Is the debut solo album from the Front Line Assembly main man a towering success or just a “Kollapse”?! I was quite surprised to find that Bill Leeb, the towering frontman of the above-mentioned Front Line Assembly, has only just released a solo album! As a long-time FLA fan, I …

The fourth full-length release from California grinders Nails is ready to rip your ears off… Trust me – that heading is true right from the word go! As described by frontman Todd Jones “When you push play, you’re going to get smacked in the face!” And he is not joking, …

The March Violets – Crocodile Promises Tour gig Review

Goth/Post-Punk royalty The March Violets are in sparkling form with their new album “Crocodile Promises” For a band that has been around since 1981, it is something of a surprise to find that “Crocodile Promises” is only the third full-length from The March Violets. It’s also the first not to …

The “Lord of the Lard” <PIG> is back with a crackling new album! It doesn’t seem like 2 minutes since Raymond Watts released “The Merciless Light“, but that was back in 2022! Not one to let the grass grow underneath and around his trotters, Raymond has delivered another fantastic exercise …

Plague of Angels, the new band on the block, are ready to release their first interesting and unique single. Plague of Angels is a brand-new band made up of some well-known and seasoned musicians from the metal scene. The brainchild of Mark Mynett (Kill II This), Jeff Singer (Kill II …

Sheffield’s post-black metal quintet Ba’al is ready to release their best music yet… Three years on from their brilliant debut album “Ellipsism” Ba’al deliver to us, three new tracks in the form of the “Soft Eyes” EP. Building upon the post-black metal of the debut, “Soft Eyes” shows a more …

Attending something outside your usual comfort zone is good, and tonight I did just that! Not just a Blues/Americana gig, but an acoustic one to boot with Northern Irish blues maestro Dom Martin with support from Demi Marriner. And then there was the venue to account for too, being one …

To say I’m excited about seeing and reviewing this gig would be an understatement. The Sisters of Mercy have been one of my favourite bands for a very long time, and it’s also my first time seeing them live since June 1997. On that gig, they were supported by Cubanate …

On a wet and miserable midweek November evening, there is probably no better cure to any hump day blues than going to see The Answer. Continuing the live support of their latest album “Sundowners“, with their Wild Heart Tour, tonight is Manchester’s turn to see the Northern Irish band perform, …

Morlocks deliver a bewildering array of Industrial, Neoclassical, and truly Alternative music on their third full-length release. Bugger me, that was a hell of a heading to start a review off with! But, as you will see as you read on dear hearts, it’s all true!! I had never heard …

Sophomore album from these Finnish Tech-Death wizards doesn’t disappoint Relative newcomers to the technical side of death metal, Finland’s Omnivortex released a strong debut back in 2020 called “Diagrams of Conciousness“. Following that now in 2023 is “Circulate” continuing as strongly as the last album left off. First things first: …

Ba’al, Prognosis, 4GEN7 Live Review Grand Central, Manchester Live music on a Sunday night has now become a weekly occurrence at GC, and tonight was offering a tasty line up of Ba’al, Prognosis, Idio, and Sparrowhawk. However, there is a late-in-the-day cancellation from the latter 2 bands, and so the …

Belfast post-doom/grunge metallers Haint have announced the release of their debut EP, Terminally Evolved. The 5 track comes out across all digital platforms on September 22nd, along with the first airing of final track Genius Loci. Boasting former members of Stand Up Guy, Condemned, and now Baleful Creed, they have waded through health woes and personnel issues …

The Indiana DM band’s first full-length release is pure filth… Desekryptor are relative newcomers to the death metal scene, having formed in 2017. Since then, they have released a couple of demos, one split (with Dragkhar), and one EP. Now we have their full-length debut to assault our listening flaps! …

Steve Tottle, our reviewer and lover of all that is dark and brooding musically, recently interviewed the extremely affable Joe Stamps. Joe Stamps frontman of Ba’al (blackened post-metal band from Sheffield, UK) and Hecate Enthroned (English symphonic black metal), discuss everything from lyrical inspiration, and new music in the making …

Aussie Death Metal Machine set out to smash you further underground with their 4th full-length release. Since their inception during the delights of the Covid pandemic, Australia’s Werewolves have been relentless in their aim to deliver a succession of uncompromising pure DM albums. For those unfamiliar with them, the band …

Argentinian Black Metallers release a ferocious third full-length offering. Since forming back in 2008, Argentina’s Infernal Curse has released a slew of EPs, 4 compilations, 2 Splits, and 2 full-length albums. Now with the release of “Revelations Beyond Insanity” that full-length count rises to 3. Now, the Argentinian scene is …

It’s Black Metal, but it’s Québécois Black Metal… Indeed! And that can only mean one thing – that Miserere Luminis‘ second full-length offering is going to be good! Much like the Norwegian contingent, the Quebec BM scene is definitely influenced by extreme cold, snow, and the hardiness of the people …

