And so, here we are, at the fifth and final heat of the first ever Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition ever to be held here in Northern Ireland. After all four previous heats had been incredibly close – the last squeakily tight, with just four percentage points between the quartet …
Read More »Joe Lynn Turner interview – April 2015
I spoke to former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner a few days ago to talk about his tour and about him having been announced for this year’s Rewind Festivals in Scotland and Henley-on-Thames. You’ve just finished the UK leg of your latest solo tour and are now on the European …
Read More »Blind Guardian – Forum, London – 12th April 2015
Tonight’s gig was the first time Blind Guardian had played the UK in just under 5 years, so it’s no surprise that there’s a good turnout tonight. While it’s not sold out it’s clearly not far off that judging by how packed the place is. The night opened with Israeli …
Read More »Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 15/04/15
Ben Poole was a name that had crossed my ears recently and so I was looking forward to catching him tonight at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. He sings with a smooth caramel vocal and plays mellow songs with that trusty blues nod of the head. He dedicated ‘Time Might Never Come’ …
Read More »Jarkko Aaltonen, Korpiklaani interview, April 2015
Planetmosh spoke to Korpiklaani bass player Jarkko Aaltonen…… To begin with how was Paganfest? It was nice. We didn’t do the entire Paganfest, we only did the 6 weekend shows; the extended Paganfest and flew home for a few days in between. But it was nice, quite relaxed, lots of …
Read More »Sami Hinkka, Ensiferum interview – March 2015
I spoke to Sami Hinkka from Ensiferum just before their show at Islington academy in London last month… Your latest album, “One Man army” came out last month. When did you start the writing for it? The way we compose we always have some raw material, so the process started …
Read More »Is the new Slayer song a Hit or a Miss? Listen and Vote Now
Slayer have just dropped their new song ‘When The Stillness Comes‘ Have a listen and then let us know in the latest PlanetMosh Poll what you think? [poll id=”8″]
Read More »Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Northern Ireland Heat Five – Band Interviews
PlanetMosh continues its support for the Northern Ireland leg of the annual Metal 2 The Masses competition – which gives the winners a slot on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock – by interviewing the participants in the fifth and final heat, which takes place at Belfast’s Limelight 2 on …
Read More »Forever Still – Interview with Maja Schønning – April 2015
Forever Still is a band that has been on the PlanetMosh radar for quite some time. With the release of ‘Scars’ last year and an upcoming UK tour at the start of May; the time was right to catch up with lead singer Maja Schønning. Hi Maja. Can you please …
Read More »Robin Trower – Shepherds Bush Empire, London – 11th April 2015
First tonight was Joanne Shaw Taylor, a performer who has headlined this venue herself just a few months ago, but tonight is supporting the legendary Robin Trower. As a result she has a shorter set than usual and so the set contains less from her new album than normal and …
Read More »U.D.O – Academy 2, Sheffield – 2nd April 2015
Tonight’s gig was the start of the first UK tour for U.D.O in many years – in fact I can’t even remember when they last came to the UK. Happily though former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider has managed to bring his band to the UK, and he’s brought a couple …
Read More »Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Northern Ireland Heat Four – Belfast, Limelight 2 04//04/2015
When the line-up for this, the fourth of the five opening heats in the first ever Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition to be held in li’l ol’ Norn Iron was announced, it was generally considered that it would be by far the tightest yet… and so it proves to …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland – Wildcard Final, 04/04/2015 – Summary & Interviews
Saturday night at Fibber Magee’s in Dublin can only mean one thing. We’re back in front of the stage at Metal 2 The Masses Ireland. Tonight is the Wildcard final; Something new for 2015, where 6 bands who did not progress to the Semi Final by crowd or judge vote …
Read More »Lordi – The Classic Grand, Glasgow – 27/03/2015
Friday night and Finnish monsters Lordi are in town. There were several reasons to go to this gig. One of them – curiosity. I admit, that was my reason, too. Who else if not them will definitely promise the hell of the show and pleasure for your eyes, in combination …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland – Heat 6, 27/03/2015 – Summary & Interviews
Saturday night brought to a close this year’s first round of heats at the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses franchise in Ireland. It was an interesting evening that had a few line up changes in the preceding week with replacement band Minor Glitch (ironically) withdrawing the day before. This left …
Read More »Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Northern Ireland Heat Four – Band Interviews
PlanetMosh continues its support for the Northern Ireland leg of the annual Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition – which gives the winners a slot on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock – by interviewing the participants in heat number four, which takes place at Belfast’s Limelight 2 on Saturday (April 4). …
Read More »Cadaver Club – Enniskillen, Charlie’s Bar 27/03/2015
This past Friday evening, Cadaver Club returned to their old haunting ground of Enniskillen to reacquaint the locals with their unique brand of funeral punk. They were joined on this occasion by Attack The Day and Phil ‘Philthy’ Cassidy who coincidently was performing double duty on the night. The venue lights dim …
Read More »Sinocence – Belfast, Limelight 2 28/03/2014
For any artist, the launch of a new work is a special occasion. For Norn Iron’s premier heavyweights, Sinocence, the unveiling of their new EP – the second instalment in their ‘No Gods, No Masters’ triptych – called for that something a little extra special. And so the band assembled …
Read More »Of Mice and Men – O2 Academy Bristol, 27/03/15
Music is subjective to an individual’s taste – nobody is going to like every single genre or artist that’s ever existed. What’s most frustrating, however, is those who associate a band or artist with a particular style, image or fan demographic and immediately discredit them as substandard and not ‘worthy’ of …
Read More »Rival Sons, O2 Academy Glasgow, 30/3/15
Last night Rival Sons returned to Glasgow, only three months after their last gig here. Back in December they played to a full O2 ABC, and this time around they made the step up to the bigger O2 Academy. It was a typical miserable day, freezing wind, torrential rain and …
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