Check out the interview I did with the lovely Rusty, vocalist from Electric Mary who played a corker of a set at Hard Rock Hell VI. It was so good, it scored a 9 from the man himself.
Read More »Interview with Jonni Davis at Hard Rock Hell VI, 30/11/12
Not only did I speak to quite a few bands at the recent Hard Rock Hell VI festival, I also got to speak to Jonni Davis CEO of Chic Festivals and the creator of the Hard Rock Hell empire. With two new festival in 2013 added to the line up along …
Read More »Diaries of a Hero, Anthrax, Motörhead, Brixton Academy –17/11/12
Another Saturday night another opportunity to watch some great bands in action, so I headed down to Brixton for what would prove to be a fantastic night of metal. On the bill that night were Diaries Of A Hero, Anthrax and Motörhead so I knew even before I got there …
Read More »Bonafide interviewed at Hard Rock Hell VI, 30/11/12
I spoke to Bonafide at Hard Rock Hell VI last week to talk about the three (yes, count them, three!) UK tours this year. I also threw some random questions at them for good measure. Their new album ‘Ultimate Rebel’ is out now, so check it out. Also get …
Read More »Jon Dow from Jettblack interviewed at Hard Rock Hell VI, 1/12/12
Just a short time before their set at hard Rock Hell VI I spoke to Jon from Jettblack who will tour with CrashDiet in April 2013, so get online and grab yourself a ticket. https://www.facebook.com/JETTBLACKUK
Read More »Luke Appleton interviewed at Hard Rock Hell VI, 30/11/12
I met up with Luke Appleton, bass player in Iced Earth at Hard Rock Hell VI to talk about life on the road with Iced Earth, their upcoming World Dystopia tour and Belgium Beer. Oh and cake, there’s always room for cake. http://www.icedearth.com/
Read More »BlackWolf interviewed at Hard Rock Hell VI, 30/11/12
Having played their set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell VI, I met up with BlackWolf who were chosen to play through Highway To Hell. Their EP ‘Taking Root’ is available to buy so get onto their website and check it out. Websites http://www.ukblackwolf.com/# https://www.facebook.com/ukblackwolf …
Read More »Breed 77 interview with Danny at HRH 6 – 02/12/12
In the middle of a European tour with Soil and Fozzy, I caught up with guitarist Danny Felice from Breed 77 literally right after their set on Sunday at HRH 6 to talk about their latest single ‘Drown’, gigs, guitars, the Intrepid Fox (great venue) and King Diamond. Their new …
Read More »Turbo + Hello Jackie @ Voodoo, Belfast – Thursday December 6th 2012
Things weren’t going too well at the start of this evening’s debut visit to their Irish diaspora of fans by Polish ‘legends’ Turbo. First of all, local support Bäkken – who less than a week earlier had officially launched their worthy ‘Death Of A Hero’ album – pulled out at …
Read More »Steve Vai @ Vicar Street, Dublin – Tuesday December 4th 2012
There are many great guitar players in the world, a few of whom can be described as truly innovative – Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Richie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Joe Satriani are among the names that comes instantly to mind in this regard. There are …
Read More »Armored Saint – Hollywood House of Blues – 11/30/12
As I made my way down to the House of Blues from my new home in Hollywood a few things were going through my head, “will my pass be there?” Was the first and most prominent as this show is my first in Hollywood in my official capacity as Planetmosh …
Read More »Gojira, Mo Club, Southampton review 15/11/12
Walking into the Southampton venue, ‘Mo’Club’ I found myself confused as I approached. The venue is situated in between two car companies and in the middle of an industrial estate. The front of the venue includes a large image of a roller-skating disco venue with ‘Jiving’ and ‘Bollywood’ as themed …
Read More »Gojira Interview with Joe Duplantier
I was lucky enough to catch up with vocalist and guitarist, Joe for Gojira before their gig at Southampton’s Mo’Club. We discuss their current tour in the UK and the new album L’Enfant Sauvage.
Read More »Hornet, Daken & Blurred Vision – Borderline, London – 29th November 2012
The night started with Blurred Vision. No not from people drinking too much at the nearby Crobar – this is a Canadian band who are on tour in the UK and were last minute replacements for the band that had originally been supposed to open the bill but had to …
Read More »Danish Death Metal heroes ILLDISPOSED talk to Planetmosh.
We grabbed a chat with the most excellent Illdisposed to talk about their current album, the state of the music industry in these troubled economic times, and the bands future plans. Firstly, many thanks for taking time to talk to us. Illdisposed can trace their roots back way back to …
Read More »SOiL and Fozzy with Breed77 and Villains – The Arches Glasgow, 30th Nov 2012
The Arches in Glasgow is not renowned as a venue for metal bands to play. Its very design, part of the old railway arches under Glasgow Central Station, means playing anything loud tends to bounce from one end to the other and can make things sound very muddy. Thankfully however, …
Read More »Kobra and the Lotus at HRH 6 – 02/12/12
After their set on Sunday I caught up with the lovely Kobra from Kobra and the Lotus, who are currently touring with Buckcherry. Their self-titled debut album is available to buiy on iTunes and Amazon. Don’t forget to also check out their latest video ’50 Shades Of Evil’ …
Read More »Soil interview with Adam Zadel, Glasgow 30/11/12
Adam Zadel of US rockers SOiL took time out when they came to Glasgow with Fozzy and Breed77 to chat to us about the tour and how progress on the new album is coming along. SOiL have launched an interactive pre-sale campaign on Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soil/soil) to enable fans to participate …
Read More »Fozzy interview with Chris Jericho, Glasgow 30/11/12
Chris Jericho of US rockers FOZZY took time out when they came to Glasgow with SOiL and Breed77 to chat to us about the tour and how life is treating the form WWE wrestler. To see photos taken at the gig click here [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLl8uhImtDk&w=560&h=315] FOZZY are: Chris Jericho – …
Read More »The Levellers, Citizen Fish & Gaz Brookfield – Shepherds Bush Empire, London – 24th November 2012
The night started with Gaz Brookfield, a singer songwriter who performs by himself with an acoustic guitar. Despite being on early the venue was already busy, so there was a large crowd to watch his set. His folk sound went down well with the crowd, and a song about …
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