Single and EP Reviews

Formed in 2012, Telford terrors Recall The Remains unleash a brand new single ‘Fairfield’ the first of three to be released in 2023. They portray themselves as “A blend of metalcore and deathcore, stating that unity, love and respect promote their gut wrenching music”. Right from the off their gruelling …

Stoke-On-Trent based ear bruisers Black Coast return with a bang as latest single ‘Chains’ bangs the head that does not bang! As per usual their songs always contain a message, point proven by a clarion call of ‘Chains’ being “About escaping everything, getting away and feeling like the weight of …

Even though I’m fast reaching sixty years old I’m always looking for new bands to impress me and Acrolyth have easily done this with their overwhelming, recently released on all streaming platforms debut single ‘Perspective’. It’s all tumultuous technical death metal at its Hellishly heavy best. Driven by intense snare …

To be honest the genre melodeath is a bit hit and miss for me but my hopes have been easily restored as Akilla have certainly caught my attention with their stunning new single ‘Serpent And The Son’ taken from their forthcoming debut album The Gods Have Spoken due for release …

Make sure your audio devices are ready for six insane minutes of technical death metal as ‘Solace’, latest single from Birmingham based band since 2017, Hands Of Attrition. Riffs pummel, grind and fly off the fretboards like a hive of angry bees, a full bluntal drum assault should worry any …

Elles Bailey makes a welcome return with her single ‘Hole In My Pocket’, the first track taken from the deluxe edition of her chart topping album Shining In The Half Light, due for release on March 17th 2023. She’s a hard touring artist, sharing stages with Don McLean, Van Morrison, …

2023 already looks a busy year for future guitar hero Troy Redfern. Not only has he just released a brand new single ‘The Fever’ taken from a forthcoming studio album due later in the year that follows his previous studio masterpiece Wings Of Salvation that’s available digitally, on CD and …

Welcome back to The Miser who pile on the misery since forming in 2014 with recently released, brand spanking new EP Memento Mori. These five tracks challenge your opinions as it focuses around themes of mental health, horror and loss. It’s not an easy listen, but a very rewarding one! …

There has been a lot going on in the Marisa And The Moths camp since I reviewed their self titled debut studio album in November 2018 but they are back and biting with the recently released Damned If I Do EP, the first of a number of releases in 2023 …

In over eleven years writing over 900 reviews for Planetmosh, this is definitely the emotionally hardest one I’ve done as Son Of Shinobi return with new single ‘Unwritten Boy’. Their drummer Steven Hadzik sadly passed away in the early hours of January 9th 2023 after fighting pancreatic cancer since 2021, …

Dry January certainly doesn’t apply to Stoke On Trent noisemongers Black Coast as they literally unleash a new single ‘Mercy’, first track taken from a forthcoming four track EP ‘Black Coast’-Black Coast on April 28th 2023 and also have a new website. The EP will have a pre-order vinyl and …

Christmas is over so throw away those crackers and have a listen to the Speak Evil EP released today by Bang Bang Firecracker! It’s the final release of three seperate EP’s, the first two being See Evil and Hear Evil to make up the whole second album. The four tracks …

2023 looks to be another successful year for Robert Jon And The Wreck. Not only are they undertaking a twelve date UK headlining tour in February, they also release an EP One Of A Kind on March 10th via Joe Bonamassas Journeyman Records. First track ‘Pain No More’ taken from …

As Noddy Holder would holler,”It’s Christmasssss!” and it wouldn’t really be so without some fun tunes as the nutty The Outlaw Orchestra provide two helpings of merry mirth with their recently released double track EP Outlaw This Christmas. The A-Side title track ‘Outlaw This Christmas’ is a shit kicking amalgamation …

Something wicked this way comes now courtesy of ‘Descendant’, the recently released five track EP from A Titan, A Deity. It follows the single ‘Revelations’, also on the EP. Opening monolithic track ‘Io’ is power with precision personified as a majestic intro heralds body blow strength jabbing riffs that impress …

Inspired by B-Movie Horror films, The Miser are far from miserly with their music, point proven by new single ‘House On The Hill’, taken from forthcoming five track EP Memento Mori, due for release in early 2023. To use a well worn phrase of mine, it’s riff after riff after …

‘Iron Lung’, thankfully not a Radiohead cover but brand new single from ‘Collapser’ who describe themselves as “Dirty riff bringers from the Midlands”, hot on the heels of their debut single on October 1st ‘Planet Opioid’. Their video is more of a Collapser health warning than a government one as …

2022 seems to be a groundbreaking year for acclaimed guitarist Troy Redfern. Not just content from unleashing his Wings From Salvation album via Red 7 Records on September 23rd, he has also won the HRH Blues Award and has just released a single ‘Mercy’ taken from the album to! ‘Mercy’ …