PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Saturday morning at Camp Hard Rock Hell dawned crisp and bright, with the day going on to prove to be warmest of the weekend.  And so, as the sun made its first appearance, and after a morning of hanging around the press area waiting on bands not turning up for …

We’ve reached the Semi Final stages of Metal 2 The Masses Ireland and tonight at Fibber Magees in the post Paddy’s Day turmoil, five bands are making their case to play at this year’s final in May. The first two slots in the auspicious final will be filled tonight, one …

Joe Bonamassa is back with a new studio album “Blues of Desperation” which features all-new material, and once again is produced by Kevin Shirley. Recorded in just five days in Nashville, Joe delivers eleven stunningly good original tracks, backed by the dual drummers, Anton Fig and Greg Morrow, bassist Michael Rhodes, …

This was recorded at Danko Jones third appearance at Wacken last year and captures the enigmatic front man at his best.  So far Danko’s quirky, alternative, electric personality has seen him become an independent commentator, spoken word artist and columnist for The Huffington Post. On this though, he is the …

After an early night due to travelling and working the day before, I woke up on the Friday of Hammerfest feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day. Determined to catch everyone, the first band of the day were Stone Broken. The room was still only half full, perhaps …

MOONSPELL Hit The UK and Ireland Next Week! MOONSPELL play three shows in the UK and one in Ireland starting at Doom Over London at The Dome, Tufnell Park on March 26, 2016. Frontman Fernando Ribero comments: “We are thrilled to get back on the road to extinction, our destiny …

Hailing from Warsaw, Poland, Sunnata have been carving a niche for themselves in the noise/post metal scene since 2008. Blending several different textural ideas, they most certainly bring something new to the table, but does it all work? Sunnata begin Zorya with the multi-layered post metal dirge of “Beasts of …

Slabdragger return with a truly monolithic new release in the form of Rise of the Dawncrusher. With songs upwards of fifteen minutes, this release takes you through a journey of not just the concept, but heavy music itself. Strap yourselves in and hold on tight, this is a long album. First up is …

Irish death-groove trio Dead Label return with their second album, Throne Of Bones. Recorded at East West Studios on Sunset Boulevard towards the end of last year, it sees the band maturing into a well-oiled machine. Dead Label toured sections of the States between their visits to the studio and …

The night was opened by support band Damn Dice, a 5-piece outfit based in London, to a woefully small crowd. After a short intro they went into their first song – I didn’t catch the title but it was quite fast with good harmony vocals and reminded me a bit …

  Anti-Clone Mushroomhead UK shows + New song ‘Astaroth’ now streaming PHD 29 April 2016 Anti-Clone announced for Mushroomhead UK shows – New song ‘Astaroth’ now streaming online – Debut album produced by Matt Hyde (Slipknot) Art by Mister Sam (Rob Zombie) – Out 29.4.2016 via Phd “Likely to be …

Progressive Death/Thrash Outfit HEMOTOXIN have partnered with Metal Underground for the premiere of new song “Forgotten Faces” from upcoming Unspeakable Axe Records album Biological Enslavement. Stream the song at the link below. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=121951 HEMOTOXIN will release sophomore full-length Biological Enslavement April 15 on Unspeakable Axe Records.  Pre-order it here. Another new track, Transparent Eyes,” …

ONLY IN VEGAS’ the brand new single from CATS in SPACE to be released this April with a special  treat for all ‘Cat Fans’. Following on from the delicious 70s infused debut single ‘Mr.Heartache’,  ‘Cats in Space’ new offering is once again co-written by founder member Greg Hart, and 10cc …

Only a week away now till Doris Brendel and The Room take to the iconic stage at The Railway in Bolton on Friday 25th March. In what may be one of the final gigs at this fantastic venue (If the brewery have their way) we are promising to blow the roof …

UK rockers SPACE ELEVATOR, fronted by the mysterious singer ‘The Duchess’ release their new self-titled album on CD and Vinyl, due out on May 13, 2016 via SE Productions/Cargo Records. Produced by David Young/The Duchess/Adam Vanryne. Engineered by Adam Vanryne. Recorded at Mike Moran Music Buckinghamshire, England. Track listing: 1. …

I have to start this review by saying it was actually very hard for me to write. As a massive fan of Mr Wildheart I really wanted to be objective about this – after all if we all liked the same music you’d never argue with your friends or be …

Jesus Chrüsler Supercar are a trio of death ‘n’ rollers from Stockholm.  They play energetic, vibrant rock mixed with punk fury, with references to death and thrash metal, and even a hint of stoner mixed with grunge.  They play it loud.  VERY loud.  And they play it fast.  VERY fast. …

While Post Pop Depression has been billed as a collaboration, it’s Iggy Pop‘s name on the album’s marquee and spine. Producer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-writer Joshua Homme and Pop are both revered musicians and celebrated collaborators in their own realms. Homme worked with John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl in Them …

Italy’s stoner rock princes BLACK RAINBOWS are stepping up the pace in anticipation of the release of their fifth album Stellar Prophecy this April, by dropping their new video “Electrify” via The Obelisk. Jolt your spines, get fuzzed up now. With “Electrify”, BLACK RAINBOWS serve another blistering in-your-face track, while also welcoming new …

Rock’n’Roll Desperados The Texas Chainsaw Dust Lovers Unleash Crazy New Video “Summer Spleen” on The Obelisk. France’s galvanizing heavy rock’n’roll foursome THE TEXAS CHAINSAW DUST LOVERS are unveiling today the video for their haunting new song “Summer Spleen”. TTCDL’s audacious debut “Me And The Devil” will be released on March 28th on …