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I first saw The Quireboys at Manchester International II in the early nineties. I’ve seen them a couple of times since then, make that around twenty times! Manchester International II has now been demolished and a block of flats stand in it’s place. Since my first gig The Quireboys have …

Farewells are always emotional affairs, and none more than when it is akin to bidding goodbye to a close family member… and there was a tangible sense of emotion in the air as the Norn Irish rock family gathered to bid farewell to one of their most beloved brothers – …

After battling through weather of biblical proportions, narrowly avoiding drowning on O’Connell street and almost losing an eye at the spokes of an umbrella, it was all made worth it when I finally made it to the Academy to discover I was here for a gig that was sold out. …

.@planetmosh speaks to .@soiltheband in Bristol! Whilst touring the country with Skindred last month, I got the chance to sit down and interview Ryan McCombs and Adam Zadel from the mighty SOiL. During the course of this interview we discuss the new album Whole, the apprehension in breakthrough album Scars, touring …

First up tonight were Detroit band Battlecross, here on their first trip to the UK.  Despite going on stage soon after the doors opened they still had a good sized crowd to play to – fans had been queuing outside the venue for a couple of hours before doors opened.  …

Detroit thrash metal band Battlecross have been on tour in the UK with Trivium, Killswitch Engage and Miss May I.  I spoke to their guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala to talk about their album, their tour plans and the summer festivals they are due to play.  Listen to what he had to …

Dutch axemeister Adrian Vandenberg – best known to many rockers of a certain generation as one-time guitarist in Whitesnake – has recently broken a musical silence lasting nigh on a quarter of a century, with the imminent release of the self-titled debut album by his new Vandenberg’s Moonkings project. PlanetMosh recently connected …

@LessThanJake and @ReelBigFish show in Glasgow reviewed by @AnybodyBC for @PlanetMosh Wednesday evening in O2 ABC began loudly with Zebrahead on the stage while there was still a considerable queue outside the venue. As I rushed inside guys on the stage were already engaging the audience and introducing their friends …

Ahead of the forthcoming release of his new EP Nothing to Prove, Dave Evans, AC/DC’s original singer and co-founder took the time to answer a few questions from Louise at PlanetMosh. I want to ask mainly about you and your music but I have to mention AC/DC. You were there …

Imagine a small village, one church, one baker, some local fast food company’s and some bars. And in one of these bars a party is brewing. It is quite clear you wouldn’t expect that in a few minutes some furious bands would be about to blast metal up our asses. …

@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh reviews Winterfest, @warehouse23wfkd with @Bonafiderocks, @TheTexasFlood @ajendamusic @Hamerex @MassiveWagons and @BillSacrilege co-hosted by @tbfmonline Winterfest 2014 was brought to us by Warehouse 23 and TFFM Online with the show being aired live. Originally featuring – Sacrilege, Massive Wagons, Hamerex, AJENDA, I AM I and headliners Bonafide. At the eleventh hour I AM …

I spoke to Ann Wilson of Heart earlier this week to talk about their new CD/DVD, “Fanatic live from Caesars Colosseum” which is due for release on 24th February.   Planetmosh: Your new album, Fanatic Live from Caesars Colosseum is due for release at the end of February.  First of …

I had been waiting on this one coming since the release of Terror Tapes last year. One of my albums of the year, if not THE album of 2013 for me. When Gama Bomb announced they were coming to Glasgow the date just could not come soon enough. So there …

@planetmosh @TheTreatmentUK @CageTheGods @Sinners_Highway Opening up the nights proceedings is Unsigned, Nottingham based band Sinners Highway there’s a respectful turn out tonight despite the Basement at Rock City being colder than a penguin’s nutsack. The five piece all male Heavy /Alternative/Metal rock band explode with anthems from their four track …

Tonight was to be a very special show – Within Temptation doing an intimate acoustic set to 180 fans.  Tickets had been made available free of charge a week or two ahead of the show and had been snapped up in just 20 minutes.  There was to be a short …

.@Planetmosh reviews @Screagle83, @MaverickBelfast and @balefulcreed at @LimelightNI. You know you’ve had a good day/night (delete as applicable) when you wake up the next morning with a hangover to match the hole in your wallet – and you know the rock year has officially started when the return of The …

@planetmosh interviews .@gamabombspeaks when they recently played .@audioglasgow Recently those fine Irish thrashers Gama Bomb came to Glasgow and pretty much destroyed Audio along with Visceral Attack, Divine Chaos and SSS. Before all the madness took place we managed to grab some time with Philly and Joe as they discussed …

.@Kylesa show in Glasgow reviewed by @AnybodyBC for .@PlanetMosh Another rainy Saturday’s night in Glasgow and one more concert in Kylesa tour, presenting their new album ‘Ultraviolet’. The band started their European tour on 10th of January and will be finishing it in one week in Germany. For the whole …

.@planetmosh reviews .@skindredmusic at .@o2academybris!! The O2 Academy tonight is rammed, and unexpectedly so – there was no announcement of a sell out until earlier that day. However, given that Bristol is the closest place to Wales that tonight’s headliners are playing on their current tour (until their Newport Helicop-tour …

PlanetMosh recently caught up with Zoltan Farkas of Ektomorf to talk about their new album ‘Retribution’ that is coming out in February, their plans for this year. How would you describe Ektomorf as a band these days and what has changed since you guys first started out over 20+ years …