PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

“Blessing in Disguise” is Black-Bone’s second studio album after their first release back in 2012. Since then the band have been dedicating their time to building up the fan base and playing the early music their fans all know and love. For a band so early into their career, it’s incredible …

Slaughter and the Dogs Original Line Up Announced for Rebellion 2016 Rebellion Annual Punk Music Festival 2016 will take place on the 4th – 7th August 2016 at The Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY11 1HL. The stages and times will follow nearer the festival but for those wanting …

Whenever you hear that Pat McManus is playing, it is safe to say that an instantaneous excitement forms in the air.  It doesn’t matter where you are or what you are doing, that come hell or high water you will be in attendance for ‘The Professor’ for an education and a night worth remembering.  Pat McManus is widely …

Fire Red Empress Enter Studio With New Singer Jennifer Diehl UK heavy rockers Fire Red Empress have recently entered Crown Works Studio in Wolverhampton with co-producer Gazz Rogers (God Damn, Robert Plant, Editors) to record new tracks including new single ‘Hail the Face’ The track is being mixed and mastered by …

Last year I went to see Vintage Trouble for the first time and they played one of the most memorable gigs I’ve seen in a long time, featuring a piper, a marriage proposal, Ty Taylor climbing a balcony and all of this in an old church hall.  Since then they’ve …

Michael Schneker hits the UK later this month to tour supporting Judas Priest.  He’ll be back with his band in January doing a headline tour (see below for tour dates).  A new single has just been released from the current album (Spirit on a mission) – check out the video …

Following the recent announcement of Joe Bonamassa’s live DVD, Blu-ray and album, Live At Radio City Music Hall, and 2014’s critically acclaimed studio album Different Shades of Blue, the internationally renowned guitarist has re-scheduled his recently postponed Bournemouth BIC concert to Sunday 20 March 2016. In addition to the re-scheduled …

The drive over to the Sanctuary Rock Bar in Burnley was more spectacular than usual, as the night sky was lit up with plenty of firework displays. Tonight, Sanctuary were playing host to the decadent Knock Out Kaine, who were once known better for their genuine party hard antics – …

Stone Broken Reveal Details of Debut Album Hard rock band Stone Broken will release their debut album on January 29th. The band have also revealed artwork and track listing for the album titled ‘All In Time’. There is a lot happening in the Stone Broken camp at the minute. The …

Michigan based Shitfucker a Black/Death/Thrash Metal band with Punk Influences have joined forces with Abigail a three piece Black metal, Thrash metal, Heavy metal outfit from Tokyo to release a 7″ EP via Hells Headbangers on 30th September 2015. Although the opening track on this EP has the words lovely and pussy in it, …

This debut album from Finnish dark lords Sacrificium Carmen is very much steeped in the black metal tradition of that region, combining deep, dense harmonic patterns with brutal blastbeats and vocals so evil you can smell their vile stench on the other side of the dark world. The difference, however, …

Am I the only one on this dirty old planet we call “Mosh” that doesn’t “get” the new Iron Maiden album, ‘The Book Of Souls‘, or believe that isn’t quite the best thing since the invention of heavy metal?  I am?  Oh well… wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been …

Midnight a three piece Black/Thrash Metal outfit from Ohio joined forces with Michigan based Shitfucker a Black/Death/Thrash Metal band with Punk Influences to release a Split 7″ Single via Hells Headbangers on 30th September 2015. Midnight’s contribution being the song ‘Sadist Sodomystic Seducer‘ and with a title like that I wasn’t …

Thirteen Stars will release ‘Tired of Waiting’ single as their first offering from forthcoming new album ‘The White Raven’ officially released on Off Yer Rocka Recordings on 1st December.BUY THE SINGLE PLUS BONUS TRACKS HERE It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride for the west cumbrian combo that have been …

 Premiere ‘She Sings, I Kill’ Lyric Video and Single Austin heavy psych-rockers Scorpion Child are very pleased to announce the release of a brand new single ‘She Sings, I Kill’. This new track gives us a furtive glimpse into the Texans highly anticipated upcoming sophomore album, on the wake of …

THE MOTH GATHERER to Premiere New Track on BBC Radio 1 Swedish sludge, doom, electro, post-rock visionaries, THE MOTH GATHERER, are going to premiere a new song, “Attacus Atlas”, exclusively on BBC Radio 1. It will be the final song of Daniel P. Carter‘s Rock Show, which airs this coming Sunday (November 8th) at 7PM GMT (8PM CET). The …

I spoke to Kim from Girlschool recently to talk about the band’s new album, Guilty as sin, and their tour with Motorhead and Saxon.    

I spoke to Thundermother on their recent press visit to London to discuss the band and their new album.    

I spoke to Chris Bowes, keyboard player and songwriter for Alestorm as well as singer for Alestorm shortly before they went on stage at Islington academy, to discuss the latest Gloryhammer album, their tour with Stratovarius, and Alestorm’s tour next year with Sabaton.      

Doll Skin Release Debut EP ‘In Your Face’ via EMP Records/Cargo Records MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has created an imprint called EMP Records through the legendary label Megaforce, also known as the launching pad for legendary thrash bands METALLICA and ANTHRAX. The first release is “In Your Face“, the debut six-song EP from the Arizona-based all-female rock quartet DOLL SKIN. “In Your Face” …