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Written by Tazz Stander
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 05:00 |
 With the all-new Thin Lizzy coming to the end of their hugely successful UK tour recently, Tazz Stander just could not refuse the invitation to speak with long time friend of Über Röck, Mr Ricky Warwick, about all things Lizzy related. Is there anyone out there who isn't interested in what the man had to say??? Read on people, read on...
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Written by Ian Bell
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Saturday, 08 January 2011 05:00 |
 Back in the country promoting two albums in their 25th anniversary year, German power metal pioneers Helloween were about to hit the stage at the UK's annual Hard Rock Hell Festival when Ian Bell grabbed some time with Sascha Gerstner to get some larger than life confessions from the larger than life guitarist, Room 101 style.
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Wednesday, 29 December 2010 05:00 |
 We thought it was about time Rob Watkins, a long time fan of Chicago power poppers Enuff Z'Nuff, got the chance to sit down and chat with one of his heroes, namely bassist/songwriter and founding band member Chip Z'Nuff ahead of the band's Hard Rock Hell show earlier this month, and damn it if they just didn't get on like a house on fire, even with Danny Nordahl's interjections...Read on to find out more.
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Written by Dom Daley
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Thursday, 23 December 2010 05:00 |
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 Knotted handkerchief on head, Dom Daley got a donkey ride to the media centre at the Hard Rock Hell IV festival to meet up with Hardcore Superstar's guitar hero Vic Zino. After scaring the bejesus out of the six string wizard with his tales of the 1950's holiday camp that was now his home, Dom finally got around to quizzing the street metaller on the band's new album and much more....
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Written by Tazz Stander
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Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:00 |
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 As Ginger prepares to embark on an Xmas UK tour with the likes of Wolfsbane, The Glitterati, Eureka Machines, Spike and a reunited (for one night only!) Baby Chaos in support, Tazz Stander asked him a slew of uber-approved questions that you may never have heard asked before....including one bombshell that even the man himself is stunned to hear. Read on for an end of year uber-treat that just has to be seen to be believed!!!
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Written by Ross Welford
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Friday, 10 December 2010 05:00 |
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 Formed in Pheonix, Arizona in 1982, Flotsam And Jetsam are a band etched into the history books of the thrash metal genre. In his first interview since joining the ÜR massive, Ross Welford found the time to chat with the band's drummer Craig Neilsen exclusively for Über Röck.
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 05 December 2010 05:00 |
 John Robb can lay claim to being a musician, a journalist, social commentator, an author and aspiring actor. Yet in between all of this he still had time to catch up with Johnny H recently and talk about his first love...Goldblade. So, 'Kids of Today' it's time to open your minds to a little bit of Brother John's punk rock wisdom.
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Written by John Oakley
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010 05:00 |
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 American heavy metal menace to society Lizzy Borden has been rolling its murderess metal road show into towns across this rock 'n' roll world for over a quarter of a century with the next UK stop being this week's Hard Rock Hell IV festival in Wales. John Oakley caught up with guitarist AC Alexander to talk heroes, hard rock and holiday camps.......
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Written by Johnny H
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Tuesday, 23 November 2010 05:00 |
 My Uncle the Wolf may be a new name to a lot of you, but let us assure you it is one you will never forget once you've experienced their 'dynamic pulse groove'. Johnny H caught up with the native New Yorkers recently to see what fuels their hunger for musical innovation. What did he find? Well you'll need to read this to find out...
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Written by David Whistance
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Saturday, 20 November 2010 05:00 |
 Polish four-piece Made of Hate recently restored David Whistance's belief in European Heavy Metal with their blistering second album 'Pathogen'. So who better to pick up the band's story than David himself as his chats to the band's guitarist and main songwriter Mike Kostrzyński.
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Written by Mark Taylor
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011 05:00 |
 In the lead up to the release of 'Sounds Of Violence', the long awaited new studio album from UK metal titans Onslaught, we asked Mark Taylor to pop along to a London watering hole to sample some of the finest thrash known to humanity whilst also catching up with the band's frontman Sy Keeler.
