PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

After racking up a plethora of glowing reviews for this year’s self-titled debut album, British hard rockers INGLORIOUS recently stormed Download Festival and proved what others who had seen them play live before already knew: they put on an AMAZING live show. “After playing to what the crew said looked like 15,000 …

Today at Stone Free was all about Prog on the IndigO2 and arena stages.  Sadly travel problems meant I arrived late and missed the first bands on the entrance and IndigO2 stages (Broken Witt Rebels and Cats in space), and arrived in time to see Knifeworld who had been recommended …

This was the first day of the inaugural Stone Free festival.  Held at the O2 in London, it offers a big advantage over other festivals – the fact it’s indoors means the traditional British summer weather isn’t going to dampen spirits.  Of course there are equally big downsides – the …

Tucked away in the depths of Birmingham’s Digbeth at The Rainbow, we embarked on a night of blues rock grooves. Local prog rock band Xilla were first to take to the stage, they had a tough job with only a small crowd to feed off. They play with a myriad …

Battered, muddy, tired and weary, but the Download faithful are still up and about for the final day early. And guess what? Despite not being forecast until the evening, the rain starts before the bands. Joy of joys. That said, there’s a little group on the Dogtooth stage called The …

TOUCH  THE NEW ALBUM – RELEASED SEPTEMBER 9th, BRAND NEW VIDEO ‘PUSH + PULL’ PREMIERED ON BILLBOARD Canadian alt-blues-rock outfit July Talk have announced the release of their second album Touch and a UK and European tour to coincide. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, Touch will be released on September …

Firstly congrats on the release of ‘Throne of Bones’ I was lucky enough to get it for review and I love it! I am seeing a lot of positivity and support for the release and for you guys, how are you guys feeling now the album is out there and …

After yesterday, the sight of no rain and straw on the arena floor is much welcomed, and it’s definitely a more optimistic punter that takes their place in front of the Lemmy Stage. It certainly buoys Avatar (8) as well, who are going from strength to strength with every performance …

Every year metallians watch for the Belsonic line-up announcement in the hope that one or two rock/metal acts might make it onto the bill, along with whatever generic chart bubblegum music that is currently trendy. This year was no exception, with a change of venue to the much larger outdoor location …

Announce Album “Mechanical Resonance, Live!” to be Released August 26th, 2016 2016 Summer Tour With Def Leppard set to Kick off on June 22nd in Boston It’s been said that lightning never strikes the same place twice. However, it does in the case of Tesla. The band is thrilled to …

KANSAS ANNOUNCES FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 23 TO TOUR IN CELEBRATION OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM LEFTOVERTURE SEXTUPLE-PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED IN ITS ENTIRETY KANSAS, America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their intensely anticipated new studio album “The …

Blackberry Smoke embarked on their European tour earlier this month, which included a small string of headlining UK shows and a spot on the Stone Free Festival line-up, alongside Alice Cooper, The Darkness, Apocalyptica and Therapy?. Planetmosh were lucky enough to gain access to last weekend’s show at Liverpool O2 …

We’ve all heard it.  Rock is dead.  No one listens to rock anymore.  And we’ve also all heard that radio is dead.  With Spotify and instant downloads who needs radio?  Recent happenings in Glasgow would suggest that both rock and radio are alive and kicking.  A name, gone but not forgotten, …

South Carolina rock band NEEDTOBREATHE has seen their fair share of ups and downs over the course of their career, but their latest chapter left them on a particularly high note unmatched by any of their previous work. Their blockbuster 2014 album Rivers In the Wasteland landed the band their …

Demonbreed – Album Details Revealed – First Song Available German Death-Metal-steamrollers DEMONBREED, who rose up from the ashes of renowned LAY DOWN ROTTEN, are ready to crush ears and bones with their debut full-length! “Where Gods Come To Die” will be released on July 22nd, 2016 via Testimony Records.   Produced at …

CONCORD RECORDS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM BY ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS HEART, Beautiful Broken, OUT JULY 8 TITLE TRACK AND FIRST SINGLE FEATURES GUEST VOCAL CONTRIBUTION BY METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD WITH ANN WILSON, NEW NE-YO-PENNED SONG SUNG BY NANCY WILSON, AND STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY PAUL BUCKMASTERHEART’S HEADLINING …

On the eve of Camden Rocks Festival 2016, Warrior Soul played a show at The Barfly, Camden with support from The Black Bullets and The Main Grains. Warrior Soul and The Main Grains also played Camden Rocks Festival but with 200 bands to see I decided it would make more …

Long-time YES fans, rejoice! Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick
 Wakeman are proud to announce that after a hiatus of 25 years, they are to reform the definitive YES line-up as – Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW).Since they last played together in 1990 on the highly successful YES ‘Union Tour’, …

American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa is set to join a host of named legends as he receives his brick in The Cavern ‘Wall of Fame’ this month ahead of his intimate Cavern gig on 27 June.  Bonamassa’s free show at Liverpool’s famous cellar club is a thank you to …

Progressive Music Awards 2016, Voting Now Open at www.progmagazine.com/awards David Gilmour, Rush, Steven Wilson and King Crimson Among Those Nominated, Prog Fan, TV’s Matthew Wright Returns As Host. To be held at the Underglobe (beneath The Globe Theatre) Thursday September 1, 2016 #progawards Every Voter Is Entered Into A Free …