Quick plays: AVALANCHE, UUHAI

January 11th, 2026 by jason

AVALANCHE Armed to the Teeth [Release date 13.02.26]

Avalanche are husband & wife duo Steven Campbell on lead vocals & bass, and Veronica ‘V’ Campbell on lead guitar, who are joined by Blake Poulton on rhythm guitar and drummer Bon Lowe. Their debut album is produced by Steve James, who has worked with the likes of The Angels, The Screaming Jets and Airbourne – all bands whose sound you can hear in Avalanche, along with the Kings of Aussie Rock, AC/DC.

Steven Campbell on the album – “‘Armed to the Teeth’ has been over 2 years in the making, it is quite literally our blood, sweat and beers! We recorded it 90% live with as little overdubs as possible – no editing, no effects – just that classic old-school Aussie pub rock sound: heart first, amps cranked, and nothing held back!”

This really is no holds barred, sticky bar floors, in your face hard rock. Loving the riffs and guitar leads on the title track and ‘Going For Broke’. The only problem for this reviewer is that the vocals are shouted most of the time, making it hard to pick out the lyrics. That doesn’t stop the listener enjoying Avalanche’s full-on AC/DC approved aural assault and fans of Airbourne will love seeing this band on the latter’s upcoming UK & European tour. Solid debut that achieves the raw sound and feel they were after. ***

You can catch Avalanche supporting Airbourne –

FEB 14 Germany, Hamburg, Georg Elser Halle

FEB 16 Netherlands, Utrecht, TivoliVrendenburg

FEB 17 Luxembourg, Luxexpo

FEB 20 Germany, Cologne, Palladium

FEB 21 France, Paris, Zenith

FEB 24 UK, Birmingham, O2 Academy

FEB 25 UK, Manchester, Academy

FEB 28 UK, London, Roundhouse

MAR 2 UK, Norwich, UEA

MAR 3 UK, Southampton, Guildhall

UUHAI Human Herds Napalm Records [Release date 09.01.26]

To Mongolia next, where Uuhai were formed in 2020 by drummer Otgonbaatar Damba, who is also a member of the Mongolian heavy metal band Hurd.

On this, their debut album, Uuhai reflect on both their roots and modern society, with the album’s overall aim to be a heartfelt love letter to their homeland. A seven-piece band that includes two horsehead fiddle (morin khuur) players & throat singers (this singing gives the band their unique sound in much the same way as fellow countrymen The Hu).

This is a really strong album with metal riffs and rhythm section to keep the metalheads happy, whilst the singing and songs have a distinct folk/folklore sound. It sounds as though it shouldn’t work, but boy does it on songs like heavy ‘Uuhai’ (the album’s first single) and the wistful opener ‘Beginning’. The drums, chanting vocals and fiddles work so well on the aforementioned ‘Uuhai’, whilst ‘Dracula’ is a rollicking piece of fun.

‘Khurai’ shows the mellower side of Uuhai’s music and ‘Khar Khulz’ is one to jump around to and would doubtless be a live favourite.

Uuhai start 2026 off in fine style with a highly accessible listen and one that has the timely, overriding message that on this earth, we are all the same. ****

Reviews by Jason Ritchie

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