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Brighton based Drum and Bass/Rock fusionists The Qemists are pleased to announce a full UK tour for next March kicking off at The Thekla in Bristol on March 4th, to support the release of their new album ‘Warrior Sound’. Following stand out performances at Japan’s Mt Fuji Rock Festival, Russia’s …

BETRAYING THE MARTYRS announce UK/European headline tour with special guests TEXAS IN JULY, UPON THIS DAWNING and MAKE THEM SUFFER “Killer melodies, bilious anger… well worth keeping an eye on” – Rock Sound “Paris’ coolest new band” – Kerrang! Chaos is upon us as French deathcore giants BETRAYING THE MARTYRS …

Starset is set to release their debut studio album Transmissions on 24th November 2014 via Razor & Tie. The album was produced by Rob Graves (All That Remains, Red). Starset is a rock band from Columbus, Ohio formed by Dustin Bates (he was formerly the lead singer with the group …

It’s “Devil’s Night,” the evening before Halloween, so naturally the time has come for PHARAOH’s pummeling doom/hardcore inspired full length debut Negative Everything. Noisey are streaming the entire record beginning today, and praise is high. “With their new LP Negative Everything, the band aims to drag you down through the …

Norway’s Sarpedon are finally poised to unleash themselves onto the metal scene, having been years in the making. A long-time project of guitarist Torgeir P. Krokfjord, the band have been working together for several years – and whilst all members have been pursuing other projects and careers throughout, the Sarpedon …

Midlands thrashers REIGN OF FURY have announced that their highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s World Detonation will be released on 27th FEBRUARY 2015. Title DEATH BE THY SHEPHERD the band have promised a heavier offering showcasing their development as a band through extensive touring over the last two years. …

A little more than 40 years ago, a movement developed among classically trained musicians who also were fans of rock music which saw them experiment in merging the two disciplines, as well as throwing elements of jazz, folk and other musical forms into the mix:  the result was prog!  Over …

I caught Skid Row on their United World Rebellion tour this month. The aim of this tour, which was their fourth visit to the UK in eighteen months, was to play in venues and places they haven’t played before which included some venues I have been to and love, The …

Rikki and Jamie from Swedish Rock band Sister talk to PlanetMosh during their recent UK tour with Skid Row. Find out what it’s like touring with Skid Row as they play cities they haven’t played before and what’s coming next for Sister. Interview by Louise Swift recorded by Rich Lindley. …

After nearly 1,000 written reviews, Maximum Metal senior editor Eric Compton has launched a new alphabetical book series, “DENIM & LETTERS”. This first installment, PIECES OF A, is a mammoth collection featuring all of Compton’s thorough online reviews plus additional reviews written exclusively for the book. PIECES OF A is …

Two years and a half after the reunion of the band and then, the Deluxe reissue of the acclaimed “X-rated”, Belgian speed-metal legends Drakkar are back this fall with a brand new full-length album called “Once upon a time… in Hell”. A new effort recorded with a line-up including Jonas Sanders as drummer (KomaH, Pro-Pain, Zuul FX) to come this …

Veteran rockers Project 86 has premiered a new song called “Genosha” at RevolverMag.com. The track is featured on the bands upcoming, ninth studio album, Knives To The Future, which is due out on November 11th via Team Black Recordings. The record is currently available for pre-order at http://project86.gobigwin.com/.   Stream …

As they wrapped up their North American tour with Deicide, ABYSMAL DAWN released their new album this past Monday via Relapse Records.  Met with critical acclaim and some of the band’s best reviews yet, Obsolescence is a veritable beast of a record and the perfect example of what 21st century …

PlanetMosh in association with MCD Productions is offering our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets for the upcoming NEW FOUND GLORY show in Dublin’s brand new Academy venue on November 12th.       To win a pair of tickets, just answer the easy question below COMPETITION …

This Halloween, BLOODSTOCK has some howlingly good news to share! Are you a fan of the undead? Love Zombies? The fiendishly brilliant ROB ZOMBIE is confirmed as Sunday’s 2015 main stage headliner, bringing his mind-blowing full production to Catton Park. ROB ZOMBIE exclaims, “I am so ready to get on …

One thing I enjoy most about music is how different everybody’s approach is. It can be quite bizarre to think about how something so personal and individual to conceive is as equally personal and individual to listen to. Which often leaves reviewing an album   a daunting task. It is …

Unstoppable Metal Monsters Killus have recently been confirmed as special guest for the upcoming European tour of Avatar and The Defiled! The band continues presenting their successful and latest album “Feel The Monster” throughout the European territory, visiting countries such as Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, France and the UK. Until November 23 the band will rotate with Avatar and The …

It may be four-fifths of a decade since Lordi firmly put their particular brand of comic book metal well and truly on the international map with their sensational, tongue-in-cheek win at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest – an achievement which equally abhorred and united metallians across the continent – but …

Lyon, France’s THE AMSTERDAM RED LIGHT DISTRICT (aka TARLD) will release their brand new record, Gone For A While, on November 26th via Red-Light Records. DRUM! Magazine has the exclusive on a brand new drum playthrough video of the band’s new track ‘Time Flies’. Check out the POV GoPro video …

Neo Thrashers HAMMERCULT from Israel are currently on tour in Europe and release a new animated video for the song “Metal Rules Tonight” taken from their current album “Steelcrusher”:   “Steelcrusher”is out now as CD, colored vinyl and download.   HAMMERCULT live 2014 29.10. Annaberg Buchholz – Alte Brauerei (Germany) 31.10. …