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It could only happen in Northern Ireland… yes, only here could we actually have THREE semi-finals for this year’s instalment of the annual Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition, as the battle to earn a place at the UK’s premier heavy metal fest released its intense final stages.  But, such …

EHT Promotions in association with PlanetMosh is proud to present THE UNLEASHED FESTIVAL 2016. The 4th installment of The Unleashed Festival will feature an array of talent from across Ireland and is sure to be a night to remember at the end of this Summer. First up, the venue will be obliterated by skull …

This past weekend, PlanetMosh once again was delighted to be associated with the wonderful event that is Blazefest, a fundraising bash inspired by a wonderful little boy who has, in his short life, succeeded in bringing together rockers and metallers on an annual basis to raise money for the work …

The annual fundraising extravaganza that is Blazefest VI – for which PlanetMosh once again is delighted to be a media partner – takes place at Belfast’s Empire Music Hall on Saturday 19 March.  Among the host of bands from both sides of the Irish border who will be helping to …

For those unfamiliar with the event, Blazefest is an annual fundraising show in aid of the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.  It is inspired by a very brave young man, Blaze Shields-Pettitt, who, in his short life, has endured a lot more than many of us old fogies could …

The first heat of the 2016 round of the Metal 2 The Masses competition’s Northern Ireland leg was so tight it squeaked.  Just four points separated all four bands.  It couldn’t have been any closer.  Well, that’s what we thought until the second heat, when, at the end of the …

It started back on the cusp of the millennium, in the pub next door, when a group of like-minded friends came together and decided to put on a few metal shows of a Saturday afternoon.  Fifteen years later, those ‘RocKD’ sessions (they take their name from that of the bar, …

It’s funny how little phrases stick with you… I remember spending many early Saturday evenings in my youth sat in front of my grandmother’s television, watching a bunch of grown men and women, who really should have known better, running round huge inflatable obstacle courses while other, invariably bigger, grown …

The Northern Ireland leg of the annual Metal 2 The Masses competition – which, for those of you unfamiliar with the concept, offers an unsigned band the opportunity to play at Bloodstock – kicks into action this coming Saturday (30 January). The first gladiators to enter the arena that will …

Tickets are now available for Blazefest, the annual get together by the Northern Ireland rock and metal community to raise funds for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. The sixth instalment of Blazefest, for which PlanetMosh once again is an official media partner takes place at the Empire Music …

Sometimes a band comes across your path by seemingly the most inconceivable route.  In the case of Kinasis, that path traversed its journey from Somerset to Belfast via Dublin – and more especially one Gareth Jeffs, guitarist with extreme death groovesters Xerosun who, one day out of the blue, contacted your humble …

The sixth instalment of Blazefest – the annual event which brings together rockers and metallians to raise money for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children – will take place on Saturday March 19 2016. Once again, the event will take place at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast. The …

The dawning of August can mean only one thing in these parts – the annual celebration of all that is best about the Irish metal scene (and, on this occasion, that from slightly further afield) that is the latest instalment of the Monsters Of Rot one-day festival of madness, mayhem …

There has been a last minute change to the line-up of this weekend’s PlanetMosh-backed Monsters Of Rot V extreme metal fest. Dublin death metallers Guttrench and hardcore troops Hollow Truth both have unfortunately had pull out.  They have been replaced by Xerosun, who will be performing their first gig with new …

EHT Promotions in association with JetRocker Events presents the third installment of The Unleashed Festival. Due to take place at the Grand Social in Dublin on Friday, September 25th 2015, it promises to be one of the best metal packages the city has seen this year. PlanetMosh is proud to …

Austrian goregrind/slamdeath trio VxPxOxAxAxWxAxMxC and Dublin hardcore/thrash crossover merchants Hollow Truth are the latest acts to be confirmed for the PlanetMosh-backed Monsters Of Rot V one-dayer. They join Abaddon Incarnate, Aklash, Altus, Attack The Day, Axecatcher, Guttrench, Job Seekers and Okus for this year’s fifth instalment, which takes place in Letterbreen, …

With just 19 weeks to go until the start of the inaugural Breaking Bands Festival its all getting very busy behind the scenes. Promotions manager for the festival Allen Edwards says how exciting it is that at the start of 2015 there is already 30% tickets sold for the weekend …

The highly anticipated final line up for Brighton’s MAMMOTHFEST 2015 has been confirmed! This immense event is somehow giving head bangers even more metal for their money than the previous year with a mighty line up that reflects the huge demand and support MAMMOTHFEST has received since the long awaited …