Album Reviews
Album Review: Venomous Concept – The Good Ship Lollipop
Album Review: Venomous Concept – The Good Ship Lollipop Reviewed by Dan Barnes Yep, you’re reading that right – Venomous Concept have put out another […]
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Live Reviews
Live Review: Revocation – Manchester
Live Review: Revocation – Rebellion, Manchester 13th February 2023 Support: Creeping Death, Alluvia, Goatwhore Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Damian John (Birmingham) The second of the […]
Album Reviews
EP Review: Real Friends – There’s Nothing Worse Than Too Late
EP Review: Real Friends – There’s Nothing Worse Than Too Late Reviewed by Dan Barnes Although having not released a full-length record since 2018’s Composure, […]
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Album Review: Grade 2 – Grade 2
Album Review: Grade 2 – Grade 2 Reviewed by Dan Barnes Being cited by Vive Le Rock magazine as one of 2023’s Punk Bands to […]
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Boxset Review: Motley Crüe – Crücial Crüe
Boxset Review: Motley Crüe – Crücial Crüe Reviewed by Dan Barnes The Oxford English Dictionary defines Crucial as the adjective denoting something as being very […]
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Album Review: Stormo – Endocannibalismo
Album Review: Stormo – Endocannibalismo Reviewed by Dan Barnes Italian Post-Hardcore crew, Stormo, make their Prosthetic Records debut this month with the release of their […]
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Album Review: Pierce The Veil – The Jaws of Life
Album Review: Pierce The Veil – The Jaws of Life Reviewed by Dan Barnes The decade following their formation in 2006 saw the San Diego […]
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Album Review: Eyes – Congratulations
Album Review: Eyes – Congratulations Reviewed by Dan Barnes Denmark’s hardcore cohort return for album number two, three years after the release of debut, Underperformer, […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: PunkFest 7 – Wigan
Live Review: PunkFest 7 – The Boulevard, Wigan 21st January 2023 Words: Dan Barnes Nestling in the shadow of the dreaming spires of All Saints’ […]
Album Reviews
Boxset Review: Dokken – The Elektra Albums 1983 – 1987
Boxset Review: Dokken – The Elektra Albums 1983 – 1987 Reviewed by Dan Barnes Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, Dokken were perhaps less well […]