PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

I had a chat with Avatar drummer John Alfredsson about new album Feathers and Flesh, the challenges in writing a concept album and Frank Zappa, amongst other things….    

I spoke to John Cooper of Skillet at Download Festival this year about all manner of things from the band name to new record Unleashed to an insight into having a faith when immersed in a secular music world loaded with imagery of Satan…    

I spoke to John from Raging Speedhorn at Download Festival this year about their first album in nine years, why they used PledgeMusic to get the record released and album artworks containing metal monkeys, giant willies and Jesus. Yep, you read that right….  

I had a chat with Thom and Curtis from Counting Days about their rise and rise to prominence, how they were adjusting to their newest member and what it’s like to balance out a band when they all have full-time jobs…  

I had a chat with Conor and Will from British upstarts As Lions at Download Festival this year about their debut set earlier on the in day, plans for the rest of the year and the unique feat their frontman is a part of this year…         …

I had a chat with David Sanchez of US thrashers Havok at Download Festival this year, discussing touring with Megadeth, the benefits of using PledgeMusic to make an album and an inside account into the race for the White House…  

VAN ZANT RELEASES RED WHITE & BLUE (LIVE) JULY 29, 2016 BROTHERS JOHNNY & DONNIE RECORDED LIVE VAN ZANT SHOW JANUARY 28, 2006 AND IS THE ONLY CONCERT RECORDING IN EXISTENCE FROM THEIR ONLY TOUR TOGETHER Loud & Proud Records will release Red White & Blue (Live), a recently unearthed …

Lebanon‘s leading Heavy Metal band BLAAKYUM will release their much anticipated new album “Line Of Fear” as CD (with one bonus track) and digital on June 25, 2016. The cover artwork was made by by Stan-W Decker (Masterplan, Vanden Plas, Resurrection Kings, Stryper). The bonus track on the CD edition, “Riot Against Riot“, is a narration on Lebanon‘s recent anti-corruption protests that …

Holy PHUQ! My album of 2016 has just blown me away. Never Outdrunk, Never Outsung – PHUQ live’ is the perfect example of how a live album should sound like, which is the feeling that you are at the show. In September 2015 The Wildhearts played 8 UK dates to …

THE CADILLAC THREE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM BURY ME IN MY BOOTS OUT AUGUST 5THNew single – ‘Drunk Like You’ Playing Ramblin’ Man Fair – July 24th plus November UK Headlining Tour including London’s Shepherds Bush Empire Nashville natives THE CADILLAC THREE have revealed their long-awaited album BURY ME IN MY …

The opening act tonight is Scottish band The King Lot.  Sometimes they play a full electric set, but tonight they’re doing an acoustic set.  A three-piece, you have two guitarists and a drummer (tonight playing a cajon).  All three of them also do vocals, and when the three of them …

Buffalo Summer will headline the Steelhouse Festival‘s warm up show, which takes place on Friday 22 July. They will be joined by Those Damn Crows and the winners of a Battle Of The Bands being held at Fuel Rock Club in Cardiff on Sunday 3 July.  Admission to the warm …

The Dead Goats – Details for Sophomore Album and First New Song Revealed   The highly anticipated second full-length of Polish death metallers THE DEAD GOATS, entitled “All Of Them Witches”, will be released through Testimony Records on July 22nd, 2016. Since their foundation in 2011, THE DEAD GOATS pay tribute …

WITH SUPPORT FROM O2 FORUM KENTISH TOWN, LONDON 20th JUNE Iconic gothic-rock legends Fields Of The Nephilim have announced steampunk stalwarts The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing as support for their forthcoming Summer Solstice show at the O2 Kentish Town Forum, London next Monday. Fresh from a …

Swedish progressive legends, OPETH have signed to Nuclear Blast Entertainment and announce the release of their forthcoming 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ this Autumn. “We’re happy to confirm that we have indeed signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment and will be putting out our 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ via our …

Gigs staged in the shadow of a festival often can be hit and miss affairs.  And with a lot of the Northern Ireland metallians returning from D(r)ownload turning left virtually as soon as they docked and heading straight down the motorway to Dublin for Slayer and Anthrax, you could have …

UK HEADLINE TOUR STARTS 19th JUNE 2016 PERFORMING AT STONE FREE FESTIVAL 18th JUNE 2016  Following the European tour with Zakk Wylde, the Wisconsin-bred guitar gunslinger returns to the UK this month for a series of headlining live concerts in June, followed by an extensive October UK tour supporting legendary …

The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball blew the roof off a sold-out Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith last night, and honoured the very best of the past 12 months’ metal and rock from around the globe.   Hosted by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, this unique and special night …

STANDING ON TOP OF THE ROCK-INGHAM Hey we’re back, I heard you missed us? A different venue, less bands but no dip in quality is what Rockingham is offering this year. After last year’s successful weekend, plans were put in motion to deliver more of the same AOR goodness as …

Not long before Sixx A.M were due to play, along with a few other photographers, I headed to the main stage where we were met by Lawmower Deth and their special guest – Kim Wilde.  We were then escorted onto the stage (to the puzzlement of the crowd) to get …