PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Looking like the strange, steampunk cousins of Evil Scarecrow, Boston’s Anti-Clone are finally in a stable position after a few years of unrest. They’ve certainly built a rousing touring pedigree in recent times – Skindred, Breed 77 and American Head Charge have all allowed the Brits a share of their …

Alestorm, Hammerfall, Napalm Death, Armored Saint, Grand Magus, Venom Inc & Evil Scarecrow head up cycle 3 of HRH United With only 26 rooms left, HRH United 3 featuring Hammerfest, HRH Thrash, HRH Doom, HRH Stoner and HRH Black are pleased to announce their first batch of 28 bands encompassing …

Louise for PlanetMosh chats to Slyder and Marc from Last Great Dreamers ahead of their headline gig at The Waterloo Music Bar in Blackpool on 10th April 2016. Find out a bit more about the band’s history going to back to where it all began in 1989, when and why they …

Everywhere you like these days, there seems to be some new folk metal band emerging from whatever corner of the planet we call mosh you care to name, be it from the shadow of the northern lights to the wildest of the Asian steppes, blending their own particular brand of …

Lancastrian Hard-Rockers Massive Wagons are set to release their third studio album on 29th April, titled Welcome To The World. The latest album comes as the result of a support campaign through PledgeMusic, which gave the dedicated followers of Massive Wagons an opportunity to show their support and gain an …

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE RECORD STORE DAY TRACK “DEFINE LOVE” (New York, N.Y.): Killswitch Engage and Revolver have teamed up to premiere the new song “Define Love.” Listen to the song here. “Define Love” is an unreleased track from the Incarnate sessions. The limited edition 7″ is being released as a Record Store Day …

Jeff Angell’s STATICLAND will release its self-titled debut album May 6th on UDR, a captivating menagerie of songs that effortlessly shift from raucous, snarling, barn burners to moving Stones-inspired ballads that you will want to play on repeat. Produced By Grammy award winner Vance Powell (Jack White, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, Seasick …

Four More Additions to Beermageddon 2016 Once again we bring the new blood and of course a festival favourite from the past! As we prepare for the 5th annual Beermageddon Festival in true Beermageddon tradition we bring you some of the best emerging bands from the UK but also a …

ROCK ON, WITH TUCKER BEATHARD Though just twenty-one, Tucker Beathard writes, sings, and plays with self-assurance, self-taught skill, and singular talent: qualities that led Rolling Stone and Taste of Country to flag him up as an artist to watch in 2016. Tucker Beathard’s brilliant debut single ‘Rock On’ (UK release …

Since its inception in 2014 the Barcelona based festival Be Prog! My Friend has played host to the likes of Anathema, Devin Townsend, TesseracT, Camel, Meshuggah, Katatonia, Riverside, Isahn and Alcest. Taking place in the beautiful open air surroundings of Poble Espanyol the site is one of the most important landmarks of …

Melodic hardcore quartet NAPOLEON have announced a huge UK tour over summer, with six dates concluding their three-week European run and 13 days in August. The band are touring un support of their long-awaited debut album Newborn Mind on the 27 May 2016 via Basick Records. UK tour dates: 22.06 Cardiff @ Venue …

Norwegian prog act Airbag are set to release their fourth album via Karisma Records on June 10th 2016. The new album – titled Disconnected – is the follow-up to the bands critically acclaimed 2013 release ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. The album features six songs with a common theme running through …

After having performed at this year’s 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise earlier this year, Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND are now announcing a return to European stages, which sees the group led by guitar-wizard and Ozzy Osbourne band member Gus G. play some summer festival events as well as a European/UK …

One of the UK’s finest exponents of traditional metal, Primitai are excited to announce their return with a brand new album and a brand new line up! The band have also confirmed an exclusive album launch headline show in London on May 12th at The Black Heart. lONDON. Grab your tickets …

Philadelphia shoegaze quartet NOTHING have just shared a new song from their forthcoming LP Tired Of Tomorrow via indie music hub Stereogum. In addition to appearing on Tired Of Tomorrow, “A.C.D. (Abscessive Compulsive Disorder)” will also be released this Saturday as a limited-edition 12″ for Record Store Day – get more details here, and stream the …

UK fast-rising melodic hardcore quintet HIGH HOPES have announced a North American summer tour with Victory Records label mates CONVEYER beginning 29 June in Fargo, ND. The tour includes an appearance at the Audiofeed Festival in Urbana, IL on 2 July, then heads to Canada for a run across Quebec to British …

‘Move It’ The new single – out todayfeat. Richard Z. Kruspe (Emigrate / Rammstein) Debut UK album Strangers out now Hotei has revealed the video for his latest single ‘Move It’ which features guest vocals from Richard Z. Kruspe (Emigrate/Rammstein). Echoing the upbeat industrial vibe of the song and shot in Berlin, …

After the success of 2015 CD Box set ‘Premonitions’ revisiting the early days of his solo career, Steve Hackett goes back to Memory Lane vintage style, with a vinyl collection of his first six albums on the Charisma label. ‘The Charisma Years (1975-1983)’ which features 8LPs & 12” EP and …

Swedish thrashers WARFECT have unleashed a teaser for their upcoming new album “Scavengers“, coming on May 13th 2016 via Cyclone Empire. The band’s third full-length-assault was recorded by themselves and singer/guitar-player Fredrik Wester took care of all producing, mixing and mastering duties in AudioDome studios. The cover artwork was again created …

The iconic and now legendary Rebellion Festival is set to return this year between Thursday 4th and the 7th of August at Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The largest independent Punk & Alternative Festival in Europe, Rebellion started out in 1996 as the ‘Holidays In The Sun’ festival and this year …