PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

There are many great guitar players in the world, a few of whom can be described as truly innovative – Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Richie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Joe Satriani are among the names that comes instantly to mind in this regard. There are …

As I made my way down to the House of Blues from my new home in Hollywood a few things were going through my head, “will my pass be there?” Was the first and most prominent as this show is my first in Hollywood in my official capacity as Planetmosh …

SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER AT MANCHESTER, NQ LIVE (FORMERLY MOHO LIVE) This is proving to be something a bit special. We have an awesome selection of bands from the Rocksector label Absolva, Exit State, Triaxis, Hanging Doll, Fantasist, also with guests My Wooden Pillow & acoustic interludes from Steel Threads. There …

Hobgoblin is excited to unveil its electrifying new partnership with Bloodstock Open Air Festival. The collaboration sees both parties teaming up to bring METAL 2 THE MASSES at Bloodstock 2013, offering breaking bands the chance to perform on the Newblood Stage. The road show, aptly titled ‘Hobgoblin presents Bloodstock’s METAL …

Having had the privilege of watching Michael Schenker on the ‘Temple of Rock’ tour earlier this year, I knew exactly what to expect, and this live dvd coving the tour doesn’t disappoint. The concert footage was recorded in Tilberg, The Netherlands in May of this year, and also at the …

Walking into the Southampton venue, ‘Mo’Club’ I found myself confused as I approached. The venue is situated in between two car companies and in the middle of an industrial estate. The front of the venue includes a large image of a roller-skating disco venue with ‘Jiving’ and ‘Bollywood’ as themed …

I was lucky enough to catch up with vocalist and guitarist, Joe for Gojira before their gig at Southampton’s Mo’Club. We discuss their current tour in the UK and the new album L’Enfant Sauvage.

  We have TWO dvd’s and TWO T-shirts to give away. So to win a copy of the new Saxon ‘Heavy Metal Thunder’ Movie on dvd, OR a Saxon T-shirt, then please answer the following question. What was the original name of the band, before they changed it to Saxon …

Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder – the Movie gets its release on the 10th December and charts the bands rise from their home town of Barnsley through to the rock icon status they hold today This is one of the best rock documentaries I have seen. Band members, past and present, …

WATCHET LIVE FESTIVAL, West Somerset’s largest outdoor music event, have announced the first headline acts for its seventh successive year. With their Teddy Boy style and their incredible back catalogue of twenty three Top 40 hits, Showaddywaddy are the perfect band to headline the ‘retro’ Friday night at Watchet Festival. …

The night started with Blurred Vision.  No not from people drinking too much at the nearby Crobar – this is a Canadian band who are on tour in the UK and were last minute replacements for the band that had originally been supposed to open the bill but had to …

I suppose it could be argued that the timing of the release of Geoff Tate’s second solo album is somewhat fateful. What with him being publicly (and embarrassingly so) fired from Queensrӱche earlier this year and the subsequent high profile squabbling which has ensued between the singer and the former …

We grabbed a chat with the most excellent Illdisposed to talk about their current album, the state of the music industry in these troubled economic times, and the bands future plans. Firstly, many thanks for taking time to talk to us. Illdisposed can trace their roots back way back to …

  Formed in 2009 this four piece are set to turn a few heads with this amazingly catchy and well crafted three track E.P. Described as Alternative/Prog Rock, the sound leans towards a mix of Queens Of The Stone Age meets Funeral For A Friend who then hook up with …

The Arches in Glasgow is not renowned as a venue for metal bands to play. Its very design, part of the old railway arches under Glasgow Central Station, means playing anything loud tends to bounce from one end to the other and can make things sound very muddy. Thankfully however, …

After their set on Sunday I caught up with the lovely Kobra from Kobra and the Lotus, who are currently touring with Buckcherry.     Their self-titled debut album is available to buiy on iTunes and Amazon.  Don’t forget to also check out their latest video ’50 Shades Of Evil’ …

Adam Zadel of US rockers SOiL took time out when they came to Glasgow with Fozzy and Breed77 to chat to us about the tour and how progress on the new album is coming along. SOiL have launched an interactive pre-sale campaign on Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soil/soil) to enable fans to participate …

Chris Jericho of US rockers FOZZY took time out when they came to Glasgow with SOiL and Breed77 to chat to us about the tour and how life is treating the form WWE wrestler. To see photos taken at the gig click here [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLl8uhImtDk&w=560&h=315] FOZZY are: Chris Jericho – …

On 29th November, Hornet played a headline set at the Borderline in London.  Below are some photos of their performance   %%wppa%% %%slide=510%%

Hot on the heals of announcement number 2 we are pleased to bring you our 3rd instalment of announcements and we are really pulling out the stops to make this the best award winning Rock and Metal Festival, Scotland has ever seen. Sparing no expense we fly across the North …