PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

We grabbed the guys from Cypher16 backstage at this years Bloodstock Festival and talked about the pros and cons of touring India, releasing an E.P. through Metal Hammer, future plans, etc.             Cypher16 interview at B.O.A.   https://www.facebook.com/Cypher16

I caught up with fellow Welsh countrymen Prosperina, who are a band very much on the rise. We talk about the current album, the South Wales music scene, future plans and we even throw in a bit of Welsh for you as well.           Prosperina interview …

I had the genuine pleasure of talking to one of my all time heroes in Maurizio, not only for the amazing music he creates with both Ex Deo and of course Kataklysm but also for the fact that he is one of the most intelligent and nicest guys you could …

We caught up with a band causing a big stir on the Euro scene, Skiltron. We talk about the summer touring, future plans, the upcoming show in Scotland,etc.           Skiltron interview at B.O.A.   https://www.facebook.com/skiltron

We caught up with the guys from Derby based Cruel Humanity to talk about getting to play Bloodstock via the Metal 2 The Masses competition, their future plans, etc.                 Cruel Humanity interview at B.O.A.   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cruel-Humanity/111799998869534

Planetmosh caught up with the guys from Manchester’s finest Incassum at this years Bloodstock Festival to talk about their set, future plans, etc.               Incassum interview at B.O.A 2013   https://www.facebook.com/incassum.manchester    

When is a tribute band not a tribute band?  One answer would be when the band is question is not only in itself a tribute to the great music which it performs but also contains within its ranks the majority of the supremely talented musicians which created that music – …

Last In Line performing in The Limelight 1, Belfast with support from Sweet Savage. Photographs by Marc Leach Photography

Scottish metallers Cnoc An Tursa were one of two local bands on the bill when the Headbangers Balls Tour rolled into Glasgow.  We caught up with them before they opened the night with a display of brutally melodic power. LINKS: www.cnocantursa.com www.facebook.com/cnocantursa

Today was the day that we’d all been waiting for. The first day of the highly anticipated bloodstock open air 2013. Each year the eagerly awaiting crowd starts congregating at the gates earlier and earlier demanding entry but the security hold their ground until the specified 12pm opening time. An …

I caught up with the guys from Bull-Riff Stampede for a quick interview after their superb set on the first night at Bloodstock. We discussed what they have been up to since we last spoke to them at Les-Fest in June, their recent Wacken apperance tonights gig, new album, Headbangers Balls …

Album of the year and it is only August? You betcha and I’d even put my house on it (even tho it is rented). Reuben Archer,currently handling lead vocals with Stampede has taken some time out to record a solo album called Personal Sin with fellow Stampede member,guitarist Rob Wolverson …

During their recent visit to Glasgow as part of the Headbangers Balls Tour in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust we caught up with iAMi frontman ZP Theart before their set to discuss the band, their future, Scottish hospitality and much more. LINKS: www.iamiofficial.com www.facebook.com/iamiofficial Find out more about the Headbangers …

The Headbangers Ball tour that’s been winging its way around the UK in July and August has taken in the best part of a dozen venues with over forty of the UK’s best upcoming rock and metal acts.  After Reign of Fury frontman Bison was given his five year all …

Ricky Warwick recently played the Underworld in Camden as part of his Unplugged and Dangerous solo tour.  I spoke to him backstage shortly before the gig started to talk to him about the tour, Black Star Riders, and the forthcoming re-releases of the early albums by The Almighty.  You can …

A tremendous night of rock and metal from four very different bands and all in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust unfolded at the Classic Grand in Glasgow as the Headbangers Balls Tour rolled into town. 12 tour dates spread across July and August with over 40 of the UK’s finest upcoming …

Finnish singer Tarja Turunen is back with her third rock/metal solo album – Colours in the dark.  Tarja is the Finnish classical singer who with Nightwish changed the female fronted metal scene dramatically.  No longer were female vocals limited to standard rock or metal styles (e.g. Doro or Girlschool), instead …

Hailing from Brazil, Hibria is a quintet that combines power and speed metal with elements of thrash. Like fellow Brazilian heavy metal acts there is a ferocious intensity in their music, but with Iuri Sanson’s melodic and high-pitched vocals there is also a serenity in the midst of the thunder-clap. …

Some pictures taken during the Headbangers Ball gig in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust, featuring Cnoc An Tursa, Reign Of Fury, States of Panic and I am I at the Classic Grand in Glasgow.

Gig reviews for Planetmosh are posted in a section called Event Reviews and the Headbangers Balls gig is worthy of being called an event and not just a gig due to the reasons behind it. The tour consists of 12 UK dates on weekends between July 12th to August 17th …