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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

The Great Observer – Loss of Transcendence: Album Review

By Martin Harris on 7th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Italian act The Great Observer unleash a debut steeped in death metal’s darkest traditions and most volatile mutations.

Maisie Peters – Florescence: Album Review

By Micha Thompson on 7th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Maisie Peters returns with her third studio album, Florescence, following the release of the triumphant The Good Witch.

Niall Horan – Dinner Party: Album Review

By Lottie Webber on 7th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Three years on from his hit album The Show, Niall Horan treats us to a love letter of an album.

Peter Hook & The Light, 76//26//50 – Manchester Academy: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 6th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

A night of nostalgia and fifty years of music making as Peter Hook & The Light deliver a career-busting epic set in Manchester.

Fyrdsman – The Free Man: Album Review

By sandersandrew on 6th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Tim Shaw’s Fyrdsman project makes a long-awaited return. The Free Man is a work that examines post-1066 England.

David Ford, Scarlet Rivera & Rob Stoner – 50 Years of Desire: Live Review

By Seuras Og on 6th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

David Ford, Scarlet Rivera & Rob Stoner deliver 50 Years of Desire. We are at the Hare & Hounds in Birmingham, to celebrate.

Linda Moylan w/ The Lookout – Banbury Folk Club: Live Review

By John Barlass on 6th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Linda Moylan – The Lady With The Voice – travelled to Banbury, Oxfordshire with her friends and left a full house grasping for superlatives.

Singles Selection – Issue #13

By At The Barrier on 6th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Welcome to Issue #13 of Singles Selection. With Singles Selection, we take a look at some of the brand new singles that have pricked our ears.

Infected Dead – Invicta: Album Review

By Martin Harris on 5th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Channelling old school brutality with precision based technicality Infected Dead unleash a firestorm EP.

Frankie Archer – The Dance Of Death: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 5th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Frankie says Dance, Dance, Dance. Til you drop. And you probably will……..

Stormkeep – The Nocturnes Of Iswylm: Album Review

By rickleaglestone on 5th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Stormkeep has spent the better part of a decade building a world entirely their own, and with The Nocturnes Of Iswylm, their second full-length, they have not simply returned to that world — they have reshaped it, deepened it, and made it considerably more dangerous to inhabit.

Dauþuz – Todeswerk: Uranium II: Album Review

By Oliver Copley on 4th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Purveyors of the finest mining themed black metal, Dauþuz, return with their new album; Todeswerk: Uranium II.

Fortress Festival 2026 Day Two – Scarborough Spa: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 4th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fortress Festival returns to Scarborough with another specially curated line-up representing the finest in extreme metal from across the globe.

Fortress Festival 2026 Day One – Scarborough Spa: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 4th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fortress Festival returns to Scarborough with another specially curated line-up representing the finest in extreme metal from across the globe.

Black Label Society

Black Label Society w/ Venom Inc. & Dark Chapel – The Forum, London: Live Review

By Jack Merry on 4th June 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

After one of the hottest weeks the UK has seen in quite a while, Zakk Wylde brings his explosive brand of guitar pyrotechnics to London to further heat things up!

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