Australian band Ragdoll were only formed in 2010 but little more than a year later, after several lineup changes, they released their debut EP – Ragdoll rock.  Now a year on, they have released their second EP – “Here today” After listening to the EP I immediately played it again …

Francesco Marras is the guitarist for the bands Screaming Shadows and Black demons as well as being a session musician.  The album was recorded at the Screaming Shadows studio in Sardinia. Once again a guitarist has released a solo album – and as always it’s an instrumental album.  I really …

The Dirty Panties are an all-female punk band from Las Vegas, who certainly have the best band name I’ve heard so far this year. The band formed in New York in 2001 before moving to Las Vegas, and unlike many of the bands around who call themselves punk, but are …

Australian rock band Babyjane released their excellent debut album, “Are you listening” in 2011, and are now back with their second album – “Make it sick”.  The band have played plenty of gigs including supporting former Iron Maiden singer Paul DiAnno and former skid row singer Sebastian Bach. The new …

Timebomb are a young five piece band from the Chorley area of Lancashire.  The band has only been going since Summer 2012 but have already written and recorded their debut EP.  The band describe themselves as “80’s inspired rock band with a modern day twist”, which is a description I’m …

Jorn is the solo project of Jorn Lande, the former vocalist of Masterplan, Ark, Beyond Twilight, Millenium, Vagabond, and The Snakes.  Between these bands and guest apeparances with bands including Ayreon and Avantasia, he’s racked up an impressive discography of over 30 albums.  The reason for his success is simple …

Snakecharmer is probably a new name to most of you, although Planetmosh readers may remember we introduced you to this band back in December 2011 when they were first unveiled to the press.  The name gives a nod to the past of two of the members – former Whitesnake members …

Alt-Fest – a brand new radical alternative music and lifestyle festival with a totally wicked edge, has been confirmed to take place on August 15th, 16th and 17th 2014 at a 50,000 capacity site in the South East of England, to be announced soon.  Yes you did read that right …

The combination of an early start on a weeknight plus trains being messed up meant that I arrived at the Underworld just as the second band finished their set. The gig had been due to take place at the nearby Electric Ballroom, but poor ticket sales that have plagued a …

Chiaroscuro is the third album from Seattle band The Bitter Roots.  They have a traditional approach to recording, with all their music being recorded to analog tape, without the use of Autotune or click tracks, and doing as many takes as are needed to get the song right. The band …

Mythodea are a Symphonic/Progressive metal band from Greece that was founded by Christos Nikolaou.  With his diverse influences including classical baroque music and movie soundtracks combined with band members recruited from the Prog metal community, then the band were bound to have an interesting and varied sound. The album contains …

Ironbird are a rock band from Gold Coast City in Australia.  Formed in 2009 they released their debut EP (Hit the limit) in early 2010.  They followed this in early 2011 with their second EP (Midnight overdrive).  In late 2011 Skip Rutter joined on lead guitar and the band have …

The Black Leaves were founded in 2009 by Mads Kristensen, and since then have already released three albums including this one (The Spirit of life).  The band are from Aarhus, Denmark, and despite having released three albums are fairly unknown, so have decided to take a break from writing and …

British band, The Blue screen of death formed in 2006 by members united by their love of computer games and action movies.  The band started with a strong stoner rock influence but have gradually moved away from this since then.  Their self titled debut mini-album was recorded at the Barbican …

Minneapolis based Vaudeville are an alternative rock band who aim to combine the energy of raw rock and roll with the tightness and diversity of electronic music.  “Vendetta” is the abnd’s second album. With an introduction like that you’re probably expecting rock with some fairly prominent electronic sounds.  Well sorry …

Fivefold formed in St Louis, and as the name gives away, are a five piece band.  They formed in 2007 and since then have built a strong fanbase in the St Louis area, and have supported bands including Buckcherry, The Offspring and Redlight King. A few brief comments on some …

Dallas are a melodic hard rock band from the San Francisco bay area in the US.  The band was formed in 2010 and “Over their edge” is their debut EP.  Since recording the EP they’ve been playing plenty of gigs to perfect their live sound, and their gigs include opening …

Dianoya are a Polish band from Warsaw who formed in 2008.  Their debut album “Obscurity divine” was released in Poland in 2010.  Two years later they have released their second album, “Lidocaine” which has been given a wider release, across Europe and the US. In recent years there has been …

Captain Zorx were formed from the ashes of an underground Ska band in Berlin in 2009, and describe themselves as playing “Disco metal from outer space”.  “Maps of the ancient sea kings” is the band’s third album. The album opens with “Roter Alarm (red alert)”. It’s quite a strange track …

Band of frequencies describe themselves as “progressive surf roots rockers”.  Coming from Australia’s sunshine coast, the surf link is obvious, and the band have also toured California supporting the non-profit organisation Surfers for Cetaceans and played surfing events in Hawaii. The music is rock, but with lots of other musical …