PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The Summer is here. Days are lengthening, nights are growing shorter and festival organisers have fed the metallian populus with final lineups. It is now time for heavy metallers and rock fans from all over the world to begin their festival pilgrimages. Tents will be patched, boots will be dusted …

Tonight’s show was the final date on The Treatment’s UK tour.  Supporting them tonight are The Amorettes, the Scottish trio who have been the support for the whole tour, and Airrace, playing a very rare show. First up were Airrace, a melodic rock band that released a couple of albums …

Danish alt rock outfit ‘Celestial Son’ have arrived with the release of their blistering new video single for ‘Open Wound’,  directed by Lasse Hoiletaken and taken from their current long play album ‘Saturn’s Return’.  Originally formed in 2003 under the guise of Drone, the band morphed into Celestial Son last …

There is little else to say about the spellbinding new release from Norwegian industrial outfit, Mortiis than you need this in your life. From start to finish, this one packs a serious, experimental and groovy punch that should please all ears, especially those of the fans of the pointy eared …

Are you the janitor that’s always killed off first? Is your house so haunted, even Yvette Fielding won’t come for a sleepover? Do you struggle to run fast enough to outwit your zombie pursuers? Halloween’s just around the corner(!) and it’s about time we addressed what would feature on the …

VOLBEAT NEW ALBUM SEAL THE DEAL & LET’S BOOGIE OUT JUNE 3rd FIRST SINGLE & LYRIC VIDEO FOR “THE DEVIL’S BLEEDING CROWN” OUT TODAY    VOLBEAT reveal the details for their anxiously awaited sixth full-length album, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie available June 3rd.  The multi-platinum selling Danish hard rock outfit uncork the …

Currently fully immersed in the build up to their eagerly awaited début album Tides, Manchester natives Iodine Sky have announced plans to hit the road for several blasts of shows over the next few months. Beginning next week with a hometown show to celebrate the release of Tides at Manchester’s …

HRH Prog 5 is moving to a new level with an even bigger site, two arenas plus an amazing collection of bands that were voted in by the fans. Leading the charge and solid HRH Prog favourites are Hawkwind and Wishbone Ash. Cycle 5 will also see the debut appearances …

This isn’t a definitive list of the twenty best sleazy tracks of all time it’s twenty tracks, chosen by two of our writers, for the lovers of the sleazier, not cheesier (though some may disagree) songs. Think screaming riffs; high pitched voices; guyliner; spandex! Bands where the men wear more …

FIRE RED EMPRESS Announce debut album  will feature Diamond Head’s Brian Tatler &  Unleash crushing new single ‘HAIL THE FACE’ on Red Vixen Records  On May 27th  Fire Red Empress release their crushing new single ‘Hail The Face’ on Red Vixen Records. The ferocious ‘Hail The Face’ with thickly amplified sheet metal riffs, jackhammer percussion, thundering …

Messiah’s Kiss was formed in 2001 and released its debut “Prayer For The Dying” in August 2002, shortly after playing on Wacken Open Air’s famous True Metal Stage. Soon after, the band joined DORO on her European tour as special guest. The second album “Metal” was released in 2004 and …

Dutch thrashers DISQUIET have released a second videoclip for their latest album “The Condemnation”, which was released earlier this year via Soulseller Records. It features the original line-up during its early stages performing “Las’ Pasi”: a collaboration and special edition focussing on the Surinamese connection of the band. “Las’ Pasi” is the first international …

AVATAR have debuted yet another visually sunning music video for their track ‘The Eagle Has Landed’. Directed by longtime collaborator Johan Carlén, this is the first official music video we’ve seen from the band off their forthcoming LP. Vocalist Johannes Eckerström explains: “During the past few months I’ve ended up …

UGLY KID JOE  Release New Music Video ‘Under The Bottom feat. Phil Campbell’. Album – ‘Uglier Than They Used Ta Be’ – Out Now! After a 19-year hiatus, Ugly Kid Joe return with a brand new, full-length album entitled “Uglier Than They Used Ta Be”. The album was recorded at Balance Studios …

It’s official: British guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, MGT for short, has signed with Hanover record imprint SPV and is scheduled to release his first solo album Volumes at the end of June. The lead single, ´Knowing Me Knowing You`, a cover version of the Abba classic featuring guest vocalist Ville …

No Sinner will be releasing their highly anticipated new album Old Habits Die Hard on 20th May through Provogue/Mascot Label Group (Joe Bonamassa, Black Stone Cherry, Monster Truck, Beth Hart) 2014s Boo Hoo Hoo was a classic debut album experience from Vancouver’s powerhouse frontwoman Colleen Rennison. The sound of a …

  Maturity comes to us all at varying times; whether in life, skills, or within our artistic sides. In regard to the latter and British quartet The Ellipsis, it has certainly come at a young age; for band and a sound which fires up ears and spirit alike. The seeds …

THE CATS ARE BACK!  Taken from their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Too Many Gods’, the new single ‘Only In Vegas’ is a light hearted ‘ELO tinged’ pop rock romp through the crazy world that is Las Vegas. Once again written by the song writing partnership of Cat guitarist GREG HART …

Vivian Campbell’s, Last in line, Fastway, Sweet Savage, The Vintage Caravan, Lionize and Inglorious lead another whack of international bands for this year’s 10th Anniversary of Hard Rock Hell.   It’s only 6 months away, it was sold out at last year’s event and now Hard Rock Hell, Europe’s leading …

The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) and Metropolis Studios, today announced the inauguration of a Freddie Mercury Scholarship, endorsed by Queen’s Roger Taylor and Brian May. The award comes in the year which will see the celebration of the singer’s 70th birthday, on September 5. The first ever scholarship in …