PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The lovely Howard and Marc from Acid Reign took some time to come and chat in the comfy Media Tent on Sunday at Bloodstock Open Air.   We cover their set at the festival which set the record for the biggest attendance and number of crowd surfers ever in the …

I am lucky enough to be able to review my first ever Delain album and what can I say.  This is most certainly an album which really packs a ‘Suckerpunch’. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Delain (you are about to be introduced to a slice of heaven) they …

Sweden’s musical alchemists, OPETH release their 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress’ on 30th September on the band’s imprint label, Moderbolaget Records via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.  In celebration of the release, the band have planned three special shows at historic venues across the globe in support of the record, including Radio City …

Last Great Dreamers Brand New Album ‘Transmissions From Oblivion’ Released September 30th On September 30th Last Great Dreamers release Transmissions From Oblivion; their first brand new album, since they reformed, through their own independent label Ray Records. They’ve turned up the dials to deliver an album chock-full of trademark hook-laden anthems. Spirited, diverse …

PlanetMosh in association with MCD is delighted to offer our readers the opportunity to win one pair of tickets to the Nickelback show at the 3Arena in Dublin on October 9th. NICKELBACK have cemented themselves as one of the most commercially viable and important acts of the past two decades. The …

                Dancing Crap arose from the ashes of vocalist Ronnie Abeille’s former band The Main Attraction. In 2012 he started new venture Dancing Crap, who spent three months in London playing venues including Nambucca, The Intrepid Fox and Proud Camden.  They describe themselves …

GINGER WILDHEART  Hosts Exclusive Album Listening Party Friday 19th at 5.55pm GMT  This Friday evening August 19th at 5.55 pm, Ginger Wildheart is hosting a very special listening party on Pledge Music, so please tune in here http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/round-records . You can also join in the fun on https://twitter.com/GingerWildheart with the hashtag #valor “For new listeners and …

The sun, it’s turned black! The moon, it’s blood red! And the dead have risen and are walking the face of the Earth. Sorry to disappoint you folks but it’s not the apocalypse, it’s the aporockalypse and who is that leading the way? None other than the Finnish supermonsters Lordi …

Summer time. To some it’s about sun and holidays, to others it’s heading to festivals, enjoying music and getting muddy. Every year thousands gather to a field in Walton-on-Trent, England for the annual Bloodstock festival.  This year the festival attracted acts like Gojira, Slayer and Twisted Sister (for their final U.K. …

BLACKRAIN ANNOUCE UK SHOWS IN AUGUST 2016 LONDON SHOW ON 29TH AUGUST @ THE BLACK HEART NEW ALBUM: “RELEASED” OUT NOW  BlackRain are pleased to announce two UK headline shows in August, in support of their brand new album “Released”, out earlier this year. During 10 long years spent in …

TESTAMENT Reveal ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’ Cover Art!   Legendary bay area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming 12th album, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, which will be released on October 28th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The expressional cover was created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor who also created the artwork for …

Hey! Hello! to Release New Album ‘Hey! Hello! Too!’ on September 23rd On September 23rd  Hey! Hello! release their first full-length studio album as a band,  ‘Hey! Hello! Too!’ on the Round Records label. With a punk spirit and a take-no-shit attitude Hey! Hello! are an ultra-catchy noise pop group armed with a truck …

Levellers Release Special 25th Anniversary Edition of ‘Levelling The Land’ Brighton folk punk band Levellers are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their timeless platinum-selling, second album Levelling The Land with a three-disc special edition package, which will be released on November 18th through their own label On The Fiddle Recordings. …

A HOARD OF LIVE GLORY IN A BOX OF VINYL GOLD FROM SAXON   Britain’s favourite Heavy Metal warriors Saxon will have four of their most explosive live recordings pressed on vinyl for the first time and released by Demon Records in a must-have deluxe box set. ‘The Vinyl Hoard’ will …

‘RATIO’ Single / Video Released September 16th Massive Wagons line up single number two from their critically acclaimed album ‘Welcome To The World’ To the uninitiated, Ratio may seem a bold move into perhaps uncharted territory for the lairy northern five piece. To those who have already caught on to …

BREAKING BANDS FESTIVAL 2017 26th-28th May 2017 Hugely popular independent festival announces a further 15 bands for next year’s event! The BREAKING BANDS FESTIVAL keeps on going from strength to strength and next year’s festival promises to be the best yet. Taking place at the Stoke Prior Sports & Country …

Act of Defiance Announces USA Headlining Tour, Plus Select Dates with Killswitch Engage, Hellyeah After completing an extensive North American tour this past May/June, Act of Defiance is ready to get back out on the road this fall, headlining shows across the USA. Additionally, the band will appear with Killswitch Engage and Hellyeah on select dates, …

Whitechapel reveals second round of confirmed dates for co-headlining USA tour with Suicide Silence this fall As previously announced, Whitechapel will co-headline a USA run with Suicide Silence this fall! Sponsored by BlackCraft Cult Clothing (www.blackcraftcult.com), the “Straight Outta Hell” tour also features Carnifex andOceano as support, with Despised Icon appearing at select shows. This must-see trek kicks off …

Announced as special guests to NEUROSIS in London UK-based crust legends Discharge are very pleased to reveal that they will be playing as special guests to experimental post-metal pioneers Neurosis in London this coming November; the show will be part of Neurosis’ 30 year celebrations. Discharge will also be playing …

U.S rockers Idlewar confirm special guest slot on Stone Broken UK Tour and reveal ‘Criminal’ lyric video: Idlewar has been making the headlines, with Classic Rock Magazine calling the Californian hard rock trio“Immense” and Planet Rock Radio playlisting the band, plus confirming them for Rockstock 2016. With their debut album set for release 30th September (via …