Northern Ireland metallians Sinocence have released a ‘behind-the-scenes’ teaser video from the recording of their new ‘No Gods No Masters Volume 2’ EP. Post by Dave Bradshaw Photography. The video was shot by Dave Bradshaw during the first phase of recording sessions at Einstein Studios with producer Frankie McClay. The …
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 »Metal Merge with Sinocence and Collapse – Fibber Magees, Dublin – 5/09/2014 (Photos)
Metal Merge hosted the crushing line up of Sinocence and Collapse with support from Dry Socket and Snowblind in Fibber Magees on Friday 05th September. It was a cracking night where all bands played their hearts out. PlanetMosh sent Ana along to photograph the event. Check out her gallery of …
Read More »Rabid Bitch Of The North + Rule Of Six – Belfast, Limelight 2, 14/06/2014
The sun may be beating down outside, and Belfast threatening to enjoy some some of (quite possibly foreshortened) summer, but that doesn’t stop the hardiest of the city’s black clad metallians gathering (not quite in their masses) and heading indoors to the sanctity of the equally darkened Slimer for another …
Read More »Avatar – Belfast, Oh Yeah Centre 12/06/2014
While circuses may fascinate many – either in terms of the tongue-in-cheek grotesquery of the ‘carny’ or the slapstick farce of clowns chucking water over each other – personally I’ve never quite seen the attraction. They’re often facile and meaningless – and those which inflict needless cruelty on animals just …
Read More »Metalfest IV – Ahoghill, Diamond Rock Club 21/04/2014
You know, I can think no better way of spending Easter Monday – for those of you not familiar with it, the end of a weekend of celebrations dedicated to the ancient Semitic goddess of love, war (aren’t they one and the same thing?), fertility and sex – than ensconced …
Read More »Sinocence + Bull-Riff Stampede – Limelight 2, Belfast 05/05/2014
And so the metallians gathered once more on the evening of the sabbath to worship at the church of RocKD and hear the gospel according to the lords of the riff… and, verily, I say unto you it was a mighty evening of monstrous metal mayhem, as we shall now …
Read More »Sinocence – Stiff Kitten, Belfast – 7/3/2014
“WAKE THE FUCK UP!” Be afraid. Be very afraid. Especially if you are heading to Hammerfest this coming weekend: Belfast metallians Sinocence have emerged from a hibernation that has lasted nigh on four months just in time to cause Richter Scale-registering devastation to northern Wales. “WAKE THE FUCK UP!” Opening …
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 »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 »Astralnaut – Limelight 2, Belfast – 14 December 2013
For any promoter to stage the amount of quality gigs which James Loveday puts on – this was his 45th straight ‘RocKD’ event of the year, not counting the number of visiting acts he has brought our way over the past 13 years – is no mean feat. It’s not …
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 …
Read More »Stormzone – Ulster Hall, Belfast – 15 November
For many bands, it must be a burning ambition – often unfulfilled for all too many – to headline the most iconic venue in their hometown… in the case of Belfast, the venue in question is the Ulster Hall, a Victorian building which is the city’s equivalent, as more than …
Read More »DP13 – Rock The Hall – Belfast – Photo Gallery – 15/11/2013
A collection of photographs from the Distortion Projects “Rock The Hall” night down in the Ulster Hall, Belfast on the 15th November 2013. Acts featured were Rabid Bitch of the North, Skypilot, Zombified, Triggerman, Sinocence (with guest appearance from Ray Haller from Sweet Savage) & Stormzone. Photographs by Marc Leach …
Read More »Maverick – Limelight 2, Belfast – Saturday August 17th 2013
There’s a saying about a week being a long time in politics, but in the music business a year can be very short – and that can certainly be said of Belfast upstarts Maverick, for whom this return to the legendary Limelight for their second headline slot in as many …
Read More »Les-Fest 2 Saturdays Pictures
Some pictures from day 2 of Les-Fest 2 from both stages.
Read More »LES-FEST 2 – Back To The Valley, 28th – 30th June 2013
Les-Fest is Scotland’s Award Winning* Rock & Metal Festival and is held in June at Valley International Park, Lanarakshire. The event takes place close to the village of Lesmahagow, on Friday the 28th until Sunday the 30th June 2013 and will see over 60 bands perform within the Valley International Park, …
Read More »Les-Fest 2013 – the 5th announcement!
Dave Ritchie -And so we get to announcement number 5 for Les-Fest 2013. We believe the addition of the following bands helps to cement our place as a serious contender on the UK Rock and Metal Scene and undoubtedly Scotland’s best festival, with a diverse and interesting range of Rock …
Read More »7 Days Dead – Interview with ‘Kaxxx’
Northern Irish metal crew 7 Days Dead have been making quite a noise for themselves on the scene in this part of the world for a little over a year or so ago – and Planet Mosh has been following their development with interest. The quartet – made up of …
Read More »Sinocence + Bakken + By Any Means + 7DaysDead @ Comrades Rock Club, Ballyclare – Friday January 11th 2013
Three words summarized tonight’s gigging experience: commitment, dedication and resilience. On the part of both the bands and their fans. On the face of it, there probably could not have been a worse night to stage the first big metal show of the year – at least, one outside the …
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