PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

“The Graveltones live are a phenomenal experience. Watching them bulldozes any presumption of a new White Stripes or Black Keys thanks to their Bonham-esque thunder drumming and cocooning vocals.”   The Graveltones return with their brand new album ‘Love Lies Dying’ which is set for release on 31st May 2015 …

It is rare that an album comes along that sits outside the defined genres and makes you really sit up and listen. Tribulation formed in 2004 and this is their third full length release and it defies all laws of pigeon holing into one genre or another. Sweden after all …

2015 started badly for Vardis when drummer Gary Pearson, who had doggedly searched for guitarist Steve Zodiac to reform the band again after a 30yr hiatus, decided to quit after the band had only been back together for almost 2yrs. Fans wondered what the future would hold but a few …

  Sometimes, just sometimes, when the celestial bodies align , on a clear moonlit night I’ll find myself drawn to the coast. To sit on rocky cliff tops and gaze out onto the ocean, to ponder humanity’s foibles and achievements, as the white Lunar rays dance and skip on the …

Fans of the original wave of Swedish death metal are in for a treat, from Entrails‘s latest release, Obliteration. As the band says, it’s ten tracks of “death metal and nothing else.” Entrails formed around the same time that bands like Entombed and Grave were just beginning to garner some …

There is something morbidly fascinating about goregrind.  It’s a musical sub-genre which often inhabits the darker, more taboo elements of the human psyche, addressing lyrical issues which many, more mainstream, artists only dare to skirt around with the comparative finesse of a housewife cleaning her most precious porcelain compared to …

Multi award-winning, blues rock band King King have just released a lyric video for a new song “Waking Up” taken from the new album Reaching For The Light (out now). There’s a definite buzz surrounding King King’s highly anticipated third studio album, “Reaching For The Light”. At a time when …

London four-piece Storms have been gathering a lot of attention over the past year, with a palpable buzz building across the industry. Retaining full creative control they recently signed a deal with fast-rising Manchester label MUK and have unveiled their debut, ‘Girl’. A savvy grunge-infused track bathed in 90’s influences …

Italian rock/metal band HERETIC’S DREAM signed a worldwilde deal with Sliptrick Records. Their new album “Floating State Of Mind” is scheduled for a release in fall 2015. The new album marking a real change in sound and songwriting, a deep progressive metal approach revolving around multi-layered vocal melodies, richer guitars arrangements and a rock …

HELLOWEEN are one of the most influential and internationally successful acts of the global metal scene. With the release of their 15th studio album My God-Given Right, due on June 1st, the Pumpkin Heads are set to further cement their title as the founding fathers of German melodic speed metal.  Director …

Multi-platinum US rockers GODSMACK reveal the lyric video for ‘Generation Day’, the second track to be taken from latest / sixth studio album, ‘1000hp’ – the follow-up to 2010’s ‘The Oracle’ and a #1 Rock Album in America, debuting Top 3 on the Billboard charts.     Produced & mixed …

Kobra And The Lotus, the explosive hard rockers fronted by classically-trained vocal powerhouse Kobra Paige, will be returning to UK shores for a headline UK run in June /July. The Canadian outfit have been making a name for themselves with well-received albums, including 2014’s ‘High Priestess’ (out now via Spinefarm …

Amorettes premiere the video for their new single ‘Bull By The Horns’ After the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘Game On’ earlier in the year the band are back with second single and music video ‘Bull By The Horns’ The Scottish all-girl three piece produce boisterous classic rock tunes …

Icelandic classic rock trio THE VINTAGE CARAVAN released their new album Arrival yesterday and in celebration, we spoke to Stefán and Óskar about how the new line up came about (‘it was like going on a date and seeing the girl kiss the other guy goodbye’), classic rock influences and what the guys think when someone …

The Finnish outfit will line up beside Ian Anderson, Focus, Caravan, Arthur Brown, The Enid and others at Hafan-y-Mor, Pwllheli on the weekend of March 17-19, 2016. VBH are riding high after the launch of sixth album New Day Rising earlier this year. Mikko Von Hertzen recently said: “We were …

Camden Rocks Festival have announced their official 2015 headliner. Watch the video to reveal the headliner. The band were last seen headlining Wembley Arena and since, have been away working on a new album. It’s due to be the bands ONLY London show of 2015, so don’t miss out, get …

Australian metalcore masters The Amity Affliction have announced a deluxe edition of their acclaimed new album, “LET THE OCEAN TAKE ME”, via Roadunner Records. The special edition release will be available physically in the UK exclusively via the Roadrunner Records UK store at http://smarturl.it/SLF, together with an exclusive ‘Seems Like Forever’ t-shirt, …

It’s the middle of May and spring is supposed to have sprung with summer allegedly around the corner – but, guess what?  It’s feckin’ freezin’ and it’s sheeting it down – so, there’s nothing else to do but forsake the backyard barbecue for another weekend, plunge out into the night …

Dennis Jarman of PlanetMosh sat down the the guys from Vardis last weekend. Check out the video below:        

Formed in 1974 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, Raven have stuck to their guns through thick and thin resulting in their 13th studio album release ExtermiNation currently available via SPV/Steamhammer Records. Fan friendly formats include a CD Digipack with bonus track ‘Malice In Geordieland’ and …