PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Autumn and winter are definitely seasons of great music events. Take the Solstafir tour, for example.  These Icelandic guys did not miss the chance to visit Scotland as well, so a Glasgow gig was a must. It was announced, that they would come here together with Spanish conquistadors Obsidian Kingdom …

Satan’s Host deliver their masterwork with ‘Pre-dating god Parts 1 & 2‘! Both albums will be released simultaneously by Moribund Records on the 19th January 2015 in Europe/UK and January 20th, 2015 in North America. Striking while the iron’s hot after 2013’s critically acclaimed Virgin Sails, the two-disc Pre-dating god …

As one of the cornerstones of British Rock, Rainbow, led by the never-predictable but  ever-astonishing guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, became synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting Rock songs of the seventies and eighties. From the mystic and quasi-religious ‘Stargazer’ and ‘Man On A Silver Mountain’ to …

“Sun Eater” is the fourth full-length album from Job for a Cowboy, and is scheduled for release via Metal Blade Records worldwide next week! Thus far, the album has blown away fans and critics, with heavyblogsisheavy.com proclaiming “The album’s two opening tracks sound nothing like the band of the past” …

DIRTY SHIRT are one of the most active and original rock bands in Romania and winner of 2nd prize at WACKEN METAL BATTLE 2014. Its unique style derives from the combination of rock/metal with various other musical elements: Romanian folk music, funk, electro, world music, etc. The FREAK SHOW TOUR …

Hard Rock Hell 9 officially goes on sale today with 82% of its packages already sold out on pre sale. HRH 9 which takes place next November 2015, brings to life its latest production, “HRH House of Horrors” which promises to be a deep and dark experience laced with over …

I spoke to Kobra Paige a few hours before the band played their gig in Milton Keynes to talk about the new album, their tour and other plans              

I spoke with Ronnie Björnström from Aeon between sound check and their gig at the Forum in London supporting Cannibal Corpse the night before Damnation Festival. Hear what he had to say about the tour and plans for their next album.    

I spoke to Revocation shortly before they played the Forum in London the night before Damnation.  Hear what they had to say about the new album and their tour…    

Only one week left for the start of the very anticipated Volbeat and HATEBREED UK tour due to start on the 14th of November in Nottingham. The tour will be visiting six UK cities, including a very special HATEBREED headline show celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the band. The hardcore …

The city of Mumbai, India is set to witness it’s first proper open air metal festival in years with the announcement of the new BIG69 Festival hosted by Bajaao.com. The first edition of the festival will see bands such as Flesgod Apocalypse from Italy, Hacktivist from the UK as well …

In the midst of their extensive “Prisoner” tour Dutch psychedelic rockers, BIRTH OF JOY, recently completed their new music video for their single “Mad Men”.   The video can be viewed here:   The band has announced additional European tour dates including shows with Belgian hit makers TRIGGERFINGER.   BIRTH …

FIRE WARNING – smoking hot blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor performed a sold out concert last night at the Manchester Royal College of Music that was so hot, it caused a fire evacuation. When Joanne took to the stage last to perform songs from her new album “The Dirty Truth”, …

THE CADILLAC THREE WIN ‘BEST NEW BAND’ AT CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS 2014! Three headline UK shows scheduled for December New single ‘Get Your Buzz On’ set for release on December 1st on Spinefarm Records The Cadillac Three – described as “blending distorted lap-steel with Pantera riffs & outlaw song-writing” – …

November 4th was a big day for New Jersey noisemakers TOOTHGRINDER.   The New Jersey band, freshly signed to Spinefarm Records, premiered their brand new video for “The Hour Angle” on Metal Sucks and they released their label debut – Schizophrenic Jubilee EP.   So celebrate TOOTHGRINDER’s EP release day …

Modern horrorpunk front-runners NIM VIND released their new album Saturday Night Séance Songs on October 14th via House of Vind, and are currently wrapping up a US/ Canadian run with Gary Numan! Today, OnlineDrummer.com has the exclusive on a brand new “In The Studio” video, featuring a playthrough and some gear …

Portuguese death metal powerhouse Annihilation have now unleashed their highly anticipated EP, The Undivided. Containing six tracks of punishing death metal, The Undivided will please even the most picky death metal fans. To celebrate the  release, the band have made the EP available as a “pay what you want” download on their …

Bristolian alt-rockers Turbowolf, have revealed the incredible video for their brand new single ‘Rabbits Foot’. In typical Turbowolf fashion, the video is dark and tumultuous, set in an abandoned underground factory, featuring an array of mythical half-human beasts dancing in a ritualistic fashion to the band’s righteous, raucous rock’n’roll.   …

Foul Body Autopsy is one-man extreme metal maverick Tom Reynolds, who describes himself as being “armed with an iPod, guitar and a desire to crush skulls” and to date has producedroughly an EP per annum during his four-year career.  Now, he has followed that tradition with this brain-shredding two-track EP, …

REQUIEM’s brand new album, The Unexplainable Truth, is out now via Cleopatra Records (E1)! Today, Alternative Press Magazine is hosting the exclusive premiere of the brand new music video for the lead single from the record, ‘Sticks & Stones And Her Lovely Bones’. Make sure to watch the video, directed …