PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Stevie Nimmo, winner of the 2016 Blues Awards Album of the Year with Sky Won’t Fall, has man flu. Yet despite this, the Glaswegian is every bit as upbeat and amiable as ever. Fresh from playing at Bospop in Holland, along with the likes of Black Star Riders, Beth Hart …

It’s been a busy old year for Norfolk based rockers Bad Touch. A plethora of gigs alongside the likes of Broken Witt Rebels, King King and The Kentucky Headhunters, a number of festival appearances and the release of a new and hugely acclaimed album in Truth Be Told, has seen …

If you like your metal on the extreme side then you won’t be disappointed by the utterly overwhelming debut album Dawn Of Leviathan from Poole based ragers Furyborn. Coming across like a hybrid of the vitriol of the Berzerker and the technicality of Strapping Young Lad, after the brief intro …

Stone Sour are back with a new album.  While there’s no news on if/when Slipknot will make a new album, Corey Taylor is using his time productively and has given us a new Stone Sour album, with a tour due later in the year.  It’s the first Stone Sour album …

It’s the final day of Tuska Open Air Metal Festival and the sun has finally broken through the clouds as we descend to the concrete arena one more time to go toe to toe with some of the finest metal acts on the planet.  The gates open quite late and there’s only …

So it all comes down to this. After six heats, two semi-finals, covers of ‘You Suffer?’, drummers dabbing mid-set and busts of Theresa May being destroyed, there’s one more hurdle for the six bands affectionately dubbed ‘The Best in the South West’. Tonight it’s all about going harder than ever …

THE BLOODY BEETROOTS  RELEASE DOUBLE SINGLE “MY NAME IS THUNDER” IN COLLABORATION WITH AUSTRALIAN ROCKERS JET   SIGN TO LAST GANG RECORDS WORLDWIDE  NEW ALBUM DUE OUT LATER THIS YEAR THE BLOODY BEETROOTS and Australian rockers JET announce the release of the new double single “My Name Is Thunder.” This is the first track The Bloody Beetroots has …

We’re here a little earlier than yesterday for what is going to be coined Love Metal Saturday, as Tuska Open Air Metal Festival says farewell to local heroes HIM. The opening act today is Lik.  Saturday’s 1.45pm start is so relaxed that when they come on there’s next to nobody …

Internationally-renowned vocalist and songwriter LEE AARON is returning to the UK this July to bring her ‘Fire and Gasoline’ tour to the rock-hungry masses. Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Lee Aaron first garnered acclaim with her sophomore release ‘Metal Queen’, an anthem of feminist empowerment that won her iconic status …

It’s testament to Decapitated guitarist Vogg Kiełtyka that he has managed to harness everything that was so great about the death metal outfit’s first four albums and replicated it on the two following the tragic death of his younger brother Vitek and the departure of vocalist Covan, unable to recover quickly …

The SoapGirls New Album “Society’s Rejects” Out July 28th The SoapGirls proudly announce the release of their new album – the angry, reflective and beautifully honest “Society’s Rejects” on July 28th. The perfect balance of attitude, swagger and raw rasping vocals – Societys Rejects, is full of straight up rock’roll songs – tons of …

It’s the first day of Tuska 20 as Tuska Open Air Metal Festival celebrates twenty years of Pain in Helsinki.  It’s a midday start as the PlanetMosh team sets off to the Suvilahti district in Helsinki’s industrial zone.  Walking into the arena we’re joined by hordes of heavy metal brethren from …

Combining a modern pop punk sound, with pop rock and metalcore influences, and an intense and energetic live show, HIGH DOWN are quickly established themselves. The band release their new EP ‘Moving On’ on 1st September. We had a talk with the guys about their beginnings and more…..     …

“Songs for the broken ones” is the third album from The Eden House.  They’re more a collection of artists than a straightforward band since it consists of core members Stephen Carey and Tony Pettitt (Bassist and founding member of Fields of The Nephilim) along with an ever changing list of …

We very rarely cover singles here on Planetmosh, but every so often one comes along that you just can’t ignore.  One such single is the new one from King King.  It’s taken from their upcoming album, “Exile & Grace” which is due for release on 6th October 2017. It’s one …

Dropkick Murphys are known as a fantastic live band, so being the support act for their tour is something that could be a daunting prospect for many bands – it takes a great live band to open for the Dropkick Murphys and to go down well.  Happily tonight’s support is …

Last year Ritchie Blackmore returned to playing rock music playing just three dates with Rainbow including one in the UK.  Now he’s back doing a UK tour including tonight’s show at the Genting arena. While he’s touring under the Rainbow name, the shows last year included a lot of Deep …

German band Orden Ogan are back with their new album Gunmen.  They’ve already released the video to the single, Gunman, and it’s a spectacular video filmed in Monument valley which is perfect for the Western theming of the song and album.  It’s a great song. The second song to be …

I spoke to Seeb and Dirk from Orden Ogan recently in London to discuss their new album, Gunmen. You’ve released the single “Gunman” from the new album “Gunmen”.  That’s going to confuse people trying to remember which is the album title and which is the single title. Seeb: Yes it’s …

Incorruptible, the twelfth studio album by Iced Earth is another strong release spearheaded by founding member Jon Schaffer who formed the band in Tampa Bay, Florida 1985. After a few plays, two songs midway let it down a bit so it has not got a full five out of five …