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Ow. That’s probably the thoughts of many punters this morning, but this is a festival so one bravely soldiers on and has their hangover on away by whoever’s on first. Luckily for everyone in attendance, that turned out to be Wildside Riot (8), back for a second year running and opening …

So Hard Rock Hell has come and gone again. The seventh year of the festival, now in its second year at Hafan y Mor Haven Holiday Park in Pwllhelli, Wales was this year under the banner of Cirque du Rock, creating a nightmarish circus freak show that saw ringmasters, clowns and …

As last shows of the year go, playing Stage One at Hard Rock Hell is not a bad way to end the year.  Following their set I managed to grab a few minutes with Crucified Barbara to see what the biggest highlight has been for them in 2013, writing their …

Just a couple of hours after their set on Stage Two I caught up with Alunah in the press room to find out what makes them stand out as a band, how they all met, any pre-gig rituals and what other band they would choose to be in.  Alunah are …

Before their evening set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell, I grabbed some time with the lads from States of Panic to find out more about their highlights for 2013, what’s next for them in 2014 and their upcoming album No World Order as well as their first impressions of …

Being a fan of Thin Lizzy I was very happy to be able to sit down with Damon Johnson from Black Star Riders to talk about the new band and how they chose their name as well as their debut album All Hell Breaks Loose. If you haven’t yet bought …

A brief interview with Kevin Starrs (aka Uncle Acid) vocalist and guitar player from Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats ahead of their show at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena supporting Black Sabbath.             Upcoming Tour Dates: 13/12/13 – Dublin, Ireland – Academy 2 14/12/13 – Sheffield, UK …

On arriving at the venue to request my reviewer’s pass i was asked why a webzine like Planetmosh would want to do a write up of The Damned. Maybe it was my long hair  that got the question asked but at the end of the day I love The Damned, …

Arriving for their third time at Hard Rock Hell, Logan were due to play Stage One at 4pm, but before then I sat them down for a little chat.  Their new album is due out in 2014 and is currently in the final stages of production.  I was interested to …

Just the second night of their ten date UK tour, Skarlett Riot played Stage 2 at Hard Rock Hell in the early evening…but before they got to do that it was down to the press area for interrogation by the waiting media.  Here Planetmosh caught up with Skarlett (vocals, guitar) …

Arriving at Hard Rock Hell 7 and heading straight into a day of interviews, Planetmosh managed to grab some of that interview time with Alx (bass) and Philty (drums) from Fatal Smile before their set on Stage 2 later that evening.   This was the penultimate show for the UK …

  The Mars Chronicles and Klone were the first two bands of the night. To be honest neither really were my cup of tea. While both were both technically good bands, they lacked that ‘umph’, or something remarkable. Some sections were either too generic or a bit maidenly – that …

Early afternoon on Friday before their  set on Stage One I spoke to Benji Webbe (Vocals) and Arya Goggin (Drums) to hear more about their new album Kill The Power, how they met and what their highlight was for 2013. Their new album is due for release on 27 January …

Regular visitors to the Hard Rock Hell stages, Spit Like This were back again this year.  Their second album Normalityville Horror was released in May 2012 and I was interested to hear how the song writing process goes for the band and their highlight for 2013.  For those of you …

The night kicked off with American alternative rock band American Fangs.  They kick off the night with lots of energy and noise.  Quite early on in their short set, the singer jumped down off the stage, climbed the barrier and jumped into the audience.  He then made his way through …

With the Northern Ireland rock and metal scene on somewhat of a high at the moment – no fewer than six bands from this small part of the world performed at the recent Hard Rock Hell, leading to rumours that next year’s event may be moved to Belfast – the …

Mia Klose’s acoustic set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell 7 went down a storm even with a bit of a power cut at the end.  After a full day of interviews I dragged them back to the media center on Saturday for another interview to find out what has …

There hasn’t been as much controversy about a Download headliner since My Chemical Romance topped the bill in 2007; even Feeder and The Offspring got better receptions in 2005 and 2008. But with a new album that reached #1 in both the UK and the US and a near-sold out …

With the grey clouds broiling overhead heralding the true onset of a wet Belfast winter, and even the hardiest of ‘fleg’ protestors scurrying for the comfort of the gluhwein tents in the nearby Christmas Market to which they so vehemently object, the the most diehard warriors from the city’s metal …

Zombie Lake are a trans-Atlantic old school thrash metal outfit, instigated back in 2003 when bassist Derek Schilling, from New York hatecore crew Neglect, made contact with Martin Missy, vocalist with German thrash legends Protector:  as the pair’s personal friendship evolved so did their musical relationship and now, a decade …