PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

TOUR DATES 2012 :  INCLUDING 4 SHOWS AS SPECIAL GUESTS WITH LEGENDARY GUITARIST MICHAEL SCHENKER We’re absolutely stoked to get our year off to a bang by announcing the first of our tour dates for 2012 which include 4 shows as special guests with the legendary former UFO & Scorpions …

K-LACURA CRUSHING DEBUT ALBUM UNVEILED THIS SPRING! Irrepressible UK metal crew ‘K-Lacura’ are set to unleash a tempestuous assault on the UK in setting loose their debut album ‘Portraits of the Faceless’ on 16th April 2012, through all good digital outlets. K-Lacura were founded in Didcot, Oxon in 2006 by …

Since their 6th studio album Legend of the Shadowking, which was released in 2010, German power metal heroes Freedom Call have been working their asses of touring, writing and generally kicking ass in any way possible. Now in 2012, Freedom Call have once again blessed the world wide heavy metal …

When you though symphonic metal couldn’t get any better, you discover a new band who raises the barrier once again. Introducing Ecliptica, an Austrian based metal band who really know how to put the power in power metal. Made up of six extremely talented musicians, Ecliptica combine: Chugging power chord …

    As I came into the backstage area at Moho there was a great buzz feeling, they are the most friendliest band I have ever interview and extremely professional full of laughs and best bit talking to Aaron as he has his face in a steamer. So we have …

I had the great pleasure of interviewing the legendary Marco Mendoza bassist with Thin Lizzy prior to their concert at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. Marco gives us an insight into the previous music history before moving onto 2010/2011 and Thin Lizzy touring since recruiting Ricky Warwick however our interview …

I had the pleasure of interview the sharp suited trio that makes up Triggerfinger, prior to their soundcheck at the Barrowland in Glasgow on the first night of the tour with Clutch and Thin Lizzy Triggerfinger are a fiery three-piece from Antwerp.  They have been making a great name for …

I caught up with Lets Play God bassist Chris Clarke after Mayhem Underground night had drawn to a close. Chris updates us with what the guys have been up to since our email interview back in September last year, including getting through to the Regional finals in The Surface Festival …

Are You Ready?  I can honestly say that we are more ready for tonight’s sold out show comprising of Thin Lizzy, Clutch and Triggerfinger, all ready to take the Barra’s by storm. It’s great to see more bands’ coming back to play in the legendary venue, The Barrowland Ballroom (Barra’s) …

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaD3NlDKNWc] The seriously epic track Solaris by melodic death metallers Midnight Realm For more information check or follow the band on Facebook HERE

For many people, Anvil were not known until  their  dvd, Anvil-The Story Of Anvil, was released  in 2009. Also a lot of rock/metal fans may only be familiar with their 3 classic album  releases, Hard And Heavy, Metal On Metal and Forged In Fire from 1981,1982,1983 and their 2 most …

Thank you to Mark from Bloodloss for taking the time out to fill in this email interview. Bloodloss are Vocals – Matt Hobbs Guitar – Rob Ironmonger Guitar – Mark Browell Bass – Dave Smith Drums – Dan Kelly   Why did you pick the name ‘Bloodloss’? Trying to come …

metalfest writes: MEGADETH – strap yourselves in, dear friends, because MEGADETH have been confirmed to headline METALFEST 2012! It´s a real honor for us, to present this heavy metal legend to you, which is going to play exclusively at METALFEST in Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Poland and Czech Republic, meaning …

Planetmosh chats backstage with Chickenfoot’s lead singer, Sammy Hagar, at the Manchester Academy 1, 12th January 2012. Planetmosh. Thanks for taking the time out from your busy schedule to chat with Planetmosh. Sammy Hagar, hey, no problem. PM Do you consider Chickenfoot to be a classic rock act ? SH. …

The history of Nephelium traces itself back to the late 1990s in the small Arabian city of Dubai. There, guitarist Alex Zubair and drummer Alan Madhavan had a vision of a band with equal amounts of brutality and complexity, which stayed true to the roots of old-school Death Metal yet …

Surfacing from a band who have carved their own route in the heavy metal genre is an album immersed in juddering riffs and formidable sounds. Kyrbgrinder have produced a raw amalgamation of tracks that are a landmark of their best sounds yet, the frontman Johanne James exercises his unrelenting vocals …

An interview with the guys from Black Acid Souls before their set at Arctic Festival, London. The guys do a summary of 2010/11 for us, before bringing us up to date with current tour date and festivals that they have confirmed so far, their debut album update and so forth …

After Spirytus stunning set at the Arctic Festival, I managed to get a 5 minute chat with the guys, however it was invaded by some 15 Times Dead members so I’m classing it as a informal chat instead of a proper interview ;) Ryan and the others sum up 2011 …

I caught up with Chris, the lead vocalist of Primitive during the Arctic Festival in London, the night after they tore up the The Bridgehouse 2 with a powerful set  \m/ Chris gives us more information about their first EP that they have just released via TundraSonic Records, as well as …

I had the pleasure of catching a few words (and a few drinks) with Ireland’s newest metal export Twisted Wrath. Here’s their Bio: Formed in late 2007, TWISTED WRATH are a Heavy Metal outfit from the west of Ireland. Showcasing the Metal drive of bands like Megadeth, Testament, Metallica with …