His every birthday and xmas all at once, that's how Uber Rock's Rob Watkins described the prospect of getting up close and personal with his heroes Enuff Z'Nuff in the intimate surroundings of the famous Bogiez in Cardiff. Would he cry? Would he lose control of all bodily functions? Would he buy dirty clothes from the band members? Only one way to find out......

The band name should be enough for most true Uber Rockers to take this bunch of Swedish reprobates to their hearts. Guess what? These Vietcong Pornsurfers sound even better than their badass name suggests! Fusing the likes of Gluecifer, Turbonegro, The Hellacopters and the BYBs to the grooves of one of the year's best independent releases, these glunk rockers spread diseases.....and Uber Rock's Ross Welford is covered in their dirty rash.....

With their cracking new album ‘Sacrifice’ to promote NWOBHM stalwarts Saxon recently completed what we like to call at Uber Rock “a proper UK tour” taking in 14 towns and cities across our fair isle delivering some heavy metal thunder wherever they played just for the hell of it. Mark Ashby picks up the story of the band’s show ‘Made In Belfast' where local lads Stormzone were also on the bill.

With Pontypool’s infamous Hog And Hosper venue finally closing its doors for live music a few weeks back, Uber Rock’s Johnny H was on site for the first of two nights of punk rock mayhem that was set as a swansong for the venue. Headlining the Friday night were the legendary GBH along with support from Blatoidea, The Vendettas and The Guntys. Here is the story of how it all came to an end.

A gothic themed triple header in the capitol city of Wales doesn’t happen that often, so that’s why Uber Rock just had to be in the crypt like surroundings of Bogiez for the return of ex Aiden frontman William Control, now plotting the world’s downfall via his ‘Skeleton Strings’ EP. Dave Prince was our man on site gothed up to the max to cover this most impressive of line ups. So click the link to join him in death.

Returning for their first visit in three years for a short run of dates in England and Ireland, teutonic thrash titans Kreator were promoting their ‘Phantom Antichrist’ album complete with a 3D stage show and a high profile supporting cast. Jim Rowland dons the two colour glasses (or maybe not) to enjoy a night of metal thrashing madness live in England’s capitol city.

It’s been a three year wait since their last album ‘No Guts, No Glory’ but this month Australian meat and two veg rockers Airbourne finally return with their third record and with one eye on a shot at mainstream success with Brian Howes behind the desk. Johnny H is our man hoping to once again get some dirty deeds done dirt cheap from the dudes from down under, but it would appear all he gets is some back seat rock ‘n’ roll instead. Click the link to find out just what it is H Bombz is barking on about now.

Having released their seventh studio album back in December 2012, The Wonder Stuff certainly made a huge impression on long term fan Dave Prince with 'Oh No it's...The Wonder Stuff', so much so in fact that when he caught the band live in Port Talbot recently our man with a plan cornered the band’s frontman and mouthpiece Miles Hunt for a long overdue chat.

Bloodlights, the 'new' band from Captain Poon, former guitarist with uber-faves Gluecifer, return with their third release, 'Stand Or Die'. That 'Uber Approved' stamp should give you a clue as to what the bionic bad boy of Uber Rock, Dom Daley, thinks of this hot new release from the always cool People Like You Records. Hit that link and read all about one of the year's finest releases.....

Five years after Goldblade went a bit piratey on us with their ‘Mutiny’ album, they return with studio album number six ‘The Terror Of Modern Life’. Long time fan of the band Johnny H laces up his creepers ready for a good dance and instead finds a much darker sound than he could ever have expected, so read on to find out exactly what it is that the modern world has gone and done to Manchester’s finest band of brothers.

Cramming three reviews into one, Dave Prince takes the opportunity to trace the career of blues influenced hard rockers Burning Rain from their ‘Self Titled’ debut right up to their all new opus ‘Epic Obsession’. Burning who? I hear you ask, well as Princey soon explains there is much more to this band than simply having Whitesnake six string slinger Doug Aldrich within their ranks that’s for sure.

"Like the original Alice Cooper Band jamming with Black Sabbath and the Stooges?" Oh yeah, we need to hear this album. 'Mind Control' from the mysterious Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats is a concept album based on the likes of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, and Uber Rock's Jamie Richards has fallen completely under its spell. Hit that link and introduce this album to the family...just don't drink the Flavor Aid.....

Swedish melodic rockers The Poodles return with album number five, and this time their claiming it’s a musical ‘Tour De Force’. We asked Dave Prince to put this claim to the test and see if it ranks up their with the very best from his extensive Gotthard, Fate and Treat CD collection and this is what he came back with.

With their second album ‘Love Triangles, Hate Squares’ Exeter punkers The Computers have taken the bold step of moving away from their shouty roots to reinvent themselves as bluesy punk rock soul boys with an edge. Think the ‘RFTC’ album as opposed to ‘Drive Like Jehu’ and you’ll start to understand what this actually means as Dom Daley picks up the story of the musical transformation of the year

He's played with Dio, auditioned for KISS, and helped give Whitesnake's David Coverdale back his mojo - now guitarist Doug Aldrich is about to release a new album from his own band, Burning Rain, via Frontiers Records. Kim Thore, our US-based uber-vixen, caught up with Doug and asked him everything you ever wanted to know! Another must-read interview from Uber Rock!

With Riot|Noise getting ready to release their long awaited debut album ‘Stand For Something’ on June 3^rd, we thought a Midnite Mixtape Massacre showcasing some of the songs that help influence and shape the band’s sound would be the perfect follow up to our recent track by track exclusive feature. Picking the tunes this time around is Riot|Noise frontman Marty Hughes.