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The Obscene Extreme festival started in a field on the outskirts of the picturesque Czech town of Trutnov back in 1999, and has played host to some of the most respected names in extreme music – as well as serving as the breeding ground for many new talents.  Now, 14 …

As the tourists from near and far trudged through the winding streets of temple bar, taking pictures of themselves as Leprechauns and buying Irish souvenirs made in china, there was something else about to erupt just a stone’s through away – Redemption Festival. A true demonstration of Irishness and tradition …

Bonded By Blood return to the UK with Death Metal Stars Vader, with plenty on the horizon after the tour and talk of a new record things start to get exciting in the world of BBB. Enjoy :)

I spoke to Manchester band Incassum outside the Asylum 2 venue in Birmingham where they were playing alongside Rocksector label mates Hanging Doll and Triaxis, and had put in a great performance on stage.  We talked about what band they’d describe themselves as being similar to (Abba apparently), tour dates, …

With Finnish demi-gods Lordi’s new album, ‘To Beast Or Not To Beast’, due for release on March 1st, Planet Mosh caught up with the sexy manbeast known as Mr Lordi to discuss his band’s new heavier direction, how he hasn’t given up on his love of classic ‘80s rock, the …

Many of those here tonight are to embrace the line up that is filled with Death Metal, Hardcore/grindcore and Thrash metal. NQ Live (originally known as Moho Live) was filling fast. It will be pleasure to see Vader tonight, with their massive amount of material drawing from ‘Welcome to the Morbid …

From the ashes of Black Snake Moan come Jokers Hour, formed in March 2012 and  based in Winsford/Macclesfield. They are a 5 piece hard rock/blues band in their early to mid 20’s and at The Commercial Hotel in the quiet village of Wheelock in Cheshire last Friday they had the …

Having just released their debut album – an opus which nearly didn’t see the life of day following guitarist James Coogan’s near death experience, when he feel from a fourth-floor balcony in an horrific accident which left him in a coma for six weeks – Dublin hardocre quartet Wounds returned …

We recently had the pleasure of reviewing the debut album from Raven Lord (check it out here on the site) and enjoyed it immensely.  Following on from that, vocalist Csaba Zvekan took the time out to give us a bit of background on just how the band came into being. …

Recently we caught up with Australian metallers Raven Black Night ahead of their album launch later this month.  Find out their thoughts on the scene down under and just what they have in store with their latest release. Hi guys, can you introduce Raven Black Night to the readers, please? …

Norway’s Audrey Horne have just released their new album Youngblood on Napalm Records. Lead singer Toschie took time to share words with PlanetMosh.com. Thanks for taking the time to conduct this interview with PlanetMosh.com.  For the uninitiated, can you delve deep and bring forth the history of Audrey Horne, from …

We caught up with the legend that is Tomi Gottlich, to talk about all things Rebellion related and Tomi’s desire for a Ferrari!   Firstly, many thanks for taking time out to talk to us here at Planetmosh. If I can begin by saying that the bands has certainly had …

It’s not too hard to tell when the local university semester is in full flow, as inboxes quickly become filled with invitations from Radar, the inhouse promoters at the local students’ union, encouraging one and all to come along to their weekly free showcase gigs, featuring an eclectic – and …

If there is ever something which can be honestly described as an institution on the Belfast metal scene, then it truly is RocKD.  Started up almost a decade and a half ago by James ‘The Nicest Man In Metal’ Loveday as a Saturday afternoon showcase for the best in local …

I recently spoke to Timo Kotipelto and Jens Johansson from Stratovarius to talk about their new EP and their forthcoming album and their touring plans.  

In a quirky pub called Odd Bar situated in Manchester’s famous Northern Quarter I had arranged to meet the man that has exposed his almighty rock voice to the world Mr Nathan James. You may know him from his appearances on The Voice and Jesus Christ Superstar for Andrew Lloyd Webber.  We dive into the juicy …

During the Metal Festival at the Academy in Manchester I managed to catch up with Severenth, we get talking about them sharing the stage with Skindred, Soil, Bring me The Horizon, 3 inches of blood and many others. They also announce their showcase for Roadrunner….. Enjoy! Lara –  Let’s get to know Severenth …

Dusty Pop Entertainment presents a special event featuring ten Manchester bands over two stages, Club Academy and Academy 3. It is a great opportunity for starting out bands to showcase their music. What I wasn’t expecting was the bands on both stages to be playing at the same time. This made punters …

Sometimes it’s good to kick back and take a look at what’s happening in the local metal scene around the UK.  We did exactly this in Glasgow as we caught up with local unsigned band Beckon to find out just what their thoughts are on the future and on getting …

Welsh metalcore heroes Funeral For A Friend have very much returned to their roots with their sixth album, ‘Conduit’, which, as we noted in our recent review – http://planetmosh.com/funeral-for-a-friend-conduit/ – is a lot more grounded in the 1990s hardcore sound that characterized their first couple of releases.  This approach also …