PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Interview with Misha Mansoor of Periphery

Now and again, an album comes along that genuinely surprises you. Having read the press blurb that accompanied this sophomore release from French six-piece MOADM, I was fully expecting to write them off as another bunch of Meshuggah wannabes. Well, how pleasantly surprised I was with what I actually discovered, …

After reviewing ‘Chaos Theory‘ the excellent debut album from  ‘Bio-Death’ I caught up with vocalist Claudio Peterlini for a quick interview to find out more about the band. I have seen on your Facebook page that there is a healthy scene of Italian thrash metal bands. Is it mainly underground …

This weekend was the Ravenheart music festival at the Asylum 2 in Birmingham – a nice little venue a few minutes walk from the city centre.   The event was a real bargain – 12 bands over 2 days at the ridiculously low price of £15 for the weekend.  At …

HURON are set to destroy the New Blood Stage on Sunday 13th at this years Bloodstock. We catch up with the Neil to find out more about them, what their are about the festival and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s can expect when they take to the stgae! If you …

Kataleptic are set to krush the New Blood Stage on Friday 10th at this years Bloodstock. We catch up with the guys to find out more about them, what their are about the festival and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s can expect! If you can give the readers a quick  …

At the start of July I wrapped my ears around Entropy‘s third album, E3, and enjoyed it thoroughly as you can read from here.  Frontman Ger Schreinert took the time out recently to talk to us about why now was the right time for their third album and return. Before kicking …

Rock for S.O.P.H.I.E II is the second charity fundrasing event for the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, will be held at The Lamp Tavern in Dudley on the 24 to the 26th August Due to the success of last years event and interest from bands this is now a 3 day event …

Setting off today’s shindig with a bang; Chorley’s own Fire In the Empire [8/10] hit the stage with full force, bathing the few followers who turned out to seen them in an onslaught of melodic, yet furious thrash metal. With a God like stage presence and songs that could topple …

Doomed are set to dominate the New Blood Stage on Saturday 11th at this year’s Bloodstock! We catch up with Mraz to find out more about them, what their are about the festival and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s can expect from them! Can you give the readers a quick introduction …

The irony was not lost on many present. It was two days short of being exactly four years since industrial metal titans Ministry had played what frontman Al Jourgensen had insisted would be the band’s “last ever” live show – just 100 miles down the road in the Irish capital …

Exile The Traitor are set to tear up the New Blood Stage on Friday 10th at this years Bloodstock. We catch up with the guys to find out more about them, what their are about the festival and what you lucky Bloodstock go-er’s can expect from them! If you can …

Following up one of the most impressive debuts in the genre can be an awesome, almost insurmountable task for many bands – and that’s exactly the challenge which faced these young Swedish death metal titans, with this sophomore release. Fortunately, it’s a challenge they have risen to in impressive style, …

Friday saw Lion Music re-release ‘Hordes of the Brave’, the second album by neo-classical metal outfit Iron Mask, led by Belgian guitar virtuoso Dushan Petrossi, originally released in 2005. Having sold out in its original format, the label has printed just 1000 copies of the album, which also shows off …

Fury descends on Glasgow on Friday night for their first ever Scottish gig! The guys will unleash their distinctive blend of hard hitting thrash and metal on the ABC2!. Fury have been working non-stop this year after releasing their second ep ‘Burn The Earth’, playing at Hammerfest and HRH Road …

Bury the Hatchet are a 5-piece metalcore outfit from Maidstone in Kent that formed towards the end of 2010, and ‘It Was Never Enough’ is their brand new EP, released by SAN Agency. It’s fair to say that the metalcore scene is pretty dilute, and to really stand out from …

Founded in 2004, Obsessive Compulsive are a 4 piece, female fronted hard/gothic rock band from Manchester. Since their last album release in 2010, the band have been gigging relentlessly all across the UK; supporting Anthrax, Wolfsbane as well as playing at both Download and Bloodstock festivals in 2011. We caught up …

Triaxis are a female fronted NWOBHM band from Wales, who are currently breaking into the scene with full force, playing this years SOS Festival and being confirmed for BOA 2012. In the past week they have been added to the artist roster for Rocksector Records and are on the verge …

Hailing from Bolton, Ten by Ten are a hybrid band who combine elements of hard rock, metal and grunge to form a raw and powerful sound both live and on record. I caught them after their brilliant set at this years SOS festival to have a bit of a chin way …

Hailing from the lovely Manchester – The Goddamn Electric are a 4 piece hard rock band who have just played SOS festival for the first time. Teaming up with fellow Planet Mosh journalist Lara Kisel, Matt talks to the band about: Their up and coming new album, who their musical inspirations are, …