PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

It’s very apt that as I was about to start reviewing ‘Dressed For Fear’, new single by The Midwich Affair, that the rain stopped and out came glorious sunshine! Recently released it’s a short but sweet ankle biter of power pop par excellence, point proven by a jabbing main riff, …

Out now, Intravenous is the culmination of SKAM’s 2-part anthology, making up their 4th full length release. The album consists of both earlier released EPs – Intra and Venous, and has been re-mastered by Ade Emsley, known for his work mastering for Iron Maiden and other great bands.  The album is inspired by modern day struggles and each …

ELVENKING release a new video for the single ‘Bride Of Night’ (feat. Heike Langhans), out now on AFM Records, new album is out 28th April. ELVENKING Reveals New Single and Music Video “Bride Of Night”,feat. former DRACONIAN singer Heike Langhans on guest vocals! Watch the video here:  April 28, 2023 will see the masters …

Terranoct is a metal band based out of Akron, Ohio, originally the brainchild of two childhood friends, guitarist Tyler O’Brien, and drummer Dan Paddy. While the two had played together since childhood and released an EP under a different name in 2014, it wasn’t until they’d elevated their musical abilities …

When the sun goes down and the moon comes up, Finnish goth/glam goo-goo mucks THE 69 EYES proudly wear their sunglasses, leather jackets and black eyeliner to become one with the night. Founded in the hazy, murky, twilit bars of Helsinki more than 30 years ago, the band circling around Northern gothic rock epitome Jyrki …

An evening of piano-driven post-rock with stunning visuals provides an awe inspiring show

I have had a rocky relationship with Haken over the years, whilst their shows have been somewhat of mixed quality their albums have remained consistent, but that consistency has sometimes felt like their albums are something of a facsimile of others. Come 2023 and Fauna is upon us.  This is …

The first time I saw Empyre I must admit they did nothing for me, they didn’t click at, all but at last year’s Firestorm Festival it was like watching a different band so when their new album came up for review I was eager to have a listen. The first …

Some collaborations work, some don’t work (sorry Lars!), but HOST make theirs work as they release their album IX via Nuclear Blast Records. It’s a synth -pop side project by Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh from Paradise Lost that is “Taking the concept of what we attempted to do on …

THE ANSWER release new single and video ‘Oh Cherry‘, new album ‘Sundowners‘ is out now on Golden Robot Records and 7Hz Northern Irish rockers The Answer finally released their seventh long-awaited new studio album on St. Patrick’s day, March 17th, 2023. Titled ‘Sundowners’, the record was produced and mixed by rising British rock producer Dan Weller …

Tygers Of Pan Tang start 2023 with a roar as they release brand new single ‘Fire On The Horizon’, taken from their forthcoming thirteenth studio album Bloodlines due out on May 5th via Mighty Music. Formed in 1978 Whitley Bay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, they took a hold on the NWOBHM …

Eschewing their usual pop punk/indie roots, Stafford based bull terriers The Midwich Affair calm us down with their latest single ‘Lead Me On’, available on all major streaming sites. It glides along on keyboard swathes, sparse snare snaps and a honey soaked lead vocal that carries a powerful message that …

Killing Joke is proud to announce the release of brand new single, ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’, via Spinefarm, to celebrate following their sold-out headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on March 12th. The epic ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ has been mixed by Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Pixies, Royal Blood) and is accompanied by a remix from Youth, artwork by longstanding designer Mike Coles, …

On paper, this is a dream line-up but things are not working out as perhaps they should. I am hugely excited to see Kalandra, their Nordic folk infused with grinding guitar sounds has been my melancholic earworm for a while.  As an opener, they are not as loud as they …

On a wet and dreary Sunday, it is heartwarming to see a venue like The Waterloo Music Bar so busy for an evening of  NWOCR, or at least I think that is what is still called, it’s a complete contrast to the progressive metal I was listening to on the …

After unveiling, ‘Relentless’, ‘Parasites’ and the Classic Rock ‘Tracks of The Week’ runaway winner was ‘Hit & Run’, Empyre continue their trajectory into the stratosphere with a brand new single ‘Waking Light’.  Known for their DIY ethics, Empyre has long been creating their own artwork and videos but when it came to their new single …

ROSS THE BOSS releases compilation album ‘Legacy Of Blood, Fire &  Steel‘ on 28th April out on AFM Records.  When the style-defining artists of the metal scene come up for discussion, one name cannot be missing: Ross “The Boss” Friedman made music history as co-founder of Manowar, but also of The Dictators – …