PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

PlanetMosh caught up with Wigan hard rockers Bigfoot following their triumphant show-opening set at this past weekend’s Steelhouse festival, to talk about yetis, hobbits… oh, and of course, their forthcoming debut album:

When it comes to my own personal music taste I wouldn’t normally put bands like this on my list, however, after witnessing French metal titans Gojira live, my whole world was turned upside down. For nearly two decades they have dominated the metal genre from musical masterpiece after musical masterpiece …

Twenty years after they formed, Skillet show no signs of slowing down. The Christian rockers might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the fact that they are still performing to adoring fans and packed venues across the world speaks volumes about their staying power and legacy. On August 5th, the …

Swedish rockers SUICIDE BY TIGERS to release their self-titled debut album as CD, Vinyl and digital on September 2, 2016 via Smilodon Records/Sound Pollution. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Berno Paulsson (The Haunted, Amon Amarth, Spiritual Beggars) at Berno Studio, Malmö. The video for the song ‘Vicious Malicious‘ can be viewed here:   Tracklisting: 1. Death on your trail 2. Beautiful nights 3. Pack of …

The weather can invariably play an important role in the enjoyment of a festival – just look at the experiences of many at this year’s Drownload!  The first day of last year’s Steelhouse had been preceded by one of torrential rain, meaning that the mountain top site was already a …

The lovely Eric from Testament took some time to sit and have an informal chat with myself and Steve at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2016. We obviously talked Testament, recording the new album, touring, festivals and his side project Dragonlord but we all went off on tangents at various …

With Bloodstock 2016 almost on our doorsteps and the full line up now revealed, the PlanetMosh team is really excited to trek on down to Catton Hall and check out as many bands as we can over the four days. From headliners Twisted Sister, Slayer and Mastodon on the Ronnie …

Arizona rockers Farewell, My Love have released their eagerly anticipated new album ‘Above It All‘. Having hit the UK for the first time in the summer of 2015 on the hugely successful British Horror Story tour with Ashestoangels and The Dead XIII; Farewell, My Love are now gearing up for the latest chapter of the …

HRH united III which has been sold out on accommodation since May this year, are pleased to announce another string of bands to an already impressive Metal Weekender. German Trash Lords Destruction are first up with San Fran Metalheads, Metal Church making a rare UK appearance. Joining them are UK …

The UK’s dirtiest rock ‘n’ roll cult, SERVERS, have released a free download of their track Spells ahead of their album release Everything is OK on the 19 August 2016 via Undergroove Records. Grab a copy of the track here –   Comments drummer Ant Nettleship, “Spells is about a point in time when …

Planet Rock have added Roadstars to this year’s Planet Rockstock Festival on Sunday 4th December. Roadstars features three of the most exciting new prospects in the world of blues rock – SIMO, Aaron Keylock and Federal Charm. All three bands will tour together for the very first time in November …

>Much hyped multi-national visionary death metal group Coma Cluster Void are on the cusp of finally releasing their long awaited debut, Mind Cemeteries. While many first became aware of the group through a series of 2014 posts across the metal blogsphere mentioning the bands status as a 10-string guitar wielding …

Witch County malignant frights Devilment – led by fiery frontman Dani Filth, are very pleased to announce an extensive UK tour which will commence this December. The run will kick off on December 6th in Colchester, taking the band through 11 UK cities – before wrapping up at eminent Southampton venue, the Engine Rooms on December 19th. Tickets …

What do you get if you combine fierce riffs, a rhythm section you could set your watch by and one of the best rock voices to come of the North of the UK in recent years? You get Sertraline. The Stoke-on-Trent hard rock outfit are delighted to announce they will be …

Denver, Colorado-based powerful doom metal quartet KHEMMIS has completed their second full-length album, and is preparing the mighty Hunted for Autumn release through 20 Buck Spin, this week unveiling the cover art, track listing, and other details. The news comes as the band prepares to tour the Western half of …

ALTER BRIDGE have announced their fifth studio album, The Last Hero, will be released on October 7 through Napalm Records. The Last Hero is the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Fortress, which swept into album charts worldwide – including a #6 slot in the UK, #12 in the US (Billboard 200), #7 in Germany …

The SoapGirls Unveil Debut UK Video Bad Bitch & UK Tour    Armed with a venomous swagger and catchy, riff-oriented guitar grind The SoapGirls unveil their debut UK video for Bad Bitch, a caustic slice of vitriolic rock’n’roll. This is a record from a band that has found their sound and is ready …

Immense Idlewar Announce Impulse Debut Album Californian’s bring the rock with debut album release this September Appearing live at Planet Rockstock 2016 “They shoot riffs like crazed, bazooka-wielding freedom fighters, rocking their hard rock groove like a tractor teetering atop a cliff. IMMENSE.” – Classic Rock Magazine Following the well received …

Kris from PlanetMosh caught up with Devin Townsend at Ramblin’ Man Fair ahead of his set on the Blues Stage.  We talk Transcendence, the future of Casualties of Cool and all things DTP!  

To be brutally honest, as I sit down to write this review, I am struggling to know where to begin…after all, Blackfoot is one of the bands who, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, turned me on to the energy of loud rock ‘n’ roll.  They also were the …