Opinion

Dublin’s Olympia Theatre has welcomed many a famous performer on her stage during her reign as the Queen of the Irish Music Scene. For two nights, this Dame is being courted by one of Rock’s crown princes.  Each night, her balconies are bursting. Her ground floor is a seething mass …

Tucked away on a cobbled side street on the edge of the oldest part of Belfast, Oh Yeah is a former whiskey bonding warehouse converted into a bespoke music centre – its ground floor a museum by day and a venue by night, its upper floors filled with recording studios, …

I recently  emailed Efthimis Karaimas,founder member of Nightfall to discuss the band and their latest studio album Cassiopeia.     Can you introduce Nightfall to the readers, please? Hello Dennis and thanks for your time mate. Nightfall is an artistic vehicle running for about 22 years now, or 8,000 days …

 I recently had the opportunity to email interview Nick,Cody and Kosta from the thrash metal band Hatriot fronted by Steve Souza,ex vocalist from Testament and Exodus. For a debut album Hatriot sound very tight. Are you pleased with how the album turned out? Thank you very much.  We are very …

Life is full of disappointments, and it must be said that this evening was one of the more disappointing in my life as a rock critic. Derry four piece Mourning Of The Heretic made a decent fist of their opening slot, with their brand of gothic death metal mixed with …

Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton took time out from the road touring the States to answer some questions about the release of their up coming new album RESILIENCE and also their up coming UK tour with Fozzy. PM – Your new album Resilience is set to come out in just over a month (April …

When Danish folk-metallers Huldre released their debut album, ‘Intet Menneskebarn’, at the tail end of 2012, they immediately drew comparisons with the likes of Eluvetie, Korpiklaani and Leaves’ Eyes, among others – especially for their emphasis on the ‘folk’ rather than the metal side of their sound, through the use …

Considering all the disappointing news in metal over the past week or so; from Lombardo getting thrown out on his arse (it’s nothing to do with the money, Kerry King overheard him saying ‘I guess Jesus is an ok dude’ – straw that broke the camel’s back) and Adam Duce …

Following the release of their incredibly good album ‘Kuningaz’, Planetmosh caught up with founder member Markus Frost for a lowdown on the bands lengthy history, the new album, touring plans (including the U.K.) and a host of other topics.     Thanks for joining us here at Planetmosh. I’d like …

It’s a busy time for David Coverdale and the rest of Whitesnake right now.  They have a new live album coming out in April, and a UK tour with Journey and Thunder in May.  Whitesnake founder and frontman David Coverdale kindly took some time to answer some questions for Planetmosh …

We caught up with HATE’s lead guitar and vocalist ATF SINNER for a quick interview about the band their new album Solarflesh, which is out now via Napalm Records and what their plans are.   Hi guys, can you introduce the members of hate to the readers, please? HATE IS …

There has just been a birth of a new London metal band Reviving The Animus. They have just released their brand new EP ‘Infinitely Unlimited’  and are looking to conquer the UK. Influential bands are Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Born of Osiris, The Faceless, Protest the Hero, Vildhjarta and Opeth. They are a very …

On the back of the release of their excellent album ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Accident’, we caught up with founding member and vocalist Sven to get the low down and dirt(y) on what makes the band tick. Thanks for joining us here at Planetmosh for a chat. I’m going to begin …

I must admit to having been somewhat sceptical about the location for the Belfast leg of Grand Magus’ first UK headlining tour – a nightclub in the city centre more used to hosting spide-crammed ‘dance’ events (or ‘raves’ in old money) than brutally loud heavy metal gigs… OK, I know …

North Wales Metal returns to warm your cockles.   Another night beckoned at the Railway Institute for what has now become a regular date in the local gig calendar. North Wales Metal is now pretty much established and gaining a reputation for showcasing local talent as well as drawing quality …

Given the size of Northern Ireland’s Polish population – and the assumption that a healthy proportion of them should be heavy metal fans – it is somewhat surprising that, outside of tonight’s headliners and their entourage, every accent in the room is a local one (in some shape or form) …

It’s been an eventful 12 months for Swedish metal trio Grand Magus – a successful support tour with Amon Amarth, a slew of festival dates, a change of drummer and the release of their strongest album to date, ‘The Hunt’. As the band return to the UK for the second …

Hot on the heels of the release of their very impressive debut album, Planetmosh tracked down drummer Enrico Jung to get the lowdown on all things past, present and future regarding Envinya.   Welcome to Planetmosh and thanks for giving us some of your time. Let’s go back to the …

George Ellis from Planetmosh chat’s to the guys from Blackwolf on the first night of their tour supporting The Union.

The Union are a English Rock band formed in 2009 by ex Thunder guitarist Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder ( ex Winterville) and who are about to embark on a ten day UK tour in support of their latest album, “The World Is Yours” which had it’s worldwide release on …