PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Stonewire are a Southern Blues Rock band from the South East of England.  Formed in 2011, they released a debut EP in 2012 and have toured and played festivals in the UK and Europe, including opening for Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock on the Swedish leg of his tour. “When …

Valkyre formed a decade ago, releasing their first demo in 2005, then the EP Consolamentum in 2007.  That was it for releases until the end of 2013 when they released “Call of the Valkyrie” – the first single from their debut album, “Our glorious demise”.  The long gap is partly …

Skillet are an American Christian rock band who have released eight studio albums over the past 18 years.  They’ve sold over two million albums in the US alone, and tour heavily there.  The band have managed to do what most Christian rock bands fail to do – they’ve managed to …

Swedish band Spiders have a retro sound – it’s more 1970’s than 2014, and that’s certainly not a bad thing given how many great bands were around in the 70s.  This album is the second album from the band – their debut album, “Flash point” was released in 2012.  Musically …

Corr Mhóna are an Irish band whom sings entirely in their native language. Formed in 2009 the bands released one ep in 2010 before going on hiatus but now have returned with this very impressive full length debut. In recent times there has been a trend to refer to music …

First up tonight were British band Voodoo Six.  It’s not long since their singer quit the band due to health reasons, and as the band haven’t had time to find a permanent replacement, tonight’s gig is performed with a stand in singer, Nik Taylor Stoakes from Fire Red Empress. Voodoo …

British symphonic metal band Pythia are about to release their third and almost certainly final album – “Shadows of a broken past”.  As with the first two albums, this one has been mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen.  The album cover was created by Claudio Bergamin who has previously produced …

As a journalist, I must hold my hands up and admit that it is those of us who chosen to pursue this particular path to critique music who have invented all sorts of little pigeon holes into which slot particular bands and the “style” or “type” of music they choose …

Friday the 28th of November 2014 was ‘Black Friday’ for many. Fortunately for me the main black in my Friday was being worn by the line of Delain fans waiting outside The Cathouse in Glasgow for the last date of Dutch symphonic metal band Delain’s short UK tour. The doors opened promptly …

I had the pleasure of chatting with John Clelland, drummer & Steve Williams, keyboardist from Eden’s Curse before their special concert at the Classic Grand in Glasgow. We discuss the band, the live album show being done that night, their inital jam sessionf for the next studio album, touring, food …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Niklas Stålvind, lead vocalist and guitarist from Wolf  before they played at the Cathouse in Glasgow. We discuss the band, the tour, Wolf merchadise, future plans and more!  

Ivory Blacks in Glasgow could be a great wee venue. It’s a decent size, it’s smack bang in the city centre, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be buzzing on a Saturday night. Unfortunately because of some strange planning Tigertailz played last night to a crowd of only about fifty. …

Just before I was to review Primordial‘s eighth studio album I was asked to compile my top 10 albums of 2014 for Planetmosh and had it all worked out until I played Where Greater Men Have Fallen. After the albums hour long duration it was a no brainer that it …

This third album from this Croatian quartet ploughs a furrow that criss-crosses back and forth between traditional groove metal, nu-metal and world (more specifically eastern European) music in a way which sounds like a heady amalgam of Slipknot, Linkin Park (in their darker, heavier moments), King 810 and Subway For …

It’s the 1st December and that means Wacken Xmas Calendar is now online! The first bands revealed are STRATOVARIUS and ANGRA. Rember to check in daily here for new band annoucements and the daily question! Links: http://www.wacken.com https://www.facebook.com/WackenOpenAir.official https://twitter.com/Wacken

Solstafir is melancholic, yet powerful and dark sound band from the country far North – Iceland. This band seems to be very busy lately, as well as productive: new album, new video, festivals and overwhelming intimate countless gigs during their tour. Those, who has been at least in one of …

Friday was a big night for Eden’s Curse, as they recorded their new album live at the Classic Grand in Glasgow. Not many bands have the honour of being introduced onto stage by Scottish rock radio legend Tom Russell, but there he was, with some words of wisdom for the …

Red House Glory have revealed their dark trippy video for debut single ‘Living A Lie’, currently available for free download. The video was premiered on Artrocker who said, “Being completely truthful, Red House Glory’s ‘Living A Lie’ gets us very excited. It’s proper big rock, done completely right. This London …

Thunder will release ‘WONDER DAYS’the brand new studio album released on 16th February 2015 via earMUSIC, plus Headline Arena Shows in March. One of the most popular and enduring British rock bands of the last 25 years, with 18 Top 40 singles in the UK and a string of gold …

London Rock ‘n’ Rollers Unveil Official Video For New Single ‘No Resolve’   “Smouldering, soulful and unashamedly sexy” – Powerplay Magazine “Dirty Thrills are single-handedly bringing back 100% real rock and roll” – All Access Magazine USA “Do yourself a favour and listen to this album, it will restore your …