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I spoke to Jeremy Cunningham from The Levellers shortly before they played the Academy in Birmingham as part of their greatest hits tour.  The band are so hands on that Jeremy took a break from painting UV paint onto their backdrop to talk to me.  We talked about their Greatest Hits album, the tour and the film about the band – A curious life. Listen to what he had to say using the player below….   http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Levellers-interview.mp3

Malevolence are currently on tour with Dying Fetus, Goatwhore and Fallujah. I managed to squeeze in an aul chin wag with Malevolence’s lovely front man, Alex Taylor, after their Dublin Show.Here’s what we talked about:     http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/01-Malevolence-interview-1.mp3   There are couple more UK dates and plenty more European ones so check out Malevolence on Facebook for more details of shows and for music. https://www.facebook.com/MalevolenceRiff/timeline http://malevolenceshred.bandcamp.com/album/condemned-to-misery

Malevolence are currently on tour with Dying Fetus, Goatwhore and Fallujah. I managed to squeeze in an aul chin wag with Malevolence’s lovely front man, Alex Taylor, after their Dublin Show.Here’s what we talked about:     http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Malevolence.m4a   There are couple more UK dates and plenty more European ones so check out Malevolence on Facebook for more details of shows and for music. https://www.facebook.com/MalevolenceRiff/timeline http://malevolenceshred.bandcamp.com/album/condemned-to-misery

I was lucky enough to speak to all five of Black State Highway at Hard Rock Hell this year after their set, discussing large audiences, touring with other bands that have B and S as their initials and what you wouldn’t expect on their iPods… http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Black-State-Highway-interview.mp3

I talked to Jared from Massive at Hard Rock Hell this year about late night gigs, the best Australian lager (it’s not Fosters) and everything else in between. http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Massive-Interview.mp3

I had a chat with Ann-Sofie from Spiders at Hard Rock Hell this year about a number of different things and then let my geographical knowledge slip quite brilliantly… http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Spiders-interview.mp3

I caught up with Western Sand at Hard Rock Hell this year to discuss all manner of things, including potential festival headliners. http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Western-Sand-interview.mp3

I caught up with Godsized at Hard Rock Hell last weekend where we talked about stuff before their time, footballers in mosh pits and how rock and metal all leads back to Status Quo… http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Godsized-interview.mp3

It’s been a busy year for Bristol’s BlackWolf, culminating in a tour with Blues Pills and The Vintage Caravan, which included a stop at this past weekend’s Hard Rock Hell VIII.  PM took the opportunity to hook up with the band to talk about what 2014 has meant for them, and what they hope 2015 has in store: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Blackwolf-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 To keep up with developments, follow BlackWolf at https://www.facebook.com/ukblackwolf.

This year’s Hard Rock Hell could possibly have been defined by the number three, given the amount of trios which featured on the bill… among them were The Broken Chords, who brought proceedings to a close on the second stage on the Saturday night.  Before that, however, PM tracked the band down to a dark corner of the freezing cold press area to get the lowdown on their particular brand of rock ‘n’ roll and some idea of what makes them tick: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Broken-Chords-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Follow the band at https://www.facebook.com/brokenchordsofficial.

The Black Marbles were one of a number of Scandinavian bands who made the trip to north Wales to play Hard Rock Hell VIII this past weekend.  PlanetMosh took the opportunity to sit down with bassist Krister Selander and drummer Tobbe Bövik from the Gothenberg-based quartet to find out a bit more about the band: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Black-Marbles-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 If, combined with their performance in Pwllheli, we have piqued your interest in the band, you can follow them at https://www.facebook.com/theblackmarbles.

Midlands trio Theia were one of a number of exciting young bands to grace the second stage at Hard Rock Hell VIII this past weekend.  PlanetMosh took the opportunity to find out a bit more about the band… but, first, we got a lesson in pronunciation before going on to talk about comets!  Intrigued?  Well then, listen in: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Theia-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Theia’s new single, ‘We’re Alive’, is currently streaming at https://soundcloud.com/pluggin-baby/theia-were-alive-1. To keep up to date with developments, follow the band at https://www.facebook.com/THEIAofficial.

