Opinion

Fresh from their recent set at Download, States of Panic are due to hit another festival, this time a little further north.  But before they play Les Fest this coming weekend, I spoke to Hex (bass) about why they’re looking forward to playing their set.     There are only …

Soon to be playing at this year’s Les Fest, I chatted to Diementia to see why they’re looking forward to playing there.   There are only a couple of weeks now until Les Fest in Scotland, how excited are you about playing there? It’s going to be first and foremost …

Set to play the main stage at Les Fest this coming weekend, I caught up with Peter Elis (vocals) to discuss all things Les Fest.   There are only a couple of weeks now until Les Fest in Scotland, how excited are you about playing there? We are really excited …

A selection of photos from the Red Fang gig in the Speakeasy, Belfast.     Photos by Paul Verner. www.livei.co.uk

I had first heard about Vintage Trouble through mutual friends and contacts in other band fan groups I had become involved in. After looking at their material and videos on YouTube and seeing how they perform live I was hooked and really looking forward to the day I could see …

When Walking Papers were first announced for Voodoo Belfast it seemed like the listing had been an error, given the personnel in the band and the relatively small size of the venue. This coupled with the fact that a week or two later it was announced that thrash giants Slayer were …

Oregon quartet Red Fang certainly have a prodigious work ethic. They are currently around halfway through an epic European tour, which takes in something like 40+ dates everywhere from Russia to Ireland, Iceland to Greece. PlanetMosh caught up with bassist/vocalist Aaron Beam during their stop off in Belfast – where …

So two days of rock and metal carnage down, one to go. And as this punter walked down towards the Main Stage on the Sunday morning of Download Festival 2013, I couldn’t help but smile at the wires attaching the stage to the sound tower, knowing what they were for. …

So, after a Friday of absolute mayhem, perhaps the Saturday of Download would be a more chilled out affair? You might have thought so too with UFO (6) opening the Main Stage; the audience wasn’t the biggest but there was enough there to get heads nodding and ‘Doctor Doctor’ made …

Welcome to the first in a three part review of the 11th annual Download Festival. Once again, rock fans from all over the world descended on the hallowed turfs of Donington Park in Derbyshire for a five-day extravaganza that saw the festival outdo its previous years’ lineup by quite a …

Tonight was going to be a special gig – the first ever gig by new band, The Crunch.  A new band they may be, but the members are all experienced and certainly aren’t new to the music scene.  Singer Soren ‘Sulo’ Karlsson was the singer with Blues-rockers Diamond Dogs, Bassist …

The festival season is very much here now and so ahead of Download, I caught up with JR (drums) and Nick (lead vocals) from Fahran for an interview.    Due to play Download and then Bloodstock in August, this is one band that is doing well on the festival circuit …

It’s a real shame when additions to a bill are not made public. That’s what happened when I arrived at the Exchange in Bristol on Sunday evening. The venue’s website said doors opened at 7.30pm, however it turned out that, along with the three bands advertised, a further FOUR groups …

Nuclear Blast conducted an interview with Orchid’s vocalist Theo Mindell about influences, their new album ‘The Mouths Of Madness’ and what their plans are. You’ve recently released your new album ‘The Mouths Of Madness’ on Nuclear Blast Records, tell me what this album represents? Orchid_GenericInterview_P1 What is the writing process like …

So here I am, at the first ever Helfast Metal Festival to be held in Northern Ireland. 5 hard rock and metal bands spread over several fun filled hours. This was one gig I was eagerly anticipating. Seeing Altus perform their first ever gig. Checking out Warcrux since I last …

An unusually sunny evening set the backdrop for this beauty of a gig, casting this amazing little venue into a sepia haze. The Hop is a hidden gem, stuffed down a grimy side-street, this converted mill has it all, 3 stages (that I know of), a huge beer garden, some …

Lists.  Love ’em or hate ’em (personally I’m of the latter school of thought), they seem to be an inescapable fact of life.  Subjective as they are, they are ubiquitous:  “what’s you’re top ten favourite metal albums?”, “who are your top five best guitarists?”, “what’s your favourite list of lists?”.   …

When Gloryhammer announced their first ever gig, I decided that I had to be there – their debut album has to be one of the best power metal albums of the year, so a chance to see their debut gig wasn’t to be missed, even if it involved a long …

It seems somewhat weird going to a heavy metal gig that isn’t actually a heavy metal gig – there’s chairs where the mosh pit should be, for feck sake – but, then, it is Scott Ian and there are few more metal than he! Always known as one of the …

We caught up with Tony Wright for a quick interview before he heads off to play at this year’s Download. We find out about last year’s Terrorvision tour, Acoustic TV and his up and coming tour with Ricky Warwick in July. Can you please introduce yourself to the readers.  Hi …