PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

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 …

This year has already been a great year for fans of the Blues or Blues-Rock, but it still manages to keep on getting better, and the new album from King King definitely raises the bar for rivals to match.  Their great live performances on their recent tour have set expectations …

  The continual evolvment and progression of Metal in general, never ceases to amaze me, to such an extent, that these days, you need an abacus to count the number of genres and sub genres that exist. Therefore, when I read the term Modern Metal crossed with Hardcore and Electronic, …

May 11th 2015 will see the official release date of the long awaited debut album from Wrexham based Defy All Reason. Early promise was shown by a 4 track E.P Every Second Counts but they have now matured into a force to be reckoned with. 13 tracks at a running …

With PM’s illustrious (!) Ireland editor laid low with a dose of the lurgy, it was up to yours truly to venture first into the rare bright sunny evening and then into the darkened venue for what promises to be rip roaring gig – and my first encounter with the legendary UFO. …

American Thrash legends Exodus to Headline Hammerfest 8 Well the fans have screamed for years to get them over and today we can confirm that Exodus will take main stage for the 8th cycle of Hammerfest next March in North Wales.   Joining them will be the incredible talents of …

Monsters Of Rot – the PlanetMosh-backed one-day extreme metal fest being held in the darkest depths of County Fermanagh on Saturday August 1 – has just launched its very own YouTube channel. The channel features footage from the previous four festivals, and over the coming weeks will be updated with …

Zombie Crash, learning disability metal band, Devour Boy Band in New Music Video Hardcore On Tour Single Released 18 May ‘If Finland can do it, so can we‘ That’s the rallying cry from Ryan O’Donovan of Zombie Crash, the UK’s hardest rocking learning disability metal band. In May’s Eurovision Song Contest, Finland is represented …

US alt rock four-piece DOMMIN have announced their long-awaited second album will be titled ‘Rise’. Produced by Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, The Used, HIM) and mixed by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool) ‘Rise’ will be released via DNRecords on June 21, the first day of Summer! …

@planetmosh reviews Old Glory and the Wild Revival by .@JJNicholsMusic on .@Listenable Old Glory and the Wild Revival is the new album from James Jared Nichols and his band, which is comprised of Erik Sandin on bass and Dennis Holm on drums.  Nichols himself provides guitar and vocals.  Nichols isn’t …

ANZI – Industrial punk rebel releases spectacular second album ‘Black Dog Bias’ on 22nd June ‘Black Dog Bias’ is the stunning second album from Finnish-born London-based industrial rock rebel, Anzi. Taking its title from a known phenomenon in animal shelters, the record explores our subconscious fears and prejudices, and sets its …

Dew-Scented announce European ‘Thrash Mercenaries’ tour for October 2015 Dew-Scented are heading out on the ‘Thrash Mercenaries’ tour across Europe in October together with Spain’s Angelus Apatrida, France’s No Return and Heboidophrenie as opening band. Comments singer Leif Jensen: “We are excited to not only bring you a killer quality-package as …