Album Reviews
Album Review: Besta – John Carpenter Redux
Album Review: Besta – John Carpenter Redux Reviewed by Dan Barnes I loves me some grindcore, and I loves me a John Carpenter movie; so […]
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Live Reviews
Live Review: Portal – Manchester
Live Review: Portal – Rebellion, Manchester 18th September 2025 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Rich Price I was at this very venue but forty-eight hours previous, […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: King 810 – Manchester
Live Review: King 810 – Rebellion, Manchester 16th September 2025 Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Rich Price Once hugely controversial Flint, MA, band, King 810 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Album Reviews
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 […]
Live Reviews
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 […]
Live Reviews
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 […]