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We caught up with Dan, Oz and Effon from Motherload for a quick interview at this years Bloodstock. We dicussed their set on the opening night of  BOA, about the band, what they have been up to and what their plans are and so on.   Motherload interview BOA 2013 …

After twenty albums Saxon still have the ability to rejuvenate their talent and direction.  As we all know Saxon have had their fair share of high and lows, and with their latest album ‘Sacrifice’, they have proven again to the modernism people of the metal world, Saxon are still soaring …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Coke Finlay, Virus’s Vocalist/Lead guitarist after their storming set at Les-Fest 2 on Friday night. Grab a drink or four, sit down, relax and get ready for an epic journey into the past as Coke talk about how the band started, what they …

I had the pleasure of catching up with guitarist Erik Nelson and bassist Frank Chin from Vektor after their superb set at Hellfest. We discuss the band, relocation to Philadelphia, their set, touring, future plans and much more. VektorHellfest2013   Vektor: David DiSanto – Vocals/Guitar Erik Nelson – Guitar Blake Anderson – Drums …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Svart Crown’s vocalist/guitarist JB Lebail after their early set at Hellfest. We discuss the band, their set, new album ‘Profane’, the French Metal scene, festivals and so on. SvartCrownJBHellfest2013     Svart Crown: JB Lebail: Vocals/Guitar C.Flandrois : Guitar L.Veyssiere: Bass guitar …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Jacoby Shaddix, vocalist from Papa Roach at Hellfest We discuss the background of the band, their recent Download set, their European Tour, tattoo’s and much more.   PapaRoachHellfest2013               .  

I had the privilege of catching up with Pete Koller, guitarist from Sick Of It All at this years Hellfest. I interviewed his brother Lou at Wacken in 2012 so we started the interview from when I last spoke to Lou along with discussing their latest album, family life and …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Michael Weikath guitarist from Helloween at Hellfest. We discussed the band, their latest album ‘Straight Out Of Hell’, touring/festivasl, future plans and much more. HelloweenMichaelHellfest2013                       .  

Recently I caught up with Stormzone prior to their performance at the first ever Helfast Metal Festival held in The Limelight2 venue in Belfast. The band took some time out to talk about touring, the forthcoming Three Kings album and also give us a glimpse of their unique pre-gig ritual! …

Doug Aldrich is best known as part of the twin guitar attack in Whitesnake.  But, before he hooked up with David Coverdale – and, indeed, Ronnie James Dio before him – he played in a number of successful bands, including Lion and Burning Rain.  The latter outfit released two highly …

I recently spoke to Will and Matt from Jettblack, just before their gig in Nottingham with Crashdiet.  Listen to what they had to say about the tour, their forthcoming EP, and each others worst habits on tour..   Jettblack interview – April 2013  

Guitarist Thomas Tofthagen has been pulling double duty of late, trekking across the UK and Ireland with both Sahg and Audrey Horne. When the six-date tour pulled into Belfast, Planetmosh took the opportunity to grab a pre-show chat with Sahg drummer Thomas Lønnheim to talk about challenges of life on …

On a mild Wednesday night in Glasgow, is there a better way to spend an evening than chatting to up and coming metal bands?  I don’t think so, so it was little surprise that I found myself backstage at Glasgow’s O2 ABC2 catching up with the instantly likeable boys from …

Shortly before taking to the stage in Glasgow, Hatebreed’s Frank Novinec took time out from his day to talk to us here at Planetmosh. The guitarist talked to us about the latest album “The Divinity of Purpose“, touring plans and how good it is to be in a crossover band.   …

As their first full UK tour supporting Breed 77 drew to a close, we took the opportunity to speak to imembers of Seven Deadly, managing to catch up with guitarist H Virdee (first speaker) and drummer Rob Hicks, both formerly of Panic Cell, before we were also joined by singer …

Jeff ‘Oly’ Olson is best known as the original drummer with Trouble, one of the groups which shaped the sound of modern doom metal. Having left the band in 2008, he recently has re-united with his former bandmates, this time contributing keyboards to their forthcoming new album, ‘The Dark Riff’. …

Before storming the stage at Glasgow’s O2 ABC I caught up with Devildriver’s guitarist Jeff Kendrick, who took time out to discuss recording the new album, touring and amongst other things how the band has evolved and survived over the last 10 + years.            

Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton took time out from the road touring the States to answer some questions about the release of their up coming new album RESILIENCE and also their up coming UK tour with Fozzy. PM – Your new album Resilience is set to come out in just over a month (April …

When Danish folk-metallers Huldre released their debut album, ‘Intet Menneskebarn’, at the tail end of 2012, they immediately drew comparisons with the likes of Eluvetie, Korpiklaani and Leaves’ Eyes, among others – especially for their emphasis on the ‘folk’ rather than the metal side of their sound, through the use …

It’s been an eventful 12 months for Swedish metal trio Grand Magus – a successful support tour with Amon Amarth, a slew of festival dates, a change of drummer and the release of their strongest album to date, ‘The Hunt’. As the band return to the UK for the second …