PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Graham Bonnet, still kicking out the jams at the ripe old age of 71, point proven on this very impressive Live In Tokyo 2017 album, released on Frontiers Music S.R.L. Out of its sixteen tracks, it weighs heavily on Down To Earth, the album Graham made with Rainbow. It divided …

Billed as “The covers album”, locked and loaded is exactly what the cover says – a collection of cover versions. Excluding their debut album the band’s subsequent releases have all come with a couple of cover versions included, and this release takes those 6 covers and adds 4 more. So …

There are only 7 days left ‘til you and your metal brethren descend on to Catton Park’s hallowed turf for the UK’s biggest metal weekender! Hangin’ on ‘til the last minute to buy your ticket?  You can do so right up to and during the festival weekend.  However, tickets purchased …

The first band of the day for me was Sweet Crisis, opening proceedings on the Blues stage. It’s only a quick visit before I had to head off to see another band, but what I heard sounded very good with a mix of classic and modern influences. Definitely a band …

For me, Saturday at Ramblin Man started with a quick trip to the VIP area to see Bad Touch doing an acoustic session for the VIP ticket holders. They’d got a big crowd and their short set sounded great. Over on the Prog stage, Israeli band Scardust were the first …

Brit noisemakers DESTROY PLANETS! are set to rise with the release of their new EP, Mass X Gravity, out on Friday 23rd August. The band have also just dropped a new single, Absolution – https://youtu.be/n5rdF-onGb4 , which is out now. We chatted to the fivesome about their beginning and more…. …

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF PURPLE WITH SUPER DELUXE EDITION   3-CD/1-LP Set Features Newly Remastered Version Of Multi-Platinum Album With Unreleased Studio And Live Recordings; Available From Rhino On September 13   The Previously Unreleased “Big Empty (Acoustic Version)” Is Available Now Digitally When Stone Temple Pilots …

Cradle of Filth keyboardist and vocalist LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT, has just released her track “See The Light”. The song is from her upcoming album Martyr which will be released in October and features a guest appearance from Xenoyr of  Ne Obliviscaris.  The album was co-written with  former Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray. Lindsay commented “I knew I wanted to have a …

AIRBOURNE 14 HEADLINE UK TOUR DATES ADDED TO AUTUMN EUROPEAN TOUR FOLLOWING SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN TO GUEST ON ALL SHOWS Fresh from a riotous main-stage appearance at Ramblin’ Man Fair in the UK, Airbourne have confirmed their return to these shores with a seismic bang – 14 …

Currently available from the band and major streaming sites, this tasty four track EP titled Figured It Out should have you not taking too much time to figure out why it is well worth £5 by Nuneaton based trio Dig Lazarus! Opening track immediately sets a high standard with the …

My first impression of Liverpool based metallers Reaper was definitely not a grim one as they tear into current single ‘Death Games’ available now from their bandcamp page. To be honest, my thought when I heard this game, it would be a video slots, a kind of money game and …

“The Gods made heavy metal and they saw that it was good. They said to play it louder than Hell, we promised that we would”. Those Manowar lyrics perfectly sum up the attitude that Stormrider have conjured up once again with their brand new EP, What Lies Within and what …