I wasn’t familiar with Incite until I was handed this review; and that was my fault. I wish I knew of these guys before. The Arizona based groove metal band Incite will smash your face in with their third offering, “Up In Hell”. This is pure groove metal: a nice …
Read More »Killer Hurts – ‘Killer Hurts’
The story of this debut album by Norwich old school thrashers Killer Hurts is a long and convoluted one… but one which also deserves to be told, as it is pretty much indicative of how the grassroots metal scene works and how those involved within its deepest machinations manage to …
Read More »Eric 13 – Acoustic Show in a Living Room on the outskirts of Manchester: 23rd August 2014
.@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh review of .@eric13000 acoustic set at a private venue. Eric 13 – Road Warrior, Whisky Bender, Guitarist .@combichristarmy vocalist/guitarist singer of Sex Slaves and dark acoustic solo artist. I’ve been to many gigs in pubs where the décor lends itself to that of feeling that you are at …
Read More »Mordred – Belfast, Limelight 2 23/08/2014
When any band is regarded as truly innovative at a certain moment in musical time, the main question which must surely come back to haunt them, nigh on a generation later, is whether or not they are still as relevant and their innovation as impactful as it was ‘back in …
Read More »Safe Ships – Belfast, Voodoo – 21/08/2014
It was William Shakespeare (and how many times would you expect to see The Bard quoted on PlanetMosh?) who penned that immortal line about parting being such sweet sorrow… tonight, marked a parting of the ways for Belfast-based Safe Ships, as half of the band members prepare to return to …
Read More »Amberian Dawn – Magic Forest
The melodic symphonic power metal genre is a tough one to nail creatively; there all so many bands out there that all are doing the same thing. Or at least, sound like they are. Then there is the other challenge of remaining open to the public and bringing in non-melodic …
Read More »Monsters Of Rot – Letterbreen, Halfway Inn 16/08/2014
For those not already familiar with the event, Monsters Of Rot – which was sponsored for the first time this year by PlanetMosh – is Northern Ireland’s premier annual showcase for the best that the extreme metal scene on both sides of the Irish border has to offer. Taking place …
Read More »Bloodstock – Sunday August 10
The sun dawned over the final day of Catton Park… well, it would have if it could have been seen through the heavy clouds and incessant rain which had unleashed itself over southern Derbyshire in the early hours of the morning and showed no sign of abating a sodden campers …
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air – Saturday (August 9)
With action on the New Blood Stage already well and truly underway (see our separate review), Babylon Fire kicked off proceedings on the Sophie Lancaster Stage with their classic-inspired metal, delivered with grunt, grit and fist-pumping angst – but, it was over on the main Ronnie James Dio Stage that …
Read More »Amon Amarth – Belfast, Limelight 1 12/08/2014
A little over a millennium ago, the first Viking longboats pulled up on Erin’s shores… once the initial raiding parties had departed, a few of us settled down while others returned several centuries later – this time in peace, merely seeking to make new lives. A further few hundred years …
Read More »Slaughter and the Dogs – Warehouse 23, Wakefield: 3rd August 2014 & Sound Control Manchester, Acoustic: 5th August 2014
.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh review of Slaughter and the Dogs Pre Rebellion Warm-Up and Setting the Record Straight shows. One of the, if not The, finest Punk Rock band to be ‘Made in Manchester’ has got to Slaughter and the Dogs. Formed in Wythenshawe in 1975 with Wayne Barrett on vocals, Mick Rossi …
Read More »Fozzy – Do You Wanna Start A War
I have put this off for as long as I possibly could. I am a huge Chris Jericho fan; he is one of my favourite wrestlers and I think that Fozzy have done an impressive amount of work as a band. There is nobody that I would like to talk …
Read More »Sonisphere 2014 – Friday 4th July – Review
Sonisphere 2014 marked the 40th year of festivals held at Knebworth and what better way to celebrate than to bring 60,000 music fans together for a hot, sunny and lightly showered weekend of metal dominance! A late starting Friday meant that fans were able to arrive in good time …
Read More »Rival Sons – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham – 10/06/14
One tall dude and his guitar is how I can briefly describe Jameson Burt, who is opening the night’s proceedings. Hailing from California, I can hear why Jameson was asked to join Rival Sons on tour. As I’m photographing during the first few songs I am focusing more on the …
Read More »Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie
It has been around a year and three quarters since Classic Rock Magazine’s 2012 Breakthrough Artist Rival Sons last impressed us with the release of their “Head Down” album. This is an album I have praised with very high regard, and I have followed the band ever since I saw …
Read More »Dirt Box Disco – Bloonz Album Launch,The Star & Garter, Manchester, 27th April 2014
Having seen Dirt Box Disco a couple of times and having the pleasure of reviewing their latest album Bloonz there was no way I was going to miss the launch of the said album having rated it top marks with five (golden) stars! This was to be the second launch …
Read More »The King Lot – Until My Dying Day – Single
The King Lot are a three piece Hard Rock and Roll band from West Lothian, Scotland who I have never heard much about until now! The band members have been friends for many years, and have written and recorded in various bands and projects together as well as achieving commercial …
Read More »Anti-Nowhere League – 100 Club, London, 24th April 2014
I first saw the Anti-Nowhere League (ANL) by accident (or divine intervention) at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow back in March 2011. I had to go to Glasgow so had a look to see what was going on, saw ANL were playing, watched ‘So What’ on YouTube, decided it would be …
Read More »Black Stone Cherry – Magic Mountain
I have been into Black Stone Cherry ever since the release of “Folklore and Superstition” several years ago. Now with the release of their fourth album “Magic Mountain” imminent, how have things developed since I first discovered this band? One thing that is very noticeable from the off is that …
Read More »Corpsessed-Abysmal Thresholds
Hailing from Järvenpää Finland Corpsessed released their first full length album Abysmal Thresholds by Dark Descent Records on the 4th of February 2014. Artwork by Danille Gauvin. Now I have never claimed to be good at reviews, sometimes you just can’t get into an album enough to right something …
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