Normally when you have a midweek gig in London, the first band plays to a half empty venue, but when the doors are an hour earlier than usual then its usually an almost completely empty venue, so it was a surprise tonight to arrive at the venue to find a …
Read More »Blazefest V – Belfast, Empire Music Hall 21/03/2015
The rock and metal community, perhaps more than any other in the field of music, always has been known for its generosity of spirit and support for worthy causes. For the community in Northern Ireland, few are more special or better supported than Blaze’s Appeal, which raises funds for the …
Read More »Furyon – Glasgow, Audio 24/03/2015
After being given the opportunity to review Furyon‘s awesome second album, I was over the moon when they announced Glasgow was one of the stops on the UK tour to promote it. I have to admit to being very worried about a Tuesday night in Glasgow too, for all Audio …
Read More »Ian Siegal – Jazz Cafe, London – 28th March 2015
The support act tonight was Niall Kelly and his band. Nially Kelly plays guitar and sings and is backed by his wife on violin and vocals plus a guitarist, bassist and drummer. By the time they start, not long after the doors open, the venue is already fairly busy and …
Read More »Amaranthe – Nottingham Rescue Rooms – 21st March 2014
Situated off the beaten track, the courtyard outside the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham is certainly one of the few places I don’t mind queueing to get into a show. With a few benches, umbrellas with patio heaters and the public bar everything adds up for a relaxed atmosphere leading up …
Read More »Angel Witch – Belfast, Limelight 2 14/03/2015
On a freezing cold Mother’s Day this hard rocking mama took a little time out from her family celebrations to head out and catch a few bands – led by NWOBHM legends Angel Witch, fresh from their appearance just across the Irish Sea at Hammerfest just two days earlier and …
Read More »Vader – Audio, Glasgow – 19/03/2015
Tuesday, the 19 of March at Audio club in Glasgow seemed to be Polish metalhead invasion checkpoint – both on stage and in the audience. Under the ‘Blitz! Europe In Fire 2015 Tour’ flag Vader, together with Hate and Shredhead are going through the Europe and brought solid and neck …
Read More »Bad Touch – Interview 21st March 2013
Louise Swift for PlanetMosh interviews Bad Touch ahead of their show at Sheffield Corporation supporting The Answer. Find out a bit about the history of Bad Touch and their forthcoming album Half Way Home. The interview took place in front of the stage so it looks like there’s a halo …
Read More »Bad Touch – Sheffield Corporation, 21st March 2015
I saw Bad Touch about eighteen months ago when they supported The Quireboys at Club Academy, Manchester (reviewed here). They have been out on tour supporting The Answer on their ‘Raise A Little Hell Tour’ and I caught the gig at Sheffield Corporation last night. Mark Ashby for PlanetMosh reviewed …
Read More »Danko Jones interview – March 2015
I spoke to Danko Jones shortly before his band played their first UK show in five years, at Oslo in London. Hear what he had to say with the player below…
Read More »HRH AOR – Pwllheli, Hafan-Y-Mor 14/01/2015
The third day of Hard Rock Hell dawned just as the previous one had for Team PM – early, cold and with an early trip down to the sports hall which this weekend was serving as the cavernous media sanctuary for another busy round of interviews. Unfortunately, scheduling of the latter meant …
Read More »Danko Jones – Oslo, London – 18th March 2015
Tonight’s gig was at Oslo. No, not the Norwegian capital – it’s actually a music venue in London. It’s a similar size to the Barfly and being located right next to Hackney Central station it is a bit further out than most of London’s popular gig venues so I was …
Read More »Serpentine – HRH AOR 13/03/2015
Following their show closing set on the first night of HRH AOR, Serpentine vocalist Adam Payne and keyboardist Gareth David Noon had little chance to rest on their laurels, as first thing next morning saw them plunging straight into the feeding frenzy of the media room for a gruelling series …
Read More »Hardcore Superstar – Club Academy, Manchester: 14th March 2015
A small slice of Swedish rock came to Manchester last Saturday. Hardcore Superstar fresh from an appearance at Hard Rock Hell United in Wales on Friday 13th brought their ‘When We Touch The Sky Tour 2015’ to Manchester Club Academy. With Bonafide and NitroDive as support. The problem with playing …
Read More »HRH AOR – Pwllheli, Hafan-Y-Mor 13/03/2015
After less than the recommended mandatory amount of sleep (well, it is a festival after all – and a journalist’s work doesn’t stop when the last band takes their curtain call), Team PM were up at the crack of dawn of the second day of HRH AOR for a busy …
Read More »The Agonist – The Garage, London – 19th March 2015
Things haven’t gone smoothly for The Agonist’s latest tour. It was originally supposed to be supporting Otep but they pulled out so The Agonist took over as headliners and brought a couple of other bands along on the tour. Last time they played in London the Garage was only around …
Read More »Conjuring Fate – Exclusive pre-Blazefest interview
PlanetMosh is proud to one of the media sponsors for this weekend’s Blazefest, Northern Ireland’s biggest annual charity gig, which brings together the top rock and metal bands from this part of the world to raise funds for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Ahead of tomorrow’s show, PM caught up …
Read More »Joe Bonamassa – Eventim Apollo, London – 17th March 2015
Tonight was the first night of Joe Bonamassa’s four night run at the Eventim Apollo (or as Joe put it – “it’s the Hammersmith Odeon”). It’s not sold out, but isn’t far off – which is pretty impressive for a Blues artist as not many could sell enough tickets to …
Read More »Maverick – Exclusive pre-Blazefest interview
PlanetMosh is proud to be one of the official media partners for this weekend’s Blazefest, Northern Ireland’s biggest annual charity gig, which brings together the top rock and metal bands from this part of the world to raise funds for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Headlining this year’s bill are …
Read More »HRH AOR – Pwllheli, Hafan-Y-Mor 12/03/2015
Once again, Team PlanetMosh joined the thousands of Hard Rock Hell faithful – and a fair few newcomers to boot – for the epic trek to the crook of the Llŷn Peninsula for another weekend of hard rockin’ action. This year’s format, of course, was a little different to previous ones, …
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