PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Men from down under? Yepp! But this time on a metal mission!! It would seem that our antipodean cousins are on the war path once again, and by the sound of it this group called “Massive” really mean business!! From the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia have emerged this four piece …

Winnipeg, MB death doom metal band Psychotic Gardening is proud to announce  their Eastern Canadian tour that will see the band perform dates in Ontario and Quebec in promotion of their album ‘Hymnosis’ released May 2014.   Guitarist Andrew Wiens comments: “We’re really excited about getting to play in Ontario …

LA’s Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, rebels of rock ‘n’ roll, Buckcherry, have announced plans to release a new EP, simply titled F#CK, on August 19th. The record is scheduled for release just days after the band joins Godsmack, Seether and Skillet on the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour. Pre-orders for the …

When all is said and done, the art of making people bang their heads comes down to one central component: the riff. The riff has been refined and redefined so many times over the last four decades that ownership of a guitar and half a brain should be all that’s …

DRAGONFORCE will release “Maximum Overload” in the US on August 19th via Metal Blade Records.  “Maximum Overload” is available for pre-order at metalblade.com/dragonforce, in CD, digital, and limited edition vinyl formats!  While there be sure to check out the band’s new video for the song “The Game”.   Today DRAGONFORCE …

Swedish metallers Sonic Syndicate have gone through a barrage of criticism from their fans and music critics, and yet they continue to show us that they’re not going to go down without a fight. These guys draw from a number of influences within the metalcore genre such as Killswitch Engage, …

Norwegian Stoner Rock band Kal-El just released a video for their first single “Fire Machine” online!     The Music video is produced by Magenta AS. Director: Svein Molaug/Pål Rønnevig Photographer: Rune Sørensen Editing & Visual Effects: Svein Molaug/Rune Sørensen Sound recording administered by Darkspacemusic and WormholeDeath Records     …

With their infusion of groove-ridden metal, interspersed with salvos of rap, punk, reggae and rock into their very precise sound –oh, and not overlooking their 19 years of experience and previous ten releases, means that American rap rockers (Həd) p.e really need no introduction. This year is an exciting time …

JOHN GARCIA is set to release his solo album John Garcia on August 4th in the UK & August 5th USA/CAN on Napalm Records!  JOHN recently completed work on the first video from the album for the song “My Mind”.  Today the video is receving its exclusive premiere courtesy of …

Scion Audio Visual celebrates San Diego’s enormous comic & entertainment convention with iconic METALLICA guitar player Kirk Hammett and his namesake toy company Kirk Von Hammet Toys with an exclusive, RSVP-only celebration dubbed the “Fear FestEvil After Party” that will showcase a performance by legendary Bay Area thrashers EXODUS on …

As previously announced, PROJECT ROGUE is a new crowd funding project featuring existing Rogue Records America artists teaming up with 16 cross-genre metal titans to create a fresh, new studio and video project. This just in – the donation period has been extended to Sunday, July 27, 2014! Donate via IndieGoGo …

Seattle speed metal band Blood of Kings are pleased to announce a US tour with Hessian! Starting in Seattle and ending in Brooklyn, the tour consists of a whirlwind 25 shows in 29 days. The band’s drummer Eric Jelsing had the following to say:  “We’re very stoked to hit the …

To The Wind are set to release their new full length record titled Block Out The Sun & Sleep July 21st on Pure Noise Records. You can host the stream of the album which premiered on Revolver last night by clicking HERE. The new album was recorded and engineered by Kyle Black (Comeback Kid, New Found Glory, Paramore, …

Nunslaughter are  a 7” single releasing machine, collectors of this band must be driven to drink trying to keep up with their release schedule. At last count they had 138 different releases since 1987. This is only their 4th full length release which is a double album made up of …

  How do you visually represent how an album sounds? This may not be a question you think of when you pick up a CD, but I hope this interview makes you consider it. Have you ever wondered who creates the iconic backdrops at Amon Amarth gigs? Or the cover …

This is a third album release from 3 piece L.A based Ninth Circle, since the release of their second album ‘The Power Of One’ which was released in 2008. For fans of melodic heavy metal or hard rock, and a good old sing song. The album has been advertised as …

Since releasing their debut single ‘Casino Lights‘ in July 2013, the band have picked up promising attention whilst playing shows all over the UK, as well continued support from BBC Introducing. Now Hours will release their new single ‘Crossfire’ on 4th August 2014.     These guys have not even been a band for twelve months …

Opening up a rock album with a self-penned sub one minute instrumental homage to Spaghetti Westerns take some balls, fortunately Skam have plenty. And they are big. Very big. ‘Make You Pay’ is the first real track on the new album. While this is a great little number, it isn’t …

Gotteri are a 5 piece hard rock band from South Yorkshire, mainly playing in the Sheffield area. Taking the name of the founder and bassist, David Gotteri, the band formed some four years ago. Recently they have been playing support slots at Sheffield corporation venue including recent appearances with Monument …

French metalcore titans BETRAYING THE MARTYRS celebrate the release of their new record Phantom with a cover of the Disney hit Let It Go. Check it out here: Phantom is the band’s second full-length, released this week via Sumerian. The Paris based unit is a venerable freight-train of aggression with …