Funding their debut album via PledgeMusic, reaching their target after just three short weeks, Bristol rockers RIOT|NOISE have already starting hitting pledgers with the new record, an official release set for June 3rd. Today, exclusively for Uber Rock, the band's frontman Marty goes through the album, 'Stand For Something', track by track, explaining why you should invest in it....you were going to already though, right?

It had been eight long years since vocalist extraordinaire Jeff Scott Soto had last visited the shores of Norn Iron. But just a few weeks back he put the record straight by returning to Belfast for the opening night of his ‘Damage Control’ 2013 European tour. Mark Ashby was on hand for Uber Rock to capture a truly surprising night of melodic rock.

Funding this, their second album, via the hugley popular PledgeMusic route, Manchester's Obsessive Compulsive return with 'Seculo Seculorum'. New Uber Rock signing Mark Granger reviews the album - not officially released until June 24th - and thinks he might have found his album of the year. That's some accolade to throw at your debut review; hit that link to see more.....

Announcing their first live show in Wales in just under two decades, The Wonder Stuff are a band loved and loathed here at URHQ. On the love side of the fence though sits Dave Prince, and he couldn’t wait to get his ticket to see the band kick off their most recent tour in (of all places) Port Talbot. Our two legged groove machine picks up the story of why he feels The Stuffies have never been more relevant. Go on, we dare you click the link.

Dark Finnish rock romantics HIM return with their eighth studio album, 'Tears On Tape'. Uber Rock's Rob Watkins loves soft metal, but what about simply Love Metal? Seduce your mouse and caress that Read More link for our man's cultured thoughts on the album: will it warm or break your heart(agram)?.....

Kingdom Come return with 'Outlier', the band's thirteenth studio album, but maybe it should be tagged Lenny Wolf Comes, as the band's mainman sings, produces, mixes, masters and plays almost all of the instruments featured on the album. Uber Rock's Ian Bell listens as Lenny flies solo and reveals whether this album will go down like a...err.....lead balloon.....

According to the press release that accompanies Gama Bomb’s fourth album, ‘The Terror Tapes’ tears the old speed metal formula a new asshole, and then buys it a pint. Self confessed party thrasher Jim Rowland is always up for a challenge so we asked him to get caught in a mosh and put this extraordinarily brave claim to the test. So have the ‘Kings of Geek’ really pulled a blinder? Click the Read More link to find out.

Later this week the rumbling rock juggernaut that is Goat Leaf hits the highways and byways of the UK in a series of five Uber Rock endorsed shows along with fast rising post generation why rockers Zodiac N Black. Jonny Maycock frontman of Goat Leaf provides the soundtrack to what will no doubt be one hell of a rock ‘n’ roll ride.

‘Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark', the eleventh studio album from Danish rockers D-A-D was first released at the tail end of 2011, but with a new worldwide record deal with AFM Records under their belts, the new label has wasted no time at all in re-releasing the album as a two disc deluxe edition. Johnny H fresh from seeing the band live for the first time let’s you all in on a dirty little secret as he heralds ‘A New Age Moving In’ once again.

Billed as a 20th anniversary tour Everclear hit UK shores for the first time since the '90s, and quite possibly for the last time. Uber Rock's Gaz E stood on the barrier at the band's Bristol show, hanging on every word and witnessing one of the gigs of the year.....

Following on from their album launch gig a month earlier, playing second album 'Til The Death Of Rock 'n' Roll' in its entirety, The Loyalties got back to basics, unleashing a set spanning their back catalogue at a gig to launch this summer's Camden Rocks event. Uber Rock's Jo Hayes was there, ready to rock 'n' rollover.....although hopefully not to also die...

With Ghost’s second album ‘Infestissumam’ about to be given a big label push that could very well see them leaving smaller venues behind all too quickly Jim Rowland set his sights on a night out of the smoke in the quaint surrounding of Bournemouth’s O2 Academy for perhaps one last intimate dalliance with his ghoulish heroes. Satan’s got some prog for our intrepid scribe but is he ready to do some prog moshing?

Good things come to those who wait apparently, but fans of Brit rockers The Union thankfully didn’t have to wait too long to see the rescheduled dates that followed a bout of illness that laid low frontman Pete Shoulder back in February. Johnny H caught up with the band in Newport and found that right now the hard rocking world really is theirs to own.

As rock legends Whitesnake prepare to bring their live spectacle to UK Arenas next month, what better way to get you in the mood than a 2 CD and DVD set by the band recorded in Japan back in 2011? Uber Rock’s resident Lovehunter Mr Rob Watkins is the scribe with Forevermore to listen to such an expansive set, and here is his verdict.

When Johnny H said in his recent review of The Burning Of Rome’s ‘With Us’ album that it brought to mind how a band formed by The Killer Klowns From Outer Space might have sounded, he perhaps wasn’t actually joking. Here frontman Adam Traub puts together his very own Midnite Mixtape Massacre to try and explain what influenced one of the most musically challenging albums to reach URHQ so far this year.

The Uber Rock Radio Show returned to BRfm for Episode 9 of the radiophonic exercise in musical education. Yes, as well as entertaining Uber Rock Soldiers worldwide with songs from the likes of Soho Roses, Cheap Trick, Danko Jones, Jackdaw 4 and more, Gaz E, Johnny H and the infamous Rob Watkins stirred up as much ill feeling in the rock world as they could in two short hours. Hit the link for Listen Again podcast links.....