PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The danger of reviewing a band that you like is that you’ll either be too harsh or too easy on them. I had my fears that this would be the case with the new Enslaved release, In Times. Gladly, I was wrong. Enslaved are one of the first Scandinavian bands to tease …

EHT Promotions in association with Jetrocker Events is proud to announce BEHOLDER as the co-headliner for the upcoming Unleashed Festival. Due to take place on September 25th, Beholder join Heart Of a Coward, Red Enemy, Dead Label,  and the the latest additions, AeSect and By Conquest Or Consent in what …

And so, here we are again – at the business end of the first ever Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition to be held here in Northern Ireland, and, over the course of the past nine weeks, the PlanetMosh team have counted every band in and every band out (to …

New album Motorcade Amnesiacs to be released through Kscope on May 25th PLAYING LIVE @HOXTON BAR & KITCHEN – MAY 28th  Mercury Music-Prize-nominated Sweet Billy Pilgrim have revealed the video for their brand new single ‘Just Above Midtown’. Filmed in Vienna, London and the Home Counties, the video gives us a …

  Barbarous hellhounds Cradle Of Filth only recently announced the completion, release and cover artwork for their opus nocturne and 11th studio album entitled ‘Hammer Of The Witches’. Having been three years since the release of their previous album – this has been the longest gap in the band’s murky history. And the wait …

The New Ross Thrash machine that is Animator has made quite an impression on their stomp towards this year’s Metal 2 The Masses Ireland Final and they haven’t shown any signs of taking the foot off the pedal just yet.  We caught up with the lads ahead of the last …

  Norwegian post-black metallers BORKNAGAR are currently working on the recording for a new studio album, to follow up 2012’s ‘Urd’ release. The original BORKNAGAR vocalist Kristoffer Rygg (aka Garm / Fiery G. Maelstrom / Trixter G. – see photo above!) has already recorded vocals for two songs on the …

Progressive metal trio, Snowblind, are ready to maim the crowd at this year’s Metal 2 The Masses Ireland final. We caught up with drummer extraordinaire Jake McCarthy in the run up to the main event to see what he had to say. For people hearing about Snowblind for the first time. Tell …

The only returning finalist from last year, Theories Divide, are back with a reinvigorated lineup and ready to kick ass once again at Metal 2 The Masses Ireland. We caught up with 6 stringer Leigh Ferguson and fired a few questions his way ahead of the main event. Congratulations on …

Due to demand from several places in Europe and Northern America, tickets for this year’s edition of Rockstadt Extreme Fest are now available worldwide via Ticketino. You can purchase the ticket right here (www.ticketino.com/Default.aspx?id=28&eventid=38318&lang=en), afterwards you can print it right in the comfort of your own home. The price for …

Technical brutality is the order of the day with the lads in Vile Regression. This is their first time participating in Metal 2 The Masses Ireland and they’ve made it all the way to the final. We caught up with guitarist Barry Christie and discussed how the whole M2TM experience …

So how do 3 young women from South Wales become the support act for Status Quo? All is possible at Lechlade Festival! Well, firstly, these 3 young women are pretty extraordinary. Playing together in an all-girl rock band called The Kix, Sam, Harriet and Charlotte have been described as “…a …

US riff worshipers HIGH ON FIRE and Dutch death metal veterans ASPHYX will make their Damnation Festival debuts this winter. The duo will be joined by Norwegian black metallers VREID, progressive European collective THE OCEAN and England’s very own doom stalwarts THE WOUNDED KINGS. The latest additions will play across four stages at Leeds University Union, onSaturday, November …

Stoneghost to play Camden Rocks Festival  Saturday 30th May –  TICKETS You can hear the album in full over at Metal Hammer here: http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2015-03-30/stoneghost-stream-new-age-of-old-ways-album-in-full    You can get a FREE DOWNLOAD of ‘Devil’s Motion’ via Metal Hammer HERE     “New Age of Old Ways brims with moments of exhilarating bluster …

Australian thrash/grind/punk rockers, KING PARROT, are premiering a brand new video for the track Home Is Where The Gutter Is, taken from their highly anticipated new album Dead Set. Watch the video for Home Is Where The Gutter  Dead Set will be released on May 15th in Europe via Agonia Records (May 19th in North America via Housecore Records and May 15th …

The inaugural Breaking Bands Festival, taking place over the late May bank holiday 22-24th May 2015 has sold out all tickets with just over 3 weeks to spare. The festival, the brainchild of Jason McGuire, owner of TBFM Radio was set into action in March 2014 with one thing in …

Following huge fan demand, Black Label Society will be gracing the HRH stage for a long overdue performance in North Wales this November, alongside other HRH favourites Saxon and UFO. Black Label Society Saxon UFO Rock Goddess Toseland Scorpion ChildCrobot Black Spiders SuperCharger Trucker Diablo Screaming Eagles Pig Iron Skanska …

Italian band Secret Rule are a fairly new band, only forming at the start of 2014, but little more than a year later, they’re already releasing their debut album – Transposed emotions.  In addition to writing and recording an album in little more than a year after forming, they’ve also …

I spoke to Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen shortly before she played the Garage in London with The Gentle Storm, her new project with Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen. The Gentle Storm is your latest project with Arjen Lucassen.  You’ve worked together before haven’t you? A few times.  The Ayreon album …

 Nautilus have made it all the way to the Metal 2 The Masses Ireland final on their second time entering the competition. Their heavy sludge driven groove has been a sure fire hit with the M2TM regulars and at the final they will be dragging the sound deeper than 20,000 …