Interviews

I spoke to Tristania singer Mariangela Demurtas shortly before the band played the Camden Underworld as part of their European tour to talk about touring, progress on the new album, and more. You can listen to the interview using the player below..  

AreJay of US rockers Halestorm sat down with us on their trip to Glasgow at the start of their first headlining tour and gave us some insights on why they’re such a hard working band, playing with the likes of Godsmack and Evanesence and writing songs on the road. [youtube …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Julian Matejka, drummer for German outfit Over Your Threshold. The band’s debut album ‘Facticity’ was released earlier this month. Can you please introduce Over Your Threshold to the readers, please? Hi folks, we´re Over Your Threshold from Munich, Germany. We play what …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Adriano Troiano, bassist from Emerald. We find out more about the band, their influences, Adriano gives us a quick track by track description of all the tracks from “Unleashed”, what their plans are and so on. Can you please introduce the band to …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Chris Sanders, guitarist from Knight Fury for this interview. We find out more about the band, their influences, debut album ‘Time to Rock’ , Chris gives us a quick track by track description of each track, what their plans are and so …

I caught up with Hampus Klang, lead guitarist from Bullet for a interview . Firstly, lets go back to 2001, what made you form Bullet as a band, were you all playing in the local scene in Sweden at the time? I was playing every day for many hours with …

I get the chance to catch up with Sponge the bass player from Electric River, after releasing their brand new EP ‘In Your Name’. There is talk of a new album and a tour in October…Enjoy! Lara Kisel – Electric River I have to say is a very intriguing name, …

Planetmosh: OK for anyone who hasn’t listened to Splintered Soul before, can you tell us a bit about the band? Chris: Splintered Soul are a dual-female-fronted 5-piece Metal band that produce a new subgenre we call ‘Cinematic Metal’. Established in 2006, we are a unique blend with an atypical background. …

Many countries jealously guard their culture and heritage – but when a band such as Leaves’ Eyes openly defy national boundaries, not only in terms of their membership but also in their lyrical inspiration, cultural identity becomes secondary to the new cultural infusion of symphonic heavy metal which draws its …

Planetmosh caught up with Disintegrate, and talked about the new album, future plans, influences et al.     Welcome to Planetmosh guys, fill us in on the history of the band, you formed in 2005 I understand?   Thank you for having us! The band started out in 2005, but …

I recently sat down to talk to the guys from Fatal Smile in the pub shortly before they played the Underworld in London as part of their UK tour.  The tour is promoting their latest album – 21st Century Freaks, so I asked them about the album and life on …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Alex ‘Thunder’ Martin, guitarist from The Mystery for an interview about the band, German music scene, influences, and their latest album where Alex gives us a track-by-track description of “Apocalypse 666” as well as their planes and so on.   Can you …

Matt Mitchell of Brighton metallers Furyon took time to chat to us about the success of Gravitas, playing the festivals and what’s ahead for the band with their second album. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6BqofZxw14&w=560&h=315] You can read our full review of the Glasgow gig  click here Gravitas, the superb debut from Furyon, …

On the day of the release of their debut album, ‘Sepulchral Torment’, and minutes before they hit the stage for their debut hometown show, Planet Mosh’s Ireland editor sat down with Andrew and Dave, guitarist and vocalist respectively with Belfast based death metallers Rex Shachath. Battling against the background noise …

I caught up with Soph Day, vocalist and guitarist in Alunah after I reviewed their album ‘White Hoarhound’,  to find out more about the band how they began etc, favourite bands/records and what their plans are and so on. Who formed Alunah and when? It kinda happened by accident, I was …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Eluveitie‘s Anna Murphy, who plays the Hurdygurdy, vocals and flute in the band. First, could you describe Eluveitie for those that haven’t heard your music? Some heavily distorted guitars shredding around with flutes trying to cut through. And violins. And hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes …

I had the privilege of catching up with Lofft’s vocalist Torger Neuhaus after I reviewed their debut album The Bitterness Of Life’,  to find out more about the band how they began etc, touring and what their plans are and so on.   When was Lofft formed? LOFFT was formed in …

Norwegian singer/songwriter and 7 string guitar player, The Commander in Chief played the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock this year in front of a large crowd.  She kindly spent some time to answer some questions for Planetmosh. Planetmosh: OK for anyone who isn’t familiar with The Commander in Chief, can …

Planetmosh got the amazing opportunity to interview the mutli-talented metal goddess that is Lady Starlight, bringing you insights to her passion for progressive rock, how she expresses herself through different artist mediums and how she wants to change the normality of the DJ culture. Lady Starlight is someone  that articulates through her …

Simon Bower of Planetmosh got the chance to get the lowdown on the bands latest album,touring,songwriting and life in general.   Many thanks for talking to us, I’d like to begin by rewinding to 2006 and the build up to your debut release “Son Of Armageddon”, how did the band …