PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Rival Sons Confirm New Album Title and Reveal Artwork “…a soulfulness and strut which puts them into quite a different league.” –Uncut “ .. fuzzy hulking riffs and swinging psychedelic grooves..” – Mojo “Sun kissed psychedelia and irresistible hooks, The Guardian “..sheer unadulterated greatness” Classic Rock “Rival Sons prove it’s …

The worst kept secret on the Belfast music scene was confirmed this morning (Friday 4 March), when it was officially announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline the Tennent’s Vital festival on Thursday 25 August. Special guests will be Fall Out Boy, with other support acts to be announced. …

Hailing from Edmonton Canada, MORTILLERY are on a mission to deliver true thrash metal. They stand out with their smashing riffage, raw energy and dynamic female vocals! Today the band announces details of their upcoming metal beast including, the album title, track listing, artwork & release date.   Check out …

WALLS OF JERICHO fans worldwide count on the unmatched aggression and integrity of Detroit`s daughter and sons – be it at their brutal live shows or on record!  Eight years after The American Dream, Candace Kucsulain and Co. have found new allies in Napalm Records and seem more relentless than …

Sanguine – Featured Band March 2016 Sanguine a four piece metal/rock band from Exeter are going to head out on tour later this month with Mushroomhead and American Head Charge (see here for further information and tour dates). PlanetMosh’s Louise took the opportunity to ask Sanguine’s Tarin and Nick a few questions …

About two years after the release of its debut EP, ‘Feel alright’, French alternative Nu-metal outfit Blunderbuss just premiered its brand new single “Last day before resurrection” announcing an EP called ‘Ressurection’ coming out on CD and digital on April 19th 2016. In addition to the sound, the band also unveiled the artwork of the EP available …

For the last two decades, CHURCH OF MISERY have sawed off only the finest in uncompromising doom.  The revered Japanese masters are lifelong practitioners of the genre, honoring and extrapolating upon the Sabbathian legacy from which all detuned life springs forth. CHURCH OF MISERY’s sixth and latest album, And Then …

Moving forward from his professional motorcycle racing career, the multi-talented James Toseland has managed to make a name for himself in the music industry within an impressively short space of time as the frontman for Hard Rock band, Toseland. Two years after the release of their critically successful debut album, …

It always amazes me how certain social media channels are always filled with whinging, so called “rock fans” who complain that there are never any gigs on… I don’t know what sort of cloud cuckoo land they live in, because this, the official launch of Zlatanera‘s debut album, ‘Legerdemain‘, was …

Brooklyn, NY black metal quintet TOMBS will release their first studio recordings with their new lineup, entitled All Empires Fall.  Clocking in at 24 minutes long, the five track EP was recorded at Applehead Studios in New York and brought to life by renowned producer Sanford Parker (Minsk, Twilight, YOB). All Empires Fall is a commanding, crushingly …

Los Angeles-based cult space rock outfit FARFLUNG is proud to announce the release of their long-awaited new album “5” on Heavy Psych Sounds this spring. It’s been eight years since long-running Californian space rockers FARFLUNG released their last full-length A Wound In Eternity. After a handful of split releases in the early 2010’s, …

Saint Diablo Supporting Ill Nino on Upcoming ’15 Years of Revolution’ Tour SAINT DIABLO have been confirmed as support for Ill Nino on select dates of the upcoming ‘15 Years of Revolution’ tour. Also supporting Ill Nino are Bobaflex and Terror Universal. The band will jump on the tour starting May …

Brooklyn grind/powerviolence trio MAGRUDERGRIND released II, their new full-length album and first in six years, this earlier this February on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records.   In support of II, the band has announced an extensive North American tour that kicks off April in 20th in Richmond, VA and runs through May …

It may have been just a relatively short six years since thrash legends Exodus last graced this very stage, but it has been a lot longer since the Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza fronted  incarnation was last in these parts… almost 27 years and 1989’s ‘Fabulous Disaster’ tour.  In fact, not one single member …

The fifth heat of this years’ Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Ireland took place at Fibber Magees in Dublin. Contesting this event were Malumus, Antidotes, AeSect and Twin Villains. Due to other concert commitments in the city centre, I was unable to make it to the venue for the start …

Finnish heavy metal entity Tyfon’s Doom has signed a deal with Cruz Del Sur Music subsidiary, Gates of Hell. Tyfon’s Doom is a one-man band that brings to the table an obscure and unpolished style of traditional heavy metal. Tommi Varsala, the man behind this project, was able to capture the …

‘Poised to become the new darlings of the tech-metal scene’ Metal Hammer ‘Derange have some serious potential’ Powerplay  ‘The angry lyrics and energetic riffs definitely mark their brilliant work’ Front Magazine   Check out the new single ‘Echo’ – London based tech-metal quartet Derange are pleased to confirm their debut UK …

  Following a successful three-week European tour as Special Guests of Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime in December 2015, I.C.O.N are now returning to Europe to play six shows in Belgium, The Netherlands and France to continue promoting their second album ‘The Blacklist’. Metal Bastards in Europe 17 March – Kinky …

Greyhaze Records has announced the April 22nd worldwide release of Black Heart from Brazil’s DOOMSDAY CEREMONY. Three official videos for tracks from the album are now available for mass consumption below: Black Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_TzhBF3ia0 Slaves of Sin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxndL05KQdM I Am: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggzPyBpbxA DOOMSDAY CEREMONY are a Brazilian band started in the year 2000. The group has …

Stevie Nimmo will release his second solo album on 4th March.  His debut solo album was the acoustic “The wynds of life” which came out in 2010.  Why the 6 year gap?  Well as some of you will know, Stevie Nimmo hasn’t been taking it easy in those six years …