PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

I caught Danish Rock Band Volbeat at Manchester Academy during their ‘Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies’ tour. With American metal band Iced Earth as the main support act and London based Punk Rockers The Howling being opening act on the UK leg of the tour I was expecting a spectacular show …

Having seen The Howling supporting Buckcherry last year I made sure I saw them at Download was pleased that they were added as support on the Volbeat, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies tour. I caught up with Blacky and The Rev after the gig for a short interview: –   …

I met up with Alexander Krull, backstage at this years Metal Female Voices Festival in Belgium. One of the nicest and most professional people you could wish to meet on the music circuit, it was great to get an insight into how he balances the work of Leaves Eyes and …

I had a chat with the guys from Kontrust a short while after their set at this years Metal Female Voices Festival. In many ways they were a band who divided a lot of opinion amongst the crowd, a good percentage (myself included) liked them but a percentage also didn’t, …

Blues singer/guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor is having great success at the moment.  Despite only being in her 20s she’s released three albums; has played in front of a large crowd (and a massive television audience) with Annie Lennox at the Diamond Jubilee concert in London; has won a number of …

Having appeared from apparently out of nowhere less than six months ago, Altus have taken the Northern Ireland scene by the scruff of the neck and given it a jolly good old-fashioned seeing to!  They’ve certainly made some waves in that short period time – with threats of legal action …

One of my favourite bands of the weekend were Hell City, who, despite playing early in the day, put on an excellent set.       I went backstage to chat to the band about the album, the new single, touring and loads more besides. You even get to hear …

I got the chance to speak with Anneke a few hours before her excellent set at this years Metal Female Voices Festival in Belgium. We chatted about the show, touring, her latest album “Drive” and also who she would like to work with in the future. https://www.facebook.com/annekevangiersbergenofficial http://www.annekevangiersbergen.com/   Anneke …

When my promo copy of Back On The Streets arrived it was like a visit from an old friend! I had the vinyl format many years ago but mislaid it and never replaced it. It is hard to believe it was released almost 35yrs ago,produced by Chris Tsangarides and Gary …

Belfast’s “friendly neighbourhood thrashers” Scimitar having been making quite a name for themselves on the local scene over the past year and a bit.  As the four piece prepare to rip up another stage, this time at the PlanetMosh-sponsored Helloween Havok this coming Friday (November 1st), I pull up a …

A superb closing day to an excellent festival.   A slightly later start to the final day meant that a few sore heads could be nursed before heading back to the arena to catch another ten bands rock the crowd. First on stage were L’Endevi(7/10) from Valencia, who despite being …

The latest instalment of the weekly RocKD’s epic 13-year odyssey brought together another damn fine trio of bands who once again demonstrated the extremely rude state of health which the Northern Ireland metal scene is enjoying at the moment (as anyone who attended the recent Highway To Hell event in …

With one of Belfast’s favourite night’s out, Helloween Havoc, returning after a year’s sabbatical this coming Friday (November 1st), PlanetMosh will be publishing exclusive interviews with the five participating bands over the next five days. First to step into the interrogation chamber is Mark Payne, bassist with Christian extreme metallers ForChristSake.  …

With the band about to release of a ‘Best Of…’ compilation, followed by a return to these shores on a co-headlining jaunt with Hardcore Superstar, PlanetMosh caught up with guitarist Keith Nelson (pictured right) in Massachusetts, on the last night of the band’s most recent US tour. What happened next …

Having seen The Quireboys many times over the past twenty years, or so, I was looking forward to a night of good old Rock ‘n’ Roll when I headed down the stairs to Club Academy, Manchester. A venue which reminds me of a school dining hall, although there wasn’t a …

I spoke to Charlotte a few hours before Delain took to the stage at this years Metal Female Voices Festival in Wieze, Belgium.We talk about the set, the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, touring and writing and much more besides.   Audio Interview With Charlotte Wessels http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DS500089.mp3 http://www.delain.nl/ https://www.facebook.com/delainmusic http://www.metalfemalevoicesfest.be/ Photo courtesy …

Planetmosh have three Classicrock fanpacks to give away in a very easy to win competition. Just answer this Question:   Thank you to everybody who entered, the winners have now been notified, please check your emails and spam folders. The closing date is the 5th of November, and I will …

Ahead of their show in London at the Brixton Academy, I spoke to the lead vocalist of Iced Earth Stu Block about their tour with Volbeat, their upcoming album Plagues of Babylon (out early 2014) and his influences as well as his most embarrassing moment on stage.     You …

Volture is the brainchild of bassist Ryan Waste (known for his work with Municipal Waste) and guitarist Nick Poulus (an ex-member of Cannabis Corpse). The band was formed in Richmond VA in November 2008. The band sound like a mixture of classic US metal with more of a leaning towards …

Buffalo Summer have just embarked on a UK tour with Kadavar and I caught up with singer Andrew Hunt and bassist Darren King at the start of the tour to chat about the songs they like playing live, musical influences, the Welsh music scene, Download festival and much more.   …