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Norwegian Progsters LEPROUS have wrapped up work for their newest studio album, which follows up 2013’s acclaimed “Coal” release. The album will be entitled “The Congregation” and is to be released on May 25th, 2015 in Europe and June 2nd, 2015 in North America via InsideOutMusic. LEPROUS vocalist and keyboard …

@planetmosh reviews Live with the Curse by .@edenscurse A while back I reviewed a “live” album that sounded like it was recorded in a pub in the middle of nowhere on a wet Tuesday, attended by one man and his dog.  It was awful.  If you’re going to produce a …

School night gigs in Belfast – possibly in common with most other locales – are notoriously difficult to fill, unless of course they involve a “big name” touring band.  But, increasingly, Thursday nights seem to be becoming the “new Friday” and so a healthy crowd of 70 or so grinders …

Enter Shikari (9) have always loved doing stuff their way. Tonight sees them play a venue that, whilst not being the smallest place they ever done, is tiny when you compare it to the venues they could be filling out instead, like the 3,000 capacity Roundhouse they’ve sold out twice over later …

Download Maggots raise money for Sophie All organisers are now back together. We now have two pages, one for Fun and one for News and Updates. News Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1416987431928291/ The original idea for this was from Mark Saunders and Hayley Cartwright. They will stay here with us through to the end …

When the Scorpions announced their retirement way back in 2010, the band let alone their fans would never have dreamed they would still be here in 2015 celebrating their fiftieth anniversary! Better still was the news of a new Scorpions album, Return To Forever to be released. It all started …

Heartbreak Remedy Due to a bit of a logistical cock-up I managed to dash into the Brickyard just in time to miss the first couple of songs of Hearbreak Remedy’s set. This hacked me off a little as I have seen their full set before and liked them a lot …

I spoke to Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick ahead of their album release and upcoming tour which kicks off in Dublin on 2nd March. The new Black Star Riders album, “The Killer Instinct” comes out on Monday. How do you think the album compares to the first one (All …

I spoke to Michael Schenker to talk about his new album, “Spirit on a Mission” which is due to be released next month. Your new album, Spirit on a mission is due to be released next month.  Where did the title come from? I was asked a while ago about …

  American based solo project, Lamentations Of The Ashen return with a thunderous four track epic amalgamation of Funeral/Classic Doom and Black Metal that is as enjoyable as it is adventurous. One of the very few problems I have with the Black Metal genre in general, is that it can …

Rockmantic is becoming an annual event hosted around Valentine’s Day (hence the name) by Raz White. I went to Rockmantic 1 but couldn’t make last year. This year Valentine’s Day fell on on a Saturday so I was looking forward to a bit of Lurve as I braved the Friday …

German Heavy Metallers WIZARD To Release First Ever Live DVD German True Heavy Metal act WIZARD will release their first ever live DVD, titled “25 Years Of Heavy Metal – Live In Bocholt”. The DVD will be available on March 10, 2015, and will include complete live show recorded in …

Hi Pol, thanks for taking the time out to answer some questions for the Planetmosh readers.  PM. I believe you had held the album launch back in late November 2013, with the lead single ‘Get on It’ released shortly before, so why this re-launch?  The single “Get On It” was released …

Swedish Heavy Metal foursome ENFORCER will release their new album From Beyond April 7th via Nuclear Blast.  The fourth ENFORCER record consists of ten new tracks; all produced, mixed and mastered by the band themselves.   Today the band debuts their video for opening track of From Beyond.  The video …

New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT have posted the first video in the webisode series the band filmed documenting the production process and the background for the new album The American Dream Died. Check out the first webisode HERE.   AGNOSTIC FRONT has announced that as a special bonus in each vinyl …

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop Here’s the last Friday Mabel Greer’s Toyshop album teaser…. Robert Hagger – talks about the album recording 5 of the old songs that they played in the 60s (new versions of them) together with 6 new songs… As I said the other day, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop had a …

It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning… Wrong song, wrong place! But the weather gods smiled on Axel Rudi Pell on that memorable magic evening of July 11th 2014:  There had been a severe weather alert, but in the end the floodgates of heaven opened only …

THE CADILLAC THREE ‘PEACE LOVE & DIXIE’ New 6-track EP confirmed for release in support of headline UK tour in March The Cadillac Three – well-versed in blending groovy metallic weight with outlaw song-writing and genuine Southern pride, will have a new 6-track EP released through Spinefarm Records on March 23rd ; titled ‘Peace, …

MASTODON return to Ireland for two shows at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on June 26th, 2015. Planetmosh is proud to have once again teamed up with MCD Productions to offer a pair of tickets to the show.     Tickets go on sale on Wednesday February 25th at 9am via www.ticketmaster.ie , Sound Cellar, …

RAVEN are that rare thing in music, true originals – cut these guys with a razor and they will bleed true heavy metal – a more intense live band does not exist on this planet!   Hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne in North East England back in 1974 (yes – …