PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Yorkshire based group Waking Theo have a lot to be happy about at the moment after playing the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock this year. Part of a great line up courtesy of Metal To The Masses, I caught up with the band a short while after their packed set …

I had the pleasure of interviewing Alex Skolnick guitarist from Testament at Bloodstock. We discuss their stunning set at Wacken the weekend before hand as well as tonight’s set, new album ‘Dark Roots of Earth‘, influences, him leaving then rejoining the band and so on.     Testament have announced …

Indepth interview with Robb Reiner at Bloodstock 2012

    Formed in Northern Holland circa 2005, “Parasites Of A Shifting Future” represents Disintegrates debut album proper, and a bloody good one it is too. 11 tracks of quality, modern Melodic Death Metal that is as unrelenting as it is refreshingly different. Danny Boonstra’s vocal performance on this record …

The latest release, and indeed their last, from Separate Ways is a collection of songs that were recorded back in 1992, yet never officially released. The band decided that the fans deserved to hear these tracks, and so brought in Anthony Foxc to master, and Jonny Lima to produce this, …

Bloodstock 2012 Photos

Located in Ireland’s mid-west, the city of Limerick has endured more than its fair share of economic hardship as a result of the collapse of the ‘Celtic Tiger’ in recent years – a situation that has had the simultaneous effect of breeding an invigorated and angry underground music scene, as …

Symbiosis is generally described in the dictionary as “the living together of two dissimilar organisms in more or less intimate association” – which, one has to assume is the effect this Portuguese five piece were trying to achieve when they merged crust, punk and metal nigh on two decades ago. …

  One of the best things about this job isn’t just reviewing the big releases from worldwide established bands who’s track records are well proven, it’s the joy of listening to a band about whom you know very little about and being able to approach it with a clean slate, …

Heavy metal is supposed to played loud and proud not wrapped in cotton wool: but, unfortunately, the long awaited first visit to this part of the world by the Floridian power titans (one of three dates as part of their build up to Bloodstock) was plagued by an absolutely atrocious …

  First of all, many thanks for taking time out to talk to us here at Planetmosh. I’d like to ask you first how you came together as a band, had you known each other for a while before The Prophecy23? There have been several line-up changes during the history …

Attika 7 are the band for whom the term ‘biker metal’ was invented. They define it. In fact, it could be argued that they redefine it. After all, they not only feature a famed motorcycle builder – Rusty Coones – in their ranks, are the band of choice of the …

Fozzy, heavy metal curio or bona fide band? The brainchild of Rich Ward and Chris Jericho, they’ve spent the past decade shaping the band and moulding it into what we see and hear now through the release of their forthcoming album “Sin and Bones”. Truth be told, “Sin and Bones” is Fozzy’s …

I recently reviewed  Carpe Mortem, an excellent album by Istanbul based, melodic/death metal band Soul Sacrifice and they kindly took part in an email interview with me. Read my review of ‘Carpe Mortem’  here   Who formed Soul Sacrifice and how were the remaining band members found? “Well, actually the …

Former Nightwish singer Tarja is about to issue her first live release – Act 1.  Available as a double CD or as DVD/Blu-ray its a great album that we at Planetmosh have reviewed – check out our reviews here – CD review: http://planetmosh.com/tarja-act-1-cd/     DVD review: http://planetmosh.com/tarja-act-1-dvdblu-ray/ Tarja was kind enough …

Airstryke are set to attack the New Blood Stage on Sunday 12th at this year’s Bloodstock. We catch up with the guys to find out more about them, what there are about, the festival and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you introduce yourself? Airstryke is!!! Jay Fowkes -Vox …

From Ruin are set to ravage the New Blood Stage on Sunday 12th at this year’s Bloodstock. We catch up with the guys to find out more about them, what there are about, the festival and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s will see! Can you introduce yourself? We are From Ruin, …

I had to pinch myself earlier when I realised that these guys have been around since’99, seems like no time ago that they burst on the scene with “All Eternity”, an album I still give a whirl to now and again. However, following the equally as good “Wounds Wide Open” …

Tonight’s original line up of Fire in the Empire, No Mans Legion and Deceiver has changed so much in the two weeks leading up to the gig that unfortunately on the night only No Mans Legion [7/10] actually turn up to play their own EP launch. With doors held back …

Grave Digger where one of the first bands to emerge from the speed metal scene and since forming over 32 years ago have had a very prosperous and fruitful career, releasing 15 full length studio albums, 3 live DVD’s and numerous EP’s and singles – not to mention having played …