Uber Rock

28/07/2024

The is once again open for business and this time around we have a special playlist focussing on some of the truly amazing female artists around at the moment. Check out the current tracks from Joanne Shaw Taylor, BONSAI KITTEN, Chrissy Costanza, Deathless Legacy, Simone Simons, Mothica, Dorothy, LILIAC, , DAMPF, Tystnaden, feat Lauren Mayberry, Kat Von D, Gigi Gold, Geneva whirlpool bath, Slackrr, Stone Broken, Alunah, Giant Walker, Ancient Settlers and Bad Marilyn:

Our latest places the spotlight on the many female artists currently producing and performing some of the best music around...

23/07/2024

Our latest comes from Boston veterans Nervous Eaters:

Our latest sees Boston garage punk veterans Nervous Eaters declaring that it's ...

23/07/2024

Our latest comes from Aussie surf rock trio The Burbs, who are helping us climb a :

Our latest sees us climing a in the company of Aussie surf rockers The Burbs.

21/07/2024

As Mr Big say their final to the Uber Kingdom, The Dark Queen looks back on what was also their deubt appearance in Belfast:

The Dark Queen fulfills a lifetime ambition as she catches Mr Big on their debut Belfast appearance on their farewell tour...

21/07/2024

Monk's thoughts on the final night of the anniversary tour by Warrior Soul, with support from Wild Heat, at Voodoo Belfast:

Monk joins the gang of as he punches his ticket for the thrill ride that was the most recent tour by Warrior Soul.

27/05/2024

It's always a bad day when a band announces they they are calling it quits, and especially when it is a band whose career you have followed for many years, and whose members you have come to regard as friends, both personally and professionally. Thanks to Baleful Creed for the music, the memories and the camaraderie. We wish Fin all the best: we know only too personally the effects of COPD, as DQ also suffers from it. Hopefully we'll catch up with yez for a pint or three somewhere down the highway \m/

The post that you never want to write.

As you may be aware we went into hiatus for one medical battle, rolled into another hiatus for another battle and now a further one looms that we have all agreed we just need to pull the shutter down and switch off the office lights for the final time.

First some good news – Fin’s wife has kicked cancers arse and has the all clear. John’s Mum is doing okay and spirits are good.

However over the course of the hiatuses, Fin has found himself struggling more for breath and energy when doing even some simple tasks. Diagnosed with COPD a few months ago but doing alright with ongoing treatment, the big impact for him is just not having the power or energy to be able to play live.

We are a live band. It’s what makes us tick. We can practice for a gig, with more of us sitting down for the two hour rehearsal and taking breathers and it all seems grand. But a live performance is so much more demanding.

Add in the ongoing care duties and work commitments just on John’s part and he’s finding it hard to get the time to find for dusting off a guitar.

Dave and Davy are keeping busy in new projects and were waiting for us to get regrouping. The current developments have curtailed us getting back to doing what we love. The realisation that its time to say farewell has taken a few months to come to a conclusion. A final farewell gig was suggested but even that presents quite a pressurised demand and its not something we want as we went out on a high with playing some really enjoyable gigs on our last The Lowdown album support shows.

Saying farewell means a host of thanks need to be provided. This is a case of being afraid of missing out on someone in a thanks list – so hopefully we cover it all – and we are so damn grateful for the incredible support we have been blessed with.

To everyone in what was called our Baleful Creed Global Family – you have been amazing from day one. We’re only able to have made this journey thanks to your support. We never imagined we would get three albums deep and to get to play across the British Isles – those gigs memories will last us a lifetime. You were more than just fans of a band – you are friends and family – the group could not have been titled any better – thank you all!

To the bands we have shared stages with, shared out backline, supported each other and made the gigs a great night out for us – thank you all and keep rocking!

To the promoters that took us on board – give us a stage to play on and the sound/light men/ladies who made it a pleasure to play – thank you!

To the reviewers and gig photographers who capture those moments in time – good or bad – that’s how it rolls – thank you for your skills and promotion.

To the wizard Neal Calderwood – our recording guru who captured the debut album, Seismic Shifter and finally The Lowdown. Can’t thank you enough for making those albums sound amazing!

To our merch suppliers and artists – thank you for great designs and skills for making such fantastic merch that help keep the band rolling forward. To the Newtownards Post Office for shipping it all out so swiftly!

To our former members, you got us moving forward, brought the tunes to life and were invaluable in your part in all this. Thank you.

Now we hope this captures everyone but just in case – we are so thankful to have had you as a friend and supporter and making Baleful Creed something that we are so proud to have been a part off.

Take care out there – we will hopefully cross paths at other gigs in the future.

So one last favour – raise a glass, have a wee one for BC and crank up a tune or two for us. Made to be played LOUD!!

Thank you.
Fin, John, Davy, Dave
Baleful Creed
2009 – 2024.

PS - The BCGF will remain open of course as a group for chat and general banter.

27/05/2024

Our latest sees flamenco metallers Breed 77 taking us to give us a good old aural beatdown as they continue on their "comeback" trail:

Our latest sees flamenco metallers Breed 77 taking us as they continue along the comeback trail...

26/05/2024

Our latest choice comes from Belfast hard rockers Maverick as they continue to count down the to the release of their new album:

Monk feels the ticking of Tim as he selects the latest single from Northern Ireland hard rocks Maverick as our latest .

14/04/2024

Our latest comes from Canadian glam rock revivalists Lÿnx, who are introducing us a lady who really is :

Our latest comes from Canadian glam revivalists Lÿnx who are introducing us to a lady who in ...

14/04/2024

Our latest sees us in the heyday of the 2000s emo scene with this collab between Scene Queen and 6arelyhuman:

Our latest sees Scene Queen and 6arelyhuman far from stuck for words on the 2005 emo scene.

