Back in Europe for most of the month of July for a series festival and club shows, Darrel Sutton caught up with hardcore/crossover legends D.R.I. at one of the latter type events in Cardiff's very intimate Bogiez club and found a band right at the top of their trashing game. With Zoot and Johnny H also in attendance this was gonna be a messy night for our very own Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, so click the link and find out what happened next. 

Booking a venue more accustomed to hosting performers the size of Imelda May and Joe Bonamassa, Plymouth rock 'n' rollers Badland Bandits are walking it like they talk it....and Uber Rock's Matt Phelps likes the cut of their jib. How would these ambitious, down 'n' dirty rockers, who owe a debt of honour to the likes of Guns N' Roses, Buckcherry and Hardcore Superstar fare on the big stage? Read on to find out.....

Pulling the plug on the Boss and Macca? Whatever next? Yes, Uber Rock was at Hyde Park to witness this year's greatest rock 'n' roll faux pas. Jamie Richards marvelled at the likes of Soundgarden and Iggy and the Stooges, and yawned at the likes of Black Stone Cherry. Don't pull the plug on this must-read article - click that link and discover why Hard Rock Calling could do with some culling.....

In the first of two thrash/hardcore live cover stories up this week on Uber Rock, Jim Rowland slides on his skin tight black canvas jeans, laces up his Hi-Tec bumper boots, flips his baseball cap around and revisits a live venue he hasn't been in for nearly a quarter of a century to experience a night of metal thrashing madness courtesy of Richmond, Virginia's Municipal Waste. 

Uber Pearl Jam fan Jamie Richards wasn't content with seeing his favourite band open their European tour in Manchester late last month; no, he had to drag everyone to Prague pretending it was a family holiday when really it was all about the Vedder. Read on as our man is presented with a religious experience on the stage of Prague's O2 Arena.....

With Cardiff music venues falling like desperate dominoes, the not too shabby Clwb Ifor Bach continues to pump out quality rock shows....even if tonight's solo gig from Supersuckers mainman Eddie Spaghetti was relegated to the downstairs bar while a slew of teen fuckwits talked about Bros or Adamski or Brother Beyond or whatever it is these youngsters are into these days upstairs in the main venue. Dom Daley was on hand to review the timeless rock 'n' roll of Mr Spaghetti for your reading pleasure. Indulge him with your presence by clicking that lovely link....

Day 2 of Slugfest 4 and the action moves to The Mount for its notorious Saturday shenanigans. With great bands like The Hip Priests, Lifer, Scutty Neighbours, Bad Sam and Fell On Black Days amongst others, this second day is the one where things usually get noisier, messier and a little crazier. This year did not disappoint.....

With, easily, one of the best albums of 2011, 'Black Lightning', tucked firmly under their belts The BellRays hit the UK for just three shows and Uber Rock was at the Borderline in London for what turned out to be a typically incredible show. Everybody get up and read what our man Craggy had to say about it.....

Uber Rock's newest writer debuts in style with a look at the final show of Lizzy Borden's 2011 Summer of Blood Tour in Southern California. With the show's venue doing its best to strangle the sets of the bands by cramming as many different outfits onto the bill as possible, this show threatened to boil over - how would the legendary Lizzy Borden react? Read on for the lowdown...and welcome to Uber Rock, Joe Daly......