Opinion

Right after leaving the main stage at Les Fest on Saturday, we spoke to Johnny (vocals) and Hex (bass) from States Of Panic.   After an absolutely blinding set we sat down to talk about Les Fest, pre-gig rituals, their upcoming album No World Order and who would play them …

With Belfast once more teetering on the brink of descending into the chaos that is laughlingly referred to in the mainstream media as the ‘Marching Season’, and less than a week to go to its annual highlight of ‘The Twelfth’, Welsh hardcore mob Brutality Will Prevail could hardly have chosen …

One of the latest interviews we did at Les Fest at about 2am, we spoke to Peter Ellis (vocals) after Monument’s set.  As this was their first gig in Scotland we were interested to know what he thought of Les Fest, what the highlights have been for the past 2 …

Following their appearance on the main stage at Les Fest we caught up with Massive Wagons to talk about how it was playing for a second year running.  A festival favourite for me we also talked about their favourite gig they played but also went to see, as well as …

Balls Deep are set to play the Jägermeister 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 introduction …

Karydbis are set to play the New Blood Stage at this years Bloodstock festival on Friday the 9th August. They recently wowed the crowd at Les-Fest 2 up in Scotland. We catch up with the band to find out more about them, the festival, their thoughts and what you lucky …

On a cold Saturday morning, the sounds of laughter abounded in Metal Town with the rumour that the sun was going to make an appearance on Day 2 of the Graspop Metal Meeting 2013. Saturday June 29th Vanderbuyst (7) were a new band to this reviewer but their fantastic set …

After twenty albums Saxon still have the ability to rejuvenate their talent and direction.  As we all know Saxon have had their fair share of high and lows, and with their latest album ‘Sacrifice’, they have proven again to the modernism people of the metal world, Saxon are still soaring …

Operation Error  are set to play the Jägermeister 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 introduction …

Three days. 62 bands. One main stage, one acoustic stage and from what I saw across the weekend of Les-Fest 2 it most definitely was all killer and no filler. Planetmosh descended en-masse to take in the sights, the sounds and the craic, as Scotland showed it does indeed know …

Nocturna 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 …

Kremated 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 introduction …

Neon Halo 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 …

The night kicked off with the support band – Revellion, or rather a pair of musicians from the band.  They introduced themselves as wynndebagge (Bagpipes and more) & skynntite (drums and more).  They played various medieval instruments, but were as much of a stand-up comedy routine as they were musicians, …

Every year at the end of June, flocks of nomadic metal fans descend on the tranquil little town of Dessel in the north east of Belgium for the Graspop Metal Meeting.  Now in its 18th year, GMM offers the best of all genres of music over 3 sonically charged days. …

After their set and over a little dinner, we caught up with Severenth to talk about their electric set at Les Fest, ideal collaborations, writing their third album, and wearing dresses. Severenth Websites http://www.severenth.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSeverenth Upcoming Shows –          27th July – Out of Ashes festival, Ellesmere Port –          24th August …

Only arriving a short time before, we grabbed hold of Matt Mitchell (Vocals) and Lee Farmery (Drums) from Furyon for a chat about Les Fest, hydration, and the best way to grow guitarists.  Stay tuned for an impromptu bit of singing at the end. Don’t forget to keep an eye …

Back at Rock City again in Nottingham and Planetmosh was right at the forefront of the action, there to cover this classic three band gig on Sunday night. Three great bands coming together not for the first time, but a first for Nottingham’s ardent rock fans. First up on stage …

On the Saturday of Les-Fest Collapse came in as a last minute replacement and set about destroying the stage with their own unique brand of heavy.  Afterwards we sat down with them all for what turned out to be one crazy session talking about the album, pre-gig rituals, their time …

Wales’ very own self-proclaimed “three piece rock n’ roll band sent to earth on a mission to destroy shit music” (check out their facebook for proof indeed) are actually thoroughly decent blokes and performed a sublime acoustic set at Les-Fest 2013. We had the chance to chat at length with …