The aptly names Take Off sounds a little like it was recorded in an aircraft hanger situated in the middle of a graveyard, with spacious atmospheric electrics merged with strings. Way of Changes launch into heavy panning riffs a the start of Mistakes accompanied by the deep growling scream vocals …
Read More »Santa Cruz – barfly, London – 17/11/14
It was a very unique era of debaucherous legend, the embodiment of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, so who wouldn’t want to emulate that. Sleaze/glam rock is one of those love it or hate it genres in the rock world and one that is making a resurgence thanks to countries like …
Read More »Santa Cruz – Album Premiere and Acoustic Gig
Tucked behind Camden’s Electric Ballroom is a funky little venue called The Stillery, where the lovely folk at Spinefarm Records had invited Planet Mosh for the worldwide album premiere of Finnish band Santa Cruz’s second album, for which the band themselves only received the master copy four days earlier. The …
Read More »Black Stone Cherry – Wembley Arena – 01/11/14
On 26th June 2008, my first real taste of live music photography was shooting Def Leppard and Whitesnake at Wembley Arena with their support band which to that point I did not know called Black Stone Cherry. Jump ahead six and a half years of hard work and not only has …
Read More »Massive – 22/10/14
Following an interview with Massive that didn’t happen due to a broken down van and other media hogging our slot, we found ourselves with an even better slot a few days later, interviewing the whole band inside the famous (or infamous depending upon your experience) The Crobar in London. Amid …
Read More »The Treatment, Buffalo Summer & Massive – The Underworld, London – 16/10/14
Grass roots is where it starts with hard slogging, vans breaking down, sleeping in the van, getting sick of Subway or living off Pot Noodles; the hotels and catering of the arenas are the thing of dreams. Tonight’s headliners The Treatment have had a taste of that dream touring with …
Read More »Plainview – Plainview
Whilst some bands can take yonky donks to write and record an album, Plainview went for the fuck it approach and went straight into the studio to see what they could come up with. Having only a few weeks before decided in a pub one night that they missed …
Read More »Voyager with Aeon Zen and Agent – barfly, London – 06/10/14
Taking a tip off from a fellow photographer from Australia, I found myself at Camden barfly to see Aussie Prog band Voyager. First up was an interview with guitarist Scott Kay, who I got talking about other Australian bands and influences outside of music, which you can listen to HERE. …
Read More »Interview with Voyager’s Scott Kay
Moments prior to their first ever London show, we caught up with Scott Kay, the guitarist with Australian prog rock band Voyager to talk Australian influences, teachers, first gigs and more. You can hear that interview below:
Read More »Virgil and The Accelerators – The Borderline, London – 29/09/14
It has been two years since I saw Virgil and the Accelerators live and they have used them wisely, honing their talent, which is on full technicolour display for tonight’s audience. The ten song set lasted approximately 105 minutes and was an amalgamation of new and old with, as singer/guitarist Virgil McMahon …
Read More »Sunless Sky – Firebreather
If there is one thing the German’s know well, it is their power metal, so there is no suprise that German Label Pure Noise have picked up Sunless Sky from the USA and are releasing their debut album Firebreather. Made up of fourteen tracks of solid melodic power metal the …
Read More »It’s all tickety boo…or is it?
With the decline in record sales, many established artists and bands are now looking to touring as their main source of income through ticket sales and merchandise, pushing the ticketing market to new levels with a variety of packages to entice the ardent fan, much higher prices to see just …
Read More »My Iron Lung – Relief
In the age of social media where people want to share every meal they have with you and offer a running commentary on the weather you can see outside your own window, it is surprising to find that there is next to nothing out there about My Iron Lung online; …
Read More »Night By Night – NxN
Night By Night’s cosmically explosive intro to their debut album NxN hooks you in. Time to Escape does exactly what it needs to. It encapsulates the whole band perfectly in one song. I was once told that A&R folk give a song/album 30 seconds to capture their attention and make …
Read More »The Rocket Dolls – Eyes
@planetmosh reviews Eyes by .@therocketdolls The eponymous debut album can often be many years in the making and for The Rocket Dolls this has certainly been the case, for those who know the band it has been a hell of a fight, but good things come to those who wait …
Read More »InMe – Destinations EP
With this new release from InMe entitled ‘The Destinations EP’, the band returned to what has been an extremely successful tool for them in the past Pledge Music. The past Pledge Music campaign for their fifth studio album racked up a whopping 314%, a percentage of which they donated to …
Read More »Gotthard – Bang!
Gotthard are stalwarts of heavy rock, they continue their musical dedication with this their 11th release (2nd with Nick Maeder on vocals). Title track Bang! is a nice light hearted start to the album, but it is with second song Get Up ‘N Move that this album really gets going …
Read More »Plainview – Upstairs at The Garage, London – 12/04/14
Plainview are a charismatically mental, tour hungry band who are new to the live music circuit with this being only their sixth ever gig (as a band). With their debut album already in the bag (literally in my case), they are out touring it in various locations across England and …
Read More »Plainview – Upstairs at the Garage, April 2014 – Interview
New to the live rock circuit, Plainview have taken a slightly different route having got their debut album recorded before playing any live shows. They are now taking that release out on the road in support of Martyr De Mona. PlanetMosh caught up with them before their London show Upstairs …
Read More »Black Stone Cherry – Southern Hospitality Tour – Concert #4 Wolverhampton
Past Black Stone Cherry concerts in the Midlands have been some of my favourite, so the odds were looking good for Wolverhampton.
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