Album Reviews
Album Review: Pro-Pain – Stone Cold Anger
Album Review: Pro-Pain – Stone Cold Anger Reviewed by Dan Barnes It’s thirty-five years since Gary Meskil and Dan Richardson, both former Crumbsuckers, formed Pro-Pain; […]
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Live Reviews
Live Review: Hypocrisy – Manchester
Live Review: Hypocrisy – Academy 2, Manchester 1st May 2026 Support: Vreid, Vomitory Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Rich Price For the second consecutive night, Manchester’s […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Dragged Into Sunlight – Manchester
Live Review: Dragged Into Sunlight – Club Academy, Manchester 30th April 2026 Support: Vacuous, Plague Pit Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Rich Price It’s a lovely […]
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EP Review: Gadget – Coerced
EP Review: Gadget – Coerced Reviewed by Dan Barnes Swedish grind veterans, Gadget, return with a new look and their first collection of new material […]
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Grind After Death Fest 2026
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Grind After Death Fest 2026 Words: Dan Barnes Sausages of the world unite – or at least the ones who can get to […]
Album Reviews
Album Review: Ultrabomb – The Bridges That We Burn
Album Review: Ultrabomb – The Bridges That We Burn Reviewed by Dan Barnes Two years on from the release of the debut album, Dying to […]
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Live Review: Party Cannon – Manchester
Live Review: Party Cannon – Rebellion, Manchester 25th April 2026 Support: Gutteral Slug, Internal Bleeding Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Rich Price For a short time […]
Album Reviews
Album Review: Venom – Into Oblivion
Album Review: Cage Fight – Exuvia Reviewed by Dan Barnes We all know Venom. Formed back in the Seventies over in the great city of […]
Album Reviews
Album Review: Cage Fight – Exuvia
Album Review: Cage Fight – Exuvia Reviewed by Dan Barnes Has it really been four-years since the release of Cage Fight’s self-titled debut? Sure looks […]
Album Reviews
BOXSET Review: Uriah Heep – Beautiful Dream 1975-1977
Boxset Review: Uriah Heep – Beautiful Dream 1975-1977 Reviewed by Dan Barnes Formed in London back in 1969, Uriah Heep, still going strong almost six-decades […]