
Geoff Barton
Geoff Barton is a British journalist who founded the heavy metal magazine Kerrang! and was an editor of Sounds music magazine. He specialised in covering rock music and helped popularise the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) after using the term for the first time (after editor Alan Lewis coined it) in the May 1979 issue of Sounds.
Latest articles by Geoff Barton

Gandalf's Fist might have created the first ever steamprog concept album
By Geoff Barton published
Cumbrian proggers Gandalf’s Fist are proving their worth with their new three-CD sci-fi-steampunk concept album The Clockwork Fable

Kiss - Kiss Rock Vegas DVD review
By Geoff Barton published
Alive! again: Kiss put the ‘hard rock’ into the Hard Rock Hotel in this Vegas extravaganza.

Prog Round-up - Summer 2016
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedGeoff Barton on the latest releases from Airbag, Jack Ellister, Eveline’s Dust, Joshua Burnell and Øresund Space Collective

Mungo Jerry - Rewind album review
By Geoff Barton published
Much more than alright, alright, alright.

Diamond Head: the return of the band who invented Metallica
By Geoff Barton published
NWOBHM survivors Diamond Head are back with their first album in nearly 10 years.

Susan Hyatt - Pin-ups & Trumpets album review
By Geoff Barton published
Strumpet with a trumpet.

Prog Round-up: July 2016
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedGeoff Barton on the latest releases from Gandalf’s Fist, Proud Peasant, Aloft, Trettioåriga Kriget and Sunrunner

Prog Round-up: June 2016
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedGeoff Barton on the latest releases from Big Big Train, Jade Vine, Axon-Neuron, Jump and Amphetamin

Rhino Bucket: Reissues
By Geoff Barton published
Don’t let their dodgy moniker put you off – take vat and party...

Prog Round-up: May 2016
By Geoff Barton published
Geoff Barton on the latest releases from Headspace, Sendelica, Upon The Devil’s Request, ProgAtom and AngelSeed

Montrose: Reissues
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedRe-releases gather the Californian band’s many styles and personnel with varying results.

Twisted Sister: We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!
By Geoff Barton published
Wigs, puke and burning effigies – how the ugliest Sisters created their own freaky fairy tale.

Prog Round-up: April 2016
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedGeoff Barton on new releases from Lazuli, Galahad, Bruce Stringer, Soft Hearted Scientists and StarCrystal

Prog Round-up: February 2016
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedGeoff Barton on new releases from Vly, Ashby, Effa Lente, Reptiel and The Pyramidis Project

The Chemistry Set: The Endless More And More
By Geoff Barton published
Safety goggles at the ready, we’re going in...

Ritchie Blackmore: The Ritchie Blackmore Story
By Geoff Barton published
Not yet ratedNinety-minute documentary tells a bizarre, skewed-focus story of the ‘lost’ guitar hero.

Were Buffalo the original Aussie heavy metal band?
By Geoff Barton published
Forget AC/DC and Rose Tattoo – Brisbane bruisers Buffalo brought heavy rock Down Under

Limelight: Octopie
By Geoff Barton published
Finnish lads create a whimsical world with their Gentle Giant-influenced sounds.
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