PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Do you like the band Flyleaf? Do you like to read? Here’s something made with you in mind! Flyleaf Spreads Their Wings, a digital edition of which was offered three months ago for review, is about the “Christian but not Christian” band Flyleaf, who is currently apparently on hiatus. The …

An adroit songwriter, Marilyn Manson takes song subjects that are poignant to him and moulds them into the gargoyles and angels that fill the musical cathedral that is his tenth album ‘The Pale Emperor’. It opens with the sense of going into battle with the solid electronic beats that continue …

Finnish trio AT THE HOLLOW will release their Spinefarm Records debut What I Hold Most Dear on February 17th. The band has shared the 11-song track listing and the album cover art, along with debuting the video for the first single “Was It Worth It.” In order to enjoy the full AT …

Ian Siegal – ‘One Night In Amsterdam’, award-winning songwriter’s first full-band live album released on CD and Vinyl on March 9th 2015 dovetails with nationwide March uk tour  You wait a whole decade for one Ian Siegal live album – then two arrive in the space of a year. For …

Award-winning, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker releases a new studio album entitled “Spirit On A Mission” in the UK on Monday 23rd March. Released by in-akustik, the album of all-new material features Schenker’s Temple of Rock band – ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), ex-Rainbow’s Doogie White (vocals) and …

This second album from Hamburg-based power metallers Shadowbane is one which almost did not see the light of day, as – in common with a number of other projects – it was undergoing its mastering process, at the hands of Dirk Schlächter when the Gamma Ray bassist’s Hammer Studios spectacularly …

Salythia unveils artwork, track list and release date for “Death D’core” EP. SALYTHIA, an up and coming progressive thrash band hailing from Sacramento, CA has announced details for their debut album titled “Death D’Core”. Taking influences from such bands as Trivium, Metallica, Mastodon, & Suicide Silence the band effortlessly melds …

Dave Matthew from Scarlett Gypsy, Glam Metal band from York, Pennysylvania took the time out to answer some questions for PlanetMosh following our review of their latest album All Access. Find out a bit about the band, Dave himself and read their exclusive announcement regarding a line-up change! Can you …

Sicilian black metal maestro Vardan has been described as perhaps the busiest man in the genre:  and, with an amazing work rate which has seen him release an astonishing 22 albums during his career – including three (and one split EP) in 2014 alone – that is undoubtedly a more …

PERIPHERY hailing from Washington, DC have just launched ‘Alpha’, the title track from the band’s forthcoming release ‘Juggernaut: Alpha’ which is simultaneously released with ‘Juggernaut: Omega’: “’Alpha’ is the title track from the first ‘Juggernaut’ album and I’m particularly proud of how this one turned out,” explained guitar player Jake Bowen. “I …

Who will be playing on what day at Blastfest 2015? The time has now arrived and Blastfest organisers have now released the day schedule! Day passes have also been released and are available here: http://blastfest.no/?page_id=60 Kicking things off in true KVLT style with metal up your sea born asses! Blastfest …

“5ft 2 in her high heels, but a pocket powerhouse with a voice which makes Janis Joplin sound like a choir girl” – John Drummond, Promoter “Passionate, determined and sexy sounding vocal performances” – Ryan’s Gig Guide New UK blues sensation Rebecca Downes is set to release her much anticipated debut album ‘Back To The …

With just 19 weeks to go until the start of the inaugural Breaking Bands Festival its all getting very busy behind the scenes. Promotions manager for the festival Allen Edwards says how exciting it is that at the start of 2015 there is already 30% tickets sold for the weekend …

This fourth album by Reading’s Sylosis is one born out of trauma:  several months before they started recording it, the band were involved in a serious road accident while touring the States with DevilDriver – and it is this incident which seems to permeate the sense of darkness which pervades …

It is not the first time a well known vocalist and guitarist have done a project together, the main example being when vocalist David Coverdale (Whitesnake) and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) joined forces. Now two titans of classic 80s glam metal, vocalist Michael Sweet (Stryper) and guitarist George Lynch (ex-Dokken), …

Here’s one of life’s most critical questions. Who’s ready to shred?   The answer is quite simple.   It’s those Finnish rockers in SANTA CRUZ, a quartet of long-haired, leather-clad, Motorhead-shirt wearing young turks who aspire to one thing in life and that’s to R-O-C-K.   The band will release …

Brit metallers Rise To Remain, have announced their split, and from the ashes, have given birth to the brand new As Lions. The 5-piece have unveiled their debut track ‘The Fall’, a ferocious, no-holds-barred blast of melodic metal. Available to download for free, ‘The Fall’ showcases the band’s heavy, crushing riffs, …

Finnish metal band Battle Beast are back with their third album with the UK release being the same day the band play London alongside Sabaton and Delain.  Singer Noora Louhimo has a great voice – really powerful and perfectly suited to a traditional heavy metal style, but also capable of …

Poland’s death/ black metallers HATE are known for their highly dramatic soundscapes, which see menacing blastbeats, melt into pure elegance! Their upcoming album Crusade:Zero will definitely prove what they are made of!   Today the band has released the first video from Crusade:Zero for the song “Valley of Darkness”.  The …

Ask any person in their twenties to name a Papa Roach song and nine times out of ten it’ll be something from 2000 opus Infest – and nine times out of ten it’ll be the same song (we all know which one I’m referring to here). Contrary to opinion though, the …