PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Paradise Lost return to Hammerfest once again. Unfortunately Nick Holmes wasn’t 100% well with a cold that effected his voice, but he still managed to push through. The night is hit off with a song off their latest album ‘The Rise of Denial’ instantly getting the audience motivate for a …

I caught up with the lovely Trucker Diablo after their set at Hammerfest IV to talk about what’s in store for them in 2012, how it feels to have their single ‘Drink beer, destroy’ on Rock Band for Xbox and who they would like to go on tour with.   …

Ravenface is a name that keeps reoccurring in the metal scene and from what I witnessed tonight I know why. These guys may be young but they are as tight and musically skilled as a metal band that has had years of experience. Hitting off their set with ‘Deprogression’ it instantly catches …

Planetmosh gets up close and personal in the Chalet with Firebrand Super Rock , a bit too up close and personal haha. These guys were by far the most hilarious band I have ever interviewed, so get a good listen as to what really goes on behind the scenes of real …

I was privileged ,way back in 2005 whilst trudging around The Assembly Rooms in Derby during Bloodstock to stumble upon the U.K. debut gig of a then pretty much unknown Amon Amarth. Standing in a crowd of less than 100 people I remember being totally blown away by what I …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Mem Von Stein, vocalist from Exumer via email for this interview.   1. Prior to Exumer reforming, did Ray approach you or did you approach Ray? We were getting so much mail over the years and it really did not stop after …

Alt tunesmiths ‘Broken Lungs’ drop their hugely impressive debut offering through digital stores this June and prepare for launch! Liverpool new guns, Broken Lungs, are set to make a hefty impression on the currently buoyant Brit-rock scene with their whole-hearted brand of melody drenched rock. Blending an earnest alternative edge …

3 Inches of Blood are like Dungeons and Dragons. They are a band whose lyrics, concepts and artwork appeals to “Nerds” or in heavy metal terms; fans of power and symphonic metal. Although they may not be a melodic metal band themselves, 3 Inches of Blood adopt the imagery and …

With a name like This Is Not A Game Of Who The Fuck Are You, you get the impression that this Swedish five piece are a group of pubescent, wannabe teenagers trying to make it as the next Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red or The Black Dahlia Murder…… How …

Punk bands get a load of stick and get branded as “Those guys with spiky hair, who can’t really play their instruments and just play noise”, when in fact what the haters don’t realise is that punk is one of the hardest types of music to play and takes real …

Only just recently witnessed this band when supporting Evile on their UK tour. I saw them on the stage at HMV Ritz, making one hell of an impression. So it was a must for me to see them live again in the Hammerfest experience with a longer set. Their new …

I caught up with Hellhog and Wez4 from the band Dripback after their set on stage at Hammerfest IV to talk about their debut EP ‘Inhaling the Ashes’, their video for ‘Kick out time’, touring with Biohazard and playing at Hammerfest IV.   Check out their video for ‘Kick Out …

Friday night saw many a clash of stages with me for one being torn between which bands to go see first. However, given the interview I had undertaken earlier in the day, there was no question of me not heading over to Stage 2 to see Evil Scarecrow perform. They …

March 28th sees us at London’s Kentish Town Forum. The 2400 capacity venue is buzzing with excitement, as Rival Sons and Black Stone Cherry are set to give us a damn good night of rock.   Both support and main act are alike with their hard rock roots, but both …

Links to the interviews, reviews and pictures from Hammerfest IV – The Hammer Of Thor \m/  More to be added soon \m/    Overviews – Rowena’s Overview of Hammerfest 4 Rowena’s Hammerfest 4 – The Planetmosh Experience   Photos taken during the festival – Picture Gallery     Interviews   …

I caught up with East Anglian band Elimination at Hammerfest IV to talk about their current album, touring with Triaxis, their most embarrassing moment to date as a band and Winchester.  Check it out.   Elimination are: Neil Stevens – Vocals Daz Abbott – Guitar Dave Spencer – Guitar Jus …

Opening the main stage on Saturday were British metal band Hell.  They’ve exploded onto the scene this year and were generally regarded as the best band at Bloodstock 2011 by many people, and their album Human Remains has been impressing a lot of people.  Tonight they had a full hour …

Tonights main attraction for many people was the mighty Anthrax.  Apart from large festival appearances they havent played much in the UK in recent years so this tour was always going to attract a lot of fans. They came on stage to the sounds of “Worship” from their latest album, …

Despite listening to and attending gigs by numerous female fronted metal bands, Zoltar speaks are a new name to me.  They come from Somerset, and according to their bio have toured in the South and in Wales, which presumably means they havent toured much in the rest of the country …

Late on Friday afternoon after I had finished interviewing for the day I headed down to catch the remainder of Spirytus’s set. They start off the set with ‘Bullet Ride’ intro before launching  into ‘Qandahar’ and ‘Heaven’ Ryan banters away with the crowd in between songs; ‘Hot Stepper’ is rap …