Scotland’s longest running yearly metal event, Hordes X, has just unleashed the full billing for its 2023 edition; and the top spot goes to blackened speed metallers, Hellripper. The 13 band showcase is the latest addition to Hellripper’s live assault this year, taking on a slew of other fests and headline appearances. Get Hordes …

Not so subtly named Aussie crust death noiseniks give us a suitably uncompromising full-length debut With a name like Küntsquad, you pretty much know from the name and album artwork, that this is not going to be a collection of love songs. What is laid out before us akin to …

Dutch old-school death metal maestros Bodyfarm deliver a fine fifth full length album. I’ve had this album to hand since its release back in February, but its never too late to get a review in – especially when its a bloody good un like this! Now, I shall just like …

The second acoustic album from Levellers featuring guests from folk band The Moulettes gives a new twist to older songs. Something rather different for me to be reviewing here! I’ve been a fan of Levellers since the release of their best-known album “Levelling the Land“, which is quite some time! …

With Encryptment hailing from Gothenburg, you would be forgiven for expecting that classic Swedish melodic DM to be the order of the day. Well, this four-piece will blow that away for you within the first seconds of this album!

The “Venom” name is a guarantee that this will be a heavy and gnarly listen.. It may not be the classic Abaddon/Cronos/Mantas lineup of the original incarnation, but it stays true to the musical values of old. We do have Jeff “Mantas” Dunn here, along with Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan, …

Raymond Watts returns on crackling form with new album “Merciless Light”! For those who are unfamiliar with Raymond Watts, then all you need to know is that he has consistently produced very high-quality electro-industrial rock music since 1988 under the <PIG> monicker. This is the 13th album in his long …

What does the third full length offering from this international collaboration bring to the table? The answer dear Planetmosh reader, is OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL! 10 tracks of it too.. Now I have to admit to have been ignorant of this band until now, but rest assured I’ll not be …

Three great tracks from the era of trilobites, ammonites and Eurypterids… Just to clarify, this isn’t a recording that has recently been unearthed in a palaeontological dig somewhere! This is in fact a release from earlier this month by US blackened death metal trio Silurian. It may only be three …

With their first concept album, and first to feature Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka can Machine head match the heights of “The Blackening”? As far as Machine Head go, most people will say that “Burn My Eyes” and “The Blackening” are peerless, and by far the best in their back catalogue. And …

Finnish Blackened deathmongers are out to claim your flesh with their vicious second full length release. Where does one start? Well, they say you should not judge a book by its cover, but sometimes an album cover gives you a pretty good idea of what’s inside. In this case, its …

Prolific Ecuadorian black Vampire metal band release their first full length album Ok I know, Ecuador is not the first place that springs to mind when we talk about Vampire influenced black metal. But nevertheless, South America has always been a hotbed for all sorts of extreme metal, and they …

Black metal from the icy wastes of… Portugal! One look at the band name, the album title, and the cover, all scream out Norway or Finland. But no, Armnatt does indeed hail from the Iberian Peninsula, and Portugal. More surprising to me, is that until now, I had never heard …

US/Portuguese Electronic doom duo release their first full-length album Now, this one came in to us labelled as Black/Doom Metal. For a start, let us take the words “metal”, and “black” out of the equation. The lush yet dark synthesizer intro gives no real hint of the melancholic doom we …

This is the debut album from international slam collective Awaken The Mysoginist. This 5 piece featuring musicians from 4 different countries (Hong Kong, Switzerland, UK, USA) laid a pretty nasty and brutal starter, with their EP “Abuse of Consumption” in 2020. The three tracks from that EP also form part …

Austria’s kings of Blackened Death Metal return with dynamic 12th album “The Devils” Belphegor have been perverting the line that straddles black and death metal since 1992 with a very uncompromising sound and attitude. However with their new album “The Devils” they are building on that signature sound with more …

Ex-members of Ghost continue their dark electronic spree with third full length “Body Machine” It’s well known now that several of the “Nameless Ghouls” fell out with dear Papa Emeritus. Lawsuits and all that kind of nasty fall out from such a split. But these ghouls decided to do their …

The Greek godfathers of dark symphonic metal are back with a stunning new album “Modern Primitive” Septicflesh are along with fellow countrymen Rotting Christ the best known metal exports from the wonderful land of Greece. Since their inception in 1990, they have put out 10 full length albums, now fleshed …

Glasgow metal warriors Bleed From Within are ready to crush you with new album “Shrine” Straddling the line between Groove metal and Metalcore, Bleed From Within is one of those bands who consistently released better albums. “Shrine” is their sixth full-length release, and it is superb! First off, I had …

Black Void’s “Antithesis” is a cocktail of Norwegian black metal luminaries… Featuring members of Solefald, Borknagar, and Ihsahn‘s backing band, I was expecting this to be a very tasty musical cocktail. Instead, I got that glass you have to drink in the drinking game where everyone puts a bit of …

