PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

German Gothic Folk/Prog rockers Lyriel, based on the wonderful mix of vocalist Jessica Thierjung and the cello and backing vocals of Linda Laukamp, began life back in 2003, but since then have been ploughing a successful furrow in the Folk / Gothic Rock scene with the albums “Prisonworld”, “Autumntales”, “Paranoid …

Bergen, Norway, former home of the legendary Hole In The Sky Festival and considered thee black metal capital of the world, is now just under 6 months away from seeing a total extreme metal annihilation! The second edition of Bergen’s new indoor metal festival, Blastfest, has already been launched with …

The project D8 Dimension was born in early 2009, thanks to five musicians coming from different backgrounds which decided to be part of an Alternative Metal band with aggressive sounds. After numerous live appearances and important competitions, the band changed direction and musical level, by focusing on sound characterized by …

CYCLE BEATING, the mean bastard of Thrash and Groove Metal with a proper Core influence, have released the second song of their upcoming album “The Age Of Depression“. It’s titled “No Regrets” and it is an angry as well as critical wrecking ball, which is hard on the conventions of …

UK metalcore’s SILENT SCREAMS have just announced they will be supporting ATTILA on their forthcoming UK tour.   “We’re very excited to be going out on tour with Attila, they are blowing up massively!  So it’s awesome to be a part of this tour. These shows will be the first …

Skarlett Riot are excited to announce the release of the first track from their forthcoming new album. The brand new single – ‘House Of Cards’ available to download on the 8th September! Featuring all the trademark elements of Skarlett Riot’s sound; from the crunching guitar riff to Skarlett’s soaring vocals, …

The autumn nights may be drawing in, but while the outside temperature is falling, here at WildFire HQ things are really hotting up. Nothing gets you through the colder months, quite like having something to look forward to next summer, so get set for the next big announcement from Scotland’s …

EXORCISM are currently looking for a suitable player to record their second album and play live. Drummers who have got the possibility to record their own drums tracks, have gear and are professional are welcome to apply. Please contact our management: promo@rockngrowl.com With their critically acclaimed record “I AM GOD” …

Two and a half years ago Chainfist were one of my first reviews on Planetmosh and they came as a wonderful surprise. No nonsense metal. A great debut. It’s great to see them back with that always tricky second album. Scarred, thankfully, delivers on all accounts and greatly raises the …

On the night of the 30th of August at the Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh six bands came together to give the mighty Bonesaw a fitting send off after 14 years of playing. Over the years Bonesaw have recorded; two demos, a debut album Sawtopsy, as well as four split EPs …

.@louelladeville @planetmosh .@coolthingrecords ASYLUMS are set to release their first single The Death Of Television via COOL THING RECORDS on 8 September 2014 ASYLUMS are about to take you on a DIY journey back to the days of Noisy, Gut-busting, Fuzzy guitar music. The bizarre chaos you are about to …

Tonight’s gig was either sold out or close to it, and it’s hardly surprising with a band like Hellyeah playing.  Of course you wouldnt have known it was a sell out if you’d turned up to watch the opening band, Gravil. Gravil have been on the whole tour with Hellyeah …

The Osiris Club launched on 1st January 2010 in London and have spent four years on this recently released album, ‘Blazing World’. This band has a psychedelic/ prog rock mix with a bit of a difference.  Yes, it is a concept album, and, yes, the songs have an underlying story …

I wasn’t familiar with Incite until I was handed this review; and that was my fault. I wish I knew of these guys before. The Arizona based groove metal band Incite will smash your face in with their third offering, “Up In Hell”. This is pure groove metal: a nice …

Crucified Barbara formed in 2003 and released their debut album.  The Swedish all-female band got their name after attending the Roskilde festival in Denmark and in a nearby forest found a blow-up doll (generically called “Barbara” throughout Sweden) attached to a crucifix.  They’ve got a traditional heavy metal style which …

Magnolia is the tenth album from The Pineapple Thief.  For a band that started 15 years ago that’s a pretty consistent and impressive rate of work – after all so many bands take two or three years between albums whereas The Pineapple Thief average a new album every 18 months.  …

While we spoke to a lot of bands both signed and unsigned at Bloodstock, we were unable to manage to speak to all the up and coming  bands who played the New Blood stage, so have been catching up with the ones we missed to see how they enjoyed their …

While we spoke to a lot of bands both signed and unsigned at Bloodstock, we were unable to manage to speak to all the up and coming  bands who played the New Blood stage, so have been catching up with the ones we missed to see how they enjoyed their …

Hardcore Punk band Shaved Women released their nine track album Just Death via Ektrorecords on 8th August 2014. This four piece from St Louis, Missouri have already released three EPs. This full length offering is around 23 minutes of pure naked aggression. I don’t know how they chose the name, …

Belphegor are a band who – in common with many of their black metal counterparts – have often gone out of their way to court controversy in order to build their profile, even going so far as to have their early albums banned in their native Austria (as well as …