PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Hallelujah! Powerwolf are back! For those who are already Powerwolf fans, yes the pun was intended. For those who are not, well let’s just say the word Hallelujah crops up pretty frequently in the bands’ lyrics. But I digress, the gorgeous priests of Power Metal have returned with their latest …

Almost six years have passed since the world saw a new studio album from Metal Icons W.A.S.P.  This October 9th, the wait ends, as Blackie Lawless and the legendary rockers W.A.S.P. will release their long awaited new album and Napalm Records debut Golgotha.   The first lyric video from Golgotha …

For its next-to-last announcement, DESERTFEST BELGIUM is proud to welcome megalithic legends EARTH to the bill, for the first time ever at Desertfest! In addition, the festival also confirmed Ukraine’s number one heavy mongers STONED JESUS, Copenhagen’s instrumental drone trio PAPIR, eclectic foursome USA OUT OF VIETNAM, Argentina’s sludgers BANDA DE LA …

Immediately Splintered Halo caught my attention with their masked appearance, and enigmatic front-woman Evelyn, I had to investigate more, and i’m pleased to say their latest offering We’re All A Little Mad In Here turned out to be a rare treat.  I think they introduce themselves very well with; ‘Wonderland has …

Seven hundred and thirty one.  That is exactly how many days it had been since Gojira last appeared in Belfast – when they completely wiped the stage with Bring Me The Horizon and Bullet For My Valentine at the annual Belsonic festival – and this much-anticipated return, one of two …

Schnitzel Records is an independent record label based in England. The label serves as an international platform for several high-profile artists, such as Ween, Nick Oliveri, and The Moons. Schnitzel also presses high quality vinyl records, for both initial runs and reissues. In this world premiere text interview, Iris speaks …

Seattle psych metal trio SNAIL return with fourth album “Feral”, this month on Small Stone Records. Seattle based psych metal forerunners SNAIL are making a great comeback with their heavy, hazy and stirrring fourth record “Feral”, to be released this September on Small Stone Records. Stream SNAIL’s intoxicating new song Building A Haunted House SNAIL formed …

The MacGregors a five piece punk/rock ‘n’ roll band from Essex released their début album ‘In Your Face’ via Eddie Currents Records on 19th June 2015, with an album launch party at The White Horse in Sudbury. Where did they get the name from? No idea as I haven’t asked …

Jailcat To Release Debut Album ‘Men or Mice’ on 23 September Jailcat signed with Steel Gallery Records and the long awaited “Men or Mice” album produced by the legendary producer Chris Tsangarides will be released on the 23rd of September 2015! Product: Jailcat – Men Or Mice Release date: 23.09.2015 …

TRAPT Unleash ‘Human (Like The Rest Of Us)’ Music Video Read an Official Statement from Vocalist Chris Taylor Brown Sixth Studio Album DNA Coming This Fall via Crash Collide Chart-topping hard rock group TRAPT have been at the top of the headlines lately, primarily relating to vocalist Chris Taylor Brown …

Vancouver’s Double Bassist Attack SAINTS OF DEATH Unleash New Lyric Video ‘Revolution’ & Debut Self-Titled EP Out Sept 25th Line Up – L-R – Stony Gingras – 5 String Bass / BU Vocals, Twan Holliday – 8 String Bass/Lead Vocals, Christopher James – Drums, Phil Henri – 6 String Guitar / BU Vocals (Photo Credit …

The Winery Dogs To Release New Album ‘Hot Streak’ in October 2015 THE WINERY DOGS are keen to confirm that their second, self-produced studio album, ‘Hot Streak’, is set for release on October 2 in the UK via earMUSIC. It is preceded by the first single, ‘Oblivion’, which the band …

On Wednesday (26th Aug), in near 100-degree heat and high humidity, a riot broke out in the exercise yard of the Sybil Brand Institute, the women’s prison in East Los Angeles, where Slayer shot the music video for the new track ‘Repentless.’  In fact, while SLAYER performed the track under that punishing sun over …

German alternative rock/metal band INNFIGHT, featuring fromer members of Virus, 7th Day Davidian and Liquid Horizon, will release their debut album, “Boulevard Of Pain”, on September 18 via Innfight Music/Cargo Records. A video teaser with songs snippets out of the new album can be viewed below. Impulsive rhythms, loaded with energetic guitar riffs, combined with spherical keyboard melodies …

Sweden’s THE GREAT DISCORD, who just unleashed their debut full-length album Duende in June, are pleased to announce that their new EP Echoes is now available for streaming on Spotify and will be available at other digital outlets and streaming services such as iTunes, Amazon, Google, Apple Music, and Rdio on 9/18. The Echoes EP contains a …

Fishing With Guns Unleashed Brand New Single ‘It’s Poutring’ 5 years after the release of the amazing ‘The fell’, France-based independent rock/stoner/southern-hardcore/metal quintet, Fishing With Guns is back to business with a brand new single called “It’s Poutring” available for streaming exclusive on Soundcloud (and the courtesy of Score A/V …

Hamilton, ON based PYRAMIDS ON MARS (the solo creation of guitarist Kevin Estrella) has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com to offer fans a FREE download of the track ‘Battle For Rome’ from the upcoming ten track thriller ‘Echo Cosmic’, which is due out on September 8th to follow 2013’s full length self-titled debut. The album is inspired by Estrella’s fascination …

Los Angeles based metal/hardcore band Twitching Tongues has announced plans to release their third studio album, Disharmony, on October 30th via their new label Metal Blade Records. The band has also unleashed a new video, directed by Tyler Bradberry, for the record’s title track and launched a pre-order for the record today …

MetalAddicts Premiere BLEED ‘Blood Ashes’ Track From Upcoming Album ‘The Hatred Inside’ Out Sept 29th ‘The Hatred Spawn Tour (AB, BC) L-R – Mike Bell – Bass, Ron Kratky – Guitar, Chuck Murphy – Drums – Robert Kreed – Vocals Photo Credit – Penny Vanderheyden Committed – Song Stream – Soundcloud | Bandcamp   …

Unleashing their new album ‘Dust In Existence’ on September 22nd, one of Edmonton, AB’s most savage bands in the land DISPLAY OF DECAY has teamed up with Decibel Magazine to discharge their latest track ‘High Voltage Castration’ along with an interview with guitarist Sean Watson at the following link: http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/24/throwing-frickin-bones-on-the-deciblog-display-of-decay Widely noted for …