PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

.@mtrcd @JungleRot, Cryptopsy & Disgorge show at @AudioGlasgow reviewed by @AnybodyBC for @Planetmosh It has become the tradition to have at least one neck-cracking metal gig at the beginning of each week of the week. The first week of September was not the exception. This week it was Cryptopsy who …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh @stiltsss @snaketownrules STILTS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘RAT EYES’ After releasing their debut double A-side single ‘Ham / Pigs in Blankets’ which won the attention of radio legends such as Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 music as well as XFM’s John Kennedy and Ian Camfield, Leeds based STILTS return …

Heavy metal enthusiasts, CASTLE have unveiled their brand new video for the track Evil Ways. The song is taken from their most recent release, Under Siege, released via Ván Records earlier this year. Check out the video for ‘Evil Ways’ courtesy of Music & Riots magazine HERE. CASTLE’s vocalist/bassist, Liz Blackwell, …

It’s astounding when you think of all the amazing talent that has recently signed up with Rogue Records America. Perhaps it’s because the label isn’t a true “label” in the sense of the word, leaving the majority of power with the artist, allowing them to recoup faster on releases, and …

Sweidsh death metal unit CENTINEX will release a new comeback album entitled Redeeming Filth on the 21st of November in Europe and on the 9th of December in North America via Agonia Records. Returning after an almost eight-year hiatus, the band decided to revive the spirit that originally begun in …

KAMCHATKA are all set to play an exclusive performance at Our Black Heart in London on 19th  September with Mother Of God and Mother Trucker. If Robin Trower were to cosy up to Warren Haynes and bust out some Cream/Zeppelin inspired heavy blues whilst Jimi Hendrix looked on admiringly, then …

CORNERS OF SANCTUARY, the US Metal Band, have signed a deal with PURE STEEL PROMOTION. The new album “Axe To Grind” will be released on 1th October 2014 via PURE STEEL PROMOTION. More news coming soon. LINE-UP: Frankie Cross – vocals James Pera – bass Mick Michaels –  guitars, keyboard …

This is the debut 7” outing from this Swiss Death Metal outfit, the Swiss always seem to produce metal with that extra air of malevolence about it. Opening track “Self Abortion Ritual” instantly is reminiscent of Napalm Death’s “Mentally Murdered “period, the powerful bass driven guitar sound with that beautiful …

One thing I’ve noticed from talking to other fans at gigs is that a lot of people like the idea of a gig or festival abroad but don’t do anything as they think it’s too difficult.  In reality going to gigs abroad is getting increasingly easy, so we’ve decided to …

Blues guitarist, Joe Bonamassa will be releasing his latest album later this month.  That probably isn’t a surprising start to a review – after all, Joe Bonamassa does release a lot of albums, but if you look at the last year or so, the releases have all been live ones …

Off the wall Swedish trio Freak Kitchen are excited to share the first video ‘Sloppy’, taken from their acclaimed new album ‘Cooking With Pagans’. Swedish trio Freak Kitchen are back with Cooking with Pagans, their eighth (and most frantic) album to date. The band has always been a tremendously respected …

Unusually, I am going to start this review with someone else’s words.  The following paragraphs are extracted directly from the biographical collateral which accompanied the promotional copy of King 810‘s debut album.  Nothing has been edited. “You’ve never been somewhere like this before. You won’t forget it though. It’s only …

Legendary cult label Undergroove has announced an addition to it’s growing roster with the recent signing of Welsh psychedelic doomers SPIDER KITTEN. The label will release SPIDER KITTEN’s next record, ‘Behold Mountain. Hail Sea. Venerate Sky. Bow Before Tree‘ on 27th October. The album is a wretched, tormented exploration of Norse Sagas and Eddas, painstakingly …

Formed by Rammstein’s Richard Kruspe, Emigrate have now set the release date for their new studio album – the follow up to the 2007 self-titled debut, a Top 10 German chart entry. Titled ‘Silent So Long’, this sophomore outing – produced by Emigrate themselves and mixed in Los Angeles by …

Rising high above the overkill of self-styled occult rock that lurks in the underground at present. SATAN’S SATYRS are blazing a trail through a nightmarish world of battered VHS videos, overheated ampstacks and dog-eared vinyl, and are a band fit to set the pulse of any self-respecting trash connoisseur racing. …

EXORCISM have announced the addition of drummer ‘Alexis Von Kraven‘ to the group’s ranks. The  band says in a statement: “Alexis is an accomplished and innovative drummer. He has played in bands MOXY, HEAVENS  FIRE, MOTHER’S GREEN, MARKA DIABLO and many more. Alexis also has extensive experience as a studio …

FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS have been announced for a colossal tour with American heavyweights, Black Veil Brides! The boys will be heading out for a host of huge shows at some of the UK & Irelands largest venues this October, including a monster performance in the hallowed walls of London’s infamous, …

Manga metal-hardcore monsters RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR have signed a worldwide licence deal with Nuclear Blast Records after owner/CEO, Markus Staiger, had watched and met the band at this year’s Summer Breeze Open Air. Markus Staiger commented:  “I was instantly blown away by the sheer power of their live performance! …

Buoyed-up by the energy of youth, and packing some serious guitar fire-power, Santa Cruz will be returning to the UK for a one-off headline show, confirmed for the 17th November at The Barfly in Camden Town, North London. Says Archie Cruz, Santa Cruz frontman:- “It’s been quite a while since …

Code Orange‘s album ‘I Am King‘ really split opinions here at PlanetMosh. Some of us enjoyed it while others hated and just didn’t “get it”. So instead of picking a side we let one reviewer from each camp lay down their case for the album. What side are you on? …