The night kicked off with Fallen Mafia, a female fronted band from the North East of England. With five bands on the bill, the running order was stupidly tight, so as the doors opened earlier than normal at 6pm , Fallen Mafia took to the stage. As a result as …
Read More »Sahg – Interview with Thomas Lønnheim
Guitarist Thomas Tofthagen has been pulling double duty of late, trekking across the UK and Ireland with both Sahg and Audrey Horne. When the six-date tour pulled into Belfast, Planetmosh took the opportunity to grab a pre-show chat with Sahg drummer Thomas Lønnheim to talk about challenges of life on …
Read More »Hatebreed, Black Dogs, Demoraliser. ABC2 Glasgow 01/05/2013
As I climb the stairs towards tonight’s venue I can’t help but wonder why exactly a band the size and stature of Hatebreed are playing in a small 400 capacity club venue when they could easily be playing any of the bigger stages in town. However the energy packed into …
Read More »Lordi – Limelight 1, Belfast – Saturday May 4, 2013
It may be seven years since Lordi firmly put their particular brand of comic book metal well and truly on the international map with their sensational, tongue-in-cheek win at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, but the fascination with the band nevertheless endures, with the memory of that night in Athens …
Read More »Drowning Pool, Fozzy & Revoker – 24th April 2013
The night kicked off with Welsh band Revoker. With their gear set up in front of the headliners the stage was very cramped – as the band came out I genuinely thought the guitarist was going to fall off the stage as he squeezed past the drumkit , it really …
Read More »Hotter Than Hell (Kiss Tribute) – The Ferry, Glasgow – 27th April 2013
Having seen Kiss a few years ago in Glasgow, and enjoying every minute of a spectacular Rock and Roll show. Made even better by some very talented showmen, dazzling stage set with amazing pyro, light and sound. I always thought I’d go see them again but they have not been …
Read More »Damaged Stock 2013
For those of you who havent heard of Damaged Stock before, it’s an all-day charity festival held at Rock City’s Basement in Nottingham to raise funds for Epilepsy Action. It’s organised by a bunch of escaped lunatics (or Evil Scarecrow as they prefer to be known) and their Manager Jennifer …
Read More »Demoraliser Interview Glasgow 01/05/2013
On a mild Wednesday night in Glasgow, is there a better way to spend an evening than chatting to up and coming metal bands? I don’t think so, so it was little surprise that I found myself backstage at Glasgow’s O2 ABC2 catching up with the instantly likeable boys from …
Read More »Frank Novinec, Hatebreed Interview. Glasgow. 01/05/2013.
Shortly before taking to the stage in Glasgow, Hatebreed’s Frank Novinec took time out from his day to talk to us here at Planetmosh. The guitarist talked to us about the latest album “The Divinity of Purpose“, touring plans and how good it is to be in a crossover band. …
Read More »Enter Shikari – Mandela Hall, Belfast – April 30th 2013
A few weeks back, one of PM’s young buck recruits took it upon his fanboy self to pop along to the end of a pier somewhere on the English coast and review his favourite band, metalcore/dubstep crossover wunderkinds Enter Shikari (http://planetmosh.com/enter-shikari-grand-pier-weston-super-mare-10th-april-2013/). Nowt wrong with that, you might say – and …
Read More »Saxon and The Quireboys review, Manchester The Ritz, 23.04.13
Barnsley’s most famous NWOBHM band Saxon headline at The Ritz in Manchester celebrating St George’s Day. Tonight’s performance from The Quireboys was an excursion of rock and roll blues with drenching and heart throbbing riffs. Vocalist Spike has this explosive energy with so much feel and emotion of letting go …
Read More »Interview with Dana O’Hara – Dreadnought Bathgate, 26th April 2013
Recently I caught up with Scottish metallers Dana O’Hara as they took part in waving goodbye to Dirty Rose (also interviewed here on Planetmosh that same night). The boys gave us a little bit of background into just what it means being in the band along with their thoughts and …
Read More »Dirty Rose Interview – Dreadnought Bathgate, 26th April 2013
On a bitter sweet night in Bathgate near Edinburgh, I saw a band who I not only had the pleasure of sharing the stage with at times but also count as mates of mine in the metal scene up here, call time on a career that’s been on the go …
Read More »Severenth Interview – Dreadnought Bathgate, 26th April 2013
During their whistle-stop visit to Scotland at the weekend I caught up with the boys in Severenth to discuss their sound, their set, what makes them tick and just why they love doing what they do. Severenth are: Peet Bailey – Vocals Adam Sidor – Guitar Ste Ensall – Guitar …
Read More »Interview with Seb Mikkelsen of Nine Miles South
Nine Miles South are a “hard hitting, riff heavy and melodic hard rock band.” According to their own words. ” With a softer more blues oriented side as well as an overall country vibe.” These guy’s are the real deal. A very new ( un-signed ) underground rock group, who …
Read More »Interview with The Graveltones – Bloomsbury Bowling, London – 19th April 2013
It would seem that metal fans, blues fans and rock and roll fans alike all love a bit of The Graveltones cause these two manage to do it heavy, they do it loud and they do it proud, having seen them recently supporting Rival Sons. I caught up with the …
Read More »Karnya – Interview with Dario Di Pasquale.
Following Planetmosh’s review of Karnya’s stunning album ‘Coverin’ Thoughts’, we decided to grab keyboard maestro Dario and ask him about the bands beginnings, the album and their future plans. The album is without doubt one of my personal highlights so far of 2013 and well worth checking out if you …
Read More »Voodoo Highway Interview
Voodoo Highway’s second album, Showdown, is out this month and we sat down with bassist Filippo Cavallini to get a little bit more info from them on just what makes them tick. Hi guys and thanks for taking the time to chat to us today. Before anything else, for those …
Read More »Helloween – HMV Forum – 16/04/13
On the strength of seeing Helloween a couple of years ago dominating Hard Rock Hell 4 in Prestatyn, I jumped on a train and travelled down to London to catch them again on their Hellish Rock Part 2 with fellow countrymen Gamma Ray supporting them for another dose of power metal.
Read More »Michael Schenker’s, Temple Of Rock. Rock City, Nottingham.
The un-matchable guitarist Mr Michael Schenker,of UFO and Scorpions fame, also known for his solo group ( The Michael Schenker Group ), brought his powerhouse of sound the “Temple Of Rock” show to Rock City, Nottingham this weekend. On stage tonight with Michael were the ex-Scorpions star’s Herman Rarebell on …
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