PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

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…

Checking in from Duper Studios in Bergen, members of Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED offer the fifth installment in the seven-part “Diary of Mad Men” series shedding insight into the band’s upcoming as-yet-untitled thirteenth studio album, set for an early 2015 release. “Sunday in Bergen means slight hangovers and double-parked …

Tucked behind Camden’s Electric Ballroom is a funky little venue called The Stillery, where the lovely folk at Spinefarm Records had invited Planet Mosh for the worldwide album premiere of Finnish band Santa Cruz’s second album, for which the band themselves only received the master copy four days earlier. The …

German black metal tyrants Ascension premiere the new track “The Dark Tomb Shines” at Metal Hammer Norway’s website. The track hails from Ascension‘s highly anticipated second album, The Dead of the World, set for European release on December 24th via W.T.C. Productions (Season of Mist will handle the North American release). Previewed by the Deathless Light EP, Ascension‘s The Dead of the …

Until very recently, the only time Iceland, Russia and Switzerland joined forces was to ensure the United Kingdom continued their miserable run of form in the Eurovision Song Contest; tonight is a different matter entirely. No politics, no international relations on the line, just a good old fashioned three band-bill on the …

Ammunition – the new band featuring former Wig Wam frontman Age Stig Nilson, will release their new album, ‘Shanghaied’ via AOR Heaven on January 23. In advance of the release, the band has released a video for the track ‘Tie Me Down’: Meanwhile, labelmates Care Of Night – featuring former …

In November 2012, Within Temptation played their biggest concert to date, their 15th anniverary show – Elements.  The concert was held at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, and was sold out with fans travelling from all over the world for it.  The band put on a huge show and had an …

London 5 piece ZOAX, the new project of Joe Copcutt, bassist for Axewound and original bassist for Rise To Remain, have revealed the title, track listing and artwork of their eagerly awaited forthcoming new EP, entitled ‘Is Everybody Listening?‘, set to be released on February 9th  via Century Media Records in …

In celebration of next week’s release of Walking Underwater Pt. 2, the brand new full-length record from dark rock project JOHNNY WORE BLACK, Bloody-Disgusting.com is streaming the new track “Fallen Angel”, as well as hosting a never-before-read blog post detailing JWB frontman Jay’s professional stuntman-by-day career and how it relates …

Swedish heavy metal titans RAM and PORTRAIT join forces for a split album entitled “Under Command” to be released the 8th of December via Metal Blade Records! Side A RAM 1. Savage Machine (new song) 2. Welcome To My Funeral (originally performed by Portrait) 3. Creatures Of The Night (originally performed by KISS) Side …

They say good things come in threes… Swiss / American rockers Khaøs released ‘Risen‘, their stunning debut full-length album via MRR Records just last month, days later they released a second single, ‘Crisis Factor‘ and a lyric video. Now the band have posted the third single from the debut and …

Western Australia’s chaotic hardcore band, Statues have been quietly writing and working toward their debut album over 2014. Here, they discuss the process of putting the album together, which was a very community based effort, with only friends from their hometown of Perth being involved with the record. ‘Together We’re Alone‘, …

Ahead of its official download release early in the New Year, Britain’s anthemic alt-rock outfit RANYE are offering a free stream of their forthcoming single ‘Opportunity For Progress‘. With the majority of 2014 spent in the studio, writing and recording their 2nd album release entitled ‘Complex By Design’, the Sunderland …

For the fourth time this year I headed out to see The Quireboys, although the first time at this particular venue, this year. So far an acoustic show at  Sheffield Corporation, a full band show at The Picturedrome, Holmfirth and I was lucky enough to get tickets for one of their 30th …

It’s been a busy year for Bristol’s BlackWolf, culminating in a tour with Blues Pills and The Vintage Caravan, which included a stop at this past weekend’s Hard Rock Hell VIII.  PM took the opportunity to hook up with the band to talk about what 2014 has meant for them, …

This year’s Hard Rock Hell could possibly have been defined by the number three, given the amount of trios which featured on the bill… among them were The Broken Chords, who brought proceedings to a close on the second stage on the Saturday night.  Before that, however, PM tracked the …

Judging by the brand new video for SEETHER’s latest single ‘Same Damn Life,’ ‘retirement’ just got a whole lot more fun! Seether front man Shaun Morgan came up with the concept in close collaboration with director Nathan Cox (Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, System of a Down, Marilyn Manson); the pair have wanted …