Kampfar is pagan black metal band from Norway, approaching its 20th anniversary in 2014. The guys are preparing the new album, “Djevelmakt”, which is going to be released on 27th of January. the band frontman Per Joar Spydevold, known as Dolk, agreed to answer some questions for PlanetMosh. You are …
Read More »Heavens Basement – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton – 17th December 2013
Tonight Heavens Basement and The Smoking Hearts were at Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton supporting Black Veil Brides. With a crowd consisting of 99% teenage girls and given how dedicated BVB fans are to their band I was wondering how the support acts would fare. The venue was packed out well …
Read More »Combichrist – The Classic Grand, Glasgow – 22/12/2013
There are many things to do just before the holiday season starts. My “to-do” list started with the Combichrist show in The Classic Grand on 22nd December. Although when I got there I realised I wasn’t the only one with the same idea. It was only a few minutes past …
Read More »Airbourne – O2 Academy, Bristol, 10/12/13
They just love the UK, don’t they Airbourne? Two UK festivals in Download and Hard Rock Hell this year and now a full blown tour as well to round things off. They’re also a band that draw in a wide range of ages; from the older rockers in their leather jackets …
Read More »Pat McManus Band – Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill – 21 December 2013
It’s that time of year when every website / magazine / pundit-of-various-degrees-of-credibility produces their dreaded “end of year list”: you know the sort of thing – the ten best albums / gigs / blow jobs /whatever. And, yes, we at PM are just as guilty as everyone else… Of course, …
Read More »Interview with Jesse Damon, 2013
Jesse Damon is a musician from lovely southern California, USA. He first began recording with his band, Silent Rage. Drawing influence from heavyweights such as Led Zeppelin, Foreigner, and Y & T, he has honed his songwriting craft with band-based as well as solo album material. He recently released an …
Read More »Mental Deficiency – Limelight 2, Belfast – 19 December 2013
‘Twas a the week before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring… but ’round the corner in the Limelight all manner of mayhem was taking place, as the holiday season turned into a right ol’ Thrashmess… With the ambient, grungy pop of Goodbye Nola entertaining but …
Read More »Gogol Bordello – O2 Academy, Glasgow – 15/12/2013
“It is almost a tradition, that we finish our European tour in Glasgow” – said Eugene Hütz at the end of the vivid Gogol Bordello show at O2 Academy in Glasgow. The band has been touring all over Mainland Europe with their new album “Pura Vida Conspiracy” and the tour …
Read More »The Mission / Fields of the Nephilim – O2 Academy Glasgow
A cold wet Saturday finds me standing outside the O2 Academy in Glasgow for the highly anticipated Fields of the Nephilim / Mission gig. I heard about this gig last year in Birmingham when Wayne Hussey announced it on stage, could it be true my two favourite Goth bands on …
Read More »Xentrix – The Cathouse, Glasgow – 13/12/2013
Friday, a dark December evening at The Cathouse in Glasgow and I’m surrounded by wandering metalheads, who came here to returning legends of the UK thrash scene, Xentrix. I must admit, I haven’t seen them or even the supporting act before live, so it was both fun and educational evening …
Read More »Black Star Riders – Limelight 1, Belfast – 15 December 2013
Slightly more than a year ago, the curtain came down on the long and storied career of the mighty Thin Lizzy, when the band played their penultimate gig on Irish soil as they bade farewell to touring and prepared to launch a new identity through which to progress the Lizzy …
Read More »FM + Toby Jepson – The Box, Crewe – 07/12/2013
Judging by the amount of people crammed into The Box on this Saturday night, it should be renamed The Sweat Box! It just goes to show the popularity of veteran UK AOR band FM. Maybe they do not get 4 page spreads in certain magazines anymore but this is the …
Read More »Toby Jepson Interview – Stereo, Glasgow – 15/12/13
I recently had a chat with former Little Angels frontman Toby Jepson, prior to him performing in Glasgow during his solo acoustic UK tour. Toby discusses the tour, his latest mini-album “Raising My Own Hell”, producing and all things music! http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TobyJepsonGlasgow.mp3 Please visit Toby Jepson at: www.tobyjepson.com/site/ www.facebook.com/tobyjepsonofficial twitter.com/TobyJepson
Read More »Western Sand – Interview with Tyler and Nathan
Bournemouth rock revivalists Western Sand have just finished a lengthy UK tour opening for Black Star Riders – a bill which also featured the all-star ensemble known as The Dead Daisies. As the tour concluded in Belfast, PlanetMosh grabbed a chat with vocalist Tyler Hains and drummer Nathan J Kay …
Read More »Wayne Hussey The Mission Interview
PlanetMosh recently caught up with Wayne Hussey, Simon Hinkler, Craig Adams and Mike Kelly of The Mission in Glasgow at the start of their UK leg of their The Brightest Light tour. We talked about the current tour, X Factor type shows, remastered albums and much more. So click on …
Read More »Black Star Riders – Rock City, Nottingham – 12/12/2013
After interviewing bassist Marco Mendoza for Planetmosh, I made my way round to the venue full of entrepidation of Thursday nights event to come! Joining the gathering and growing crowd we watched the two supporting bands ( Western Sand and The Dead Daisies ) doing an amazing job of warming …
Read More »Massive Wagons interview at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 29/11/13
Massive Wagons opened up Hard Rock Hell this year, playing the first set on stage 2 on Thursday evening, which was followed the next day by an acoustic set. As this was the second year in a row that had played this festival, I was interested to hear how they …
Read More »Astralnaut – Limelight 2, Belfast – 14 December 2013
For any promoter to stage the amount of quality gigs which James Loveday puts on – this was his 45th straight ‘RocKD’ event of the year, not counting the number of visiting acts he has brought our way over the past 13 years – is no mean feat. It’s not …
Read More »Marco Mendoza talks to Dave Bradbery of PlanetMosh
Meeting Marco Mendoza for the first time, myself and photographer Sean Larkin were invited to talk with him ( pre Rock City gig ) aboard the Black Star Riders tour bus.
Read More »Screaming Eagles interview at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 29/11/13
Screaming Eagles formed just over a year ago and it’s been quite some year; from being this year’s winners at Highway To Hell in Glasgow to opening up Stage One on Friday 29th at Hard Rock Hell. If you saw their set on the Friday you would not for one minute …
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