If you like your thrash metal fast, then look no further – Harlott have that covered, with their brand-spanking new release called Proliferation. The Aussies hailing from Melbourne have all the brutal assault of Slayer or Exodus with melodies not dissimilar to Annihilator. These young lads could be the answer to every old …
Read More »WASP – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton – 21st September 2015
The night kicked off with The Treatment. Having last seen the band at their secret show in Milton Keynes which featured their new lineup although the new members hadn’t been announced at that stage. I’d been impressed then so was looking forward to seeing how singer Mitchell Emms and Tao …
Read More »Paradise Lost – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 28 September 2015
School night gigs in Belfast can be awkward buggers to predict, especially in terms of their attendance levels. However, Paradise Lost, paying their first visit to the city in six years, manage to pull a reasonably healthy number of punters – if not quite enough to ease the promoter’s financial …
Read More »Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson – Ahoghill, Diamond Rock Club – 26 September 2015
There are rock stars. And then there are rock stars. There are those with an anally-retentive sense of their own self-generated importance, who are content to ride around in limos and play hundreds of miles from their nearest fans in fields as big as their egos. And then there are those …
Read More »Steel Threads interview – Griffin Inn, Oswestry, 27/09/2015
Planetmosh talked to Steel Threads inbetween their 2 sets about forthcoming album The Rule Of Three and their influences.
Read More »Biters – Interview with Tuk (and Matt) September 2015
Biters – Interview with Tuk (and Matt) September 2015 I started off interviewing Tuk, vocalist and guitarist from Atlanta based Rock ‘n’ Roll band Biters, but when I asked about the ‘Hard Dick Warrior Award’ like you do, we were joined by Matt. Find out what they had to say …
Read More »Bernie Marsden & Jim Kirkpatrick, Crown Hotel, Nantwich, 25/09/2015
After 3 electric gigs in 7 days, the next 4 of this tour by Bernie Marsden would be acoustic affairs, the first of which was at the Crown Hotel in Nantwich aided by guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick. On entering the venue I was a bit confused as it was in a …
Read More »Beholder – Belfast, Limelight 2 – 24 September 2015
Northern Ireland is currently gripped in the greatest financial scandal in its chequered history. It is a scandal which already has practically crippled the economy south of the border, and brought down at least one government there. It has politicians running for cover, and has resulted in the current well-publicized …
Read More »Chantel McGregor – Lose control
British Blues-rock guitarist Chantel McGregor released her debut album in 2011, and since then has been busy touring. Last year she started work on her second album, and it will be released on 9th October this year. Although she’s normally described as a Blues or Blues-Rock guitarist, this new album …
Read More »Federal Charm – Across the Divide
@planetmosh reviews Across the Divide by .@FederalCharm Federal Charm are a four piece blues rock band from Manchester, who released their self titled debut album back in 2013. Their new album Across the Divide will be released on October 2nd, and the band is currently promoting it on tour across the …
Read More »Win a copy of the new AndersonPonty band cd.
Planetmosh have two cd’s to give away in a easy to enter competition. One of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2015 by the AndersonPonty Band, featuring music icons Jon Anderson and Jean Luc Ponty, is scheduled to hit the streets on September 25th 2015! Better Late Than Never is …
Read More »The Dead Weather – Dodge and Burn
Emerging from the shadows to release a full-length record for the first time in five years, America’s The Dead Weather has returned. The group’s third album, Dodge and Burn, finds a reinvigorated band which has embraced its scruffy rocker identity and strength. The quartet maintains a stellar connection, which is …
Read More »Selene – The Forgotten
Things move incredibly fast in the music world these days, fashions and attitudes change almost on a monthly basis but on the whole, the core values and building blocks of a sub genre in the world of Metal remain, almost, the same. The Symphonic Metal genre being a case …
Read More »Ugly Kid Joe – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham – 18/09/2015
Supporting the main event tonight at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham iss an acoustic set from Richards/ Crane, a project between the Ugly Kid Joe front man and Lee Richards, formerly the guitarist for Godsmack. Up next Aussie rockers Hail Mary step things up a gear, unfortunately I got to …
Read More »Undersmile – Anhedonia (Black Bow Records)
A creeping melody creeps from the speakers as Undersmile unleash their second full length record with the track “Labyrinths” which has an uneasy atmosphere and has you expecting the worst. No jolt to the system, no hammer to the skull just yet. The cello joins the melancholy after the first …
Read More »W.A.S.P. – Rock City, Nottingham – 19/09/2015
Brandishing a new line up of lead vocalist Mitch Emms and Tao Grey, The Treatment energetically open up the stage nicely. The newcomers have settled in well with Tao complimenting Tagore on guitar and Mitch calling upon his extensive performance skills to entertain the crowd. Fist pumping, mic stand swirling …
Read More »The Black Dahlia Murder – ‘Abysmal’
Michigan melocore monsters The Black Dahlia Murder are one of those bands who, over the past decade or so, have slowly crept up on fans and critics alike, spending their time building a critical mass of both acclaim and success which has resulted in them also becoming regarded as one …
Read More »The Mission – Singles As & Bs
On September 29th The Mission are due to release a new compilation album – “Singles A’s & B’s” via Universal Music Catalogue. As the name suggests, it’s a collection of their singles that reached the charts (15 of them) and includes both the A and the B sides. It’s a …
Read More »Danko Jones Interview, Glasgow, 20/9/15
Yesterday afternoon I sat down for an interview with Danko Jones before his show at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. Danko has been touring with his band for almost twenty years and he had some fascinating things to say about reviews, how digital has changed music, touring and the music …
Read More »Danko Jones, King Tuts Glasgow, 20/9/15
Everyone who knows anything about gig venues has heard of King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, the legendary Glasgow venue currently celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. I’ve photographed and reviewed gigs in most of the venues around Glasgow but up till now King Tuts had remained the one that got away. I …
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