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 …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland, Semi-Final C – 29/04/2017
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 …
Read More »Bloodstock news!!! 10 bands announced – M2TM Finals begin – The Crawling to play Metaldays
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, …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland, Semi-Final A – 15/04/2017
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. …
Read More »BLOODSTOCK confirm GHOST as final headliner
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 …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland – Heat 6, 18/03/2017 – Summary & Interviews
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 …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland – Heat 5, 11/03/2017 – Summary & Interviews
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 …
Read More »Bloodstock adds Kreator, King 810, Inquisition and King Parrot to line-up.
#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 …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland – Heat 3 – Summary & Interviews – 18/02/2017
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 …
Read More »Arch Enemy, Chelsea Grin and Oni bolster an impressive Bloodstock 2017 bill
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 …
Read More »Metal 2 The Masses Ireland – Heat 2, 04/02/2017 – Summary & Interviews
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 …
Read More »Bloodstock announces new bands including 2 Sophie Lancaster Stage headliners
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 …
Read More »Brutai, Bloodstock 2016 – PlanetMosh Interview
PlanetMosh’s Miley nabbed a couple of minutes with Brutai at Bloodstock 2016. Watch the full video (camera nearly falling over and all) below:
Read More »Anti-Clone, Bloodstock 2016 – PlanetMosh interview
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:
Read More »One Machine, Bloodstock 2016 – PlanetMosh Interview
PlanetMosh’s Miley Stevens had the pleasure of interviewing One Machine‘s Steve Smyth (ex Testament) at Bloodstock 2016. Watch the video below:
Read More »Paradise Lost, Bloodstock 2016 – Interview with Aaron Aedy
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:
Read More »Evil Scarecrow – Bloodstock 2016 – PlanetMosh interview
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:
Read More »Pick your “Ten Must See” bands at Bloodstock 2016 – PlanetMosh Poll
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 …
Read More »Campaign to make Simon Hall do a forward roll on stage at Bloodstock
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 …
Read More »The A – Z guide to Bloodstock
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 …
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