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Written by Tazz Stander
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Monday, 03 January 2011 05:00 |
 What better way to start our 2011 interviews than with the proud winner of our Uber Rock gig of the year award Mr Michael Monroe? Captured deep in the heart of a freezing cold London venue towards the end of his recent Motorhead support tour, Tazz Stander gets Mike to discuss the release of his upcoming studio solo album whilst casting a cautionary glance over his shoulder to matters Hanoi, and lots more....
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Written by Kim Thore
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Monday, 27 December 2010 05:00 |
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 You all know just how we like to give Über Röck Söldiers holiday treats! Here's another as our US übervixen Kim Thore catches up with the legendary Zakk Wylde to talk about his departure from Ozzy's band, the new Black Label Society album and...um...his labia. Read on for yet more ass-kicking Über Röck interview awesomeness!!!!
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Written by Mark Taylor
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Friday, 17 December 2010 06:00 |
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 When Mr Big mainstays Billy Sheehan and Eric Martin were in town recently to promote their all-new 'What If...' album, we asked Mark Taylor (he of the Green Tinted Sixties shirts) to get under the skin of what makes the supergroup tick these days, and we were more than pleasantly surprised with what he found out...
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Written by Matt Phelps
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010 05:00 |
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 As 2010 draws to an end Anti-Nowhere League are preparing to see out the year in style. Celebrating thirty expletive laden years of punk rock excellence the Tunbridge Wells hellraisers have lined up an explosive end of year party in their home town on December 18th at the Forum. Matt Phelps got to meet up with the living legend that is frontman Animal ahead of the League's recent Bristol show to talk about early influences, future plans and just what Lemmy thought of the whole League goes new wave phase in 1987.
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Written by Gaz E
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Thursday, 09 December 2010 05:00 |
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 At the beginning of 2010 everything seemed to be falling into place for one of the UK's brightest rock 'n' roll lights, The Smoking Hearts. But, with the ink still wet on their album cover artwork, the band found themselves without a singer and questioning their very future. Bassist Calvin Roffey talks exclusively to Über Röck as the band prepare to return with a new frontman.......
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Written by Johnny H
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Saturday, 04 December 2010 05:00 |
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 You may have caught up with the New York/London based four-piece The Killing Floor when they toured with Jesse Malin back in the summer. Johnny H was so impressed with their set that he decided to catch up with three of the band to find out what happens next on their quest for fame and fortune???
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Written by Dom Daley
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Wednesday, 24 November 2010 05:00 |
 In the UK for a whistle stop visit and a gig at London's Borderline club tomorrow night, Trondheim's finest musical sons Motorpsycho are ready for you all to take a bite of their 'Heavy Metal Fruit', but watch out as this comes with a bit of a peculiar taste as Dom Daley found out when he chatted with MP mainman Bent Sæther recently.
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 21 November 2010 05:00 |
 When you're set to interview a guitarist whose band mates affectionately refer to as 'Hands of Death' you had better come prepared. So after some studious research Johnny H felt ready to enter into the kingdom of Ross the Boss and face the music so to speak. But wait what's this? Ross can't make the interview and he's sent his frontman instead, what will H Bomb do with all those Dictators and Manowar questions now? Read on to find out.
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Written by David Prince
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Friday, 19 November 2010 05:00 |
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 Dave Prince turned off his Michael Bolton albums for half an hour in order to chat to Teenage Casket Company frontman Rob Wylde to get the lowdown on all things TCC, his work with former Tigertailz vocalist Steevi Jaimz and his Sins Of America project.
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Interviews
Johnny H rewinds the interview clock today as he tracks back to December's Hard Rock Hell and an interview he did with Grog and Drew from UK post punk rockers Die So Fluid. What's the special occasion you might ask? Well the band's upcoming UK tour of course.... Now that really is something worth celebrating.