PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

.@HAVOKthrash @Skeletonwitch show reviewed by  @AnybodyBC  for @Planetmosh Although the summer festival season is coming to an end there are still plenty of opportunities to have a great time with live shows. For the thrash metal lovers, 12th of August was one hell of a party with Havok and Skeletonwitch front and centre as they …

With action on the New Blood Stage already well and truly underway (see our separate review), Babylon Fire kicked off proceedings on the Sophie Lancaster Stage with their classic-inspired metal, delivered with grunt, grit and fist-pumping angst – but, it was over on the main Ronnie James Dio Stage that …

Kings of Mesopotamian black/thrash metal, MELECHESH, are currently in Athens, Greece recording their 6th full length album to be released worldwide via Nuclear Blast on an as of yet undisclosed date. The band had spent one month in their rehearsal room in Germany tweaking all the details and will spend …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Billy Graziadei and Scott Roberts from Biohazard after their set at Bloodstock this year. We discuss thir set, touring, festivals, music scene, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: https://twitter.com/biohazardDFL https://www.facebook.com/BiohazardDFL http://hifi247.com/biohazard.html        

I chatted with the guys and gal from Unforeseen Prophecy at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, music scene, meeting Johan from Amon Amarth,  what their plans are for the future and more… Links: https://www.facebook.com/unforeseenprophecy http://www.youtube.com/user/UnforeseenProphecy

I chatted with the guys from Kill All The Gentlemen at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, music scene, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: http://www.killallthegentlemen.com/ https://www.facebook.com/killallthegentlemen    

I chat with the guys from WarCrab at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, music scene, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: http://www.warcrab.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WarCrab666    

I chatted with the guys from Eradikator at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, music scene, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: https://www.facebook.com/eradikatoruk http://www.reverbnation.com/eradikator  

I spoke to Dave Ritchie festival organiser of WildFire Festival, which is the new name for Les-Fest at this year’s Bloodstock. Les-Fest- WildFire, now in its fourth year,welcome to Scotland’s award winning, Classic Rock and Metal Festival. Next Festival to be held from Friday 26th June until Sunday 28th June …

The Trews announce five shows opening for American garage-rock Supersuckers throughout England this October. The concerts back the quartet’s acclaimed self-titled fifth album from last April and push past 1,000 the total number of shows the globe-trotting rock bruisers have headlined and performed with the Rolling Stones, KISS, Guns ‘N …

I chatted with Cynosure creator of Cynosure Guitars at this year’s Bloodstock. Cynosure had four guitars on display in the ‘Rock and Metal’ (RAM) Gallery at Bloodstock. We discuss how he started creating custom guitars, inspiration, how he designed the “…the most Metal guitar of all time…” that he donated to …

I chatted with the guys from Scordatura at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, music scene, Buckfast, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: http://www.scordaturaglasgow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Scordaturaofficial    

I chatted with Laird Logan, the Scot and Reverend Benjamin, the Scribe from Hærken at this year’s Bloodstock. This is one of the few “Interview Bombed” chats I had over the weekend, joining us mid interview was Sir Iain from the CackBlabbath Regin and Arvid from Zerozonic! We discuss their set, the band, …

I chatted with Arvid Tjelta, vocalist from Zerozonic at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, music scene, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: http://www.zerozonic.com/ https://twitter.com/zerozonic https://www.facebook.com/ZEROZONIC      

Following the announcement of their signing to SOAR/Century Media Records, BLACK TONGUE have confirmed the re-release dates of their EPs ‘Falsifier’ & ‘Born Hanged’ as September 1st in Europe. The remixed and remastered ‘Born Hanged: Falsifier (Redux)’ release format will initially be digital only, with the tracks to be included …

One of the bands that played on the Thursday night at this year’s Bloodstock festival was Balls Deep, from Stoke on Trent.  Here are a few photos of their set….     [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646471623955″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Taken from their forthcoming EP ‘The Doctor Will See You Now’ British metal-core newcomers A Higher Demise are excited to announce the release of their debut video single ‘My Therapist Knows You By Name’. Consisting of Charlie Serafini (vox), Terry Beckley (Guitar/Vox), Dan Pape (Guitar), Rachael Tarr (Bass) and James …

With up to 17,000 diehard metallians once again descending on the heart of south Debyshire, opening the main stage of biggest heavy metal fest in the British Isles can be a somewhat onerous and daunting task – and especially when you are ‘blooding’ (sic) a new line-up… However, it is …

Teenage Dirtbags is back, offering a second 2-disc compilation of the biggest bands and tracks from the golden era of pop punk; ‘Teenage Dirtbags (vol 2) is ram-packed with radness featuring classic tracks from the likes of Blink-182, Sum 41, Bloodhound Gang, Good Charlotte & Panic! At The Disco. Full …

30,000 people, 1 huge truck and Voodoo Vegas This past weekend Voodoo Vegas played at the Rhineland-Palatinate-Day Parade. Over 30,000 people lined the streets of Neuwied Germany, to see over 150 different acts perform on the 2 kilometer route. Voodoo Vegas were the first ever rock band to play the …