Sheffield metalcore monsters Malevolence step outside of their comfort zone with new album “Malicious Intent” I’ll say it now – I’m not that big a fan of metalcore/deathcore/ whatevercore, so in taking on this Malevolence album to review, I was also stepping outside of my own comfort zone. First off, …

Polish death metal stalwarts Decapitated return with their 8th full-length album “Cancer Culture” After the somewhat disappointing “Anticult” released in 2017, it is going to be interesting to see how they come back after 5 years… Cancer Culture is a much, MUCH better offering! Where the former really trod in …

Blasphematory serve up a disgusting feast of filthy, necro death metal on new album The Lower Catacombs Hailing from New Jersey USA, Blasphematory have been emitting forth their vile take on death metal since 2019. With one EP, two splits, and now two full length albums, these guys know how …

Staying true to the core values of Black Metal, Watain delivers their best album yet. Watain are without doubt the 21st century’s flag flyers for black metal. Since 2000, they have delivered 6 full-length albums, and now we have a seventh in “The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain” to add …

Black Hill Cove ‘Broken’ heralds new name on the block “Broken” is the rather splendid debut from Black Hill Cove who formed during the 2020 Covid lockdown. Based in Lisbon, Portugal this three-piece have produced a rather splendid slab of what I’d prefer to call groove metal. Because that’s what …

Quebecoise four piece Outre-Tomb have released their third full length Abysse Mortifère on Temple Of Mystery Records. If you know anything about Quebec, then you will know that it has produced some of the best and nastiest metal in the Canadian scene. Outre-Tomb is no exception to this rule, and …

Finnish black metal horde Morgal bring forth the Nightmare Lord on their superb first full length album. Morgal have been hitting the black metal world hard in the face since 2015. With a demo, 3 EPs, a split with fellow countrymen Exitius, and a solitary live album, Nightmare Lord sees …

Plague Bringers is the eighth full length album from the prolific one man melodic blackened death metal machine that is Bryan Eckermann. Yep, I had not heard of him either before this release, which considering my preferred choice of music is unusual! A swift bit of research though comes up …

Iranian/Norwegian metallers Confess have a new album out on January 21st 2022 through Swedish label Rexius Records. Nikan, and fellow band member Arash Ilkhani were arrested and imprisoned in one of Iran’s harshest prisons in 2015. The two were accused of Satanism and faced the death sentence for blasphemy. Nikan was sentenced …

Soundtrack to a failing world… Cradle of Filth never fail to divide opinions, but new album Existence Is Futile may narrow the divide some. Eschewing the all out Gothic horror that has been their mainstay over their long history, real life horror is now brought in. To quote from Dani …

New Massacre album “Resurgence” is certainly that – a return to the values of old school American Death Metal…to be Released October 22 via Nuclear Blast Records Best known for the awesome HP Lovecraft inspired 1991 album “From Beyond”, Massacre released 2 more studio albums in 1996, and 2014. Neither …

Australian Black Metal band Ichor have just released their second full length album “The Black Raven” Though they formed back in 1993, it was not until 2018 that Ichor released their first full-length album. Hosting six tracks of icy cold slow to mid-paced BM, nevertheless, it was a solid piece …

Kim Ljung of Zeromancer chats to PlanetMosh regarding the band’s new album Orchestra of Knives, coping with covid, and migraines! Watch the interview here: Zeromancer Interview with Kim Ljung Album review Orchestra of Knives here: https://planetmosh.com/zeromancer-orchestra-of-knives/ Zeromancer links: https://www.instagram.com/zeromancerofficial/?hl=en-gbhttps://www.facebook.com/zeromancerzentral

Norwegian industrial rock band Zeromancer release “Orchestra of Knives” – their first studio album since 2013’s “Bye Bye Borderline” First things first, for those not acquainted with Zeromancer, they have been releasing their blend of industrial electronica and rock since 2000. Orchestra of Knives will be their 7th studio album …

VADER: Polish death metal classic “De Profundis” gets a new lease of life. Originally released back in 1995, Vader’s classic second album has been remastered, re-issued, and brought roaring into the 21st century. The original CD release had no lyric sheet and a rather basic insert. This has been addressed …

Now here is a name you *should* have heard of if you enjoy filthy, raw, black metal. And trust me Nunslaughter mean business on their new album release. It’s called “Red Is The Color Of Ripping Death” so if you are expecting ballads and progressive stuff, I can guarantee this …

Idolos – Ahi Cab EP Review Idolos offer up Ahi Cab, a 4 track EP of old school black metal for the new generation. Hailing from a Pulsar in the outermost reaches of the Milky Way via France; Idolos is a 2 piece black metal band. If one is to …

Plague Of Carcosa – Ocean Is More Ancient Than The Mountains (EP) – This Filthy Lovecraftian Doom will have Cthulhu himself banging his head and smiling! As a real-life Cthulhu Cultist, Plague of Carcosa‘s new E.P Ocean Is More Ancient Than The Mountains, had me drooling and uttering R’Lyehan chants …