PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

On Saturday night I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing The Graveltones just before their gig at Stereo in Glasgow.  It wasn’t your typical interview, barely a question was asked, but they went away knowing some new Scottish words, and I went away with a pain in my side from …

As one of the ‘new bloods’ on the PM team, the editorial board took it upon themselves to throw this Bloodstock debutante in at the deep end by sending me to cover the stage of the same name – presenting the daunting task of covering some 13 bands each day, …

Blind Rage is the third album to be released by Accept in the five years since they reformed in 2009 with Mark Tornillo replacing Udo Dirkschneider on vocals. As with “Blood of our nations” and “Stalingrad” it’s been produced by Sabbat/Hell guitarist, Andy Sneap. With most bands that have been …

STARKILL have posted the first in a series of videos discussing their upcoming album, “Virus Of The Mind”. Dubbed, “Creating the Virus”, the first of these videos can be found here: The first song from “Virus of the Mind” (due out on October 14, 2014), “Breaking The Madness”, is streaming now on the Century Media …

Winter in Eden are a symphonic metal band from the North East of England.  The band has released two very good albums in the last few years, and are now ready to release their third album.  For the new album the band have pulled out all the stops – they …

I spoke to Tom Englund (vocals/guitar) and Johan Niemann (bass) from Evergrey to talk about the band’s new album, “Hymns for the broken” which is due to be released on AFM records on 26th September.  Hear what they had to say using the player below…        

.@malevolentcreat @DeProfundisBand @Scordaturaband @exilethetraitor show at @ AudioGlasgow reviewed by @AnybodyBC for @Planetmosh   If there is a smashing way to brighten up Monday, then it is with a concert and preferably, a death metal one. Glasgow just had this opportunity on 18th of August in Audio. The gig had …

It could be argued that there is nothing new in music:  everything is a re-creation, a re-invention of what has gone before. It’s all about variations upon a theme… Now, I’m no musicologist – I’m just a fan who writes about music – but my take on it is this:  …

The German Heavy Metal Band MAD ALIEN has released a lyric video for the song “We Are Alive”. The Song is from the album “Time War“, which will be released on CD and on digital download by Karthago Records. LINE-UP: Raico Ebel – vocals, guitar Ulrich Schulz – guitar Patric …

On 17th October, 2014 the new album “Bear The Cross” from the Finnish melodic metal band SoulHealer will be released by PURE LEGEND RECORDS. As with the previous release “Chasing The Dream“, the artwork was done again by Timo Wuerz. Janne Tolsa from Note-On Studio in Kuopio was in charge …

After the success of “The Chain Goes On” album, ANCILLOTTI are pleased to announce that the band have been confirmed as special guest of the Tygers Of Pan Tang for their upcoming European tour in November 2014. Tour dates: 7th November 2014 t.b.a 8th November 2014 Turock, Essen – Germany …

Progressive metal outfit SKYHARBOR have announced their sophomore album, Guiding Lights, will be released on November 10th via Basick Records. Guiding Lights offers 10 tracks of exhilarating and heady progressive music, weaving a sonic tapestry of technically beautiful and imaginative melodies around crunchy metal riffs and sweeping, atmospheric vocals. The album was funded by fans …

Hard rock supergroup Mr.Big are back with a vengeance with their eighth studio album “The Stories We Could Tell”. The original line-up of Eric Martin on vocals, Paul Gilbert on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass and Pat Torpey on drums are back with some of their most powerful material to …

I spoke to Hellyeah drummer, Vinnie Paul earlier this year.  Recently I met up with him again to talk about their appearance at Bloodstock, how the album is going down with fans, and how their tour was going.  You can listen to what he had to say about these subjects …

Seattle’s metal legends, SANCTUARY, have premiered the first song from their upcoming album, “The Year The Sun Died”! Hear “Arise and Purify”—the first new material from the band in 25 years below. Due out October 6 in Europe and October 14 in North America via Century Media Records, “The Year The …

Fury have realised a dream with the release of their first full album which they have been working on for over a year. Fury began recording The Lightning Dream in February 2014, often working through the night to produce what they believe to be one of the most exciting new …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh interview with #TheReverendPaulConfused #TheDeadBeats August 2014. The Dead Beats supported Slaughter and the Dogs at Warehouse 23, Wakefield earlier this month. I didn’t get chance to interview the bands on the day but here are some questions I put to The Rev by email afterwards. Whose idea was …

Flying halfway around the world to play to a handful of people on your debut gig in a strange country must be entirely disconcerting and disappointing – to say the least.  But, there is an old showbusiness about the show having to go on, and despite various unexplained (and unexplainable) …

Irish hardcore death metal punks Coldwar unleash the first music video, ‘13th Moon’, taken from their fifth album ‘Pantheist’ which was released earlier this year via Candlelight Records. Watch ‘13th Moon’ Here Vocalist Trevor McLave offers insight into the story behind ‘13th Moon’…  “For over Two Millennia Anno Domini, we …