PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Canadian band Inner Odyssey was formed in 2007, but it wasnt until 2010 that founder Vincent Leboeuf Gadreau managed to finalise the lineup.  Inner Odyssey signed with Unicorn records to release their debut album – Have a seat. Musically I suppose Prog metal is probably the most suitable description, but …

Dutch Prog band Illumion was formed in 2002 by guitarist Eveline van Kampen. In 2004 the band’s first three song demo, ‘Into the labyrinth’ was released, and this was followed two years later by ‘Into the labyrinth part 2’ which contained six songs including three covers. In 2009 the band …

Tucked away on a cobbled side street on the edge of the oldest part of Belfast, Oh Yeah is a former whiskey bonding warehouse converted into a bespoke music centre – its ground floor a museum by day and a venue by night, its upper floors filled with recording studios, …

“Welcome to a new age” declare Shai Hulud. A new age it might be but this band are old hands and show us in the opening lines of this new album the very sound that has gone on to influence so many of today’s bands. Despite their absence in recent …

I recently  emailed Efthimis Karaimas,founder member of Nightfall to discuss the band and their latest studio album Cassiopeia.     Can you introduce Nightfall to the readers, please? Hello Dennis and thanks for your time mate. Nightfall is an artistic vehicle running for about 22 years now, or 8,000 days …

Finland’s Gothic masters return with an album full of energy and passion.   Eternal Tears Of Sorrow must be doing something right, you don’t get to just short of 20 years in the business by luck alone. The band have been true to their Gothic roots throughout their career and …

 I recently had the opportunity to email interview Nick,Cody and Kosta from the thrash metal band Hatriot fronted by Steve Souza,ex vocalist from Testament and Exodus. For a debut album Hatriot sound very tight. Are you pleased with how the album turned out? Thank you very much.  We are very …

Dream Evil, the 4th solo album by Ronnie James Dio has been given the deluxe edition treatment by Universal Music as they did last year with Ronnie’s 1st 3 solo albums Holy Diver, Last In Line and Sacred Heart. To some it may seem like a cash in as Ronnie …

Dave Ritchie -And so we get to announcement number 5 for Les-Fest 2013. We believe the addition of the following bands helps to cement our place as a serious contender on the UK Rock and Metal Scene and undoubtedly Scotland’s best festival, with a diverse and interesting range of Rock …

This ninth album from the Swedish thrash/sleaze mutants sees them abandoning the former and very much planting their feet in the latter camp – a direction they have taken more and more since the recruitment of former Crazy Lixx guitarist Vic Zino six years ago. Following an intro that wouldn’t …

Dublin metal band, Dichotomy, are due to release their eight track album, Paradigms, this coming Saturday 2nd March. This band has a great reputation when it comes to live performances both at local venues and around the country. A reputation that has seen them land support slots for big bands …

‘Best Of..’ from one of Female Fronted Metal’s ‘best of’.   Launching a ’Best Of’ collection after releasing only three albums may seem a little strange but I guess it gives us a chance to take stock of what Imperia have produced so far, if nothing else. The band are …

Life is full of disappointments, and it must be said that this evening was one of the more disappointing in my life as a rock critic. Derry four piece Mourning Of The Heretic made a decent fist of their opening slot, with their brand of gothic death metal mixed with …

A collection of photographs of Enthroned’s (Belgium) show in the Voodoo Bar, Belfast. Support from Ceaseless Blight (N.I.) and Mourning Of The Heretic (N.I.). Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.marcleachphotography.com             %%wppa%% %%cover=557%%

Demented are a French death metal band formed in 2008.  Across The Nature’s Stillness is their 2nd album. The album starts with a quiet intro called ‘ The Ritual’. It’s a good intro for the album which makes an atmosphere of suspense. The following song ‘Shaman’ starts with a great …

Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton took time out from the road touring the States to answer some questions about the release of their up coming new album RESILIENCE and also their up coming UK tour with Fozzy. PM – Your new album Resilience is set to come out in just over a month (April …

When Danish folk-metallers Huldre released their debut album, ‘Intet Menneskebarn’, at the tail end of 2012, they immediately drew comparisons with the likes of Eluvetie, Korpiklaani and Leaves’ Eyes, among others – especially for their emphasis on the ‘folk’ rather than the metal side of their sound, through the use …

Released on 18 February, ‘Signal Fire’ is the latest album offering from Dan Reed.  This is beyond a doubt a feel good album, by which I mean no matter what mood you are in, what you may be going through or what type of music you are into, there is …

Hailing from Salerno, Campania, Italy Heimdall give us their latest musings over their countries heritage, with the apt name of Aeneid. The first track on the album is named Prologue, which of course is an intro. This fades in with slow dramatic sounding trumpets and drums which builds up to …

The announcement last year that three quarters of the ‘golden days’ Dokken line up – guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer ‘Wild’ Mick Brown – were working together again had fans seeking a long-overdue reunion of the classic original incarnation of the LA rockers positively salivating with expectation …