PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball blew the roof off a sold-out Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith last night, and honoured the very best of the past 12 months’ metal and rock from around the globe.   Hosted by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, this unique and special night …

STANDING ON TOP OF THE ROCK-INGHAM Hey we’re back, I heard you missed us? A different venue, less bands but no dip in quality is what Rockingham is offering this year. After last year’s successful weekend, plans were put in motion to deliver more of the same AOR goodness as …

Not long before Sixx A.M were due to play, along with a few other photographers, I headed to the main stage where we were met by Lawmower Deth and their special guest – Kim Wilde.  We were then escorted onto the stage (to the puzzlement of the crowd) to get …

Exo opens with the fourteen minute epic Uncharted. It’s a bold move by Monomyth, but one that defiantly pays off. It’s a sprawling, unfolding drama of music that adds layers upon layers of texture, to create a world of its own possibilities. The track builds until around the ten-and-a-half-minute mark, …

Three of the most exciting new prospects in the world of blues rock will tour together for the very first time in November and December 2016.  Touring under the moniker of “ROADSTARS” – the tour promises to be one of the hottest live concert triple headers to hit the UK …

Royal Republic (7) are the perfect Lemmy stage opening band for the weekend – fun, energetic and with a Volbeat-esque vibe to boot, they’re able to get things going in the best way possible. Finishing song Full Steam Space Machine is a particular highlight and the band look certain to …

Following their incredible performance on the main stage at this year’s Download Festival – Ohio hardcore mob Beartooth (who are nominated in the Best Breakthrough category at tonight’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards) are thrilled to announce an Academy date on 16 December.     They will be joined on …

THE AMITY AFFLICTION ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR FOR DECEMBER Fast-rising Australian rabble-rousers THE AMITY AFFLICTION are delighted to announce the details of their return to the UK this December.   Following their incendiary sets at both the Slam Dunk and Download Festivals, the platinum-certified band have lined up six dates, …

Camden Rocks Festival took place on Saturday 4th June 2016. With 200 bands playing in 20 venues throughout Camden Town in North London. The venues are all within walking distance of Camden Town Tube Station. 2016 was the fifth event but my first, with so many bands to choose from …

Sweden seems to churning out new, young melodic rock bands quicker that IKEA can produce new ranges of insanely practical items of furniture – and Wickman Road are the latest example of this production line of acts who also possess one infuriatingly common characteristic:  they’re bloody good at what they …

Swedish melodic rockers Featherstone trace their roots back to 2012. when  songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Rikard Quist decided that he had had enough of writing and playing for bands such as  Gypsy Rose, Don Patrol, Last Autumn’s Dream, White Wolf and Bangalore Choir and wanted to plough his own furrow.  Four years later, …

UK’s hottest rock band deVience releases debut album London-based rock band deVience will release their long awaited self-titled debut album on 15 July 2016. The 13 track record has already been described as a breath of fresh air for British rock music. The music is very much classic rock but with …

Evergreen Rock giants AC/DC returned to U.K. shores this week, as part of their second stint of European shows on the ‘ Rock Or Bust’  tour. Of course, circumstances had changed since 2015, so Planetmosh were in attendance at both the London and Manchester shows to see whether the Rock …

The original Stripped was a 1995 retrospective album where the Rolling Stones went back into the studio at the end of their world record breaking Voodoo Lounge tour. The Stripped project saw The Stones stripping back tracks from their back catalogue, complete with a couple of carefully chosen covers and …

Bearded Theory is a festival that covers a wide range of music – Rock, Punk, Ska, Reggae, Folk, Dance and almost anything else you can think of.  Held on the same site as Bloodstock festival it’s a great weekend, with a great layout, wonderful family friendly atmosphere and plenty of …

Danish and American hard rock band Volbeat has returned with Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie, its sixth full length studio album, produced by Jacob Hansen. The disc is thirteen songs of tight, clear, hard rock glory, built on and expanded from the successes gleaned from 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen and …

 NEEDTOBREATHE have released a new song ‘Great Night’, which features fellow South Carolinians Shovels & Rope. ‘GREAT NIGHT’ is available now with pre-orders of NEEDTOBREATHE’s upcoming studio album H A R D L O V E, released on July 15ththrough Atlantic Records. The bold and bluesy anthem ‘GREAT NIGHT’ follows …

TWO WEEKS TO GO FULL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEDMORE ARTISTS ADDED TO THE BILL Including WILKO JOHNSON FURTHER ACTS ADDED TO THE SPEAK EASY LOUNGE Including performances from Robin Ince / Danielle Ward / Michael Legge / Glenn Wool Festivities kick off at midday each day With two weeks to go until …

SUMMER SOLSTICE EXCLUSIVE ‘BACK TO ELIZIUM’ PROPHECY MMXVI O2 FORUM KENTISH TOWN, LONDON 20th JUNE Legendary gothic-rock heroes Fields Of The Nephilim today reveal that their forthcoming Summer Solstice show in London will feature a very rare live performance of songs from their hugely acclaimed masterpiece Elizium. Released in 1990, …

Having been trying to patiently wait until August for the release of Tarja‘s upcoming album ‘The Shadow Self‘, I was very pleasantly surprised to hear she was also treating us to an extra Prequel album whilst we wait ‘The Brightest Void‘. Kicking off with No Bitter End leading in with …