Aviana on HIM: Why I Love
Joel Holmqvist from Aviana heads to the barrier to tell us why he loves Finnish rockers HIM.
QUEENSRŸCHE – Digital Noise Alliance: Album Review
QUEENSRŸCHE offer up enough to prove their worth in the Prog Metal premier league.
Darkest Era – Wither On The Vine: Album Review
Darkest Era break their silence with their first album in nearly a decade. Wither On The Vine is oh so very welcome.
Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram: Album Review
Thirty years as masters of extreme Metal – the Behemoth flame still burns fiercely.
Arch Enemy – Deceivers: Album Review
Arch Enemy unleash Deceivers; the bands’ latest…their 11th… long player. Could this be a career high for the heavy metal outfit?
Ithaca – They Fear Us: Album Review
Ithaca return with their second album, They Fear Us; a blistering mix of hardcore, prog, power pop and industrial metal.
Pronghorn – Psycho Ceilidh: Video Premiere
Pronghorn celebrate thirty years as a band and we have the video premiere for their new single from their forthcoming new album.
Thunderous Jones – Exile: New Single
Thunderous Jones tease more from the debut album with a new single – Exile.
DARKHER – The Buried Storm: Album Review
DARKHER, the brainchild of Jayn Maiven, returns with album number two; The Buried Storm.
Lorna Shore – Classic Grand, Glasgow: Live Review
From Warren County, New Jersey, Lorna Shore is a metal band to watch, with their powerhouse take on the deathcore metal genre.
Ward XVI – The Boulevard, Wigan: Live Review
At last, it’s the Ward XVI Metamorphosis tour. The inmates gather in Wigan…
Nordic Giants – Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow: Live Review
Nordic Giants are a musical and visual phenomenon, providing a fully integrated audio-visual experience at Glasgow’s CCA.
Paradise Lost – The Garage, Glasgow: Live Review
Paradise Lost are back on the road for a full UK tour and an opportunity to feature material from the excellent 2020 release Obsidian.
At The Barrier’s Favourite LIVE Albums – Of All Time!
What is the greatest live album of all time? At The Barrier’s writers take a look at their favourites from the history of live albums.
InVisions on Iron Maiden: Why I Love
InVisions join us as they release their third album; Deadlock. The metalcore outfit talk of their love for the mighty and all conquering Iron Maiden.