PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

      Montreal’s VANTABLACK WARSHIP is a devastating maelstrom of dark, slow-churning metal, ready to devastate all in its path. Many of the members are veterans of the Quebec metal scene coming from well known and respected punk, death and thrash bands such as Arseniq33, Ghoulunatics, and Les Ekorchés among many others. …

Pavement Music has released Dux Mea Lux, the debut EP from Louisiana-based thrash collective CRETUS. After a year spent casting their enigmatic shadow over the famed NOLA metal scene, the worldwide release of Dux Mea Lux will see the band’s message and music delivered to the masses. Select tracks from …

MOLLLUST -“In Deep Waters” – SYMPHONIC OPERA METAL first-rate musicians from Leipzig, Germany are going to release their second album on September 25th! To present its classic-Metal-symbiosis they’ll tour with Israeli Folk Metal ambassadors ORPHANED LAND through Europe, playing special acoustic versions of MOLLLUST songs. With their unique mixture of classical …

Nashville’s ‘ The Bloody Nerve’ release single and Premier video ‘Place To Hide’   The Bloody Nerve will release their album ‘Taste’ in the UK 6th November 2015 Nashvillians Stacey Blood and Laurie Anne Layne are the town’s crucial rock n’ roll killers, The Bloody Nerve. The two voices that …

Khynn Unleash Brand New Song with ‘Depersonalization’ A few weeks after releasing two first tracks with “Tainted impression” and then “Persona”, French metallers Khynn just unleashed the third excerpt from their upcoming full-length effort expected on October ‘Supersymmetry’ with the song “Depersonalization”. In addition to this new audio excerpt, the band also unveiled the artwork of this album, available …

“This weekend marks exactly 21 years since Whitby Goth Weekend began. Until midnight we’re offering 21% discount on all tickets with a free merchandise pack to the first 25 customers at www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk. Just enter WGD21 into the shopping cart. So if you’re planning on coming along Halloween and you haven’t …

The Robert Cray band have been around knocking on for well over 40 years, and in that time have released some amazing blues music, led by singer, guitarist and songwriter Robert Cray this latest release was recorded over four nights at four different venues in Los Angeles. The album showcases …

Draconian recently played their first ever U.K. show at the Boston Music Room in London. Planetmosh were there to review the event, and also talk to Johan about the show, the forthcoming album ‘Sovran’, recent and future live shows, etc  

It has been a little over three years since Geoff Tate was very ignominiously and publicly fired from Queensrÿche, the band he had fronted for three decades.  What happened next – the acrimonious verbal bitch slappings, the two versions of the band, the subsequent legal case – has been extremely well …

ANFINNSAAS is a duo that was formed by Knut Finsaas and Geir Anfinn Halland Johansen in 2013, in the middle of Norway.  Today Bloody-Disgusting is exclusively premiering the first single “Slått Fra Røstad”!  Check out the song HERE.   Their self-titled debut album, coming in the autumn of 2015, is an …

There is no doubt that the past year or so has been a productive one for veteran guitarist George Lynch, with first his involvement in the KXM project (alongside Kings X’s Doug Pinnick and Korn’s Ray Luzier) and then his collaboration with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet on the imaginatively monickered …

Dave Wyndorf and his henchmen seemingly had the time of their lives when they completely rearranged and boosted Last Patrol 2014 and christened it Milking the Stars: A Re-imagining of Last Patrol!   Now MONSTER MAGNET go back even further to 2010 and their Mastermind album. Even if you know …

Visigoth will be performing in southern California in October for a true heavy metal festival that is not to be missed. The Frost and Fire Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 17th at Bombay Bar and Grill. Tickets and information, including the full lineup, can be found online at frostandfirefest.com. Tickets are also available at …

Damn Dice are an Underground Metal quartet who’ve been slowly gaining fans at every gig they’ve played so far, The Great Unknown is the band’s debut and racks up 12 tracks in total, The album opener “Power” certainly sums up what the group has over their competitors! The second song …

It’s with great pleasure that Metal Blade announces the signing of Greek Black Metallers RAVENCULT! The band comments on the signing: “RAVENCULT is proud to join forces with legendary Metal Blade Records for a worldwide deal. We are honored that our upcoming third full length album in 2016 will be added …

LA’s underground metal/hardcore band Twitching Tongues has announced a fall headlining tour with Harm’s Way in support of their upcoming record, Disharmony, which is due out October 30th on Metal Blade Records. Additional support will be provided by Homewrecker and Malice At The Palace. Twitching Tongues recently unveiled details of their forthcoming record, Disharmony, and …

German female extreme metal force, NYX, has inked a record deal with Agonia Records. The band’s debut album, “Home”, is expected to drop on October 30th, 2015. In anticipation, the duo has revealed a trailer for their upcoming effort. NYX is made off Blitz (drums/vocals) and Vinterbarn (guitars/vocals) and was brought to life in 2011 to explore …

@planetmosh reviews Shake the Breakdown by .@JacksonFirebird on .@Napalm Records For some reason the whole country seems to be going bonkers today over some band called Iron Maiden releasing a new album.  Well I’d rather be listening to these two Aussies, who’ve backed up a great debut in Cock Rockin’ …

Heavy rock super group DEVIL CITY ANGELS recently announced the upcoming release of their high-energy debut self-titled album, hitting stores on September 18th via Century Media Records. The album is available for purchase via Amazon, iTunes, and CM Distro (you can also purchase several exclusive bundles via the latter), with …

AMARANTHE will make their triumphant return to North America this fall for a headline tour. This marks the second time the band has toured through the U.S. and Canada in 2015, when they headlined alongside their labelmates in Santa Cruz. On this run, fans will enjoy the full AMARANTHE experience, as it is their headline run. …