PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Did you know that cult surf-rockers Ugly Kid Joe possibly played an improbable role in the Northern Ireland peace process?  Well, they did – and you can find out how when PM’s Ireland editor caught up with frontman Whit Crane and guitarist Klaus Eichstadt during their stopover in Belfast (just …

As morning arrived, we headed for our shuttle bus pick up point, met up with a few familiar faces, checked in, and rolled off for Wieze with some Female Fronted Metal blasting out from the speakers, ensuring that the cobwebs of the night before were well and truly blown away. …

Pig Destroyer formed in 1997 and ever since have been bringing us their unique brand of grindcore. The band has no bass player which at times leaves them sounding exposed but it is a minor quibble. This is the 5th full length release although they have put out numerous split …

Shortly before departing the fair shores of the UK for the lights of Hollywood (yes I moved to the other side of the world) I was very fortunate to be able to speak to Wolfsbane, on this occasion all of the questions came from their fans :) Enjoy! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwQ_5igi0bg?rel=0&w=480&h=360]

Following the release of their debut album, ‘From Forgotten Worlds’, at the end of October, Planet Mosh finds out a little more about Vancouver death metal trio AUROCH. Under the interrogator’s spotlight, frontman Seb Montesi (pictured right)… Hi, and thanks for taking the time to talk to Planet Mosh. You’ll …

Brent Enman is a multi-instrumentalist who comes originally from just outside Boston, Massachusetts.  He’s played in various bands and shared stages with the likes of Britny Fox, Ratt and REO Speedwagon.  On this album he demonstrates his multi-instrumentalist status by playing all the instruments himself as well as writing and …

Switzerland is a country typically associated with Mountains, Chocolate, cuckoo clocks and banks, but they do actually produce some great bands – Gotthard, Krokus and Celtic Frost being prime examples, and The Vibes being another (lesser known) case.  The vibes play what they describe as T.C.B Rock’n’Roll (I’ve got no …

Manchester band Babylon Fire formed in 2007 as a five-piece but are now a four-piece band.  They released their debut EP in 2009, and are now ready to release their debut album.  The band got a lot of attention when Bruce Dickinson raved about the band on his BBC6 radio …

We caught up with Jettblack’s bassist Tom Wright on the penultimate night of their first UK headline tour at Camden Underworld to promote their second album ‘Raining Rock’ released earlier this year. Hear his answers to the questions that had not been pre-approved by his manager!         …

Manchester’s four piece purveyors of Hard Rock and Metal launch their debut album upon the masses, and what a totally delightful triumph it turns out to be. 10 tracks of pure sweaty, foot tapping Rock played with a serious degree of talent. My first experience of the band was watching …

Planetmosh caught up with guitarist Drop and vocalist Ben from Cyber Metal band Sybreed. Having just finished a European tour and with the excellent ‘God Is An Automaton’ out in the open the guys had plenty to talk about.   Many thanks for taking the time out to have a …

It’s the return of Vancouver metal heavyweights Bison B.C. with their third album and follow up to 2010’s Dark Ages. It’s a damn huge assed slice of sludge and stoner metal with thrash accents that explodes in your ears like a ten ton weight dropping on Wile E Coyote. It …

 I spoke to Jill Janus, lead singer of Huntress shortly before they played the Metal Hammer Halloween party in London at the end of their short UK tour.  I asked her about the bands debut album, their future tour plans and festival dates and more.  

I managed to catch up with Wolf Drummer, Richard “Raptor” Holgren in the Pint and he shared the bands future plans and told me exactly what he thinks of the Metal scene nowadays. So you’re back on tour with Evile how have you been finding it? It’s been great so …

The war themed second studio album Shoot Em Up is not for the faint hearted as it careers along at breakneck pace for almost 50 minutes. The vocals of Yolin Lafreniere are pure death metal, a bit one dimensional but the aggression is needed for the ferocity of the music. …

Sabbath Assembly formed in 2009 to share the teachings of the Process Church of the Final Judgment. The Church is a splinter group of Scientology which believes Christ and Satan will reconcile their differences to judge humanity at the end of the world. This is Sabbath Assembly’s second release, the …

Photos of the August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Veil of Maya gig at the Electric Ballroom in London.

Following the release on 22nd October of legendary guitarist Steve Hackett’s newest album, Genesis Revisited II which comes in a limited edition 2CD Media-book, as well as a 4LP & 2CD version, Planetmosh have a copy to give away to one lucky reader. To win, just answer this simple question. …

Last week saw me heading just down the road to the Electric Ballroom for the Veil of Maya, The Devil Wears Prada and August Burns Red.  Now I’ll be the first to admit that this is not my favourite live venue as I find the sound can be a bit …

Some photos of Redlight King at the O2 Academy, Birmingham.