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Photos of Western Sand supporting Black Star Riders at Rock City, Nottingham - 12th December 2013.

Some photos of Crucified Barbara at Hard Rock Hell.

Some photos of Bernie Torme at Hard Rock Hell.

Some photos of Fireroad at Hard Rock Hell.

Some photos of Black Star Riders at rock City, Nottingham - 12th December 2013.

Meeting Marco Mendoza for the first time, myself and photographer Sean Larkin were invited to talk with him ( pre Rock City gig ) aboard the Black Star Riders tour bus.  

Ok so it’s Christmas time and I’ve been roped into this “twelve reviews of Christmas” by our very own Steve Dempsey. I would probably be miffed as I am moving house tomorrow morning however it means I get my hands on the 2nd part of FFDP’s “The Wrong Side Of Heaven …

Screaming Eagles formed just over a year ago and it’s been quite some year; from being this year’s winners at Highway To Hell in Glasgow to opening up Stage One on Friday 29th at Hard Rock Hell.  If you saw their set on the Friday you would not for one minute …

Having only arrived at Hard Rock Hell about an hour previously, Sister were thrown into music question time in the press room, and I took the opportunity to have chat with Rikki (bass) and Tim (guitar) about how 2013 has been for them. Fresh of their tour with Wednesday 13, …

The Wacken advent calendar started on the 1st Dec and the first bands revealed so far are: Skid Row, Bring Me The Horizon, Excrementory Grindfucker, Crematory, Hammerfall, Steel Panther, Bülent Ceylan, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Vogelfrey, Pampatut, The Vintage Caravan, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Saxon and August Burns Red. 2 new bands …

Forty-five years.  Forty-five fucking years.  Not only is that the length of time since Black Sabbath first unleashed their pioneering brand of heavy metal on a deeply unsuspecting world, and changed its musical landscape forever, but it also how long it has taken the genre’s founding fathers to appear on …

Nexts years Mosh Against Cancer  is set to take place at the Lomax in Liverpool on the 17th and 18th May 2014. After the success of last years M.A.C. Satanhelpsmepromote and Thrashmong promotions have decided to bring it back in 2014, but this time over 2 day :). Thats right …

As part of our continuing commitment to supporting the metal scene on the island of Ireland, PlanetMosh has been confirmed as the official media partner for a pair of fundraising concerts in aid of Polish black metallers Blaze of Perdition. The band’s bassist, Wojciech ‘Ikaros’ Janus (pictured right) was killed …

Beginning Hard Rock Hell’s final day for 2013 on the Jagermeister Stage are The Jokers (8), who like Wildside Riot take the bull by both horns and give it a right good kicking, songs Radio and the title track from latest album Rock and Roll is Alive impressing the punters who are once again emerging …

Ow. That’s probably the thoughts of many punters this morning, but this is a festival so one bravely soldiers on and has their hangover on away by whoever’s on first. Luckily for everyone in attendance, that turned out to be Wildside Riot (8), back for a second year running and opening …

So Hard Rock Hell has come and gone again. The seventh year of the festival, now in its second year at Hafan y Mor Haven Holiday Park in Pwllhelli, Wales was this year under the banner of Cirque du Rock, creating a nightmarish circus freak show that saw ringmasters, clowns and …

As last shows of the year go, playing Stage One at Hard Rock Hell is not a bad way to end the year.  Following their set I managed to grab a few minutes with Crucified Barbara to see what the biggest highlight has been for them in 2013, writing their …

Just a couple of hours after their set on Stage Two I caught up with Alunah in the press room to find out what makes them stand out as a band, how they all met, any pre-gig rituals and what other band they would choose to be in.  Alunah are …

Before their evening set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell, I grabbed some time with the lads from States of Panic to find out more about their highlights for 2013, what’s next for them in 2014 and their upcoming album No World Order as well as their first impressions of …

Being a fan of Thin Lizzy I was very happy to be able to sit down with Damon Johnson from Black Star Riders to talk about the new band and how they chose their name as well as their debut album All Hell Breaks Loose. If you haven’t yet bought …