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Given the chance to see Anvil twice in the UK in 2 days was a chance not to be missed and the icing on the cake was interviewing drummer Robb Reiner and vocalist/guitarist Lips before the show in Glasgow! Click here to listen to the interview. Anvil had played the …

David Farrell from Planetmosh talks to Steve Newman about his impressive new record “Siren” and his Mullet. PM: Congratulations firstly on the new album; I think it’s great. I take it you are pleased with it? Steve:“Dave; great to talk to you and thank you for the kind comments in …

:[Ten Cent Toy]: are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Saturday the 10th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers …

Opening band Scar City were hit with an unfortunate blow just before going on stage, their guitarist (who was present) felt too unwell to be able to play the set. To be hit with this blow last minute would throw the best of bands, but with some tweaks to the …

Black Emerald are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Sunday the 11th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a …

Tonight at the Underworld was to be an all-acoustic gig, with Thin Lizzy/Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick headlining. First up was American singer Mark Curran.  I caught his band doing a full electric set a few weeks ago supporting Vega at the Barfly and enjoyed their set, so was …

Skreamer are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Saturday the 10th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …

It’s thirty minutes shy of midnight on a Wednesday evening in Stockholm’s Pub Anchor and the crowd has only begun to gather as Dala-Järna’s Benesser begin their show. The trio of David Olsson, Henric Hermansson and Rob Olsson are a likeable group of young guys who play a deceptively heavy …

MAIR are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Friday the 9th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …

I recently spoke to former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen during her very brief trip to London to promote her forthcoming album – Colours in the dark.  We discussed the writing process for the album, the choice of ‘Victims of ritual’ as the first single, her touring plans both with her …

Line Of Fire are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Sunday the 11th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers …

Gehtika are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Saturday the 10th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …

Bruce Springsteen returned to Belfast for the 4th time to play in front of a 25,000+ crowd on his current Wrecking Ball Tour. A few of his faithful fans had been camping out in the hot weather to get a top spot in the Kings Hall Arena when it finally …

Cruel Humanity are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Friday the 9th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a …

Fury are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Sunday the 11th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a quick …

Half way along Sveavägen in Stockholm, lies Pub Anchor, the rock heart of Sweden’s capital. It’s a buzzing venue with great beer, food and music. Tonight people are gathering for the Pub Anchor debut of Lindesberg’s, My Endless Wishes. The intro music begins and all five members take their positions …

It is a testament to X-Ufo’s professionalism that this gig even went ahead as there were more band members onstage than punters in the crowd. Whether or not it was due to the fact it was Sunday night,i would of thought more than 3 would have turned up to see …

This year the United Kingdom has been blessed with a proper summer, with temperatures escalating to over 20 degrees and people whipping out their BBQs whilst attempting to catch a tan. However, on Saturday night, Belfast venue “The Limelight” saw the local metal crowd forego these leisurely pursuits in favour …

The French crusaders Lonewolf bring forth a sixth album ‘The Forth And Final Horseman’. Let’s strip the album down to basics. The album holds all the classic heavy/power metal characteristics such as twin guitar harmonies, fantasy-based vocals and anthem style song writing. The highlight throughout the entity is ‘The Poison of Mankind’; lyrically dramatic with …

Internal Conflict are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Saturday the 10th August. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you give the readers a …