Articles by Rob Barbour

Ocean Grove: "We're trying to change perceptions"

By Rob Barbour published 30 May 17

They’ve invented their own genre and even their own universe… but is Ocean Grove’s shtick just wacky bullshit, or is there some method to their madness?

Cover art for Sons Of Death Valley - Fathers Of The Free album

Sons Of Death Valley - Fathers Of The Free album review

By Rob Barbour published 27 May 17

Cowboy-themed, bluesy hardcore from the plains of… Denmark?

Cover art for Kingdom Of Giants - All The Hell You've Got To Spare album

Kingdom Of Giants - All The Hell You've Got To Spare album review

By Rob Barbour published 27 May 17

Cali metalcore sextet pull out a few too many stops

Cover art for Seether - Poison The Parish album

Seether - Poison The Parish album review

By Rob Barbour published 3 May 17

South African post-grunge trio keep to the lucrative middle road

Cover art for All That Remains - Madness album

All That Remains - Madness album review

By Rob Barbour published 2 May 17

Metalcore stalwarts pile on the sheen, but forget the passion

Why Malevolence's new sound has the scene losing its sh*t

By Rob Barbour published 2 May 17

Formed in the north of England but with riffs straight from the US Deep South, Sheffield’s Malevolence are welding a sound that has the scene going crazy

A montage of parkway drive and asking alexandria

Metal Kombat: Parkway Drive and Asking Alexandria go to war

By Rob Barbour published 4 April 17

Metalcore’s two biggest names are going to war. With Aussie heavyweights Parkway Drive on one side and homegrown heroes Asking Alexandria on the other, we find out their finishing moves…

Northlane - Mesmer album review

By Rob Barbour published 31 March 17

Epic Aussies mob crank up the melody

Northlane - Mesmer album review

By Rob Barbour published 24 March 17

Epic Aussies mob crank up the melody

Cover art for Imminence - This Is Goodbye album

Imminence - This Is Goodbye album review

By Rob Barbour published 12 March 17

Swedish post-metalcore merchants strike the wrong key

Cover art for Deez Nuts - Binge & Purgatory album

Deez Nuts - Binge & Purgatory album review

By Rob Barbour published 12 March 17

Reliably energetic hardcore from the daftly monikered Aussie crew

Cover Art for Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms album

Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms album review

By Rob Barbour published 12 March 17

High-concept horror-punk from Southampton’s finest

Getting to know Ghost: The Swedish ghouls answer your questions

By Rob Barbour published 9 March 17

Keen to break through the mystique of our favourite Swedish clergymen, we kidnapped a Nameless Ghoul and interrogated him with your questions. The answers were most enlightening...

Steel Panther: Is the joke starting to wear thin?

By Rob Barbour published 17 February 17

Steel Panther have defied the odds to become one of modern metal’s biggest bands. But is the joke starting to get old?

Beartooth on stage at Shepherd's Bush Empire

Beartooth live review - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London

By Rob Barbour published 1 February 17

Not yet rated

Ohio hardcore punks go wild in west London

Wolves At The Gate – Types & Shadows album review

By Rob Barbour published 29 November 16

Ohio post-hardcore quartet Wolves At The Gate up their game with new album

Memphis May Fire album cover, 'This Light I Hold'

Memphis May Fire – This Light I Hold album review

By Rob Barbour published 25 November 16

Synth-bothering Texans Memphis May Fire bring back some Southern swagger with new album

Death Valley High – Cvlt (As Fvck) album review

By Rob Barbour published 24 November 16

Neon-soaked ‘death disco’ merchants Death Valley High troll the world with new album

A photograph of Avenged Sevenfold taken in 2016 at their The Stage press event

How Avenged Sevenfold pulled off one of the biggest shocks of 2016

By Rob Barbour published 5 November 16

After almost a year of rumours and speculation, Avenged surprised us all by suddenly dropping a brand new album. We look back at the journey that led to The Stage