PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Spinefarm records are reissuing four albums by The Almighty under the ‘RE-F**KIN’-ISSUES banner.  Two albums are to be reissued on 9th February with the other two following later in the year.  As part of the Universal group, Spinefarm are re-issuing them as Deluxe editions and as with other Universal deluxe …

“T-byrds are go” is the debut EP from Australian band Tequila Mockingbyrd.  The name is a nice play on the famous novel by Harper Lee (To Kill a mockingbird).  Tequila Mockingbird are a three-piece all-female band from Melbourne, and play some great rock and roll.  While bands like Airbourne or …

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING released their new album entitled Poisoned Altars, earlier this week via Relapse Records.  Poisoned Altars is available in CD/LP/Digital and a Special Silver Colored LP for Relapse Records 25th Anniversary. Order your copy of Poisoned Altars HERE.  The digital iTunes version is available HERE. The album was recorded …

As the last remnants of what laughingly passed for “Snowmageddon” melted, turning Belfast’s streets to slush and ice, the city’s metallians and assorted other freaks braved the nevertheless freezing temperatures to head to the venue that is fast becoming the local mecca for same, the now iconic upstairs club room …

Pre-YES psychedelic-prog outfit Mabel Greer’s Toyshop release a selection of album teasers on YouTube each Monday and Friday, in the lead up to the release of New Way of Life on 9th March. Electric Funeral will be available to download and on iTunes as an instant gratification track on all New Way of Life pre-orders from …

Pre-YES psychedelic-prog outfit Mabel Greer’s Toyshop have released new footage for Electric Funeral, the opening track of their upcoming reunion album New Way Of Life out on 9th March.  The video shows founding members Clive Bayley and Robert Hagger as they meet for rehearsal, two old friends finding each other …

TITANFEST 2015 – which will take place on Saturday May 30th – has made some additions to the event line up. One Machine, Virus, The More I See, and Fury have been added to the heavy metal extravaganza that will be taking over the sister venues of The Dome and …

UK metallers MALEFICE return to the road next week promoting their latest EP Gravitas, which “finds the band firing on all four cylinders” according to Metal Hammer. The band will also be joined by progressive metal outfit Chapters. Tour dates: 6th Feb The Bowery – Reading 7th Feb Bleach – …

MONSTER MAGNET is Rock ‘n’ Roll at its best, Rock ‘n’ Roll in its strongest propagation, loud & flashy Psychedelic Rock! Right at the raging psychedelic maze: Front man Dave Wyndorf, is a dazzling figure of light and leading figure in personal union.MONSTER MAGNET are now on tour all over …

KARNIVOOL are set to return to Europe and the UK in 2015. The band will embark on a full European and UK tour in March 2015, crossing Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands and the UK. The UK tour will see the band play their largest shows to date, starting …

Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent UK 25th & 26th July 2015 Further acts announced for Saturday 25th July 2015 – for The Main Stage Main Stage DREAM THEATER (UK EXCLUSIVE SHOW) SAXON BLUE OYSTER CULT FM NOT HOT ASHES Already confirmed Scorpions – UK exclusive show in 2015 Gregg Allman (of …

Although together for less than 3 years, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton left a gigantic impression on the World. “Cream” were undeniably the first rock “Supergroup” and will be remembered in the world of rock music forever. Jack’s son Malcolm, and Will Johns, son of legendary producer Andy …

This is the second album from up and coming UK based progressive metal band HeKz. ‘Caerus’ follows on from the self-released debut album ‘Tabula Rasa’ which was warmly received. HeKz consists of Matt Young on bass guitar and vocals, Alastair Beveridge on electric and acoustic guitars, Tom Smith on electric …

Louise from PlanetMosh caught up with Mira Slama, bass player from Savage Messiah for a quick chat/interview after their set at Manchester Academy 2, where they opened for Amon Amarth on their Deceiver of the Gods tour. Louise from PlanetMosh with Mira from Savage Messiah, who have just opened for …

Bast are a 3 piece from London who deals in Doom and suffocating atmospheres. They have been on the circuit now for 6 years and in that time have perfected their sound whilst supporting the likes of Ufomammut, Bong and more recently with Conan. “In the Beginning” plunges headfirst into …

Swedish rock legends Europe will release their 10th album, War of Kings, in March 2015 on UDR Records. Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons) and engineered by John Netti, War of Kings sees the classic rocking quintet confidently creating 11 …

With the impending arrival of the brand new NIGHTWISH album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful. PlanetMosh is asking our readers to select their favourite studio album from the back catalogue of the symphonic Finns. Endless Forms Most Beautiful is released on March 27th via Nuclear Blast records. Pre-Order the album here …

As a warm-up to their forthcoming appearance at Hard Rock Hell in the UK on Saturday 14th March, the critically acclaimed San Francisco hard rockin’ band Night Ranger will play a rare concert at the London Islington O2 Academy on Thursday 12th March. Tickets for the Islington O2 Academy show …

NIGHTWISH’s forthcoming album ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ will be the band’s first studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release on 30th March 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The band has been rolling out a series of trailers covering the new recording and today sees the release of the 10th trailer, titled ‘Ready!’. Watch …

The Cadillac Three – described as “blending distorted lap-steel with Pantera riffs & outlaw song-writing” –  return to the UK for a 6 date headline tour in March.   The tour – the band’s first genuine headline run over here, following on from selected (sold-out) shows plus an appearance at Sonisphere …