Twisted, Torn And Moist

Send us Fan Mail I had the absolute honour to chat to my good friend Dan Carter ! Those of you familiar with the music scene will know this man, he's the man behind DC Sound Attack .  Not only does he feed me bands every week to interview he's also shit at quizzes!!  I have some wonderful footage to accompany our interview, this will be offered as a PPV service haha! He manages a plethor...

Send us Fan Mail A warm and sunny afternoon at Uprising 2023 , sat in the press area I spied out the corner of my eye this FABULOUS gothic princess which just so happened to be Vicious Precious of Pretty Addicted !! Her luscious lashes fluttering in the gentle breeze like the wings on a butterfly and her makeup remarkably still looking perfect despite the midday sun beaming down upon us. We sat an...

Send us Fan Mail I had a great time chatting to Ross and Ollie from  Reverent Son , We had a right giggle especially at Ross's expense when his laptop decided to give up the ghost at the start of the interview!!! We talked all things Metal 2 The Masses and the work they have put in as a band and why they need your vote in the Semi Final on 19th May at Coda Colchester !! Have a listen and give...

Send us Fan Mail Everybody that knows me will know that me and Josh go back years and he still is to this day one of my best friends, Josh is the reason I am where I am today in terms of being heavily involved in the music scene. Josh's career started out when he was in a band called " Navaho ", he then moved on the a band called " Black Road Home " when their bass player...

Send us Fan Mail As you know every month I focus on trying to help make the world a better place by raising awareness, this month I've chosen to focus on The Macari Centre and how Lou Macari is trying his hardest to swim against the tide that is homelessness. 271,000 people are registered as homeless and of this figure 123,000 are children. This figure has rocketed since the recorded numbers...

Send us Fan Mail Isn't it wonderful how many people you bump into at gigs? I caught up with Jason Samuels of ROCKFLESH at the Blaze Bayley gig at Eleven ! Many of our photographers get forgotten about as they are usually deep in the darkness of the barrier pit capturing our artists at their best and sometimes worst! I just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you on behalf of every ban...

Send us Fan Mail In 15 days Gin Annie , one of the hottest bands on the UK music scene kick off their UNDIVIDED album release tour. I caught up with their tour manager Katie Richardson and we had a good chat about what to expect on this 9 date tour across the length and breadth of the country. I'm sure most of you know Katie Richardson and those that don't need to ask yourself why?!?!?!...

Send us Fan Mail I had the pleasure of catching up with Luke Appleton , he is arguably one of the best guitarists in the music scene and you may recognise him from Absolva and Blaze Bayley !! He has also just released his solo album "Forever Viking" which is definitely worth a listen or two or 10...I'm currently on double figures as I've got it in my car currently! See how a ve...

Send us Fan Mail No matter what bands we like or festivals we choose to attend we all share one huge thing in common...our love for spending time surrounded by our friends listening to great music. December 2022 was an extremely sad month as we lost our friend, one of the biggest supporters of new music and up and coming bands, our fairy rock mother Tina Sherwood . Her zest for life, her passion f...

Send us Fan Mail I had the chance to catch up with my good friend Paul Hume who is the face behind Eleven in Stoke-On-Trent ! I'd go as far as saying it's one of my favourites in the entire country and I'm not biased because it's my local either! Paul has spent years in the music circuit touring all over the world with a plethora of bands not to mention playing the guitars for...

Send us Fan Mail It's never nice when band members have to leave a gig early due to work commitments BUT there was no way Tom from White Raven Down was leaving without an interview, I kept Tom company whilst we walked down the many flights of stairs at The Station, Cannock. I'm sure you've all seen the video footage of the interview, but here it is in all it's glory! Enjoy! Pro...

Send us Fan Mail I caught up with Dave Clarke the owner of premier music venue The Station in Cannock . He has over 25 years active as professional Bassist/bass tutor . He is currently an endorser of Sandberg bass Guitars, Bassics pedals, MXR, Ashdown Amplification, Dunlop Strings. We talk about his venue and how you at home can support it, if we don't use our local venues we risk losing them...

