Live Reviews
Live Review: Cave In – Manchester
Live Review: Cave In – Club Academy, Manchester 12th September 2025 Support: Toru Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Rich Price Looking back at the last […]
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Album Reviews
Album Review: Jo Quail – Notan
Album Review: Jo Quail – Notan Reviewed by Dan Barnes I first encountered Ms Quail’s music when I saw her at Manchester’s Gorilla venue, opening […]
Album Reviews
Album Review: Lorna Shore – I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me
Album Review: Lorna Shore – I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me Reviewed by Dan Barnes To call New Jersey’s Lorna Shore a Deathcore band […]
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Album Review: Primal Fear – Domination
Album Review: Primal Fear – Domination Reviewed by Dan Barnes Once a stapple of Bloodstock shows, German-based power metal juggernaut, Primal Fear, have been releasing […]
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Live Review: Stonedead Festival 2025
Live Review: Stonedead Festival 2025 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch Another trip across the country and down the A1M (and they still haven’t finished […]
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Bloodstock 2025: Sunday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage
Bloodstock 2025: Sunday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch The final day of Bloodstock’s S.O.P.H.I.E. is opened by the blackened thrash […]
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Bloodstock 2025: Sunday Review – Ronnie James Dio Stage
Bloodstock 2025: Sunday Review – Ronnie James Dio Stage Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch It’s somehow suddenly Sunday and the festival is about to […]
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Bloodstock 2025: Saturday Review – Ronnie James Dio Stage
Bloodstock 2025: Saturday Review – Ronnie James Dio Stage Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch Saturday begins serenely enough, with London-based metallic hardcore hooligans Cage […]
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Bloodstock 2025: Saturday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage
Bloodstock 2025: Saturday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch Saturday’s under-canvas programme starts at the early hour of 10:30 with Leeds-based […]
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Bloodstock 2025: Friday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage
Bloodstock 2025: Friday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch The S.O.P.H.I.E. stage’s upgrade comes into its own from today, especially with […]