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It’s Dublin on a Saturday night in May. There’s more than 350 people rammed into Fibber Magees and that can only mean one thing. It’s time for the Metal 2 The Masses Ireland Final 2017. Throughout the first half of this year thirty five bands have been whittled down to the last …

It’s April 29th 2017, the night of the biggest fight of the century. Expectations are high as to who will deliver the goods on the big stage as the combatants touch gloves and the bell rings. Yeah, it’s time for Dublin to decide what two bands will complete the final …

BLOODSTOCK has six more bands lined up for the Sophie Lancaster stage and four lucky bands win slots on the New Blood stage to celebrate the start of the ‘Metal To The Masses’ finals. Landing slots on the Sophie Lancaster stage are Leeds metal trio BLIND HAZE, Italian power/classic metal outfit, …

The rollercoaster ride that has been Metal 2 The Masses Ireland 2017 reached the semi-final stages last weekend and PlanetMosh was strapped into the carriage once again to see which bands could hold on tight enough to secure a place in that one last foray on the way to Bloodstock. …

BLOODSTOCK are very excited to announce GHOST as their Saturday night headliner! This will be GHOST’s first ‘ritual’ at BLOODSTOCK and watching their amazing stage show after dark is sure to be quite the religious experience!  Check out a taster of what might be in store via this clip from …

Hot on the heels of the Irish rugby team obliterating English dreams at the Aviva stadium, we shuffled down to Fibber Magees to see the next quartet of bands going head to head at Metal 2 the Masses Ireland. Would one of the outfits begin an unbeaten streak tonight on …

Saturday night saw the 5th instalment of this years Metal 2 The Masses showcase at Fibber Magees in Dublin. With one band unable to play the playing field was reduced to 4 groups vying for a place in the semi final. First up are M2TM returnees Antidotes. Fronted by Stephen …

#BOA ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡ FOUR bands added to the BLOODSTOCK 2017 LINE-UP! BLOODSTOCK is powering ahead with even more bookings for 2017!  We’ve four more to get you excited for August’s best metal weekender…   German thrash legends KREATOR shred their way on to BLOODSTOCK’s main stage this Summer in Saturday’s …

PlanetMosh dropped into Fibber Magees on Saturday night for the latest round of Metal 2 The Masses Ireland. On paper it was an interesting prospect with a few genres being represented, from Black Metal through to Rock n Roll. Drawing the opening slot (by choice) was Horrenda. This extreme metal …

By way of a late Valentines Day gift, BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to announce 3 more bands for 2017’s event! ARCH ENEMY will be joining us as Sunday’s special guests.  Get a taste of their Swedish melodeath with the live video for ‘War Eternal’, shot at Wacken 2016 and check out …

Saturday night saw the second heat of Metal 2 The Masses Ireland take place at Fibber Magees and with 4 new bands  to the competition (of the 5) taking part, it was a night of new discoveries and crunching rock and metal. With the straws drawn, Dublin metal troop Outbreak …

As 2017 settles in, four more brutal bands are locked in for August’s best metal weekender; BLOODSTOCK! Swedish metal marauders, SOILWORK are confirmed for a main stage slot at Catton Park. Frontman Björn ‘Speed’ Strid tells us “We are really thrilled to return to UK soil after a killer mini-tour …

PlanetMosh’s Miley nabbed a couple of minutes with Brutai at Bloodstock 2016. Watch the full video (camera nearly falling over and all) below:

A very dressed-down Mr. Clone of Anti-Clone dropped by us at Bloodstock Festival this year. He and Miley had a very brief chat. Why don’t you watch the video below:

PlanetMosh’s Miley Stevens had the pleasure of interviewing One Machine‘s Steve Smyth (ex Testament) at Bloodstock 2016. Watch the video below:

PlanetMosh‘s Miley Steven’s had a chat with Aaron Aedy of British doom metal pioneers Paradise Lost at this year’s Bloodstock Festival. Check out the video below:  

PlanetMosh’s Miley Stevens had a quick chat with Jax, Monty and Princess Luxury of Evil Scarecrow at this year’s Bloodstock Festival. Check the video out below:

With Bloodstock 2016 almost on our doorsteps and the full line up now revealed, the PlanetMosh team is really excited to trek on down to Catton Hall and check out as many bands as we can over the four days. From headliners Twisted Sister, Slayer and Mastodon on the Ronnie …

A campaign has started to get Beholder frontman and Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses organiser Simon Hall to do a forward roll on stage at Bloodstock this year in order to raise funds for the Sophie Lancaster foundation.  This is your chance to see Simon Hall make a tit of himself and …

As the clock ticks and the countdown to Bloodstock Open Air 2016 begins in earnest, PlanetMosh sat down and debated everything that comes together to make BOA the best metal festival in the UK. Allow us to present our alphabetised guide to the festival. The A-Z guide to Bloodstock. A …