PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

On the Saturday of Les-Fest Collapse came in as a last minute replacement and set about destroying the stage with their own unique brand of heavy.  Afterwards we sat down with them all for what turned out to be one crazy session talking about the album, pre-gig rituals, their time …

Wales’ very own self-proclaimed “three piece rock n’ roll band sent to earth on a mission to destroy shit music” (check out their facebook for proof indeed) are actually thoroughly decent blokes and performed a sublime acoustic set at Les-Fest 2013. We had the chance to chat at length with …

Following an astounding set at Les-Fest we sat down with Bull-Riff Stampede‘s guitarist Jay Walsh and bassist Rod Boston to discuss their recent tour with Beholder, appearing at Les-Fest and their forthcoming support of and appearance at the Headbangers Balls collection of gigs in aid of testicular cancer. Interview with …

Dedication.  One of the quintessential ingredients for success.  In any walk of life – but especially so in the music business.  Coupled with commitment, it is quite possibly THE single most important characteristic any artist (be they on their own or in a band environment) can possess if they want …

Hailing from the Saxony region of Germany, Victorius are one of a new generation of power metal bands who are emerging, from various parts of the continent (including here in the jolly old UK, it must be stressed), who seem determined to inject something new and fresh into what has …

It is ironic that a record label called Peaceville release albums as heavy as Autopsy make but thanks to them Autopsy’s 6th full length studio album The Headless Ritual was unleashed on June 24th 2013 with a release date of July 2nd in the USA. The jaw dropping album artwork …

With this, the first in a new trilogy of thematically-linked albums, German deathgore gods Atrocity have set themselves the aim of ushering in a “new era”, one in which they seek not only to produce a series of albums which are “brutal, bombastic and dark” and their “heaviest and most …

Those of you who regularly stop by PlanetMosh will be well aware of my feelings on ‘metalcore’, ’emo’ or whatever the fuck you want to call it today, yesterday, tomorrow, next week, next month, last year, when-the-feck-ever:  listen, genres are generalizations, media fancies adopted by writers who feel they must …

Having spent the previous night at the IndigO2 for the Golden Gods, I was back again the next night for something a little different.  Waiting at the venue for the first band to come on stage I got chatting to some of the other gig go’ers who were interested to …

Glaswegian melodic death metallers Diementia didn’t have far to travel for Les Fest, being one of the many superb Scottish bands on show over the weekend.  We had a chance to chat with guitarist and founding member Jason Hinde, vocalist Paul Kelly and some other guy you may know who …

Mancunian rockers The Goddamn Electric weren’t content with one set at Les Fest 2013.  Catching them just after their superb, albeit brief, acoustic set, we sat down with them to discuss just what the band is about. The Goddamn Electric are: Tommy – Vocals Al – Lead Guitar Gavin – …

SOS is a 2-day indoor rock and metal event now in its’ 6th year and the organisers are giving two lucky readers the chance to win a pair of weekend tickets each to attend the event and also the winners will receive a copy of Dave Evans Judgement Day CD. …

British metallers Babylon Fire took to the stage at Les Fest 2013 in fine form on the Saturday and vocalist Mark D caught up with us after their set to talk festivals, band mates, touring and what lies ahead for them. Babylon Fire are: Mark D: Lead Vocals Rishi Mehta: …

Following the recent release of the stunning new album Skull we caught up with Evile’s Ben Carter at Les Fest 2 to talk about just what makes the band tick, life on the road and what lies ahead in the coming months. Evile are: Matt Drake – Rhythm Guitar & …

So far this year, I have come across quite a few excellent doom albums which show that the genre is well and truly alive and kicking butt in all corners of the planet we call Mosh – from the epic Greek godliness of Mahakala to the dark Swiss denseness of …

Photos from the Joe Satriani show at the IndigO2, London with Matt Schofield in support on 18th June 2013.   Joe Satriani   Matt Schofield

I had the pleasure of chatting with Coke Finlay, Virus’s Vocalist/Lead guitarist after their storming set at Les-Fest 2 on Friday night. Grab a drink or four, sit down, relax and get ready for an epic journey into the past as Coke talk about how the band started, what they …

I attended the Twisted Sister Press Conference at this years Hellfest. The full band was on hand to answer all the questions.   TwistedSisterPressHellfest2013                 .                             .

I attended the Stone Sour press conference at this year Hellfest. Roy Mayorga, Corey Taylor and Josh Rand where on hand to answer the questions. StoneSourPress2013               .

I had attended Hellfest before in 2011 so was looking forward to seeing the extra stages and the new site layout. There had been quite a few noticeable changes, some for me were better and some worse. However, that is always the way when festivals change things. Positives: Line up …