PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal
This debut album should really have been a stone cold classic from Metal Allegiance as their core musical line up consists of Mike Portnoy on drums, Alex Skolnick on guitar and Dave Ellefson on bass guitar with an array of guest vocalists but out of the 9 tracks, only 7 …
Read More »Testament interview – Download festival – 13th June 2015
I spoke to Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick about the bands plans for a new album, touring, and also about his work with the new Metal Allegiance project.
Read More »Metal Allegiance to release debut album in September
After the recent announcement that the all-star Metal Allegiance project will be releasing an album of original material, it has been confirmed that the self-titled album is scheduled to be released worldwide on September 18 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Brought together by principal partner Mark Menghi, ‘Metal Allegiance’ features appearances by Philip H. Anselmo, Charlie Benante, …
Read More »Monte Pittman – The Power of Three
@planetmosh reviews ‘The Power of Three’ by .@montepittman out on .@MetalBlade Following on from 2012’s Acoustic EP ‘M.P.3: The Power Of Three’, Prong and Madonna axe-man Monte Pittman is due to unleash his third full length studio album, similarly titled ‘The Power of Three’ on Metal Blade Records in the …
Read More »Alex Skolnick from Testament interview at Bloodstock
I had the pleasure of interviewing Alex Skolnick guitarist from Testament at Bloodstock. We discuss their stunning set at Wacken the weekend before hand as well as tonight’s set, new album ‘Dark Roots of Earth‘, influences, him leaving then rejoining the band and so on. Testament have announced …
Read More »Testament – Dark Roots of Earth Review
Four years… has it really been four years since Formation of Damnation? Testament returned after nearly ten years with that monster and they’ve managed to follow it up with an even better one in Dark Roots of Earth. These are halcyon days for old school thrash and it’s wonderful for …
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