PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Opening up Les Fest 3 on the first day were Disposable from Edinburgh.  Being first on may seem a little daunting but they played an absolute blinder of a set.  Their debut album is currently being put together so watch out for it.  In the meantime, check out their video …

The penultimate band of the night for Saturday evening was Savage Messiah and Planetmosh caught up with them early evening ahead of their set for one of the most entertaining and informative interviews of the weekend. Their European tour kicks off on 26 September in the Netherlands and arrives on …

Defy All Reason opened up the main stage at 11am on the Sunday and without a doubt delivered a cracking set; just the perfect choice to get everyone into the party mood even at that time of the morning. A short while after their set I caught up with Gavin …

The King Lot may have only been a band for less than one year and only started playing gigs since the start of 2014, but things are going from strength to strength.  Being the second band on the main stage on the Sunday, they managed to keep the crowd’s energy up despite …

UK thrashers Onslaught have announced India’s Demonic Resurrection as the band to replace US band Hatriot on the forthcoming UK Tour, entitled ‘Thrash Invasion 2014‘. The bill, which also includes Danish band Artillery as main support, and in London only, old friends Nightlord, will now feature Demonic Resurrection on all …

I had the pleasure of chatting to the guys from Spirytus after their stroming set at this year’s Les-Fest. We discuss what they have been up to sonce I last seen them, baand changes, plans, their views on the new Les-Fest site and more :)   Links: http://www.reverbnation.com/spirytusband http://www.facebook.com/spirytusband http://www.les-fest.co.uk/ …

I spoke to the guys from Reign Of Fury at Les-Fest 3 after they played their stunning set. We discuss the band, music, their set, gigs, festivals and about Hairy Balls Challenge/Headbangers Ball, Teenage Cancer Trust and cancer awareness plus more! Fede’s Hairy Balls Challenge –  the seven competitors raised …

I chat with the guys from Fury at this year’s Les-Fest around the fire pit after they played their great set. We discuss what they have been up to since last time we spoke to them at Bloodstock last year, their set, music, metal scene and a whole load of …

Heavy Doom Metallers EXORCISM have released the official music video for the track ‘Higher’, taken from the new album ‘I Am God’. The video was directed and produced by Michael Vetter of Menschbilder Photo-Art, this June at Majorca in Spain. The video can be viewed below: Commented vocalist Csaba Zvekan,“We …

I had the pleasure of chatting to the guys from Demonic Resurrection at this year’s Les-Fest the day after they played their stunning set on Main Stage. We discuss the band, their new album ‘The Demon King’ that is due out on the 14th July via Candlelight Records, their current …

With the album artwork genuinely depicting my mirror reflection at an early hour, US metallers Kill Ritual have presented their second album helping, ‘The Eyes of Medusa’ Following on from debut album ‘The Serpentine ritual’ released in 2012. Consisting of  ex-Imagica lead guitarist Steve Rice, Crimson and Danyael Williams, at …

Bavarian pioneers of black/folk metal, Equilibrium have so far provided us with three brilliant albums, 2005’s Turis Fratyr, 2008’s Sagas and 2010’s Rekreatur (as well as an EP released in 2013) and 2014 brings us Erdentempel. The band combine a number of influences such as folk metal, “Viking” metal and …

This year, German metallers, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (translated as The Apocalyptic Riders), present us with Tief. Tiefer, their ninth and mega-20 track studio album.  For those of you who have yet to get your hands on one of their albums, then I would broadly describe Die Apokalyptischen Reiter as having …

CONAN will join HIGH ON FIRE on a short European run kicking off in Tilburg on July 24, 2014. Catch them here: Thu 24.07. NL-Tilburg – 013 Fri 25.07. GER-Köln – Gebäude 9 Fri 01.08. FR-Paris – Glazart Tue 05.08. GER-Berlin – Magnet Thu 07.08. GER-Stuttgart – Kellerclub Sat 09.08. …

And here are the new area maps for Wacken 2014! As usual we have uploaded the maps for Holy Wacken Land and the Camping Site Map. The Camping Site Map shows you an overview of the whole area including all camping sites. The camping map informs about all kinds of …

I chat with Big C & Rab (the newbies) from 15 Times Dead at this years Les-Fest.  After some abuse being directed at Scotti ;) (this is why we tell the children never to talk to strangers – Scotti) we discuss the band and the changes since they have joined, …

Slightly different Inferno styled interview post this time around! I interview the guys from Inferno before they play their amazing Acoustic set on the Sunday at les-Fest 3 then after their set I chat with one of their long time (8 years+) fan Henry Robson for his views on the guys.. …

I speak to Dave Tonge aka Big D about the NLC/RACPA UK ROCK FESTIVAL 2015 at this year’s Les-Fest. We discuss the festival, it aims, line up, venue and future plans as well as discussing Rock Against Child Pornography and Abuse UK (RACPA UK). The competition for Opening Act for …

This box set is one of those kind that brings together a number of a particular band’s album in a cheap and cheerful manner… In this case, the collection marks the latter stages of hugely under-rated German melodic hard rockers Fair Warning‘s career, from 1997’s patchy ‘Go!’ through to 2000’s …

Europe headline the second night of the fourth annual Steelhouse Festival, being staged just outside Ebbw Vale in south Wales, on Sunday July 20.   As part of our build-up to the event, PlanetMosh put in an early morning call to frontman Joey Tempest to discuss the gig – which …