Audio Interviews

Half of PlanetMosh’s Belfast team endured flight delays, endless roundabouts and hikes up and down mountains to enjoy the various delights of the annual Steelhouse festival in Ebbw Vale. While there, we took the opporunity to sit down for a cold beer with our fellow countrymen, Paul Mahon (pictured right) …

The opportunity to catch the charismatic former double World Superbikes champion James Toseland live for the first time was one of the highlights of this past weekend’s Steelhouse Festival in south Wales, for the PlanetMosh Belfast team at least. Before he took to the stage in the glorious sunshine of …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Sy Keeler, vocalist from Onslaught before their stunning set in Glasgow. With the sounds of sound checking in the background we discuss the band, what’s in store for us tonight, the tour, festivals and US Tour, today’s metal scene, stage divers, future plans …

I had the honour of chatting with Michael Stützer, guitarist from Artillery before their superb in Glasgow. With the sounds of Demonic Resurrection sound checking in the background we discuss the band, what’s in store for us tonight, their first time touring in the UK, festivals and US Tour, Danish …

With the launch of their new album, ‘Sunset On The Golden Age’, scheduled for August 1, PlanetMosh pulled up a tri-cornered stool, cracked open a bottle of the finest liberated rum and fired up ye olde telephony thingymajig to the captain of the good ship Alestorm – vocalist Chris Bowes …

As part of our continuing build up to this weekend’s fourth annual Steelhouse Festival, PlanetMosh chatted with the beautiful Skarlett from Skarlett Riot about the event and her band: Skarlett Riot play Steelhouse on Saturday (June 19), alongside Black Star Riders, Sebastian Bach, Electric Boys, The Graveltones, Tax The Heat, …

The penultimate band for Les Fest this year was Falling Red.  Not long after they arrived I caught up with them for another entertaining interview (be warned). For those of you that enjoyed their set or didn’t get up to Les Fest this year you can catch them live at …

Before their set at Les Fest on the main stage I caught up with Spill Sixteen for a bit of a chat about their debut album Let It All Hang Out, their influences and how they all met (be warned). If you missed their set at Les Fest you can see …

Zyon Cavalera, son of Max Cavalera and current drummer of Soulfly takes a few minutes to chat to us about touring with his family, his other band Lody Kong, the World Cup, and his drumming hero Bill Ward, ahead of their show at the Limelight in Belfast. Read Marc’s review of the …

After their first ever gig in Scotland at Les Fest this year I dragged Sa-da-kO in for an interview to ask  how they found their set, about their upcoming album and what was next for them after Les Fest, as well as about the ideas behind some of their songs. …

Those who attended Les Fest were able to witness the first ever gig for new band No Sin Evades His Gaze, and starting out on the festival circuit as your first go out is no bad way to start.  After their set I caught up with them for a quick …

After the good reception they received on the main stage on the first day of Les Fest, I spoke to Incinery to find out how their first gig in Scotland was for them. Incinery are another Les Fest band who have played at Download this year and are set to …

On the fourth night of their From Behind The Veil UK tour, The Burning Crows arrived to rock Les Fest.  Not long  after they arrived I caught up with them to chat about their upcoming second album, how they would describe each other (be warned) and being calendar stars. Their …

Early Sunday morning I spoke to Andrew Nicol of Black and White Boy ahead of their set on the Cackblabbath stage later that day. Their first album Fragile is still available to buy and you can hear more about their upcoming follow up album The Avenue in the interview.   …

Another band new to Les Fest this year was Bacchus Baracus, who opened up the main stage Saturday.  Afterwards I spoke to Steg (drums) and Iain (guitar). Their set went down really well and you can catch them again at the Classic Grand in Glasgow on 27th August and on their …

I first saw this band only recently at Camden Rocks and was really happy to see they would be playing Les fest this year, so I had to make sure to arrange a time for an interview. If you’ve not seen them before get yourselves down to The Barfly in …

Having just played at Download Bad Touch arrived at Les Fest to play both stages; an acoustic set on Saturday and the main stage Sunday evening.  I caught up with them ahead of their set on Sunday to find out more about them in another highly entertaining interview. If you …

One of my favourite bands to interview at Les Fest this year I spoke to Steven ‘Whitty’ Whittington (vocals), James ‘Mez’ Merrix (drums) and Alex Thomson (bass) from Captain Horizon. If you loved their sets at Les Fest, or didn’t manage to catch them check out their website for upcoming …

Opening up Les Fest 3 on the first day were Disposable from Edinburgh.  Being first on may seem a little daunting but they played an absolute blinder of a set.  Their debut album is currently being put together so watch out for it.  In the meantime, check out their video …

The penultimate band of the night for Saturday evening was Savage Messiah and Planetmosh caught up with them early evening ahead of their set for one of the most entertaining and informative interviews of the weekend. Their European tour kicks off on 26 September in the Netherlands and arrives on …