Last night at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Slayer surprised the capacity crowd with an unannounced performance, kicking off the show with a three-song set that included the global premiere of ‘Implode‘, the band’s first new studio recording in five years. Recorded …
Read More »Dave Lombardo – Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast – 05/03/2014
@Planetmosh reviews .@TheDaveLombardo drum clinic in Belfast A year after parting ways – for the second and what would seem to be most definitely the final time – with the band that he formed at the age of 16, Dave Lombardo remains an angry man. A bitter man. But, he …
Read More »Dave Lombardo – “It’s sickening… I wasn’t asking for anything other than to be treated equally.”
It’s been almost a year since drummer Dave Lombardo was unceremoniously dumped by Slayer, on the eve of an Australian tour. As he prepares to return to the UK for the first time since that ignominious day, PlanetMosh took the opportunity to chat with him about said visit – and, …
Read More »Graspop 2014 adds Rob Zombie, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and 18 more acts
Graspop Metal Meeting 2014 has just announced 22 new names for this year’s massive event. Rob Zombie, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Meshuggah and many more have bolstered an already solid bill that features Black Sabbath, Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, Sabaton and Soundgarden. The new bands added are …
Read More »Warlord UK – We Die As One.
Since their formation in 1996,Birmingham based death metallers Warlord UK have weathered a storm which would have finished most bands but Mark White (the only original member left) has not been beaten even though they are now without a major record deal and being made to change their name from …
Read More »Merciless Terror – Vile Extinction
In 2009 Merciless Terror crawled from the depths of hell in Nottingham, UK. This band consists of four members, all ready to make your blood pump of adrenaline. This band is influenced by bands like Slayer, Malevolent Creation, early Sepultura and Bolt Thrower but I also hear some Exhumed similarities. …
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air 2013 Review – Sunday 11th August
Today I decided to check out Sacred Mother Tongue whose name seems to be haunting me. To be honest I was quite underwhelmed by them and felt that they would pack more of a punch with a more aggressive approach especially in their vocals. I personally thought that the performance …
Read More »Slayer at Bloodstock 2013 – photos
Sunday at Bloodstock saw Slayer take to the main stage as headliners. Check out these photos from their set.. [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157650794767621″ size=”z” count=”100″]
Read More »Slayer – Limelight 2, Belfast – Wednesday June 12th 2013
When Slayer first announced this, the last of three intimate warm up shows on the island of Ireland in preparation for their trip around the European festival circuit – culminating, of course, at Bloodstock – there was at first a certain degree of incredulity. “Are you fucking serious?” was the …
Read More »Scott Ian ‘Speaking Words’ – Limelight 2, Belfast – June 7 2013
It seems somewhat weird going to a heavy metal gig that isn’t actually a heavy metal gig – there’s chairs where the mosh pit should be, for feck sake – but, then, it is Scott Ian and there are few more metal than he! Always known as one of the …
Read More »More bands announced for Bloodstock 2013
There’s yet more thrash for BLOODSTOCK with Northern Irish upstarts, GAMA BOMB landing an opening slot on the Ronnie James Dio mainstage. The band are looking forward to churning up the Catton Park turf, commenting; “BLOODSTOCK: it’s just like Woodstock, but for heavy metal types, and replacing the love and …
Read More »Ten More Reasons to Rock Out at Bloodstock 2013
BLOODSTOCK 2013 is shaping up to be the metal event of the summer, with another ten head-bangin’ bands confirmed to join headliners SLAYER, KING DIAMOND, and LAMB OF GOD. Canadian prog thrash pioneers, VOIVOD are set to play their only UK show of 2013 at Bloodstock Festival!! The band’s latest album, …
Read More »Bloodstock Festival launches E-team 2013!
Do you and your friends want the chance to win some cool stuff in return for helping promote the UK’s best metal festival?! Sure you do! Bloodstock Open Air is pleased to announce the launch of their 2013 e-team! With a hugely successful army of teamers driving the festival forward …
Read More »Serpent – ‘Fear’ EP
Serpent are a young – make that ridiculously so – thrash band from the historic market town of Cookstown (best known for its amazing sausages and having the widest high street in the British Isles!), in that part of Norn Iron known as being “west of the Bann”, and therefore …
Read More »Planetmosh Review of 2012
Da da da dada da DAHHHHHHH!!!! Ladies and Gentlemen, Planetmosh is proud to present our review of 2012. There will be tears, there will be cheers, there will be laughter, there will be pain… are we building this up too much? Seriously though, they say a year is a long …
Read More »Interview with Seb Montesi of Auroch
Following the release of their debut album, ‘From Forgotten Worlds’, at the end of October, Planet Mosh finds out a little more about Vancouver death metal trio AUROCH. Under the interrogator’s spotlight, frontman Seb Montesi (pictured right)… Hi, and thanks for taking the time to talk to Planet Mosh. You’ll …
Read More »Bloodstock Festival 2013
Bloodstock Open Air will be held on the 9th-11th August 2013 at Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derby.
Read More »Black Burn – The Invocation (c.d)
Sometimes in your mind you are wondering what could have happened … The band history (or rather lack thereof) of Black Burn is such a case. It’s not the common tale of missed opportunities, lost chances or sheer bad luck but a rather good example of wrong place, wrong …
Read More »Sleepy Hollow – Skull 13 (c.d)
When you hear the name Sleepy Hollow everyUSMetal-maniac will go nuts. The band only released one demo (“A Legend Retold“) in 1989 and the self-titled album in 1991. But unfortunately, after that they got buried and forgotten. Now, 20 years later, they return with their second full length-album “Skull …
Read More »ATP – ‘I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR’ ANNOUNCE STAGE TIMES + FREE MIXTAPE
We can now announce stage times for this Friday’s ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ London event as well reveal the full Film Schedule (with special guests) as well as give you a free Mixtape download. Here’s the line-up once again: FRIDAY STAGE TIMES 4pm – Doors Great Hall: 6.30pm-7.30pm – Melvins …
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