PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

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Typical, isn’t it? You complain about the apparent lack of decent French metal bands and then, like buses to the mysterious ‘Not In Service’, a whole bunch come along at once. ‘A Perfect Absolution’ is the third full-lengther – and the second on Listenable – from this Bordeaux five-piece and, …

Prior to their set I caught up with the guys from RSJ to talk about their upcoming album, how it feels to be playing at Hammerfest for the first time, what’s next for RSJ in 2012 and the benefits of lycra. (Apologies for the sound quality.)   Check out their new …

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The new millenium saw some heavy touring by Thin Lizzy, with Mendoza also taking some time out to tour and record with Ted Nugent for his ‘Full Bluntal Nugity’ and ‘Craveman’ albums, whilst his appearance on David Coverdale’s ‘Into The Light’ album eventually saw him joining Whitesnake for huge arena …

Here are some pictures taken at the recent Hammerfest 4 festival in Prestatyn Wales, I'm still working through the many pictures taken at the festival so please check back to see what else has been added to the gallery.

  GERMAN THRASH METAL IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!! Well it never really went away but over the last few years classic German thrash metal bands have made welcome returns to the UK.  Accept have headlined Hammerfest and done a UK tour. Others like Kreator,Sodom,Destruction and Holy Moses have  all …

There are a number of incorruptible facts about St Patrick’s Day, not just in Belfast but almost anywhere else in the world. The main one being that it is absolutely nothing to do with a certain bloke in a long white beard and pointy hat who allegedly drove the snakes …

It’s the hottest day of the year, with the sun splitting the trees and the local spides have already taken up residence in the local park with their bottles of (still relatively cheap) white cider and Buckie… so, what is any self-respecting metaller doing? Well, we’re in a darkened club …

I caught up with the guys from Spirytus to chat about playing in Ibiza, new material and some other stuff…again apologies for the background noise!       [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpPWlnBNPfo]

Normally after attending festival or a gig I would write a review about the overall experience of the event, what I thought about the venue, the bands, how the crowds reacted, etc, and for those of you that have looked at all of our Hammerfest IV posts, you will see …

For four days in March each year, metal fans descend on Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park, Wales for Hammerfest.  This year was the fourth year the festival was held and for those that attended I’m sure you will agree with me when I say long may it continue. So what is …

On the Friday night at Hammerfest (well Saturday morning really as it was 1.30am), there was only one band who could follow the awesomely fun set from Evil Scarecrow – that band is the band that first put the fun into metal, Lawnmower Deth.  Since reforming a few years ago …

I caught up with the fabulous Dom Lawson of Oaf to talk about time machines, shit, big Seagulls and where on earth the original idea for Oaf came from..be warned the room was very loud and there’s a lot of background noise…sorry…..there’s also quite a lot of swearing…sorry again!   …

          Ronnie James Dio,born as Ronald James Padavona sadly left us almost 2yrs ago on May 16th 2010.  A sad day for many of us but we will always raise the devil horns listening to  the music he left behind!  So on that note, Universal Music …

Taking a rest from my normal role of photographing bands and hot from there very well received set on Stage 2 at Hammerfest Sheila and I caught up with Heitham Al-Sayed and John Morgan from Senser. We talked about what they thought of their  set, the challenges the band faces, …

The heavy thrash metal warriors Arthemis make an appearance at Hammerfest 2012, with new to the family drummer Paul Grinder. Their set varies from their latest album ‘Hereos’ to revealing a few new songs that give us a taste of what their new album will be like when released later this year.They …

Ant May from Planetmosh spoke to Mortad vocalist Somi Arian shortly before their performance on the second stage at Hammerfest. Planetmosh: OK for anyone who hasnt listened to Mortad before, how would you describe your music? Somi: Vocally I’m very much influenced by Lamb of God, and musically I think …

Formed in 2007, Words of Farewell are a progressive death metal band from Germany who signed to AFM Records in January of this year and are due to release their debut album ‘Immersion’ on 30 March 2012. I took some time to write the review for this album as there …

  Opus Diaboli is the celebration of Watain’s 13 year anniversary. It represents a stunning and fascinating insight into the forbidden realms of Satanic black metal and presents the manifesto of a truly unique band that have chosen a path very few bands have dared to tread. This package is …