Send us Fan Mail A few months back I caught up with the guys in " 7 Year War " I caught up with Tom to see how things were progressing in their camp and we chatted about their new single which is released at the end of April , Baby Killer . Don't worry folks, no babies were harmed in the making of this episode and Tom talks us through the reason behind the name and where it came fro...

Send us Fan Mail I had the honour of catching Hearts & Hand Grenades at The Station, Cannock on the last date of their UK tour with White Raven Down and Adam and The Hellcats. After an awesome performance I thought It was only fitting for them to go head to head in my Battle of The Bands Quiz off with White Raven Down to see who was the cleverest band! UK Vs USA Twisted, Torn And Moist style!!...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony Bellamy tells us about his event TigerFest held at The Rigger in Newcastle Under Lyme to raise money to protect tigers in their natural habitat. Held on 9th September, this event is one not to be missed, with bands such as Shape Of Water, Brutal Ruin, Just a Ride, The Unresolved, Tender Vendetta to name a few. For more info hit up Anthony here: https://www.facebook.com/ant...

Send us Fan Mail Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In the United Kingdom, mental health issues represent the single largest cause of disability. The stigma associated with mental illness is reported to be the biggest barrier preventing people from seeking care and treatment. However, the attitude of people toward mental health has changed in r...

Send us Fan Mail Me and the HellCats go back a long time and they are one of my favourite bands because they are so fun to be around and one of the most welcoming, warmest bands I've ever met, they are a bunch of misfits that just wanna play music-and my goodness do they do just that!! Each cool cat has their own style and when they come together they create a Clowder/Destruction/Clutter (all...

Send us Fan Mail Hailing from the North this metal quartet are taking the scene by storm! Be sure to check them out if you haven't already! I've decided, Oceans Subside is the song I'd head on into battle with as my soundtrack! I had the pleasure of chatting to the guys in " Rituals ", for those of you that don't know of them, they won KERRANG! RADIO  "THE DEAL&q...

Send us Fan Mail All storms shall pass, is a phrase used to describe this interview. Rage Sadler of Kaine very kindly agreed to open up about his personal struggles over the last few years and I'm sure these struggles resonate in all of us. We wanted to share that it is normal to hit bumps in the road and eventually things will get better, just give it time. The cost of living crisis has hit...

Send us Fan Mail I had the honour of chatting to Julian Jackson who is a director of Witton Albion Fc! They very kindly allow us to host our glorious festival Rockwich at the U Lock It Stadium! Not only do some of the club members help around the stadium they also ensure that we have warm showers over the festival weekend and they give up their time for free to do this so I just want to say a mass...

Send us Fan Mail I caught up with Taj Mian , guitarist and 1/3rd of the band "Half Moon Panic" Most people just settle for presents for their birthday but not these guys, they decided to form a band! Taj talks me through their journey from making their debut at his own birthday party to being head hunted and going on to play their first summer festival. More success was to come as they w...

Send us Fan Mail I caught up with Matteo Peluffo of the Italian Progressive Power Metal band ArseA . We talked about his music journey and he shared some stories of his life on the road, sharing hotels with Dragon Force , Sharing stages with the likes of T estament, Dark Funeral, Stratovarius, Children of Bodom,  Dragonforce, Kamelot, Moonspell, In Flames, Overkill, Ensiferum, Soilwork to name a f...

Send us Fan Mail On behalf of everybody in the music scene I wanted to thank this man right here... He has raised thousands of pounds over the years for Dementia Awareness by hosting Dementia Aware Fest and still continues to do so.  Massive respect my friend, even bigger news he was going to take a well earned break but he's just announced that he's staying firmly put and is heading bac...

Send us Fan Mail I caught up with Dale Harrison who is the drummer in " Hands of Attrition " After a rocky start to the interview plagued with technical issues  and life getting in the way of things actually going according to plan ..We got there, just about. We talked about the band name, who came up with it, grab yourself a coffee or a beverage of choice and listen in as Dale reveals a...

Send us Fan Mail I had the pleasure of chatting to Sean Crocker, vocalist of the band " The Miser ", for those of you that say singers don't ever do much to help off the stage I CAN CONFIRM   that Mr Crocker gave his time up to chat to me. We had great fun putting the world to rights, talking about the highs and lows of music and his personal journey the last few years. We talked ab...