Interviews

Massive Wagons opened up Hard Rock Hell this year, playing the first set on stage 2 on Thursday evening, which was followed the next day by an acoustic set.  As this was the second year in a row that had played this festival, I was interested to hear how they …

Meeting Marco Mendoza for the first time, myself and photographer Sean Larkin were invited to talk with him ( pre Rock City gig ) aboard the Black Star Riders tour bus.  

Screaming Eagles formed just over a year ago and it’s been quite some year; from being this year’s winners at Highway To Hell in Glasgow to opening up Stage One on Friday 29th at Hard Rock Hell.  If you saw their set on the Friday you would not for one minute …

Having only arrived at Hard Rock Hell about an hour previously, Sister were thrown into music question time in the press room, and I took the opportunity to have chat with Rikki (bass) and Tim (guitar) about how 2013 has been for them. Fresh of their tour with Wednesday 13, …

As last shows of the year go, playing Stage One at Hard Rock Hell is not a bad way to end the year.  Following their set I managed to grab a few minutes with Crucified Barbara to see what the biggest highlight has been for them in 2013, writing their …

Just a couple of hours after their set on Stage Two I caught up with Alunah in the press room to find out what makes them stand out as a band, how they all met, any pre-gig rituals and what other band they would choose to be in.  Alunah are …

Before their evening set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell, I grabbed some time with the lads from States of Panic to find out more about their highlights for 2013, what’s next for them in 2014 and their upcoming album No World Order as well as their first impressions of …

Being a fan of Thin Lizzy I was very happy to be able to sit down with Damon Johnson from Black Star Riders to talk about the new band and how they chose their name as well as their debut album All Hell Breaks Loose. If you haven’t yet bought …

A brief interview with Kevin Starrs (aka Uncle Acid) vocalist and guitar player from Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats ahead of their show at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena supporting Black Sabbath.             Upcoming Tour Dates: 13/12/13 – Dublin, Ireland – Academy 2 14/12/13 – Sheffield, UK …

Arriving for their third time at Hard Rock Hell, Logan were due to play Stage One at 4pm, but before then I sat them down for a little chat.  Their new album is due out in 2014 and is currently in the final stages of production.  I was interested to …

Just the second night of their ten date UK tour, Skarlett Riot played Stage 2 at Hard Rock Hell in the early evening…but before they got to do that it was down to the press area for interrogation by the waiting media.  Here Planetmosh caught up with Skarlett (vocals, guitar) …

Arriving at Hard Rock Hell 7 and heading straight into a day of interviews, Planetmosh managed to grab some of that interview time with Alx (bass) and Philty (drums) from Fatal Smile before their set on Stage 2 later that evening.   This was the penultimate show for the UK …

Early afternoon on Friday before their  set on Stage One I spoke to Benji Webbe (Vocals) and Arya Goggin (Drums) to hear more about their new album Kill The Power, how they met and what their highlight was for 2013. Their new album is due for release on 27 January …

Regular visitors to the Hard Rock Hell stages, Spit Like This were back again this year.  Their second album Normalityville Horror was released in May 2012 and I was interested to hear how the song writing process goes for the band and their highlight for 2013.  For those of you …

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 …

Mia Klose’s acoustic set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell 7 went down a storm even with a bit of a power cut at the end.  After a full day of interviews I dragged them back to the media center on Saturday for another interview to find out what has …

Zombie Lake are a trans-Atlantic old school thrash metal outfit, instigated back in 2003 when bassist Derek Schilling, from New York hatecore crew Neglect, made contact with Martin Missy, vocalist with German thrash legends Protector:  as the pair’s personal friendship evolved so did their musical relationship and now, a decade …

NiteRain a promising Glam/Sleaze band from Oslo, Norway released their début album NiteRain last month. The idea for the band came from singer Sebastian (Baz) Tvedtnæs back in 2006 and he joined forces with a classmate. However the band really started out in 2010 when Frank and Morten joined with …

After two and a half days of hard rocking music, Lawnmower Deth were charged with closing this year’s Hard Rock Hell with their set on Stage 2.  Given that their stage time was not until 1.45am they had a little time free for interviews beforehand and I hope you’re sitting …

Possibly one of the nicest people in this industry I was happy to be able to speak to Pat McManus after the band’s set on Saturday.  Kicking off their current tour at Hard Rock Hell 7 in Wales, The Pat McManus Band packed out Stage One; starting their tour with …