PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

I had the delight of interviewing the guys from The Sanity Days on the Thursday at Hammerfest. They tell us the back ground for the band, what they have been up to since they started out last year, about the gigs they have played, what’s in store for the Hammerfest …

  Well where to start? I’m on the train to Destroyers of the Faith at the ABC in Glasgow. I am bricking it as in a few hours I shall be interviewing Paul from Cannibal Corpse. No drinking for me yet, must be professional and not fan girl. Also on …

I had a pleasure of catching up with Johanne and Tommy from Kyrbgrinder for a chat and a lot of laughter on the Thursday at Hammerfest. They tell us the back ground for the band, what they have been up to since they started out, about writing their new album …

I had a pleasure of catching up with the guys from A Thousand Enemies for a chat and a lot of laughter on the Friday at Hammerfest. They tell us the back ground for the band, what they have been up to since they started last year, about writing their …

I managed to steal a bit of Joakim and Jonathan’s time before their sold out Underworld show, to talk about how the band was formed and stuff ;)    

German sleaze rockers Kissin’ Dynamite released their last record, Addicted to Metal, in 2010 via AFM records and to say it bluntly……. It was a bit of a disappointment. So many different sub-genres of rock and metal mixed together on one album really does not work. But with their new …

The North West of England is home to many an awesome hard rock band, but Carnforth based southern rock band Massive Wagon’s are a band that are a cut above the rest, combining groovy guitar riffs that reek of the 80’s, driving rhythm sections and slick, Black Label Society esque …

Hailing from Lancaster, Promethium is a super group made up of local North West based bands such as: Skin Crawl, Bodies, Desolate, Natural Thing and Massive Wagons. With a distinctive, outside the box approach to heavy metal, Promethium are a band who hold no punches, especially on their latest album, …

I was lucky enough to get the chance to talk to the guys from Lawnmower Deth before their performance on the second stage at Hammerfest last weekend.  As you’d expect they’re a fun bunch and were happy to talk about the band, their relationship with Guitarist (Sabbat & Hell) and …

I was very fortunate to catch up with David Bower, Tony Speakman and Tim Bowler of resurrected metal lords HELL to talk about what they have been up to since December (I mistakenly said when they played with Saxon, sorry) future recordings and other interesting stuff so here you go have a little look… [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRDe68R-M78″]

“Where angels fear” is the fifth album from Lullacry and the first Lullacry release since 2005’s “Vol. 4” and was produced by Mikko Herranen.  Lullacry are a gothic metal band from Finland. Whereas many gothic or symphonic metal bands have female singers who sing in an almost operatic, very pure …

My Dynamite are a new Australian band who play classic rock in the Led Zeppelin vein, with comparisons also being made to Black Crowes, The Faces, Free and more.  There is a definite 1970’s feel, but not so much that it feels dated – instead it evokes memories of some …

Hard to believe that Overkill have been around since 1980, what’s even harder to believe is that this new release could quite easily trounce all their previous albums and become known as the bands finest hour. Not only are we treated to a whopping 50 minutes playing time (which is …

Midnight Realm are a 6 piece melodic death metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne. The band originally started as a project between guitarist Daniel Russell and former keyboard player Alan Woodham back in 2007 but has since grown to become a complete unit with an ever growing fan base around …

Good news for fans of US Thrashers Municipal Waste – their fifth album, The Fatal Feast is out next month. This is the bands first album since moving from Earache to Nuclear Blast and its clear that the move to a major label hasnt led to them toning things down …

Since their formation in late 2009, Deprevate have played shows with the likes of Skindred, Evile, esOterica, Exit Ten, at venues across the UK such as the Camden Barfly, Purple Turtle and many more. As well as racking up appearances at Sonisphere UK (acoustic secret set by Rich) and Hard …

For those of you who turned up at Stage 2 on Friday expecting to see Pagan Alter, you may have been a bit surprised to see Fury (who were called into replace them at short notice) and what a set it was. If you haven’t see Fury before I thoroughly …

Skindred headlined Hammerfest 4 on Saturday and for those of you that were there I’m sure you’ll agree it was an epic show. Prior to their set, Sheila and I caught up with the lovely Michael Fry (a.k.a Mikeydemus – guitar and backing vocal) and discussed their latest album Union …

I was really looking forward to tonight, and it certainly ended up being a night to remember, but not particularly for the right reasons!   First support for Killing Joke was an American band, The Crying Spell, from Seattle.  Fronted by the incredibly tall and charismatic Len Hotrum they took …

Em and I had the pleasure of interviewing Aaron Aedy, the rhythm guitarist from Paradise Lost at Hammerfest. Aaron explains how he landed up becoming a guitarist, his love for playing live on stage, touring and lots more. Paradise Lost are touring around the UK next month ,they will be …