PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Days we are even are a band based in Zurich, but with members coming from Germany, Switzerland and Brazil.  They describe their music as “modern metal”, whatever that is supposed to mean. Brief comments on a few songs.. The album kicks off with ‘Misunderstood’.  Nice heavy guitar riffs, good vocals, …

We love new bands and new metal done well here at Planetmosh and London based Neuronspoiler certainly know how to do it well if their first full length album is anything to go by.

It’s great hearing about bands because they follow you on Twitter or Facebook and throw their material at you. You seem sceptical at first but it soon becomes apparent that some bands really do have something special, and that’s what I discovered with Piston. I came across this Midlands 5 …

Tracer returned to our shores this week for the first of two visits this year and, having waded our way through the confusion of the Kings Cross station re-development (there’s a different way to go every time we come here) we headed across to the second night of their headline …

  If you like your music to come at you from the darker end of the spectrum then this is well worth checking out, although a mere fifteen minutes in duration it packs a mighty punch, very much in the Gothic vein. As a German language band Schwarzer Engel are …

American band Huntress are a band that are quickly making a big name for themselves.  Their singer Jill Janus is certainly someone worth talking about.  She’s a former opera singer with a staggering 4 octave vocal range.  For anyone who doesn’t know much about vocal ranges, most talented singers can …

Twisted State of Mind are a young metal band from Witney in Oxfordshire.  When I say young, I’m not kidding – they’re only 13 years old.  To be honest I was a bit sceptical when given their EP to review – their young ages did make me wonder if they …

“Halo of Blood” is the 8th studio album by Finnish melodic death metallers, Children of Bodom. ‘Waste of Skin’ starts the newly released album with melody, catchy guitar work, typical chugging Children of Bodom riffs and signature keyboards. Before long the entrance of title track ‘Halo of Blood’ brings a …

Fresh from their recent set at Download, States of Panic are due to hit another festival, this time a little further north.  But before they play Les Fest this coming weekend, I spoke to Hex (bass) about why they’re looking forward to playing their set.     There are only …

Soon to be playing at this year’s Les Fest, I chatted to Diementia to see why they’re looking forward to playing there.   There are only a couple of weeks now until Les Fest in Scotland, how excited are you about playing there? It’s going to be first and foremost …

Set to play the main stage at Les Fest this coming weekend, I caught up with Peter Elis (vocals) to discuss all things Les Fest.   There are only a couple of weeks now until Les Fest in Scotland, how excited are you about playing there? We are really excited …

A selection of photos from the Red Fang gig in the Speakeasy, Belfast.     Photos by Paul Verner. www.livei.co.uk

Originally released via Spitfire Records on March 21st 2000,Magica is the latest Dio solo album to get the re-master treatment,this time via Niji Entertainment Group on June 25th 2013 and is eagerly awaited as the original release has been out of print for many years. The original sold over 100,000 …

BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL are excited to announce a whole batch of new additions for all three stages.  There’s only seven weeks left to the most metal weekend of the year!!  Have you got your tickets yet?! Opening Friday’s main stage, and fresh off the back of the release of ‘IV’, their …

Altus are a band very new to the Northern Irish metal scene, and have only been together since late last year. The band members were brought together sharing experiences from being in previous bands. I have seen them perform only once at their debut performance at this years inaugural Helfast …

I had first heard about Vintage Trouble through mutual friends and contacts in other band fan groups I had become involved in. After looking at their material and videos on YouTube and seeing how they perform live I was hooked and really looking forward to the day I could see …

We all know the deal, Black Sabbath, the pioneers of heavy metal have returned with their first album featuring the inimitable Ozzy Osbourne since 1978’s Never Say Die! We know that Bill Ward has sadly dropped out of the reunion and that Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk has taken …

When Walking Papers were first announced for Voodoo Belfast it seemed like the listing had been an error, given the personnel in the band and the relatively small size of the venue. This coupled with the fact that a week or two later it was announced that thrash giants Slayer were …

Oregon quartet Red Fang certainly have a prodigious work ethic. They are currently around halfway through an epic European tour, which takes in something like 40+ dates everywhere from Russia to Ireland, Iceland to Greece. PlanetMosh caught up with bassist/vocalist Aaron Beam during their stop off in Belfast – where …

Elupia deliver a masterpiece.     Elupia, a four piece band from Japan are possibly one that have slipped under your musical radars before now, so it’s my pleasure to bring them to your attention. As with a lot of contemporary Japanese rock bands the level of technical ability is …