After an early night due to travelling and working the day before, I woke up on the Friday of Hammerfest feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day. Determined to catch everyone, the first band of the day were Stone Broken. The room was still only half full, perhaps …
Read More »Monsters Of Rot V – Letterbreen, 01/08/2015
The dawning of August can mean only one thing in these parts – the annual celebration of all that is best about the Irish metal scene (and, on this occasion, that from slightly further afield) that is the latest instalment of the Monsters Of Rot one-day festival of madness, mayhem …
Read More »Xerath – Belfast, Voodoo 02/08/2015
It had been a busy weekend for PM’s Northern Ireland team, having already caught 12 bands over the previous 48 hours, including our annual pilgrimage to the depths of Fermanagh countryside for the annual Monsters Of Rot extreme metal extravaganza. But, the pace was showing no sign of relenting as …
Read More »Last minute change to Monsters Of Rot V line up
There has been a last minute change to the line-up of this weekend’s PlanetMosh-backed Monsters Of Rot V extreme metal fest. Dublin death metallers Guttrench and hardcore troops Hollow Truth both have unfortunately had pull out. They have been replaced by Xerosun, who will be performing their first gig with new …
Read More »Xerath to headline Monsters Of Rot fest
Orchestral groove metal alchemists Xerath return to the island of Ireland as the headliners for this year’s PlanetMosh-backed Monsters Of Rot festival. Monsters Of Rot takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh (just outside Enniskillen) on Saturday August 1. Xerath will be joined by Gourd, the bastard doom child of Wreck Of The Hesperus and On Pain …
Read More »Damnation Festival 2014 – Leeds University Union – 01/11/2014
Lots of metal heads were waiting for this year’s Damnation festival, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ten years and this year’s installment was totally sold out. Leeds was full of black and camouflaged creatures, ready for what was supposed to be a really good event for sure. Loads of …
Read More »Xerath at Bloodstock 2013 – photos
Photos of Xerath performing on the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock last friday [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157648467778444″ size=”z” count=”100″]
Read More »EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD + many more bands confirmed for Bloodstock 2013
Bloodstock’s latest band announcement: Seminal thrash titans, EXODUS join the main stage ranks at this year’s hottest metal festival. The Nuclear Blast band are currently gearing up to release their eleventh studio album, and they tour the US next month in the company of Bloodstock buddies, Anthrax. Frontman Rob Dukes …
Read More »Malefice Interview – Glasgow Garage, 27th Nov 2012
Ben Symons and Dale Butler of British metallers Malefice took time out when they came to Glasgow with Testament to chat to us about the tour and what they’ve been up to since their move to Transcend Music this year. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IQR3d34EfU&w=560&h=315] MALEFICE are: Dale Butler – Vocals Ben Symons – Guitar Andrew Wilson – …
Read More »Testament, Malefice and Xerath photos, The Garage, Glasgow, 27th Nov 2012
Testament, Malefice and Xerath photos, The Garage, Glasgow, 27th Nov 2012
Read More »Dyscarnate – And So It Came To Pass
The Sussex three-piece death metal band Dyscarnate released their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘And So It Came To Pass’ on 27 February 2012 via Siege Of Amida Records. If ‘Enduring The Massacre’ announced their arrival as a fresh force to be reckoned with on the international death metal scene, then …
Read More »Betraeus + Spires – The Limelight, Belfast – Saturday 24 March 2012
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 …
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