Ant May

I spend half my life at gigs or festivals and the other half writing the reviews and editing photos, and somehow find time for a full time job too. Who needs sleep - I've got coffee.

Sister interview, 9th March 2013

Swedish rock band Sister have been supporting Wednesday 13 on his current UK tour.  I spoke to the band just after they finished sound checking before their gig at Rock City in Nottingham.  Listen to what they had to say about touring and their planned second album, using the player …

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Eric Johnson – Up close – another look

Texan guitarist Eric Johnson may not be as widely known in Europe as guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Steve Vai or Carlos Santana for example, but he is one of the world’s top guitar players, having been voted one of the 100 greatest guitarists of the 20th century by Musician …

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4Bitten interview, March 2013

I spoke to Fofi, lead singer of Greek band 4Bitten shortly before they played the HMV Forum in London as part of their European tour supporting rock legends UFO.  Listen to what she had to say about their live dates, the Greek music scene and more..

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Mortillery interview, March 2013

Canadian thrashers Mortillery recently released their second album – Origin of Extinction on Napalm records.  We took the opportunity to ask them a few questions…   OK first of all, for the benefit of anyone who isn’t familiar with Mortillery, can you tell us a little bit about the band? …

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Destroy she said – Down to dirty

Australian hard rock band ‘Destroy she said’ come from Melbourne and are here with their debut album. While Australian bands are often compared unfairly to ACDC, sometimes the comparison is very valid – take Airbourne as a perfect example.  Destroy she said are another Australian band that it is right …

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Light among shadows – Welcome…back

Light among shadows are a symphonic metal band from the Southern part of Spain, although their singer, Tatjana Klee is German.  The band was formed in 2010 and released their debut EP, “At the gates of dawn” in March 2011.  The EP was well received and the band did a …

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Tempesta – Unbounded

Swiss band Tempesta was founded in 1994 by Reto Thalmann, and released their first demo in 1995, and in 2002 released their debut album, ‘Platinum’.  Several albums have been released since then, and the band has played concerts supporting bands including ZZ Top, Good Charlotte, Krokus and Billy Idol. First …

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The distorted Waltz – The distorted waltz

The Distorted Waltz started out as a project when the members were at school.  It split before reforming a few years later and in 2011 started recording their debut album.  Due to studies the album wasnt recorded in one go, but was written and recorded over the course of the …

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Starfire – The way I am

Melodic rock band Starfire come from Los Angeles and released their debut album, “Eye of the storm” in 2010.  They then followed up with three singles before releasing their second album, “Business affairs” in 2011.  September 2013 will see the release of their third album, “The way I am”. Brief …

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Inner Odyssey – Have a seat

Canadian band Inner Odyssey was formed in 2007, but it wasnt until 2010 that founder Vincent Leboeuf Gadreau managed to finalise the lineup.  Inner Odyssey signed with Unicorn records to release their debut album – Have a seat. Musically I suppose Prog metal is probably the most suitable description, but …

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Illumion – The waves

Dutch Prog band Illumion was formed in 2002 by guitarist Eveline van Kampen. In 2004 the band’s first three song demo, ‘Into the labyrinth’ was released, and this was followed two years later by ‘Into the labyrinth part 2’ which contained six songs including three covers. In 2009 the band …

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David Coverdale, Whitesnake interview

It’s a busy time for David Coverdale and the rest of Whitesnake right now.  They have a new live album coming out in April, and a UK tour with Journey and Thunder in May.  Whitesnake founder and frontman David Coverdale kindly took some time to answer some questions for Planetmosh …

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Stratovarius – Nemesis

Finnish power metal band Stratovarius are due to release their new studio album, Nemesis, on 25th February.  Fans have already had a taster of what to expect with the song “Unbreakable” having been released as an EP last month. Brief comments on a few tracks The opening to ‘Unbreakable’ with …

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