PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

I spoke to Sally Ann and Chris from Buck & Evans at Download Festival this year discussing their upcoming album, their incredible rise to fame and where their distinct sound actually comes from…    

I spoke to John from Monster Truck at this year’s Download Festival, discussing their set earlier on in the day, supporting Nickelback in the autumn and what their biggest influence is…    

I spoke to Halestorm’s Josh Smith at Download Festival this year about their experiences during the Rock am Ring storms, how they keep on going and who the best fans in the world are…  

I had a chat with Dan Jacobs following Atreyu’s set at Download Festival this year about the comeback, why the three year hiatus was needed and whether it gets old having a drummer on lead vocals….  

I got to speak to Oli and Aaron from RavenEye at Download Festival this year about their set on Friday, current affairs within the band and who has treated them the best on tour…    

I had a chat with Tony Foresta from Municipal Waste about returning to the UK, why their songs are always so short and THAT Donald Trump-inspired t-shirt…    

I spoke to Aryn and John from Scorpion Child at Download Festival this year about new album Acid Roulette, plans for the rest of the year and how their set on the Encore Stage went earlier that day. Presumably in the rain…    

After listening to thrash/death metal for over 30 years it takes a lot to surprise me anymore but Chesterfield based band Forgotten Remains are a welcome breath of fresh (or even fetid) air into the genres with their 3rd E.P Morbid Reality. Produced and recorded by Russ Russell they are …

I spoke to Mike Miley from Rival Sons at Download Festival this year about new album Hollow Bones, what they did when Rock Am Ring got cancelled and why they love playing at Donington so much…    

I had a chat with Avatar drummer John Alfredsson about new album Feathers and Flesh, the challenges in writing a concept album and Frank Zappa, amongst other things….    

I spoke to John Cooper of Skillet at Download Festival this year about all manner of things from the band name to new record Unleashed to an insight into having a faith when immersed in a secular music world loaded with imagery of Satan…    

I spoke to John from Raging Speedhorn at Download Festival this year about their first album in nine years, why they used PledgeMusic to get the record released and album artworks containing metal monkeys, giant willies and Jesus. Yep, you read that right….  

I had a chat with Thom and Curtis from Counting Days about their rise and rise to prominence, how they were adjusting to their newest member and what it’s like to balance out a band when they all have full-time jobs…  

I had a chat with Conor and Will from British upstarts As Lions at Download Festival this year about their debut set earlier on the in day, plans for the rest of the year and the unique feat their frontman is a part of this year…         …

I had a chat with David Sanchez of US thrashers Havok at Download Festival this year, discussing touring with Megadeth, the benefits of using PledgeMusic to make an album and an inside account into the race for the White House…  

Holy PHUQ! My album of 2016 has just blown me away. Never Outdrunk, Never Outsung – PHUQ live’ is the perfect example of how a live album should sound like, which is the feeling that you are at the show. In September 2015 The Wildhearts played 8 UK dates to …

The opening act tonight is Scottish band The King Lot.  Sometimes they play a full electric set, but tonight they’re doing an acoustic set.  A three-piece, you have two guitarists and a drummer (tonight playing a cajon).  All three of them also do vocals, and when the three of them …

Buffalo Summer will headline the Steelhouse Festival‘s warm up show, which takes place on Friday 22 July. They will be joined by Those Damn Crows and the winners of a Battle Of The Bands being held at Fuel Rock Club in Cardiff on Sunday 3 July.  Admission to the warm …

Gigs staged in the shadow of a festival often can be hit and miss affairs.  And with a lot of the Northern Ireland metallians returning from D(r)ownload turning left virtually as soon as they docked and heading straight down the motorway to Dublin for Slayer and Anthrax, you could have …

STANDING ON TOP OF THE ROCK-INGHAM Hey we’re back, I heard you missed us? A different venue, less bands but no dip in quality is what Rockingham is offering this year. After last year’s successful weekend, plans were put in motion to deliver more of the same AOR goodness as …