PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Guitarist Thomas Tofthagen has been pulling double duty of late, trekking across the UK and Ireland with both Sahg and Audrey Horne. When the six-date tour pulled into Belfast, Planetmosh took the opportunity to grab a pre-show chat with Sahg drummer Thomas Lønnheim to talk about challenges of life on …

Planetmosh in association with Rocksector Records are offering one reader the chance to win a trio of female fronted metal band cd’s. One lucky reader will win, 4Bitten-Delirium, Incassum-Rite Of Passage and Triaxis-Rage and Retribution. To win this fantastic bundle, just answer this question.   Name the festival that all …

Planetmosh in association with Rocksector Records are offering one lucky reader a copy of Hanging Doll’s cd “The Sacred & Profane”, plus a size large tour T-shirt. To win this fantastic bundle, just answer this question. Name Hanging Doll’s singer, click on this link and send you answer to david.farrell@planetmosh.com …

Lenny Wolf is back with a new Kingdom Come release, I say Lenny Wolf as he uses Kingdom Come as a vehicle to display his many talents, supplemented with guest and session musicians. However on this release, Kingdom Come’s 13th studio album, Lenny not only sings, but he also plays …

This four track E.P from South London based metalcore band The Last Legion is an inspiring effort in this now over crowded genre. They blend strong technical metal intent with an aggressive attitude, hardly new, but they do it well enough. The musicianship within the band is skilled and vocalist …

“All Around The World” is the 8th studio album from Sweden’s Glam/ Melodic Hard Rock group Bai Bang. “Livin’ My Dream” from 2011 was one of my favorite albums of the year, simply because it never strayed too far away from the trusted 80’s formula for rock music songwriting, wild …

As I climb the stairs towards tonight’s venue I can’t help but wonder why exactly a band the size and stature of Hatebreed are playing in a small 400 capacity club venue when they could easily be playing any of the bigger stages in town.  However the energy packed into …

Love them or hate them  Airbourne are here to stay and if they keep making albums as strong as Black Dog Barking then their future is safe. I’ve been a fan since the release of Running Wild in 2008, seen them many times and they have always destroyed whichever indoor …

Hellfest announced changes to this years line up earlier today – We are very glad to announce the confirmation of ENTHRONED. The Belgium horde will play under the Temple stage on Friday 21st at 12.50. Also, NACHTMYSTIUM cancelled their participation, they will be replaced by the evil French combo SVART …

The first notes of Immolation‘s ninth and latest studio album, Kingdom Of Conspiracy, blare out from my speakers as I sit down and begin to listen. I reminisce: they were a killer band ‘back in the day’. Then I quickly realize: they still are. This newest disc drives that home …

It may be seven years since Lordi firmly put their particular brand of comic book metal well and truly on the international map with their sensational, tongue-in-cheek win at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, but the fascination with the band nevertheless endures, with the memory of that night in Athens …

‘Tales’ is a Gothic masterpiece, one of the genres best albums of the year so far.   The bands roots lie within the beautiful borders of the Canary Islands, where their earlier recordings were a much more Doom Metal affair. Although  Tears Of Martyr have retained aspects of those earlier …

Hard Rock Calling is set to be held at the brand new iconic home of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. Kasabian make their UK festival exclusive headlining Saturday 29 June, while Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band return to finish what they started on Sunday 30 June 2013. *Confirmed …

A collection of photographs of Lordi’s show in the Limelight 1, Belfast. Support from Kaledon. http://www.lordi.fi/ http://www.kaledon.com/ Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.facebook.com/officialmarcleachphotography    %%wppa%% %%cover=600%%

Japanese Metal is on the up and this band are at the forefront.   The internet can be blamed for a great deal of the worlds evils that’s for sure, however one thing it can be proud of is the not inconsiderable part it has played in opening the ears …

What can be said? Joe ‘Satch’ Satriani has been at this music composing and recording game for longer than many of the readers of this review will have been alive. Many musicians cite Joe Satriani as one of their core influences, due to his consistently high-quality musical output across decades. …

Some pictures of Black Dogs playing support to Hatebreed in the ABC2 Glasgow

Dave Richie -And so it comes to pass that we complete the line up in this our 6th announcement for Les-Fest 2013. The final additions take us to 62 live acts over 2 stages. With no clashes on Friday and no clashes after 6pm on Saturday or Sunday. First up …

Some pictures of Demoraliser playing support to Hatebreed at their recent gig at the ABC 2 Glasgow   %%wppa%% %%slide=598%% %%align=center%%

This is easy-listening, good time, rock and roll at its very best, performed with great aplomb and a natural blues swagger from an artist whose maturity brings a huge richness and diversity to the tracks on this album.