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 …
Read More »Skindred with Benji Webb and Arya Goggin at Hard Rock Hell – 19/11/13
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 …
Read More »Spit Like This interview with Vikki Spit and Lord Zion at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
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 …
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 »Mia Klose interview with Mia and Connor at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
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 …
Read More »Zombie Lake – World Exclusive First Interview with Derek Schilling
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 …
Read More »Sebastian Tvedtnæs, NiteRain – Interview December 2013
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 …
Read More »Lawnmower Deth interview at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
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 …
Read More »Pat McManus interview at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 3-/11/13
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 …
Read More »The Jokers interview with Paul Hurst and Wane Parry at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
Opening up the second stage at Hard Rock Hell on Saturday were The Jokers who recently finished their Spanish headlining tour. We caught up with Paul Hurst (Guitar) and Wane Parry (vocals) later in the day to talk about their musical influences, song writing, first impressions and their very first gig, …
Read More »The Answer interview with James Heatley and Michael Waters at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
The last band to play Stage One at this year’s Hard Rock Hell, The Answer were at the end of a 40 date tour; wrapping things up in Wales for the Hard Rock Hellions….and what a last show it was. I managed to catch the last 50 minutes of their …
Read More »Black Spiders Interview with Pete Spiby at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
After what can only be described as an absolutely cracking set on the last day at this year’s Hard Rock Hell, I caught up with Pete Spiby from Black Spiders. Having just finished around six weeks of touring it was good to hear their set being described as one of his …
Read More »Striker interview at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
Currently in the midst of their fourth European tour Canadian band Striker have finally made their way to the UK for the first time and Hard Rock Hell 7 was their penultimate show before heading off to mainland Europe. Being new to our shores Planetmosh took the opportunity to find …
Read More »Cage The Gods interview with Mitch and Jam at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 30/11/13
Despite having arrived at Hard Rock Hell just a few hours earlier, Cage The Gods were off on their interview path and Planetmosh caught up with them early on. Only forming a year ago their set on Stage 2 later that day was superb, with more confidence and finish than …
Read More »Michael Monroe Interview-Cathouse Glasgow
PlanetMosh recently caught up with Michael Monroe on the UK leg of his Horns and Halos world tour for a chat with the high energy front-man of the band. We talked about how the tour was going, shopping and what he likes to do when he isn’t working plus other …
Read More »Attica Rage interview at Hard Rock Hell 7 – 29/11/13
One of the first bands on the Planetmosh interview sheet at this year’s Hard Rock Hell was the always fun Attica Rage. Some of you may already have their latest album 88MPH. Some of you may already know about their new single Long Ride Home, but do you know about …
Read More »I.C.O.N. audio interview, Colwyn Bay 23/11/13
Planetmosh took a road trip up the A55 to Colwyn Bay to meet up with the boys from I.C.O.N. where they were playing (finally) the last gig of the tour promoting debut album ’New Born Lie’, a tour which has seen them play the length and breadth of the …
Read More »American Head Charge Interview with Christopher Emery and Karma Cheema, 14 November 2013
Hailing from different parts of America, it has not exactly been often that we in the UK have had a chance to see American Head Charge of late. But with a reformed band and a new EP Shoot released now was definitely a good time to rekindle that flame. Just …
Read More »RSJ Interview 14 November 2013
On the second night of their tour with American Head Charge, RSJ hit London town, and I took the opportunity to have a little catch up with them to see how things were going so far (first night accidents aside). As you would expect from an RSJ interview it’s very …
Read More »Amon Amarth interview – November 2013
I spoke to Fredrik, drummer with Amon Amarth before their gig in Birmingham on the Defenders of the Faith tour. Planetmosh: Your latest album, Deceiver of the gods was released in the summer. How do you think the album sounds compared to the previous ones? Fredrik: I think it’s a …
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