PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

It’s PlanetMosh Poll time again. We have complied an extensive list of Thrash Metal albums; Old bands with old albums, old bands with new albums, new bands with new albums and yes we have left some out. We’ve even included some surprises in there. It’ll be hard to please everyone …

Rock icons Whitesnake are set to return with their 12th studio album this spring. “The Purple Album” will be released in Europe on May 15th, the UK on May 18th and in North America on May 19th via Frontiers Music SRL. “The Purple Album” is a re-imagination of classic songs …

With the onset of spring and the prospect of a glorious Summer. Finland is readying itself for this year’s  Summer festivals. Suomi’s number one metal event Tuska Open Air Festival, has announced more amazing acts to next its already lavish line up. UK metalcore heroes Architects have been confirmed for …

The legendary UFO have been confirmed as headliners for the Saturday night of this year’s Steelhouse festival, which takes place at Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm outside Ebbw Vale in south Wales on July 25 and 26. The veteran classic rockers join previously announced Sunday night headliner Dee Snider, as well as Tyketto, …

Good bands, like a really fine Cabernet Sauvignon, truly do get better with age, improving on the palate as they in turn develop and mature:  but, like wine, they also need the right environment in which to do so – and, with a new three-album deal with Napalm Records tucked …

It’s a HUGE announcement in terms of bands for Download Festival this morning with another THIRTY-EIGHT names added to the festival lineup. So, without further ado, the latest confirmations are *takes deep breath*: A, Aaron Keylock, Allusondrugs, American Fangs, Apocalyptica, Beartooth, Blackberry Smoke, Butcher Babies, Cavalera Conspiracy, Code Orange, Counterparts, Crobot, …

First up tonight were SHVPES (who were formerly known as Cytota).  They kicked off as they meant to go on, with a fast heavy set (basically hardcore).  The shouting style vocals and lack of any noticeable melody meant I wasnt over-impressed by them, and clearly the crowd thought the same …

Hot on the heels of last week’s five band announcement, BLOODSTOCK is excited to reveal five more acts! With lots more still to reveal before August’s finest metal party can get started, there’s no slowing down at festival headquarters.   BLOODSTOCK are excited to welcome back thrash metal Brits LAWNMOWER …

Robin Trower has been making music for over fifty years, first finding fame as a member of Procul Harum (he joined shortly after the release of “White shade of pale”, and then under his own name.  That in itself tells you a lot about what to expect – people don’t …

With a name like Voodoo Sex Cult it’s hard to not summon up some scary, heaviliy moral corrupt troupee who may or may not sacrifice the odd virgin for record sales. To be honest with names like the rev, the preacher’s son, redneck, the Castilian (a region of Spain,yes I …

The freight train that is Bloodstock’s annual ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ battle of the bands rolled into Northern Ireland for the first time this past weekend, with four bands with distinctly differing styles engaged in mortal combat for a place in the semi-finals later in the Spring. With the running …

A little different this one, because its not just bands. Everyone knows a band no matter how good, can only sound rocking if they have the right equipment behind them, and with that in mind it gives us massive pleasure to announce the mighty Blackstar Amplification have agreed to supply …

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 …