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Album Review: Ancient Malice – Accept the Vile Gifts of the Dead
Album Review: Ancient Malice – Accept the Vile Gifts of the Dead Reviewed by Dan Barnes After twenty-years with Dublin grinders, Abaddon Incarnate, guitarist Stephen […]
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Album Review: Victim of Fire – The Old Lie
Album Review: Victim of Fire – The Old Lie Reviewed by Dan Barnes Formed in 2016, Denver, Colorado, four-piece, Victim of Fire wasted no time […]
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EP Review: Car Bomb – Tiles Whispers Dreams
EP Review: Car Bomb – Tiles Whispers Dreams Reviewed by Dan Barnes New York sonic experimentalists, Car Bomb, have been doing their thing for a […]
Live Reviews
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Stonedead Festival 2025
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Stonedead Festival 2025 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch It’s Download Festival weekend as I write this introduction to Stonedead, bringing home the […]
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Album Review: Rumkicks – Hit A Nerve
Album Review: Rumkicks – Hit A Nerve Reviewed by Dan Barnes Formed in Seoul, South Korea in 2018, Rumkicks is a trio of young ladies […]
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Album Review: Black Magnet – Megamantra
Album Review: Black Magnet – Megamantra Reviewed by Dan Barnes I had Oklahoma-based Black Magnet’s sophomore album, Body Prophecy, on my 2022 Top Ten Albums […]
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Live Review: Carnivore A.D. – Manchester
Live Review: Carnivore A.D. – Star & Garter, Manchester 15th July 2025 Support: Chain of Survival Words: Dan Barnes Reformed in 2017 with the addition […]
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Boxset Review: Peter & The Test Tube Babies – The Albums 1990-1998
Boxset Review: Peter & The Test Tube Babies – The Albums 1990-1998 Reviewed by Dan Barnes The third of Cherry Red Records collections of East […]
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Live Review: RADAR Festival 2025 – Sunday
Live Review: RADAR Festival 2025 – Sunday 6th July 2024 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: William Mawdsley Oddly, the most disrupted line-up for Radar came on […]
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Live Review: RADAR Festival 2025 – Saturday
Live Review: RADAR Festival 2025 – Saturday 5th July 2024 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: William Mawdsley As Saturday comes it’s difficult to gauge to what […]