PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

When people think of heavy music from the continent of Oceania, the first three names on their lips will (more often than not) be AC/DC, Airbourne and Parkway Drive. It’s actually a shame, because New Zealand’s Shihad should be in with a shout every single time. Formed almost thirty years ago in …

After being lucky enough to catch this band live twice this year, firstly tearing up the HMS Hammer cramming so much intensity and energy in a 15 minute slot it was crazy.  Secondly witnessing them whipping the main stage crowd at Graspop into a metal frenzy, I could not wait …

 MammothFest 2015 – Final Line Up Confirmed MAMMOTHFEST ANNOUNCEMENT:  FINAL ACTS CONFIRMED FOR THE MAIN EVENT! Mammothfest have revealed the final bands to play the festival in October, taking the number of confirmed acts to over 80! The team have been around the country and secured 29 incredible underground acts following …

Thrash metal gig,headlined by Brazilian trio, which you could easily call a thrash metal girl power. For the first time Nervosa invading Glasgow. To make it even more fun, four local thrash metal bands were invited to make this Glasgow thrashathon, as it was called. The idea of seeing these …

Incipit discuss with me their Bloodstock experience, winning Metal to the Masses, the upcoming album and their own studio.

Buckcherry released their seventh studio album ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ today. I chatted to Keith Nelson, guitarist and one of the founding members of Buckcherry about how the songs were crafted and recorded.  A bit about their own record label F-Bomb and other ventures. Hello Hello. How are you? I’m fine …

The lovely Hell Puppets lads came and had a chat with me Sunday about their wide range of influences, the performance aspect of their shows and the band logo.

I sat backstage with the legend that is Grutle Kjellson at Bloodstock to talk about the evolution of the band over the years, the inspiration behind the band name, celebrating two decades of music and Kiss candy.  

The lovely Gabrielle and Ralph from Destrange joined me for an interview at Bloodstock this year. Hints at the progress of the new album, using a different approach to recording and individual member’s influences were some of the discussed topics.

Dave, Nick, Mathew and Donna Bloodyard, the winners of Metal to the Masses met up with me to talk about how they felt when they realised when they won, female fronted bands and the balance of live performances and recording.

Myself and my good friends David and Tom from Blackened Ritual headed backstage to have a chat about the band, including looking for a vocalist for 5 years, winning the Scottish Metal to the Masses and playing down South.

 Metallica have promised fans the biggest and most expensive stage show in the history of the Leeds Festival. The San Francisco four-piece are set to close this year’s festival and told attendees to expect “an unmissable and unforgettable” show. A source close to the band told the YEP: “Metallica is …

PlanetMosh is a proud sponsor of this year’s EHT Promotions Unleashed Festival in Dublin. Taking place on September 25th at The Grand Social, the event promises to be an ultimate night of metal with Heart Of A Coward, Beholder, Red Enemy, Dead Label, AeSect and By Conquest Or Consent ripping …

Northern Ireland’s leading heavy metal promoters, The Distortion Project, are to go ‘From Hell To The Unknown’ when they celebrate their 15th anniversary in October. To mark this landmark occasion, DP will take over the entirety of Belfast’s historic Limelight complex on Saturday October 17, with 21 bands playing across …

Neal Morse is without doubt one of the maestros of the Progressive Rock genre, and with his latest release, Morsefest 2014, he delivers an astonishingly produced live dvd/cd boxset. This 2 dvd/4 cd release, filmed over the 14th and 15th of November 2014 in Nashville, fully captures the majesty off …

The sixth instalment of Blazefest – the annual event which brings together rockers and metallians to raise money for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children – will take place on Saturday March 19 2016. Once again, the event will take place at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast. The …

In my many years of loving music and attending concerts of all types of genres and artists, I have not yet seen a band with more  enthusiasm and stage presence then that of Black Nevada. The 5 piece band from North-East England played at Make A Scene Festival on 15th …

  European heavy/stoner/doom gathering DESERTFEST BELGIUM has a few more announcements coming this summer, and we’re happy to bring four more bands to the 2015 bill today: France’s finest heavy psych trio MARS RED SKY, San Diego’s cosmic jammers HARSH TOKE, some straightforward rock’n’roll with Eindhoven’s BLACK-BONE, and last but not …

Battalion took some time to have a chat to me about their Bloodstock experience, lyrical inspiration and fan’s reactions to their newest release.

I met up with Craig from Bast at Bloodstock 2015. Our chat features an Egyptian goddess, custom gear (the mighty ‘Nostromo’) and playing in Rome.