PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

I spoke to Hellyeah drummer, Vinnie Paul earlier this year.  Recently I met up with him again to talk about their appearance at Bloodstock, how the album is going down with fans, and how their tour was going.  You can listen to what he had to say about these subjects …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh interview with #TheReverendPaulConfused #TheDeadBeats August 2014. The Dead Beats supported Slaughter and the Dogs at Warehouse 23, Wakefield earlier this month. I didn’t get chance to interview the bands on the day but here are some questions I put to The Rev by email afterwards. Whose idea was …

Flying halfway around the world to play to a handful of people on your debut gig in a strange country must be entirely disconcerting and disappointing – to say the least.  But, there is an old showbusiness about the show having to go on, and despite various unexplained (and unexplainable) …

It was William Shakespeare (and how many times would you expect to see The Bard quoted on PlanetMosh?) who penned that immortal line about parting being such sweet sorrow… tonight, marked a parting of the ways for Belfast-based Safe Ships, as half of the band members prepare to return to …

As good as Steel Thread‘s studio albums are to chill out to, their live shows are a completely different animal. A lot of it is off the cuff, with assorted cover songs with added quips from members Neil Wardleworth ( vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion ) and Laura Wilcockson ( violin, …

Hard Rock Hell 8 is pleased to announce the addition of more acts including The Vintage Caravan, Blues Pills, Horisont, Spiders and Santa Cruz as well as a host  of other great International new acts as this year’s edition looks to be one of the best to date. They join …

I spoke to Janne and Henkke from Children of Bodom at this years Bloodstock festival,  Hear what they had to say using the player below…            

Shortly after they performed on stage to one of the biggest crowds of the weekend, I spoke to Princess Luxury, Kraven Mordeath and Monty Blitzfist from the awesomely entertaining Evil Scarecrow to talk to them about their Bloodstock experience and the pledge campaign for their next album  Galactic Hunt.  Despite …

Megadeth headlined Sunday at Bloodstock, and would normally have been the last band to play except this time, Satan had their stage time on the Sophie Lancaster stage delayed so they weren’t playing till after Megadeth finished.  Megadeth put in a great set.  Here are some photos of their set… …

Black Star Bullet are a four piece Rock ‘n’ Roll band from Coventry and surrounding areas. Originally called Loophole the band changed their name to Black Star Bullet in 2010 and released their debut, self-titled, album via TBFM Records on 1st April 2014. When this album came up for review a …

Guitarist, Corey Roth and Bassist, Andrew D’Cagna from Brimstone Coven take the time out to fill in our email interview about their new (re-released) release via Metal Blade Records, their future plans and more! Hi there! How’re things going at the Coven?  Andrew – Hello Ella! Things are goin’ great …

    Although the bands history and roots lie deep in the Doom Metal genre, Edge Of Haze have evolved and transformed into something much more melodic and progressive orientated, culminating in this glorious yet dark affair. Based loosely on the novel ’Escape From Camp 14’, the album has a …

Dutch power metallers Lord Volture have certainly been prolific with their recorded output since forming in 2009. In the space of just 5 years they have released their debut ‘Beast Of Thunder’ in 2010, ‘Never Cry Wolf’ the following year and  Setember 12th 2014 will see the European release of …

Often album art goes unappreciated and sometimes unnoticed in this digital era where albums can be downloaded as files in place of a physical purchase. This weekend it was a privilege to not only see some of the amazing work that binds the covers of albums, but to also see …

It doesnt matter how good the lineup is at a festival, without the right group of fans there is no atmosphere. Happily Bloodstock attracts a great crowd of fans all out to enjoy their weekend.  Some of them are pictured here…   [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646645348345″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Sunday morning at Bloodstock saw Arthemis opening the main stage while fans braved the torrential rain to watch their set.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646228681298″ size=”z” count=”20″]

Nautilus are a 5 piece Stoner Doom act from Dublin Ireland. They began as a recording project in 2011 and released their first Ep ‘Trials’ in early 2013 and since have been gigging regularly around the Irish gig circuit. This is their second ep which boasts 6 tracks clocking in …

Gehtika played Bloodstock on Thursday evening, and were the only band to have a table set for tea on stage and the only band to use a confetti cannon.  They put in a great set too.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646225070900″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Nottingham band Incinery played the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock on the Thursday evening.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646580325946″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Monument played a superb set on the Sophie Lancaster stage on Thursday at Bloodstock.  Here are some photos of their set…. [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646625602312″ size=”z” count=”100″]