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Written by Matt Phelps
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 04:30 |
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 Bideford in North Devon might not be regarded as a rock 'n' roll mecca but, as Matt Phelps discovered when he ventured out to see Welsh punk veterans Foreign Legion and a lengthy local undercard, the future may see a name change for the town, the legend 'Biff' planned to precede the present place name.....
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Written by Matt Phelps
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Friday, 03 February 2012 05:00 |
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 Always ready to champion ass-kicking new bands that others are happy to ignore, Über Röck points you in the direction of at least another two as Matt Phelps got 'Bowed up in the company of hot new dirty rock 'n' rollers Meansteed and their impressive undercard......
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Written by Darrel Sutton
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 05:00 |
 A night of extreme metal in one of London's best live venues always had Darrel Sutton's name all over it for review purposes, especially when his old mates The Black Dahlia Murder were headlining the bill. So notepad in hand our brave scribe entered a packed out Underworld for the opening night of the band's expansive European trek in support of their last album 'Ritual'. Did he survive? Well...just... Read the review to find out what happened next.
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Written by Don Daley and David Whistance
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Saturday, 21 January 2012 05:00 |
 Saturday night in Swansea and it feels like the sea might be about to freeze over. Well, tonight Dom Daley and David Whistance certainly don't need any ice in their drinks as they don their thermals ready for a night of some of the best rock music Wales has to offer right now. Dom braves the mosh pit for The Guns whilst David starts a circle pit for headliners Revoker.
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Written by Mark Ashby
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Friday, 20 January 2012 04:30 |
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 It's Friday the 13th but Mark Ashby has avoided Camp Crystal Lake and headed to Belfast's Auntie Annie's for the second showcase gig from the Savour Your Scene label, featuring Gacys Threads, Bricktop and the impressively-monikered Fuckhammer.
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Written by Mark Taylor
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 05:00 |
 Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll and Hail! Hail! Saint Jude, potential saviours of the UK Rock 'n' Roll scene. Mark Taylor was lucky enough to get up close and personal with the band at a recent London show, and you can almost feel the heat from here, as the band literally set his soul on fire.
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Written by Dom Daley
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 05:00 |
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 The Gathering, the annual weekend celebration dedicated to Mike Peters and The Alarm, hits a milestone and Dom Daley revisited old haunts to catch a legendary band on top of their game, with support from the likes of Glen Matlock and a reunited Big Country. Read on for the lowdown as Daley updates.......
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Thursday, 27 January 2011 05:00 |
 Playing their first gig on the UK mainland in nearly thirty years, Irish prog folk rock legends Horslips were a welcome addition to this year's Celtic Connections for Uber Rock new boy Jim Rowland. With his tickets sorted all he had to worry about was getting to Glasgow...on a school night as well. Now that's dedication for you.
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 23 January 2011 05:00 |
 It's Sunday night in a packed out Bristol city centre venue, and tonight said venue is playing host to Ireland's finest ever rock 'n' roll band, no not fucking U2...Thin Lizzy. Currently featuring 3 new guys alongside 3 Lizzy originals, are the band about to get long time fan Johnny H up and dancing in the moonlight? Not if the venue's security has anything to do with it they won't...
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Written by Mark Taylor
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Saturday, 22 January 2011 05:00 |
 Considered by many to be one of the all time best-kept secret bands produced by the UK rock scene, Leaf Hound are a band that simply don't play that many UK shows but when they do people turn up by the coach load. Mark Taylor is on a day trip from Shepherds Bush as he catches the band's recent one off Camden show.
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Written by Mark Ashby
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 05:00 |
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 Fronted by Sal Abruscato, famed for his work with both Type O Negative and Life of Agony, and featuring two of his former TON bandmates, A Pale Horse Named Death hit Northern Ireland and Über Röck's Mark Ashby was there to witness their headline set and its impressive support....
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 05:00 |
 It's a Tuesday night in North London and The Garage is jam-packed with clued in music fans all looking for something a little bit "different". The attraction? A headline appearance from the fast rising stars on the UK's new age progressive scene, the one and only Wolf People. Fusing desert rock with a traditional folk edge Jim Rowland really can't get enough of the "English Graveyard", as you're about to find out when you read his review.
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Written by Mark Ashby
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Saturday, 21 January 2012 05:01 |
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 Mark Ashby is so metal that he actually goes to a gig as a warm-up to actually going to a gig. Ready to work, rest and play after a half time sugar burst, our man got his druid metal fix from a quartet of doom-laden bands battling it out in Belfast venue, The Pavilion.
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Friday, 20 January 2012 05:00 |
 Following the release of their long awaited second album 'III', the hottest rock & roll supergroup in the world, Chickenfoot, flew into our European coop just last week for a blink and you'll miss it 5-date trek. Jim Rowland was the Uber Rocker lucky enough to be stage front and centre for their London show, and boy was he egg-cited.
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Written by Mark Taylor
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:00 |
 UK scuzz rockers Rogue Male are back in live action once again, and Mark Taylor was not about to pass up the chance of catching the band that proudly proclaims to 'Take No Shit' at a recent undercover London show. So was it worth the quarter of a century wait to see them live again Mark? What do you think?
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Monday, 14 February 2011 05:00 |
 Ebbw Vale certainly seems like the place to be right now if you wanna Rock N Roll all night and party every day. So who better than our resident Kiss freak Rob Watkins to put his heroes' mantra to the test as we sent him to catch three of the hottest new Welsh bands on the circuit at one of the best new venues on the circuit.
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Friday, 28 January 2011 05:00 |
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 As South Wales valleys towns go, they don't come with a much harder reputation than the place known as Ebbw Vale. But what role does a newly launched rock club have to play in such a place? We sent Rob Watkins along to check out the aptly named 'Steelhouse'and also get the lowdown on two up and coming Welsh bands...No drinking mind Rob...Rob !!!! Rob ????? Whatever....
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Written by Nev Brooks amd Johnny H
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011 05:00 |
 Looking to destroy the night, on their new blood and deep cuts tour, The Cult are rumoured to have rediscovered their gothic roots, as Nev Brooks found out as he caught the tour's second night. Looking to destroy the nighttime Bristol traffic Johnny H was along on his lonesome to catch the tour supports.
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Written by Darrel Sutton
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Saturday, 22 January 2011 05:00 |
 With sludge masters Crowbar back in the UK for a rare live visit, wild horses wouldn't have dragged Darrel Sutton away from attending at least one of the shows on the tour, even if it had to be in a West Country venue where you normally can't see the band. Find out all about his night of surprises here...
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Written by Ben Hughes
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Saturday, 22 January 2011 04:00 |
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 With their name appearing at least a couple of times on our Gigs Of The Year 2010 feature last month, we thought it was time for a live review from the Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop 'n' Strollers, The Urban Voodoo Machine. Ben Hughes parted with many shiny coins to enter a shiny new version of his local venue to be blown away by this most diverse of bands - read on to find out why......
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Gig Reviews 
The URHQ Xmas decorations were only just put away in their boxes and Mark Taylor was already talking about the Summer Festival season. Why? Well it was the weekend of his third visit to Butlins in Skegness for a weekend of Blues and Rock and he wasn't going to let us forget he was about to see the likes of FM, Crucified Barbara, Skinny Molly and Argent now was he. Along with Dutch Michaels on lens duty here's the story of their weekend out in Skegness, duh, dah, duh, dah, dah.