PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The new Whitesnake album is an album of Deep Purple covers.  It’s not just any old Deep Purple songs though, it’s songs from the three albums that a young David Coverdale sang on – “Burn”, “Stormbringer” and “Come taste the band”.  David Coverdale describes this album as a tribute to …

When Adrenaline Mob released their latest EP Dearly Departed in February via Century Media, no-one can have foreseen that drummer A J Pero would tragically be found dead (further information here) on the tour bus in the middle of a tour the following month, and therefore the poignancy of the …

Next week, Sweden’s avid war historians SABATON will kick off their highly-anticipated 27-date North American tour with headliners NIGHTWISH! The tour launches on April 9th in New York City at Hammerstein Ballroom and ends in Silver Spring, MD on May 14th. Opening each day will be Dutch symphonic metallers Delain. …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil native thrash/death metal band SIRIUN recently released their ruthless yet intricate new album, In Chaos We Trust, late last year. The album, which is heavily influenced with thrash and death metal while mixing with progressive and traditional Brazilian elements, is available for streaming now via the …

The Franklys – New Single ‘Bad News’ Released 27th April 2015 The Franklys release Bad News a thunderous piece of sabbathesque Rock’n’Roll on 27th April 2015. To pre-order the Bad News  deluxe CD single on Electric Wood Records from go to  http://www.thefranklys.com/product/epbadnews/ The Franklys are a four piece force of nature – an all girl rock ‘n’ roll band …

New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT are set to release their new album The American Dream Died one week from today in North America on Nuclear Blast.   During the recording process the band filmed a webisode series documenting the production process and the background for the new album The American Dream …

Saturday night brought to a close this year’s first round of heats at the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses franchise in Ireland. It was an interesting evening that had a few line up changes in the preceding week with replacement band Minor Glitch (ironically) withdrawing the day before.  This left …

PlanetMosh continues its support for the Northern Ireland leg of the annual Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition – which gives the winners a slot on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock – by interviewing the participants in heat number four, which takes place at Belfast’s Limelight 2 on Saturday (April 4).  …

This past Friday evening, Cadaver Club returned to their old haunting ground of Enniskillen to reacquaint the locals with their unique brand of funeral punk.  They were joined on this occasion by Attack The Day and Phil ‘Philthy’ Cassidy who coincidently was performing double duty on the night. The venue lights dim …

SoCal experimental metal group CHRYSALIS have unleashed their brand new lyric video for the track “Thoughts Behind” today! The lyric video is featured exclusively via Metal Insider. Watch it here: http://www.metalinsider.net/video/video-premiere-chrysalis-thoughts-behind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTfxa1fFTPU   In the mood for more CHRYSALIS vids? Check out the band’s music video for “My Forsaken”, which …

Symphonic Metal Masters KAMELOT have returned after two years of touring the globe and twelve months of intense writing and recording. The new album titled Haven will make KAMELOT history as it will be released worldwide (excl. Asia) on Napalm Records/Universal and Napalm Records/ADA/Warner as an exclusive licensing deal through …

This May, buzzing heavy metal group INCITE will perform as support for UK-based extreme metal duo ANAAL NATHRAKH on their 12-date North American tour. INCITE will perform with the tour from May 11th in Sacramento, CA through May 22nd in Trenton, NJ (INCITE will not perform at Maryland Deathfest). The …

ANTI-FLAG will release American Spring, their Spinefarm Records’ debut, on May 26. They’ve fired the opening salvo from the album in the form of the lyric video for the anthemic, “Fabled World,” which premiered on Absolute Punk.   Watch, listen, and most importantly, pay attention HERE.   Of “Fabled World,” the …

Swedish Heavy Metal foursome ENFORCER will release their new album From Beyond this coming Tuesday Nuclear Blast.  The fourth ENFORCER record consists of ten new tracks; all produced, mixed and mastered by the band themselves.   Today the band has teamed up with Decibel Magazine’s “Deciblog” for an exclusive premiere …

For any artist, the launch of a new work is a special occasion.  For Norn Iron’s premier heavyweights, Sinocence, the unveiling of their new EP – the second instalment in their ‘No Gods, No Masters’ triptych – called for that something a little extra special.  And so the band assembled …

With less than a month before releasing their anticipated debut Hope Within Hatred, Texas metal outfit SHATTERED SUN have partnered with Loudwire to unleash “The Ultimatum”, giving fans a taste of what to expect when the album is released April 21st.     Watch “The Ultimatum” via Loudwire   “’The …

Following the release of the title track from The Tangent’s forthcoming new album ‘A Spark In The Aether – The Music That Died Alone Volume Two’, due out on 20th April 2015 in Europe and 21st April 2015 in the US, the band are now pleased to reveal a lyric …

SLAYER are set to unveil their first new track in nearly a year by way of Record Store Day on 18th April. ‘When The Stillness Comes’, plus a 2014 live recording from Wacken Open Air of ‘Black Magic’ (from the band’s 1983 album, ‘Show No Mercy’) will be available as …

Music is subjective to an individual’s taste – nobody is going to like every single genre or artist that’s ever existed. What’s most frustrating, however, is those who associate a band or artist with a particular style, image or fan demographic and immediately discredit them as substandard and not ‘worthy’ of …

2015 is fun. Here are some ‘Twitter’ Reviews by Iris North The gist: Very freely associate words and phrases with whatever comes to mind first, based on the prompts. Adrenaline Mob – Dearly Departed EP: They’re cursed. Aptly named! Karyn Crisis’ Gospel Of The Witches – Salem’s Wounds: Gospel?! *gasp* Metal …