PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The day has finally come for Einherjer to launch their new single Nidstong! The digital release is out today! And for those of you waiting for the physical format the 7-inch is set to hit the stores at the 25th of August. Go HERE  to order your copy and/or get the …

OZZY OSBOURNE / FIREWIND guitarist GUS G. continues to promote his solo debut “I Am The Fire”, which was released in March via Century Media Records, and has therefore released a new video for the album track “Blame It On Me”, which can be viewed here:     Most recently, …

Death metal trio STENCH will release its sophomore album entitled Venture on the 26th of September in Europe and 7th of October in North America via Agonia Records. The follow-up to the band’s debut opus In Putrescence has been in the making since 2010 and along with the artwork, “has accumulated enough …

Over the past half a dozen years or so, the Diamond Rock Club – nestled rather innocuously in the rolling hills of Northern Ireland’s ‘Bible belt’ – has extablished a reputation not only for being one of the best small venues in this part of the world but also as …

Hammerfest 7 is pleased to announce its sister brand HRH, will host its own specialist Doom afternoon, aptly titled HRH Doom at next March’s event on Friday March 13th.   The  following acts have been confirmed to play; Dysteria GURT Spider Kitten Limb The Bendal Interlude Diesel King   For …

HANG THE BASTARD have revealed the first new video from their forthcoming album “Sex In The Seventh Circle”- featuring psychedelic visuals, porn, satanic imagery and decidedly old school editing techniques (also filmed entirely on VHS), this is a clip that is purpose-built as an antidote for all those who feel …

After the sudden cancellation of ALT-FEST, which was set to take place August 15th – 17th, THE DEFILED have announced a last minute replacement show down the road in Corby.   The band will headline at the Zombie Hut on Friday 15th August, bringing with them special guests MY RUIN …

Spooky scoundrels and melodic death metal masters MORGUE ORGY have premiered their video ‘The Last of The Summer Wine’ on Terrorizer.com today.   View the video here: http://Terrorize.it/s4e     Forged deep in the molten bowels of the very birthplace of Metal, Birmingham’s MORGUE ORGY are the UK’s last hope …

PlanetMosh is proud to be sponsoring the main stage at the fourth incarnation of Monsters Of Rot, which takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh, on Saturday August 16. The festival brings together some of the best extreme metal bands on the island of Ireland.  As part of our build up to the …

Iberian extreme metallers Noctem have just finished the first part of their European tour presenting their successful new album of studio “Exilium”.   In words of Exo, guitarist of the band: “Was a surprise to find such acceptance by the audience in this first leg of tour. Sharing the stage with bands like …

Los Angeles hard asses Buckcherry have premiered the first single from their forthcoming new profanity-fuelled EP. The band – whose guitarist Keith Nelson last November challenged this PlanetMosh journalist to a fight and then backed out – are streaming the song ‘Just F#ck It’ (a cover of the Icona Pop …

The remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT are back and are ready to unleash the follow up to 2011’s reunion record ‘Immortal Soul’. They are ready to unleash music in the great RIOT tradition that the fans come to know and love. RIOT V is ready to ‘UNLEASH THE …

Award Winning Atlanta, Georgia Progressive Metallers HALCYON WAY will release their new album Conquer, on August 19th in North America via Nightmare Records, and on September 19th in Europe/Rest Of World via Massacre Records.  The album can be pre-ordered on the band’s website HERE and on Amazon.   GuitarWorld.com the …

Some might not consider St. Louis, Missouri a hotbed for captivating music, yet CHOIR VANDALS are among a new crop of bands from the city challenging such a notion.  Their brand of alternative / indie rock caught the attention of many with the release of the impressive Darker Things EP in …

With a slight hangover and a mad dash to the Radcliffe Civic for the second day of S.O.S festival I just got there in time for the first band at midday, Coventry based Black Star Bullet and I’m glad I did as the pile driving riffing of set opener ‘8.50am’ …

So, my second low key festival in July and as with Les-Fest in Scotland a few weeks earlier, came away completely blown away by the wealth of known and unknown talent on display. S.O.S Festival is now in it’s seventh year, set up by Rocksector Records owners Lynne Hampson and …

Day one at Wacken reviews include Hammerfall, Steel Panther and Accept. Hammerfall by Iris: Of the four bands I would end up watching, Gothenburg, Sweden’s Hammerfall were up first. The five-piece band ‘opened’ the second stage in the late afternoon, with flash pot pyro set to “Child of the Damned”, …

Friday Day Two at Wacken reviews include Skid Row, Santiano, Children Of Bodom, Apocalyptica, Saor Patrol, Rabbit At War, Motorhead, Carcass and Slayer. Skid Row by Sheila: Skid Row kick-start their early performance on the True Metal stage with ‘Let’s Go’ then ‘Big Guns’. Even though it’s just after midday …

Saturday Day Three at Wacken reviews include – Demonic Resurrection, Arthemis, Devin Townsend Project, Amon Amarth, Megadeth, Avantasia and Kreator. Demonic Resurrection by Sheila: Indian Death Metallers Demonic Resurrection’s intro tape filled the Bullhead Circus tent before they strode onto the stage and launched into ‘The Demon King’, the title …

Just days after announcing the on-sale date for the highly anticipated US return of renowned rock icons X JAPAN, band co-founder and leader YOSHIKI has revealed that he is preparing another big announcement via a twitter Q & A. Set to take place at 11am UK time on August 6th …