PlanetMosh grabbed a chat with Electric Mary bassist Alex Raunjak shortly after their set at last weekend’s Hard Rock Hell, to talk about music and beer… well, what else would we talk about? http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Electric-Mary-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Electric Mary’s new EP, ‘The Last Great Hope’ is out now.  Read our review at http://planetmosh.com/electric-mary-the-last-great-hope/. Keep up to date with developments by following the band at https://www.facebook.com/electricmary

It’s always a pleasure to chat to Scotland’s fiestiest female rockers, The Amorettes, and we at PM didn’t really need an excuse to sit down for a good old-fashioned chinwag following another raucous performance at this year’s Hard Rock Hell, and discuss progress on their debut album and their forthcoming tour with Black Star Riders and Europe: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Amorettes-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 The Amorettes play the following dates with Black Star Riders and Europe next year: Monday March 2 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre Tuesday March 3 – Belfast, Ulster Hall Thursday March 5 – Glasgow, ABC Saturday March 7 – Newcastle, O2 Academy Sunday March 8 – Leeds, O2 Academy Tuesday March 10 – Nottingham, Rock City Wednesday March 11 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange Friday March 13 – Manchester, Academy Saturday March 14 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall Sunday March 15 – Exeter, University Monday March 16 – Bristol, O2 Academy Wednesday March 18 – Bournemouth, O2 Academy Thursday March 19 – Norwich, UEA Friday March 20 – London, Shepherds Bush Empire

PlanetMosh caught up with French hard rockers Carousel Vertigo following their debut UK festival appearance at Hard Rock Hell this past weekend, to chat about touring with Status Quo, their debut album, ‘Mighty’, their first ever UK headlining tour and their plans for 2015: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Carousel-Vertigo-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Keep up with developments in the band camp by following them at https://www.facebook.com/carouselvertigo.

Having won this year’s Highway To Hell competition, Welsh blues rockers The Texas Flood had the honour of opening the second stage on the first full day of Hard Rock Hell.  Afterwards, your intrepid PM correspondent tracked down the trio for a chat about the experience, their recent album ‘Young Dogs Old Tricks’ and what 2015 holds for them: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Texas-Flood-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Keep up to date with developments on the band’s Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-Flood/131451313547553.

Following their appearance on the opening evening of this year’s Hard Rock Hell, PM sat down with the guys from up-and-coming North East metallians Hellion Rising to talk about their experience, the debut album, ‘Eight Of Swords’ (reviewed at http://planetmosh.com/hellion-rising-eight-of-swords/) and their plans for 2015: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Hellion-Rising-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Keep up with developments from the band by following them at https://www.facebook.com/hellionrisingofficial.

Leicester power trio Skam delivered one of the early highlights of this year’s Hard Rock Hell, when they took to the second stage on the Friday afternoon with a set that proved they are the real thing (see what we did there?).  Afterwards, with the sweat still glistening on their collective brows, PM sat down with the band for a well-deserved cold beer and a chat: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Skam-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 Keep up to date with developments in the Skam camp at https://www.facebook.com/SKAM.UK.

Midnight Messiah had the honour of being the first act to take to the stage at this past weekend’s Hard Rock Hell.  PlanetMosh met up with the five guys afterwards for a chat about the band’s past, present and future: http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Midnight-Messiah-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 https://www.facebook.com/MidnightMessiah

One of the most eagerly anticipated acts to appear at this past weekend’s Hard Rock Hell were Finnish sleazesters Santa Cruz… PlanetMosh pulled up a chair with three-quarters of the group (drummer Taz was off doing whatever it is that drummers do an hour before going on stage) for what immediately turned out to be a geography lesson, before going on to catch up with the latest goss from the SC camp… http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Santa-Cruz-interview-Hard-Rock-Hell-2014.mp3 https://www.facebook.com/santacruzband