'Thunderbirds'......
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Friday, 24 June 2011 05:00 |
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 AOR Heaven.....the record label that rides on the shoulder pads of giants, permed hair blowing in the breeze. Rob Watkins loses himself in some Afterlife Orientated Rock as he checks out the new album from David Mark Pearce, complete with guest appearances from the likes of former Asia frontman John Payne and former Yngwie Malmsteen/John Norum singer Goran Edman. Read on for the melodic musings......
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Written by Ross Welford
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 05:30 |
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 'One Of Sweden's Finest' stated the press blurb that accompanied 'Run The Streets', the new album from Sanchez, when it hit URHQ like a flung turd. Ross Welford, already booked in for a sitting on a Sanchez tattoo to go next to his Winger, Dokken and Richard Marx ones, loves this album like a brother. Maybe.....
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Written by David Whistance
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 05:00 |
 Oi! Oi! Lars Frederiksen's back in the UK this July with his all new Oi!/Streetpunk three piece The Old Firm Casuals, bringing some moonstomping live action to a venue near you. But what's the music like? Is it more of the same old Lars fronted riot 'n' roll Rancid we all know and love or has he really gorn all Cock Sparrer on us? David Whistance is the man with all the (questions and) answers....
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Written by Gaz E
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Canadian pop punks Simple Plan return with studio album number four, 'Get Your Heart On!', featuring a host of guests including Rivers Cuomo from Weezer and that Alex fella from All Time Low. Secretly admiring the band's previous self-titled album, Gaz E pulled down his trousers and pulled up his Y-fronts to fit in with the youth of today in order to investigate the record. Let's just say that normal service has resumed......
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011 05:00 |
 He's played on more albums that some of you might actually own, but this latest solo album from one time Asia/King Crimson band member John Wetton has Jim Rowland claiming it to be one that every one of us must own. 'Raised In Captivity' seamlessly blends prog rock with AOR for a potent formula that our man just can't get enough of.... Read on to find out if it really is that good.
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Written by Ben Hughes
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Monday, 27 June 2011 06:00 |
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 Just a few months after discovering UK power poppers Magic Eight Ball, Ben Hughes is half-undressed as he finds himself in the company of the band's glorious new EP, 'Mother Nature's Candy'. We can't condone feevin' but when band mainman Baz Francis is nicking from the likes of Jellyfish and Redd Kross we have to turn a blind eye. Find out if this is the perfect power pop crime by clicking that glowing redd link....
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Written by David Whistance
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Monday, 27 June 2011 05:00 |
 Some people say Devin Townsend is a genius, some say he is just plain mad. Well whichever side of the fence you sit on you can sample both sides with his latest duo of releases, the ferocious 'Deconstruction' and the ambient 'Ghost'. David Whistance straddles both opinions to celebrate a musician who is not afraid to challenge the status quo.
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Written by Ross Welford
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Sunday, 26 June 2011 05:30 |
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 The Uber Rock worker droids raised an aluminium eyebrow when sifting through the hundreds of promo discs (some of them good!) that land on the doormat at URHQ every week when they saw the album from Jamie Allen. This was Bret Michaels surely, or at least a desperate individual determined to be just like the Poison frontman, right down to the bandana with dead prostitute hair attached. Ross Welford, equally at home with bandanas and dead prostitutes, was the man chosen to get to the bottom of this cock rock curiosity....
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Written by Ross Welford
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Saturday, 25 June 2011 06:00 |
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 MXRCXL, or Marcel to give him his proper name, is a crazed individual from Rotterdam whose two track disc has our man Ross Welford laying a Dump on the stereo and waiting patiently to discover what will happen. Join him on a journey, a journey between genius and madness.......
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Written by Craggy
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Saturday, 25 June 2011 05:00 |
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  Copenhagen retro rockers The Breakers play Hard Rock Calling today and are currently warming up the complete viewership of Loose Women as support on the European trek by Bon Jovi. But what of their third album, the self-titled affair released on the record label of Little Steven Van Zandt and produced by him too? We asked Craggy to check out their brand of soulful, vintage rock 'n' roll and he, as will many, loved it. Read on to find out why.....
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Written by Russ P
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Friday, 24 June 2011 05:00 |
 "Hell Yeah" its time for some rooting tooting country fried rock n roll music courtesy of the boys in Molly Hatchet, who are celebrating their time with Steamhammer/SPV in fine style with a two disc keg party that you just need to bring your coach to. Russ P dons his Stetson and cowboy boots and heads for Gator County.
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Written by David Prince
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 05:00 |
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 UK melodic metallers Forever Never re-release their 'Aporia' debut album and its follow up, 2009's self-titled affair, and we got Dave Prince to check them out. With live tracks, a remix and a music video scattered over both 'V2' releases, these reissues appear to be essential purchases for any fan of the band....
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Not, as far as we're aware, named after the popularity of a certain Uber Rock mainman, The Lonely H are an American band who tonight are gonna party like it's 1971. Ben Hughes checks out the young retro rockers' third album and discovers an outfit who could fill a Black Crowes-shaped hole in your soul. Read on to find out why....