PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

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 …

As the title suggests this is this Danish Death Metal band’s 7th album. Panzerchrist have been doing the rounds since 1993 and whilst not as prolific as some; their less is more approach when releasing albums works.  The band is a revolving door of musicians but has at one point …

Although UK tours pass through Bristol quite a lot, it’s very rare to see concerts here when the headline band in question are only playing two dates – usually the two cities involved are London and one other that isn’t Bristol. Naturally, therefore, the 400-capacity Fleece is packed out to …

You have to admire the tenacity of Jeff Waters,lead guitarist and founder of Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. He formed Annihilator in 1984 and although he will never reach the upper echelons of the so called Big 4 he has earned a lot of respect from fans and bands that …

  Witch Cross is a Danish classic heavy metal band. Formed in 1979, their sound is sometimes like early Heavy Load. It’s good old school heavy metal. One highlight on “Axe To The Grind” is their new singer Kevin Moore. He is maybe the biggest factor that they sound like …

The 25th Wacken takes place on the 31st July to the 2nd August 2014. Wacken – We can confirm that Wacken Open Air is SOLD OUT for the ninth time in a row!!! And regarding the pre-sale time we have overcome the previous year by many times. We never had …

Finally! The Swedish black metal formation Watain is back with a new album after three hard years of waiting. Firstly, for who expect this album is going back to their old style, This is not the case. “The Wild Hunt” lifts off from where “The Lawless Darkness” ended. Their new creation is …

Montreal Metalheads spawn a beast of a debut album.   Over the years, there has been the odd occasion when a debut album has really struck me between the eyes, knocked me to the ground and given a damn good slapping (in the musical sense of course). Here is the …