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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

Kris Drever – Doing This For Love: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 30th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Kris Drever, we love what you’re doing! A stellar opus, which, if drawn from a back drawer of despair, could well be the Orcadian’s best yet!

Quick Takes

Quick Takes – July 2026: Album Reviews

By At The Barrier on 30th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

This month’s Quick Takes includes Parker Barrow, Luke Haines, Marillion, Bywater Call, Witchsorrow, Emma Hunter and Around About Dusk,

Tramlines 2026: Festival Review

By Sarah Fisher on 29th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

We’re in Sheffield for a sunny weekend both weatherwise and musically for the 2026 edition of Tramlines.

Bobbo Byrnes – Too Many Miles: Album/Book Review

By Howard King on 29th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Bobbo Byrnes reflects on his life as a musician as a self proclaimed ‘rock and roll goodwill ambassador.’

My Own Will – Misery: EP Review

By Martin Harris on 28th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

My Own Will’s new EP is a concentrated blast of modern deathcore brutality, each track striking with precision, weight, and zero mercy.

Psycroptic – The Pulse Of Annihilation: Album Review

By Martin Harris on 28th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Two decades in, Psycroptic channel their legacy into a refreshed, groove‑forward assault without sacrificing an ounce of their surgical intensity.

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention – Magical Moments: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 28th July 2026 • ( 5 Comments )

With Cropredy 2026 only a matter of weeks away, we travel down the time tunnel to reflect on a a handful of ‘magical moments’ from almost fifty years.

Emma Hunter on Anna Calvi: Why I Love

By Special Guest on 28th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Emma Hunter joins us for a Why I Love on the inspiration of Anna Calvi.

Helen & The Neighbourhood Dogs – Anything That Moves: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 28th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

You’ve heard of normal in Norwich, Helen & The Neighbourhood Dogs are infamous in Ipswich and ready to take on, if not the world, certainly greater fenland!

The Hu – Hun: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 28th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Straight from Eddfest and with a UK tour incoming, The Hu celebrate with a formidable new album.

Duir – Catarsi: Album Review

By sandersandrew on 26th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Italian black metal outfit, Duir, return with the powerful Catarsi.

Taake – En Skog av Nidstang: Album Review

By Oliver Copley on 26th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

After more than three decades, Taake still create music that is simultaneously powerful, undeniably evil and genuinely beautiful. En Skog av Nidstang, their ninth studio album, is no different.

Pallas – The Midas Touch, The Recordings 1998-2007: Box Set Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 24th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

A Pallas retrospective that sees them embracing the Prog as they move into the twenty first century with confidence.

Firevolt Festival 2026: Preview

By At The Barrier on 24th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

We look ahead to the 5th edition of, and our first trip to, Firevolt Festival – August 2026

Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green: 2026 Deluxe edition: Album Review

By John Barlass on 24th July 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The fifth and finest album from British blues-rockers Ten Years After gets the deluxe reissue treatment.  A golden opportunity to reappraise Cricklewood Green.

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