PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Tonight’s support act was former Whitesnake guitarist, Bernie Marsden.  He plays a mainly acoustic set alongside one other musician, Jim Kirkpatrick (also on guitar).  He kicks off with “Linin’ track” and”Wedding day”, both from his new album, Shine, but it’s not long before he’s onto some Whitesnake material, which understandably …

Tonight’s gig saw two great bands on one bill, even if it was an odd pairing.  Supporting Volbeat on this tour are Hatebreed – a great band, but far heavier than Volbeat. Hatebreed got things off to a very heavy start, and it quickly became apparent that while they charged …

It was later than the advertised door time as I pulled up alongside Rock City on this November Monday night. I know The Pretty Reckless have a good size following but I was still surprised just how long the line waiting for doors stretched back, snaking round the corner and …

Pub quiz time – what happens when you take band members from Sikth, Gallows and Cry for Silence, throw in a Radio 1 DJ who was also a member of A and shut them all in a room before giving them the name of an illegal drug with flesh-eating side …

@planetmosh reviews Something Supernatural by .@Crobotband on .@nuclearblasteu I have no idea what Crobot are smoking, but it’s certainly giving them one hell of a trip.  This album should have been named Everything Supernatural, as every track takes us through a nightmare collection of devils, wizards, necromancers and the legendary chupacabra.  …

Solo projects are something of a lottery – whilst allowing an artist the freedom to express their own musical direction in a way they can’t with their main band, the natural comparison to the works of their main project will be inevitable. Spare a thought, therefore, for Richard Z. Kruspe. …

London, UK – Prog Metal is alive and well in the UK with HeKz’s exciting new second release titled CAERUS! Drawing influences in equal parts from heavy metal legends and prog rock luminaries, HeKz seek to take the original progressive metal blueprint and rewrite it for themselves. As ever, the …

Supreme British melodic hard rock group Magnum are set to release a poignant new single, ‘On Christmas Day’, commemorating 100 years since Xmas Day 1914, when both the Germans and English called temporary truces so that they could mingle and play football matches in ‘no man’s land’ during World War …

ANGRA to release new studio album “SECRET GARDEN” on February 1st, 2015 via earMUSIC, featuring guest appearance by DORO PESCH and SIMONE SIMONS (Epica) After four years without releasing any new music, the moment fans have eagerly been waiting for is very close. Angra’s new album “Secret Garden” shows the …

It was a very unique era of debaucherous legend, the embodiment of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, so who wouldn’t want to emulate that. Sleaze/glam rock is one of those love it or hate it genres in the rock world and one that is making a resurgence thanks to countries like …

Are you up for winning 2 nights at www.facebook.com/hrhroadtrip HRH Road Trip 2015 in Ibiza with Hotel… Well read on rockers…. With Xmas just round the corner what could be better than winning 2 nights in Ibiza for 2 people before the years out with some cracking bands & agreat …

Italian female-fronted symphonic power metal band, Reasons Behind have released a teaser video for their debut full-length album ‘The Alpha Memory’.  The album will be released worldwide on Dec. 1st, and a video for the song “With Your Light” from the new album will coincide with the album’s release. View …

I had a chat with Blues Pills at Hard Rock Hell this year. We discuss their UK tour, going off on tangents during songs and their continuing rise to prominence.

Brutai have released a brand new live video for ‘Never Change‘ filmed by Peter Junge and Chaos Theory at The Facemelter.   The new single is available for FREE download via Bandcamp. Brutai: http://brutai.bandcamp.com/ Chaos Theory – New Music for Open Minds: http://www.chaostheorymusic.co.uk Recording, mix & video: http://www.peterjunge.com Copyright: Chaos …

I was lucky enough to speak to all five of Black State Highway at Hard Rock Hell this year after their set, discussing large audiences, touring with other bands that have B and S as their initials and what you wouldn’t expect on their iPods…

The first act tonight was She Makes War, aka Laura Kidd.  She’s a solo artist that performs playing guitar and ukulele and singing.  She uses a technique where she sings a short section which is recorded using a foot pedal, and the recording is then played back on a loop, …

Perfect Beings have released a video for ‘The Making Of …’ which can be seen below: http://youtu.be/PJ7BMarTCbM This is a rather charming, interesting and personal tour through the making of the album from the individuals that make up this band and features some great insight into how these guys worked …

I talked to Jared from Massive at Hard Rock Hell this year about late night gigs, the best Australian lager (it’s not Fosters) and everything else in between.

Extreme melodic metal band Karkaos are offering fans a FREE download of their re-recorded track ‘Leap of Faith’ with new vocalist Viki Boyer – click here Boyer joins Karkaos after the band parted ways with former vocalist Veronica O. Rodriquez whom they recorded with 2014’s ‘Empire’ and 2011’s ‘In Burning Skies’. Their first show with …

I had a chat with Ann-Sofie from Spiders at Hard Rock Hell this year about a number of different things and then let my geographical knowledge slip quite brilliantly…