There are some of us at URHQ who thought Johnny H had gone insane when he rushed out and got tickets for Manowar's first UK show in nearly two decades. We were perhaps proven right when he set off for Birmingham last weekend wearing his cat-skin driving gloves declaring that £150 merch money should see him through the night. Read on to find out exactly what the hell he was on about..... 

Another four up and coming bands make a fist of it as they entertain the troops at the EVI, a venue seriously threatening to make its mark on the circuit. Rob Watkins checks out Before The Escape, The Long Knives, 4th Street Traffic and Eric Unseen and likes what he sees and hears.....

Not satisfied with polluting the pages of Uber Rock with the review of their stunning debut album, 'Cursing Them Out', the ten legged doom machine that is Lifer launched the lethal long player at a crazed gig featuring five bands in the intimate confines of Le Pub in Newport. Darrel Sutton was there to witness monumental events, with the emphasis on the mental.....

Fearing premature deafness and braving hurricane force winds Über Röck's Dai Whistance found sanctuary within Cardiff's Barfly club at the end of tour party for Welsh pop rockers The Automatic. Now, no one mention that song they wrote for Michael Chopra !

Fresh faced Über Röcker Andy Rawl stepped up to the mark recently when he offered to dust off his encyclopaedia of Stranglers knowledge and attend the band's Hammersmith Apollo show, where they were unoffcially celebrating their thirty sixth year in the business.

The truth will out - Matt Blakout, drummer with glam rock legends Tigertailz, loves Winger. Abso-parping-lutely loves Winger, in fact. He wept tears of joy when we asked him to review the band on their recent UK tour, so read on for his love letter to Kip....