07/04/2024

Our latest sees Finnish classicists Apocalyptica turning their career full circle with their re-imaging of Metallica's under-rated :

Our latest sees Finnish cellists Apocalyptica returning to their roots with their interpretation of another Metallica classic.

02/04/2024

Our latest comes from mysterious alt. rock duo Zetra, featuring Serena Cherry from Svalbarduk:
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01/04/2024

Our latest comes from Irish sleaze grungers Vendetta Love who are seeking to our hardened old rock 'n' roll souls:

Our latest comes from Irish sleazebags Vendetta Love, who are seeking to 'Soothe' our hardened rock 'n' roll hearts.

30/03/2024

Our latest sees London garage punks WitchDoktors taking us back to a time :

Our latest comes from back alley dirt 'n' rollers Witchdoktors, who are taking us back to a time 'Before The War'

29/03/2024

Our latest sees south Wales thrash groovers Helldown taking us with the title track of their forthcoming new EP:

Our latest is a premiere of the latest offering from South Wales thrash groovers Helldown

28/03/2024

Our latest sees Teutonic metal gods ACCEPT delivering ahead of the release of their 17th studio album, , via Na**lm Records next month:

Our latest comes from Teutonic metal gods Accept, who are delivering 'The Reckoning'.

21/03/2024

Our latest is literally something :

Our latest is a celebration of a life experience...

15/03/2024

Our latest comes from Florida alt-goth punks Living Dead Girl, who are telling us the truth:

Our latest sees us finding out how things can get in the company of a Living Dead Girl...

17/02/2024

Our latest comes from Barcelona punk rock wunderkinds Blowfuse. Elsewhere on the site, we have other daily picks from Mutes and Marc Ribler Music, as well as reviews of the new albums from Infected Rain Crazy Lixx THE DEVILS and CHERYM as well as NORMANDIE live in Haarlem:

My latest pick comes from Barcelona based Blowfuse, who are giving us their word that they won't betray their punk rock roots with this bouncy skater anthem'.

12/02/2024

On the day that AC/DC announce a European stadium tour for the summer months, we feature live action galore, courtesy of The Menzingers in Manchester, Spanish Love Songs in Utrecht and Von Hertzen Brothers in their native Finland. Plus our latest comes from Brighton doom popsters Every Hell:

Our latest sees Brighton doom popsters Every Hell summoning us into the company of 'The Watcher'.

11/02/2024

The is open for business again, with our latest eclectic playlist featuring hot new tracks from Belmont, Eidola, Capstan, Bloom, Lavalove, We Three Kings, Face The Legacy, Our Mirage, Cherym, ERRA, Gallus, From Ashes To New, Bex Marshall, Fortune Teller, Yaki Dah, The Dollyrots, The Goodies, HARDY, Gab de la Vega, F.O.D. and Collateral:

The Über Rock Singles Club is open for business once again, featuring a playlist of the hottest sounds blasting out of our PA system...

10/02/2024

Our latest comes from the amazing Sophie Lloyd and her collaboration with Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson:

Our latest of the hottest sounds around at the moment comes from one of the hottest young guitar talents in the ÜK at the moment - Sophie Lloyd.

09/02/2024

There's a distinctly Irish feel to the site today, as our latest comes from Dublin progressive metal quartet Nebularis, while Jonny B shares his thoughts on the latest album from Celtic goddess LEAH:

Our latest Singles Club Daily Pick comes from Dublin progressive metal quartet Nebularis, who are taking us on a voyage of discovery with the fourth single to preview their debut album.

07/02/2024

Our latest comes from post-punk virtual supergroup Ghost Work, who are summoning up a sonic with the lead single from their second album, , released next month via Spartan Records:

Our latest sees post-punk virtual supergroup Ghost Work summoning up a sonic 'Earthquake'.

06/02/2024

Our latest comes from Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties who are . Meanwhile, elsewhere on the site we review Drug Church live in Belfast and GODSTICKS in London, and the new album from Imperial Wax is also under the spotlight:

Our latest comes from a band who it could be argued don't actually exist, as Aaron West is the fictional alter-ego of The Wonder Years frontman Dan 'Soupy' Campbell.

05/02/2024

Our latest comes from German emo-punks Shoreline, while DJ Astrocreep popped along to Friday's hometown show by The Heavy North and sleepmakeswaves announce a one-off London show:

Our latest comes from German emo-punk outfit Shoreline, who are offering us a 'Workaround' on their latest single.

04/02/2024

Our latest comes from the one and only Official Blaze Bayley, who is venting his ahead of a run of dates on the island of Ireland:

Our latest choices comes from one of the pillars of the British metal scene, Blaze Bayley, who is unleashing his inner 'Rage'.

03/02/2024

Our latest sees the Goo Goo Dolls telling us a :

Our latest sees Goo Goo Dolls telling us a as they ease us into a chilled weekend...

02/02/2024

Our second comes from our own backyard (well, sort of) with a collaboration which sees Norn Iron revitalizing its historic links with the Netherlands, via power metallers Whiteabbey and their interpretation of the Maria Mena (Official) hit :

As the Über Rock Singles Club takes the bold decision to move to opening on a daily basis, our second guests are symphonic power metallers Whiteabbey.

01/02/2024

We're making BIG changes to our Singles Club feature, as we will now be featuring a daily choice of one current disc that is burning up our death decks... and who better to give us our first dose of Uber Rockin' delights than an old friend of ours, the one and only Mr Willie Dowling?

Willie Dowling proves he's no simpleton as he provides the soundtrack to the first daily session at the Über Rock Singles Club.