KING KING LIVE AT BERKELEY STUDIOS GLASGOWFULL-LENGTH CONCERT DELIVERED TO YOU DIGITALLYON FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER AT 8 PM Buy Now – https://kingking.tmstor.es To celebrate the upcoming release of their new studio album “Maverick“, King King will release a full-length performance featuring the bands’ new line-up including Stevie Nimmo. You can watch the live performance …
Read More »Maverick – Big Red
I have been following my local scene in Northern Ireland for quite a few years now and I have seen some bands come and some bands go. While my heart may have wept for the acts that decided to call it a day I have rejoiced with the ones who …
Read More »The Poodles – The Underworld Camden, London: 23rd October 2015
As I already had plans to go down to The Big Smoke to see Spike and Tyla’s Hot Knives, and inflict myself upon my brother, I was pleased to see that The Poodles were doing a one off UK gig in Camden the same weekend. I haven’t heard much of their …
Read More »Wildfire Festival to announce 14 bands for next year’s line up
Wildfire Festival, Scotland’s only 3 day rock and metal festival returns in 2016 to celebrate its 5th anniversary. The now well established and highly acclaimed event returns to Wiston Lodge, with 3 stages over 3 days and with over 60 acts! Bigger and better than ever before. Friday nights headline …
Read More »Sinocence – Belfast, Limelight 2 28/03/2014
For any artist, the launch of a new work is a special occasion. For Norn Iron’s premier heavyweights, Sinocence, the unveiling of their new EP – the second instalment in their ‘No Gods, No Masters’ triptych – called for that something a little extra special. And so the band assembled …
Read More »Blazefest V – Belfast, Empire Music Hall 21/03/2015
The rock and metal community, perhaps more than any other in the field of music, always has been known for its generosity of spirit and support for worthy causes. For the community in Northern Ireland, few are more special or better supported than Blaze’s Appeal, which raises funds for the …
Read More »Conjuring Fate – Exclusive pre-Blazefest interview
PlanetMosh is proud to one of the media sponsors for this weekend’s Blazefest, Northern Ireland’s biggest annual charity gig, which brings together the top rock and metal bands from this part of the world to raise funds for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Ahead of tomorrow’s show, PM caught up …
Read More »Maverick – Exclusive pre-Blazefest interview
PlanetMosh is proud to be one of the official media partners for this weekend’s Blazefest, Northern Ireland’s biggest annual charity gig, which brings together the top rock and metal bands from this part of the world to raise funds for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Headlining this year’s bill are …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Northern Ireland Heat 1 – Belfast, Limelight 2, 21/02/2015
The freight train that is Bloodstock’s annual ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ battle of the bands rolled into Northern Ireland for the first time this past weekend, with four bands with distinctly differing styles engaged in mortal combat for a place in the semi-finals later in the Spring. With the running …
Read More »The Amorettes + Maverick – Ahoghill, Diamond Rock Club 14/02/2015
While an awful lot of people – many of whom really should have known better, or perhaps possess more money than sense – were heading towards the city centre restaurants armed with inanely worded cards and over-priced flowers in order to “enjoy” equally over-priced meals in a vain attempt to …
Read More »Stormzone – Belfast, Empire Music Hall 18/12/2014
With 2014 drawing rapidly towards its inexorable conclusion, the PM team found themselves braving the chilly December air for the first of two year-end gigs inside the space of slightly more than 48 hours… with the Distortion Project signing off on the inbound Saturday evening (see our review elsewhere), the …
Read More »Maverick – ‘Quid Pro Quo’
Maverick, a young five piece hard rockin heavy metal band born in Belfast a very short two years ago and raised through the school of hard knocks, release their debut album ‘Quid Pro Quo’ the day after tomorrow (Friday November 28) through Massacre Records. This is good old fashioned rock/metal album …
Read More »Y&T – Belfast, Limelight 1, 12/11/2014
Sometimes it takes vision. And a simple vision at that. The vision of one clear-sighted, single-minded – some might say stubborn – individual. And that vision is to do what you enjoy, and what you want to do, need to do, to fulfill that enjoyment, no matter what adversity, what …
Read More »By Any Means – Interview with Paul Anthony
Perceived by many in this part of the world as the godfathers of the current Northern Ireland hardcore scene, By Any Means are about to release their second EP – and celebrate with support slots with two of the genre’s most seminal acts, Negative Approach and Madball. So, that seemed …
Read More »Maverick – Belfast, Voodoo 05/09/2014
Sometimes it is those things that are relatively unplanned – such as that impromptu meet up after work for “a couple of pints” – which turn out to be the most enjoyable. And so it proved with this evening, which originally was scheduled to headlined by a “tribute” band, only …
Read More »Blazefest IV – Empire Music Hall, Belfast – 8/3/2014
The rock and metal community, perhaps more than any other in the field of music, always has been known for its generosity of spirit and support for worthy causes. For the community in Northern Ireland, few are more special or better supported than Blaze’s Appeal, which raises funds for the …
Read More »Highway To Hell – Limelight 2, Belfast – 1 February 2014
.@Planetmosh reviews @Screagle83, @MaverickBelfast and @balefulcreed at @LimelightNI. You know you’ve had a good day/night (delete as applicable) when you wake up the next morning with a hangover to match the hole in your wallet – and you know the rock year has officially started when the return of The …
Read More »The Highway To Hell Reunion – Photo Gallery – Belfast – 01/02/2014
A collection of photographs from the Highway To Hell Reunion, featuring Baleful Creed, Maverick & Screaming Eagles, down in The Limelight 2, Belfast. Photographs by Marc Leach Photography. Read the show review here
Read More »Stormzone + Maverick – Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill, 28 December 2013
As we have been consistently documenting over the past 12 months, it’s been a helluva year for the Norn Iron rock and metal scene – and especially for the two bands tasked with hosting this end-of-term party (Stormzone released their fourth, and most acclaimed and successful, album to date while …
Read More »Maverick – Interview with David Balfour (vocals)
With the Northern Ireland rock and metal scene on somewhat of a high at the moment – no fewer than six bands from this small part of the world performed at the recent Hard Rock Hell, leading to rumours that next year’s event may be moved to Belfast – the …
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