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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 06 February 2012 05:00 |
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 The innocence of youth. The seduction of the gullible. Let Week 88 of Über Röck's subtle yet informative Album Cover Of The Week feature take you on a journey back to a more innocent time, when twisted thoughts weren't so common, when dark forces didn't bend the most erect of beliefs, when cover art was king.....
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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 28 February 2011 05:00 |
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 Last week we went back to the classics, the greats, the über-acts who shaped our heavy metal lifestyles and on who we based our hairstyles. More of the same this week as we prove that leaving one of the biggest bands in the world doesn't mean that your career is over....until death of course but, c'mon, that was (thankfully) waaay after the photos on this timeless album cover were taken....
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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 21 February 2011 05:00 |
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Following an email of complaint from a Judith Hooch of Nuneaton I have, on her advice, taken a long hard look at myself and realised that some of the album covers featured recently in this section of the site have been highly offensive (especially the FM one). So, with the thoughts of our millions of readers in mind, Album Cover Of The Week now reverts to featuring great albums from seminal bands who will always have a place in our metal hearts......
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 13 February 2011 09:48 |
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 UK Guitar Shows, are proud to announce their latest event, the Birmingham Guitar Show, which is set to take place between 26th and 27th February 2011 at Birmingham's New Bingley Hall, and Über Röck is giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky reader to attend the day of their choice !!!
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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 07 February 2011 05:00 |
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It's Johnny H's birthday this week so, in honour of his life long love of melodic rock, we couldn't miss out on the opportunity to celebrate his favourite album cover of all time, and the one, in fact, that formed the basis of his full back piece tattoo. This one is for the H-bomb........
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Written by Darrel Sutton
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:47 |
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 From their inception in the early 80's, Voivod have always had a sound, style and image that many have drawn inspiration from but no one has managed to match or even come close to. Darrel Sutton checks out their latest live DVD....
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Written by Jason Daniel Baker
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Sunday, 27 February 2011 05:00 |
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 Described by Jason Daniel Baker as Siouxsie Sioux meets Motorhead, Canadian-based band Psycho Mad Sally fuses the rock guitar of a Romanian-born axeman to the vocals of a Russian spoken word performer and the result is..well.....read on to find out.....
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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 14 February 2011 05:37 |
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37 dicks? Yes, our fabled Album Cover Of The Week reaches the greatest number in the View Askewniverse....and on Valentine's Day too. We might hate your band but, trust us, we love every single one of you for checking out this site. With that in mind, we share with you a most romantic of album covers. This one is for the lovers....
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Written by Jason Daniel Baker
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Sunday, 13 February 2011 05:00 |
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 "False media, we don't need it do we?" asked Public Enemy in 1988 and, over two decades later with media outlets making stars of the talentless and even winning presidential campaigns, it is little wonder that questions are asked over the intentions of journalists worldwide. Jason Daniel Baker looks at how this impacts on the work of music journalists.
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Written by Gaz E
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 12:45 |
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 A long-awaited DVD release of the cult movie Drop Dead Rock, a trashy comedy centred around the music business that stars Adam Ant, Deborah Harry and, perhaps of more interest for Über Röckers, has a heavy Kory Clarke presence....
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