PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

If you think back to bands such as SixTh then this genre of ultra tech/ djent has been around for some time, however, with bands such as TesseracT, Periphery and Meshuggah perhaps bringing it more to the public eye and out of the groove Metal shadows, it can be no …

Canadian metal band Anvil have just returned home after a successful tour promoting their latest studio album ‘Juggernaut Of Justice‘.The final date being a long awaited concert at Bloodstock Open Air Festival on Sunday, August 12th. New bassist Sal Italiano kindly took time out to answer an email interview with …

Reunions are such a tricky business. A band will never be followed under such scrutiny and (often biased) critique than if they’ve disbanded and eventually reunited. You can double up the cynicism if we’re talking about a band who were universally lauded and respected within their genre during their original …

If you are even slightly familiar with the UK hardcore scene there’s no way you haven’t come across north east 5-piece, Demoraliser.  Since their beginnings in 2010, they’ve released 2 EP’s and collaborated with other great bands to produce fantastic split EP’s. With the fame gained from these critically acclaimed …

Zatokrev are a Swiss 4-piece sludge metal band who are quickly on the rise. Their 2008 debut album Bury the Ashes was released to critical acclaim in Europe, the UK and the USA and after extensive worldwide touring and some heavy line-up changes they’re back with their new full-length; The …

Playing on Sunday, Sa-Da-Ko were one of the last bands to grace the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock this year.  One of the last but by no means least and if you caught their set I know you’ll agree with me.  This is the interview I did after their set …

The yeti may be a mythological creature from the higher reaches of the world’s highest mountain range, but the quartet who pay homage to ‘him’ in their band name are a whiskey- and blood-soaked loud-as-fuck riff machine from the deepest, darkest underbelly of Los Angeles. They may also well be …

This fifth album from these Vancouver progressionalists – and their second for the impressive Californian label, Ripple Music – is certainly an interesting offering, and definitely one which bears more than one listen, given its complexity and depth. At first, it comes across as a purely retrospective slab of prog, …

Friday at Bloodstock was indeed a great day for the New Blood Stage and one of those bands was Cambion.   Apologies for the background noise, but that’s festivals for you.   If you missed their set at Bloodstock, you can listen to 5 of their tracks on their Facebook …

Another new band playing on the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock 2012 was Exile The Traitor.  Formed in 2011 and with their first gig only taking place in January this year, they are certainly on the fast route.           You can also download ‘Passion For The Postmortem’ …

I had the pleasure of being introduce to a new band InComa from Reading. First time at Bloodstock playing on the New Blood Stage through a competition they soared through. We get a strong sense of who are Incoma and what they have to bring to the metal scene…. http://www.reverbnation.com/InComaOfficial …

Right, first off the bat I am a massive Korn fan, I have been for nearly 15 years.  They were one of the first metal bands I ever really got into.  BUT I really can’t stand live albums; I just don’t see the point.  Live is about the visual as …

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mikael and Anton from Marionette at Bloodstock after their set on the Jager Stage. They explain about the band, their breakdown on the way to Bloodstock which caused them miss their original slot, influences, writing songs for new album, previous tours in the UK, …

I had the pleasure of interviewing Guy and Nick from Primitai at Bloodstock just after their set. We discuss their set, what they like about Bloodstock, why they would recommend the festival and Metal To The Masses, about the new album and so on.     Members: Vocals: Guy Miller …

I caught up with lead vocalist Carl Casagrande from Stormborn. Yes we started this interview with a great chat about hair products, so metal he looks after his locks! Find out about local London band Stormborn and they awesome classic metal background. Stormborn played on the New Blood Stage and …

It’s a sensual, euphoric and mystical sounding song. It’s very well written, and it somehow manages to get going and get into the swing of the song without the listener ever actually noticing that it’s happened. It’s a really soft yet uplifting song, and with a title like The Swan …

Hertfordshire is getting a bit of a habit of producing excellent bands. First Enter Shikari appear out of St. Albans, then The Subways out of Welwyn Garden City. Now, it looks like the musical county is at it again, with Welwyn Garden City based metallers Thousand Autumns cooking up a …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Chris the drummer Malefice talks about their set, the new material and recording, their upcoming headline tour and so on.     Members: Dale Butler – Vocals Ben Symons – Guitar Andrew Wilson – Guitar Tom Hynes – Bass Chris Allan-Whyte – …

        I catch up with Lee Skinner vocalist and guitarist and Piers Donno-Fuller guitarist from Fallen Fate. Headlining the New Blood stage this year on a Friday night. We talk about their theatrical video, brand new album which is currently in process looking to release 2012 titled ‘Into the Black’ and …

I had the pleasure of having a quick catch up with Fox the bassist from Grand Magus. We discuss their set, touring, what their plans are, their influences, writing new songs and so on.     Members: JB – Vocals, Guitar Fox – Bass Sebastian – Drums   Links: http://grandmagus.com/ …