PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

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.   The ‘Born Hanged : Falsifier (Redux)’ release format will initially be digital only, with the tracks to be included on the physical …

Original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing, best known for his work on the band’s debut album, ‘Bleach’, has announced two exclusive London shows with his new group Before Cars. With influences that include Young Marble Giants, early David Bowie and obscure hits from the 60’s/70’s, the band present an eclectic mix of …

Protest The Hero will end their tour cycle for their album Volition with an UK/European tour November 14th through December 13th.  This will be the band’s third tour of the UK and Europe since the release of Volition in October 2013. Support acts on this run will be The Faceless …

Released in the UK on Spinefarm Records High Priestess is the third album from Kobra and the Lotus, following up the impressive self-titled offering from 2012. As a five piece metal band from Canada with the classically trained Kobra Paige on vocals, Kobra and the Lotus have mixed NWOBHM influences …

Saturday and day two started as early as the one before with Bacchus Baracus waking up the remaining sleepers from the main stage.  Though having said that there was already a good crowd at the main stage, and a very appreciative one at that.  Vantage Point were up next and …

The third and final day of Les Fest 3 started off bright and very early indeed with my first interview a 10.30am.  The previous days had been interview light in comparison, as many of the bands I both wanted to see and were due to interview were set for today.  …

Following an extensive spring tour and their superb performance at this year’s Hellfest a couple of weeks ago, French stoner rockers MARS RED SKY are now ready to embrace the second leg of their European tour, including a must-see appearance at pioneer festival Stoned From The Underground in Germany next week …

After having really enjoyed my first Scottish festival last year, Les Fest 3 had been in my calendar pretty much as soon as the dates were announced.  Last year’s line-up for me was fantastic and with the change in venue I couldn’t wait to see how much better the organisers …

Out for a while now, yes but still worth checking out. Doom:VS return with Earthless. Not renowned for their output level, it is a real joy to see new material emerge from the band who are the embodiment of what emotional Doom Metal is all about. The brainchild of Draconian’s …

.@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh review of .@systemofhateuk self titled EP System of Hate were formed in 2012 from the remnants of Barnsley Punk band Total Confusion, with former members Pat, Paddy and Sutty joined by drummer Carl and former Danse Society drummer Martin on keyboards to give the Hard-core Punk sound we hear …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh interview with Absolva frontman .@ChrisAppleton88 I didn’t get chance to do a live interview with Chris Appleton at the Absolva gig on 31st May 2014 so Chris kindly took the time to answer our questions by e-mail. Find out what Absolva have got in store, the pranks they …

@louelladeville_ @planetmosh review of Anthems to the Dead by Absolva released via .@Rocksector Absolva, British metal three piece released their third album Anthems To The Dead via Rocksector Records on the 5th May 2014. Although this is their third album it’s their second studio album. Debut studio album Flames of …

After the good reception they received on the main stage on the first day of Les Fest, I spoke to Incinery to find out how their first gig in Scotland was for them. Incinery are another Les Fest band who have played at Download this year and are set to …

On the fourth night of their From Behind The Veil UK tour, The Burning Crows arrived to rock Les Fest.  Not long  after they arrived I caught up with them to chat about their upcoming second album, how they would describe each other (be warned) and being calendar stars. Their …

Early Sunday morning I spoke to Andrew Nicol of Black and White Boy ahead of their set on the Cackblabbath stage later that day. Their first album Fragile is still available to buy and you can hear more about their upcoming follow up album The Avenue in the interview.   …

Another band new to Les Fest this year was Bacchus Baracus, who opened up the main stage Saturday.  Afterwards I spoke to Steg (drums) and Iain (guitar). Their set went down really well and you can catch them again at the Classic Grand in Glasgow on 27th August and on their …

I first saw this band only recently at Camden Rocks and was really happy to see they would be playing Les fest this year, so I had to make sure to arrange a time for an interview. If you’ve not seen them before get yourselves down to The Barfly in …

Having just played at Download Bad Touch arrived at Les Fest to play both stages; an acoustic set on Saturday and the main stage Sunday evening.  I caught up with them ahead of their set on Sunday to find out more about them in another highly entertaining interview. If you …

I’ve never seen anything quite like the scene at the O2 ABC in Glasgow last night.  I thought I was early arriving at 6pm, but soon discovered I was wrong as the crowd of somewhat rabid fans informed me they’d been there since 4am!  As much as I was looking …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews “1983-1985” by Psyyke released via @svartrecords Finland is full of surprises and great music – that is a fact. If you have not heard about Psyyke before, this band just might prove it once again. Finnish gothic post-punk band, Psyyke, have just released their compilation “1983-1985”. “1983-1985” is a set of …