Dan Barnes, Author at The Razor's Edge

EP Review: Little Angels – Big Bad & Back

November 3, 2026 Dan Barnes 0

EP Review: Little Angels – Big Bad & Back Reviewed by Dan Barnes I go way back with Scarborough’s Little Angels; they were the first ‘proper’ band I saw, supporting Magnum on the Wings of […]

Album Review: Motörhead – Orgasmatron (40th Anniversary Edition)

November 1, 2026 Dan Barnes 0

Album Review: Motörhead – Orgasmatron (40th Anniversary Edition) Reviewed by Dan Barnes Not many bands could have produced such a Holy Trinity of records in such a short space of time as Motörhead managed between […]

Album Review: Cradle of Filth – Dusk… and Her Embrace [30th Anniversary]

October 26, 2026 Dan Barnes 0

Album Review: Cradle of Filth – Dusk… and Her Embrace [30th Anniversary] Reviewed by Dan Barnes This year sees the thirtieth anniversary of Cradle of Filth’s sophomore album and their Music for Nations’ major label […]

Live Gallery: Blaze Bayley – Academy, Manchester

Live Review: Blaze Bayley – Blackpool

October 26, 2026 Dan Barnes 0

Live Review: Blaze Bayley – Waterloo Bar, Blackpool 11th October 2026Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Rich Price It was only a couple of years ago that I was at this very venue watching the other Other Maiden singer […]

Live Review: The Haunted – Rebellion, Manchester

Live Review: The Haunted – Manchester

October 22, 2026 Dan Barnes 0

Live Review: The Haunted – Rebellion, Manchester 9th October 2026Support: Red MethodWords: Dan BarnesPhotos: Rich Price With only three shows scheduled for British soil this autumn, the Rebellion Bar was the only venue to be at […]

Album Review: Leng Tch'e - Hammered Into Collapse

EP Review: Leng Tch’e – Hammered Into Collapse

October 21, 2026 Dan Barnes 0

EP Review: Leng Tch’e – Hammered Into Collapse Reviewed by Dan Barnes Ghent grinders, Leng Tch’e, reach their twenty-fifth anniversary with their first new material since the 2017 full-length, Razorgrind. Sadly not a new album, […]

Album Review: Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism

October 19, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Album Review: Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism Reviewed by Dan Barnes A decade on from their Gluttonous Mastication of Embryonic Remnants debut, Athenians Embryectomy are all set to issue their all-important third album and their first […]

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Sunday

October 18, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Sunday Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch Sunday will see a plethora of bands from the darker regions of extreme music, with main stage headliners, Norwegian legends, Satyricon, ready to […]

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Saturday

October 18, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Saturday Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Tim Finch It’s barely the beginning of autumn but the days of 2026 have already become noticeably shorter, those blotchy, outdoor festival tans have started to fade, […]

Album Review: Carnal Desecration – Ancient Malediction

October 8, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Album Review: Carnal Desecration – Ancient Malediction Reviewed by Dan Barnes Belgium’s thrashing blackened-death crew, Carnal Desecration is all set to release a second full-length slice of fetid filth with their sophomore record, Ancient Malediction. Four years on from […]