PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

.@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh .@damnedtwits and .@thebosshoss announced as special guests for .@myMotorhead The Damned and The BossHoss have been confirmed as the special guests for Motorhead’s UK shows in November. Motorhead, The Damned and The BossHoss play the O2 Apollo Manchester on 4th November, Birmingham NIA on 6th November and London’s …

Jesus Crost are a 2 piece grind machine from the Netherlands who started life back in 1996 as a crustcore project. This is their 4th full length based upon the abhorrent subject of football. The album is based around the 1986 world cup final and whatever was special about it. …

    The one man machine that is Vardan, can never be accused of resting on his laurels and watching time drift by. This album is the second release so far this year, continuing the trend of the three offerings made last year. It really interests me as to what …

Dublin band Specter’s mini EP is a preview of what this band has to offer the Irish metal scene. Life rearranged is the first track of two. While there are elements that are admirable such as vocals and groovy riff, the track is not easily differentiated from Unwhole, the second …

PlanetMosh recently had a chat with Irish Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses winners Psykosis about their upcoming show at our favourite festival. Here is what the lead contender for “Sexiest Drummer at Bloodstock”, Shane (The Sugar Foot) Byrne had to say. Can you give the readers and people heading to …

Last year the legendary Wacken festival in Germany welcomed 75,000 fans to watch over 120 bands spread over seven stages.  Unlike 2012, 2013 was notable for the beautiful hot sunshine that lasted almost all weekend with just a couple of short downpours.  If you haven’t been then it’s certainly a …

Over the past four years, the Steelhouse Festival – held on top of a mountain on the edge of the breathtakingly beautiful Brecon Beacons – has established a reputation not only for the quality of its line-up but also for being one of the best value-for-money and most family-friendly events …

Roadwolf are the Austrian winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band. We are …

Ten or 12 years ago, the sight of large groups of people dressed in full camouflage gear and sporting various guns, knives and other assorted artillery (including bazookas – and pirate swords?!) would have had the guys at the now redundant cop shop a few hundred yards from this venue …

The release date of the new CREATION’S END album “Metaphysical” on CD is the 29th August 2014. The preorder phase will start on August 15th, 2014. CREATION’S END is our newest band on Pure Prog Records whom released the studio album “A New Beginning” in 2010. CREATION’S END consists of …

CALIBRE ZERO, the Hard Rock Band from Spain, have signed a worldwide deal with PURE STEEL PUBLISHING. The new album will be released on 19th September 2014 via PURE STEEL PUBLISHING. More news coming soon. Band statment:  “It´s great to announce Calibre Zero and Pure Steel Records are going to …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh review of .@M_D_A_E These Are Not Poetic Times EP Manchester based Heavy Metal band Mad Dogs and Englishmen released their second EP These Are Not Poetic Times on the 14th April 2014. The opening track Profit Through War started off a bit Rocking in the Free World by …

Glam Metal Rock Band Scarlett Gypsy has garnered the attention of fans and critics alike with the unveiling of their eagerly awaited debut album – All Access – available now on Amazon, iTunes, CDbaby and Bandcamp. The bevy of sub-genres associated with glam metal and hard rock have often given …

German black metal cult DYSANGELIUM stream the entirety of their brand-new Leviaxxis demo at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. Released on Friday by W.T.C. PRODUCTIONS, Leviaxxis is but a precursor to DYSANGELIUM’s forthcoming debut album for W.T.C. At three songs strong, Leviaxxis is a swift and strategic introduction to the tyrannical …

Is it becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary, decent heavy metal fans to enjoy a quiet drink on a night out with their – sometimes non-metal – friends?  If recent experiences – including several by this writer – are anything to go by, then the answer may be more and more …

Juodvarnis are the Lithuanian winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band. Juodvarnis (Black …

Battalion are the Swiss winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band. Battalion was …

Huldre are the Danish winners of this years Wacken Metal Battle. They play at Wacken along with all the other Metal Battle winners from all over the world to compete for the Over All Metal Battle Champion! Can you give the readers a quick introduction to the band. Laura: Huldre …

Having recently played to a bursting-at-the-seams tent at this year’s Download festival, part of a lengthy run taking in major European events and key supports (Alter Bridge, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, etc.), The Treatment have confirmed  a second run of UK headline dates in support of current studio album, ‘Running With …

One thing the USA does very well is export high quality heavy metal to all corners of the globe. Louisiana’s masters of extreme metal, Goatwhore, just released their sixth studio album, entitled Constricting Rage of the Merciless. The band then went on tour in the USA with the Summer Slaughter …