PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

On February 17, 2016, Michigan heavy metal quintet SAINT RIDLEY released their highly anticipated new single, Death By Design, off the long awaited second album Through Blackened Skies. The new single boasts a ‘heavy’ echo of the signature dark sound that fans love! Check out the official “Death By Design” …

It started back on the cusp of the millennium, in the pub next door, when a group of like-minded friends came together and decided to put on a few metal shows of a Saturday afternoon.  Fifteen years later, those ‘RocKD’ sessions (they take their name from that of the bar, …

Rockmantic now in it’s fouth year is an annual mini festival, hosted around Valentine’s Day (hence the name) by Raz White. It might be the fourth event but this was my third Rockmantic as I missed Rockmantic 2. Valentine’s Day 2016 fell on on a Sunday so this year’s event …

BLOODSTOCK is breezing through February with another clutch of confirmations for 2016’s best heavy metal weekender. Headlining the Sophie Lancaster stage on Thursday night, our welcome party night, will be PHIL CAMPBELL’S ALL STARR BAND.  The Motorhead axeman will also officially open the newly christened ‘Lemmy’s Bar’ with the first …

Last week saw the release of ‘Love and The Death of Damnation’, from the South California-bred Country style singer / songwriter, The White Buffalo, also known as Jake Smith. From past releases, Jake has been known for his diverse storytelling abilities through the medium of music. This new album is …

Classic thrash metal stalwart act Lich King was formed in 2004 by vocalist Tom Martin. The Massachusetts-based band has released several albums, with the most recent being the Do-Over EP, a full re-recording of Lich King’s “one man band” early material. Influenced by classic thrash bands like Vio-lence, S.O.D., and …

SCORPIONS “Return To Forever (Tour Edition)” The current studio album released with seven additional bonus tracks and two DVDs March 11th 2016      The Scorpions are on the move! After last year’s massive sold-out world tour, the band is back to rock stages even harder. On their gigantic 50th Anniversary World Tour that kicked …

The name Rasmus Bom Andersen may not be familiar with most rock/metal fans but since joining legendary NWOBHM band Diamond Head in 2014 as their lead singer, his debut European tour with them fired up the band enough to want to work on a new studio album, their 7th since …

Devilskin, supported by Skarlett Riot, embark on their debut UK tour next week and Planetmosh have three pairs of tickets to give away to a venue of the winners choosing.   To win, all you have to do is anwer this question. [like_to_read] What is the name of the bands …

      Convulse return to the forefront with ‘Cycle Of Revenge’, which incredibly is only their fourth album since surfacing in the early 90’s, an extended hiatus for many a year contributing heavily to that statistic of course.   As with most promo blurb Planetmosh receives along with any …

Nottingham Rock City is the local mecca for bands, and headlining the mainstage of this iconic venue is a dream show for any midlands band. Evil Scarecrow have been building a local following for a number of years now with their off the wall stage show, and Planetmosh went along …

Biters Release Video for ‘1975’ and Begin UK Tour Atlanta’s rock n’ roll punks, BITERS have unleashed their tongue-in-cheek new video for the track ‘1975’, taken from their ‘Electric Blood’ album to coincide with their UK tour.  Check out the clip over at Vevo: http://vevo.ly/Rzovqs.  ‘Electric Blood’ was rated by Classic …

It is said that for British pop music to be successful, it has to be imported back into the USA. The same is said for American pop music: it must be exported back to the UK to find success. The cross cultural exchange, a hybrid vigor or novelty factor of …

Swedish riff lords Grand Magus will release their eighth studio album, ‘Sword Songs’, on May 13 through Nuclear Blast. Frontman JB commented: “We put all of our sweat, blood and tears into this new album and I think that you can hear that. For me, ‘Sword Songs’ is the best Grand Magus album ever!  The new songs are faster and more …

Alt-rockers ‘Joykill Collective’ have just released their new video single for ‘Liberty Taker’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWsDXkZLAnI&feature=youtu.be Joykill Collective were initially conceived in the attic of an artistic commune in Northampton. Originally born as a solo project, Leif (Vocals/Guitar) soon hit upon the idea of drawing together talented friends and artists from …

Brit pop punk crew ‘On The Open Road’ have dropped their killer new video ‘Rain Days’ on, lifted from their forthcoming new EP ‘Storyteller’, out on Friday 26th February. You can watch ‘Rain Days’ right now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxA5HDh_Poc&feature=youtu.be Finding inspiration from a range of influences, On The Open Road have …

First up were Crimes of Passion, or COP UK as they introduced themselves (apparently at the request of their label when they got signed).  I hadn’t had chance to check these guys out before the show, so wasn’t sure what to expect.  Opening bands can be a bit of a …

Announce new album ‘End Of Days’     UK based crust legends Discharge announced their signing to Nuclear Blast late last year. After the release of their ‘New World Order’ EP, the time has come to unleash their new studio album (their Nuclear Blast debut) on an unsuspecting world. It …

   Danko Jones, the band, stand and deliver crisp, catchy and crunchy hard rock with such exciting consistency that they have cultivated an equally loyal and consistently fervent fan base worldwide. Danko Jones, the frontman and guitarist, writes such irrepressible, hook-laden-yet-crunchy electric tunes that it’s impossible not to get sucked in …

Georgia Pine is the new 5-track EP by British rock band everyone is talking about – “Broken Witt Rebels”.  After delivering outstanding performances in 2015, the energetic, young four-piece who hail from Birmingham are now looking to win over new fans with their infectious blend of rock and soulful blues.  …