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Undoubted frontrunners of industrial melancholy Killing Joke present fifteenth full-length ‘Pylon’ accompanied by strong anti-political sentiment, however sadly a little too repetitive for adrenaline-soaked music lovers. On the bright side, for fans of dull five-minute epic tracks that may as well be cut down to 3 for all it repeats, …

Scandinavian symphonic metal mostly hinges quite fundamentally on a dominant frontwoman, of which Amberian Dawn’s seventh opus ‘Innuendo’ is a prime example. Fear not, this is not another carbon copy Nightwish-come-Delain.  Amberian Dawn are bursting with attitude and self-assurance that accompanies Capri Virkkunen’s bewilderingly diverse vocals. With air punch-inducing, heavy …

  Far From Your Sun Debut Music Video for “The Eightfold Path” French indie / rock collective Far From Your Sun unleashed a few days ago worldwide its debut music video for the single “The eightfold path” available right now on YouTube. Produced by Raphaël d’Aboville (Le Petit Remorqueur), the video stages two …

Silent Jack a hard rocking four piece from Birmingham released their debut album ‘Play The Game’ on 30th September 2015 following a campaign on Pledgemusic. Their debut album follows a seven track EP Snakebite and was recorded at Arkham Studios, under the guidance of producer Alex Cooper and self-released via their own label …

Acid Western ‘Rampage EP’ Available for Free Download A few weeks after unveiling the official music video for the song “Kisses in a fire” still available on YouTube, French desert-rock/stoner power trio Acid Western put the digital reissue of its ‘Rampage EP’ for Free (or Pay What You Want) Download on Bandcamp.   Acid Western …

Novacaine Nothing to Release EP ‘Noughts and Crosses’ on 18th December London based Novacaine Nothing are bringing their own take on metal to a wider audience this year with their first major release. The ‘Noughts and Crosses’ EP featuring lead single ‘Closure’ is a heady mix of grunge, rock and nu …

KAMPFAR RELEASE THEIR SEVENTH ALBUM! Over 20 years have passed since the men from Fredrikstad embarked on a journey that would change their lives and lead them down a path of black leaded sonus. Over the years this brigade has risen from dark basement gigs to worldwide acclaim. Their selftitled …

Until recently, if you had mentioned the name Komatsu to me, I, perhaps in common with many others, would immediately have thought of a company which manufactures some pretty heavyweight construction equipment.  When the same name cropped up as that of the main support for Mondo Generator on their current …

When Nick Oliveri left the stage of this very venue a little more than four months ago, he confidently predicted that the next time he appeared in Belfast it would be with Mondo Generator… little did most of those present realize that the touring schedule was already locked in and the …

The debut album titled “The Days of Decay” by the Finnish pop metal newcomer Escalane sees the light of day December 11th 2015 in Finland and January 22nd 2016 internationally. A year in the making, the album was recorded, mixed and produced by the band themselves. The songs are mostly written by …

Post-punk supergroup PUBLICIST UK has shared a new music video for the song “Cowards” via Vevo! “Cowards” comes from the band’s debut full-length Forgive Yourself, released this past August via Relapse. The music video for “Cowards”, created by the band’s own guitarist David Obuchowski, pairs the song’s dark subject matter with washed-out, appropriately unsettling B&W …

HATEBREED are set to headline 2016’s Impericon Festival which hits London and Manchester next May, as well as a clutch of dates across mainland Europe. The East Coast hardcore icons are currently working on their seventh album which is is set to see the light of day in Spring 2016.  …

Darrell Bath to Release Solo Album ‘Roll Up’ on 11th December 2016 via Livewire/Cargo Records UK punk rock blues guitarist and songwriter DARRELL BATH (Vibrators, Crybabys, ex-UK Subs, Ian Hunter, Nikki Sudden, Dogs D’Amour) to release his new solo album “Roll Up” on December 11 via Livewire/Cargo Records. A snippet of the song “It’s In The Music” can be streamed here: https://youtu.be/FlRK0jVEyiM On …

As exclusively predicted by PlanetMosh last month, Firefest – arguably the UK’s favourite melodic rock festival – looks set to make a return in 2016. A 20 second teaser trailer advertising Firefest 2016 has been released on YouTube: Firefest was last held at Rock City in Nottingham in October 2014.  If …

NLC ‘Rockin’ For The Children Festival’ 2016 – Limited Early Bird Tickets Left Not long now to get those ‘Early Bird’ tickets for NLC ‘Rocking For The Children’ 2016 a charity event held annually at The Maze Nottingham. Festival organiser Big D said on the event’s group Facebook page earlier …

It’s only a few months since Nick Oliveri was last in these parts, with his ‘Death Acoustic’ solo show.  Now, the eclectic and workaholic frontman is back, this time fronting his Mondo Generator project on a run of dates across Europe. PlanetMosh availed of the band’s stop-off in Belfast to …

Brooklyn, NY’s post rock metal outfit DISPARAGER has unleashed a new video for their track “At Least I Still Have Bon Iver” off their debut EP Timeless, Ageless produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, H2O, American Nightmare).  Today the video receives its worldwide premiere courtesy of Metal Sucks!  Check out …

Here’s something that headbangers, metalheads, and moshers can be eternally thankful for as America prepares for the Thanksgiving holiday! New Jersey’s TOOTHGRINDER have premiered the video for “Lace & Anchor” via Metal Hammer. Watch the clip HERE!   The song lives on Nocturnal Masquerade, the band’s Spinefarm Records debut, which lands on January …

Reckless Love Announce Headline UK Tour For March 2016 With Special Guests & Spinefarm Label-Mates Santa Cruz… New Reckless Love Studio Album On The Way… Reckless Love will return to the UK for a run of eight headline shows in March 2016; these dates, the Finnish showmen’s first over here …

British band The Temperance Movement are pleased to reveal their soulful cover of the classic Blur song ‘Tender’. The video was recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and perfectly captures the open-minded spirit of the band that was inspired by the musical history steeped in the venue that surrounded …