PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Texas metal frontrunners SHATTERED SUN tore up the scene on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and are continuing the trend this fall, further proving their road warrior status! SHATTERED SUN recently announced their support on the first leg of Soulfly’s “We Sold Our Souls to Metal” 2015 tour, …

Since the turn of the millennium, everything Iron Maiden have done has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. If a band gets a second bite at the cherry of the success, it’s very rare for it to pay off, yet Maiden not only took that opportunity but also watched themselves grow …

GHOSTFEST has announced stage times for its 10th anniversary festival this weekend with HATEBREED, EMMURE, HEART OF A COWARD and many more at Leeds Students Union and Bristol Motion. Stage times are as follows: Saturday 5 September, Leeds:     Sunday 6 September, Bristol:   For more information: http://www.ghostfestofficial.com/ Get …

DOYLE (featuring former/original Misfits member DOYLE Wolfgang Von Frankenstein on guitar, Alex Wolfman Story on vocals, and Brandon Pertzborn on drums) will hit the road on the first of three ABOMINATOR TOUR 2015 U.S. runs this September 25th.   The tour begins at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY and is …

Devilskin Release Their Début Album ‘We Rise’ on 6th November A phenomena in their native New Zealand, Devilskin release their début album We Rise on November 6th through Rightrack Records/Universal. We Rise débuted at #1 in New Zealand and has just become the first album since 2010 by a domestic …

Desertfest are pleased to announce the first acts for the 2016 London edition, including the first headliner for next year’s proceedings. It’s no easy feat to try and top your biggest success to date, but we’re ready. Here’s a fistful of acts to get you excited for what we have …

Following a triptych of increasingly impressive albums, there are some – and we most likely are in the minority – who believed that Five Finger Death Punch somewhat lost their way in 2013, with the overly-ambitious double ‘The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell’ set – …

Artweg Announce New Album ‘Drunk’n High’ To Be Released 23rd October 2015   Three years after ‘Should We Get Violent ?’ and a tour all around the European territory, French “art-core” outfit Artweg just announced the release of its brand new full-length album, called ‘Drunk’n High’, and coming out (CD and digital …

This was the sort of a gig that was not meant to be really. Draconian’s debut U.K. appearance was meant to have been some months previous but things happened and things did not happen, which resulted in this show being the replacement. The venue itself was ideal. If you have …

Although they have been around since the early part of the Noughties, Michigan mosh starters Battlecross did not really make an impression until the mighty Metal Blade Records picked them up and released their first “proper” album, ‘Pursuit Of Honor’, in the latter half of 2011.  Relentless touring – including …

Founder member of Genesis, Tony Banks, Announced as 2015’s Prog God. Chris Squire Virtuoso Award Named in Honour of Yes Legend.  Prog Magazine’s, Orange Amplification presents Progressive Music Awards, in association with Currencies.co.uk, is honoured to announce that founder member of Genesis, Tony Banks, will be the recipient of the 2015 Prog …

Legendary avant-garde pioneers and resurgent force Dog Fashion Disco are happy to announce their return to UK shores, following the release of the first song taken from upcoming album Ad Nauseam, out October 02. Formed in the mid-90’s, Dog Fashion Disco have long had a reputation for bonkers musical experimentation, …

Metallica headlined the Sunday night of this year’s Leeds Festival, and Planetmosh was there to witness the devastation. But first we had Babymetal and a whole host of other great bands to watch. So, first up were Babymetal, the all-female metal international megastars broke out of their native Japan last …

After the lovely hot weather of Saturday at Ramblin’ Man, Sunday was not so nice – rain for most of the day with it being heavy for much of the afternoon.  An effect of this was clear on the main stage – instead of bands playing at the front of …

This was the first Ramblin man festival, and while it’s clearly similar to the old High Voltage festival, there are some big changes.  Firstly it’s not in London, but instead is in Maidstone.  It’s rare to find a big rock festival venturing away from London or the Midlands, but Maidstone …

Planetmosh talked to Rozey, frontman with Falling Red after their set at Rockwich Festival.

Planetmosh talked to Paul Macnamara, lead guitarist with Salem before their headlining set at Rockwich.  

Planetmosh talked to Avenger band members Gary Young and Ian Swift before their set at Rockwich Festival.      

Planetmosh talked to Defy All Reason after their set at Rockwich Festival.

Two years have passed since Israeli thrash metal act HAMMERCULT released their album Steelcrusher. Two years during which not only the whole world but also the international metal scene have changed. HAMMERCULT have stayed abreast of those changes: more than ever before, the band impress with their broad stylistic range, …