Album Reviews

Following on from their raging 4 track EP The Erebus and the Terror, Brighton based Jonestown follow it up with their next release ‘Cut Throat Lane’ and have recently strengthened their line up with the addition of new bassist Tony Hardwick. The song was originally planned to be on the …

Full disclosure: these were the very first band that I ever saw live. They supported Sum 41 in Dublin and I’ve had a huge soft spot for them ever since. Their brand of sugary sweet pop-punk is a refreshing throwback to the early 2000’s and holds up along with the …

Back To The Bone (Best Of The Bootlegs) contains 9 tracks recorded during the 1984 Slide it in tour, and If I remember correctly, this was the third time I had seen Whitesnake, though the first with new guitarist John Sykes. Opening with the trademark shout of “are you ready” …

What is post black metal really mean? It is a tag that provides a convenient and lazy description for music which deserves much more analysis and respect. This is what has been said about this band, it is far from the reality. As far as taking your time to put …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews “Deathless” by @Revocation The year of 2014 is definitely very productive for so many metal bands – so many to choose from picking up the best ones of the year. After the first couple of times listening to the brand new full-length album from the Revocation camp, …

Finnish psychedelic doom  Jess and the Ancient Ones  have, to my delight released  a 10″ two track, Castaneda. JATAO (Jess and the Ancient Ones) possess two things that make them special, superb songwriting and direction. They know where they wish to bring the listener and how to do it.Following on …

Forming in Seattle way back in 1985, Sanctuary were poised for big things. Their 1987 debut album Refuge Denied was produced by Dave Mustaine from Megadeth who also helped them get signed  with CBS/Epic Records and took them out on tour but 3 years after their second album Into The …

Everything about this, the third album from 20-year-plus Northern Ireland veterans Putrefy screams ‘old school’ – with a very, VERY loud MUTHAFUCKA on the end of it! From the orchestral overture leading into the first punishing riff of ‘Wading Through Human Blood’ to the dying embers of the title track …

After 35 years in the business, 220 volt are  back in 2014 with their recently released sixth studio album ‘Walking In Starlight’ . Although the lineup has changed over the years, this formation of the band – which has been together since 2012 – is showing the fans that they …

Butcher Babies have just released an EP – “Uncovered”.  It’s an EP of cover versions, from a fairly diverse range of artists – from The Osmonds to ZZ Top to Suicidal Tendencies.  The tracks are the ZZ Top song “Beer drinkers & hell raisers”, the one hit wonder novelty song …

Female fronted, multi-platinum American rockers Flyleaf are back with their fourth studio album. Their first since former vocalist and founding member Lacy Sturm left the band in 2012. “Between The Stars” is due for release via earMUSIC/Loud & Proud Records in November 2014. Opening with a rhythmic fuzz filled bass line, …

After seeing Scar Symmetry play live in Belfast last year and picking up their last full length album ‘The Unseen Empire’, I was looking forward to getting my hands on their new album ‘The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity)’. Even better was the news that it is set to be the …

The Swedish metal titans Meshuggah have reissued their one-song EP, “I”. The 2004 original literally one had one song but this version has four tracks to sink your teeth into. At an insane 44 minutes, this is no easy listen and if you’ve never heard the math based progressive metal machine before, …

@louelladeville_ @planetmosh review of Shit City by @LonelyKamelBand released via @NapalmRecords Lonely Kamel a four-piece heavy blues, hard rock & stoner rock band from Oslo in Norway released their fourth album ‘Shit City’ via Napalm records last month. They are currently on the ‘Shit City’ tour with a few dates left in …

    Funeral Doom is one of those sub genres of Metal that I just absolutely love, an area of music that can stir such emotion, and not just in a depressive way either, indeed, despite the often harsh and dark subject matter of many a song in the field, …

Polish Death Metal juggernauts, Decapitated, are back on the scene and this time they’ve upp-ed their game. Blood Mantra is the band’s sixth full-length studio album, the first to feature the bands new blast-beating machine, Michal Lysejko and they’ve never sounded better! The album highlights Decapitated’s ever-evolving sound and it’s …

Greek Symphonic metal band Enemy of reality have released their debut album – Rejected Gods.  The band features former Meden Agan singer Iliana Tsakiraki.  The album features guest appearances from Mike LePond (Symphony X), Androniki Skoula (Chaostar), Maxi Nil (Jaded Star, ex-Visions of Atlantis) and Ailyn Gimenez (Sirenia). Brief comments …

@planetmosh reviews Haze by .@american_scene on .@purenoiserecs The American Scene are a four piece from Berkeley, California. Formed in 2009, Haze is their second album, released on Pure Noise Records on September 9th. Sometimes at Planetmosh we get to review bands and artists we really like, which is great but other …

@louelladeville_ @ planetmosh review of @CaptainBedderz Confessions of a Working Class Tosser. On his Facebook Page Captain’ Bedderz is described as a ‘never been’ punk rock guitarist, bassist, singer & songwriter with 20 years of experience in the music industry. His first solo album ‘Confessions of a Working Class Tosser’ …

      ‘Northern Strengths’ represents Rose Avalons debut venture into the world of Symphonic Metal, not that you would guess mind, so accomplished an album, that you would swear the Barcelona quintet had been around for many a year. So saturated is the Female Fronted genre, that I approached …