PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

This year, German metallers, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (translated as The Apocalyptic Riders), present us with Tief. Tiefer, their ninth and mega-20 track studio album.  For those of you who have yet to get your hands on one of their albums, then I would broadly describe Die Apokalyptischen Reiter as having …

CONAN will join HIGH ON FIRE on a short European run kicking off in Tilburg on July 24, 2014. Catch them here: Thu 24.07. NL-Tilburg – 013 Fri 25.07. GER-Köln – Gebäude 9 Fri 01.08. FR-Paris – Glazart Tue 05.08. GER-Berlin – Magnet Thu 07.08. GER-Stuttgart – Kellerclub Sat 09.08. …

And here are the new area maps for Wacken 2014! As usual we have uploaded the maps for Holy Wacken Land and the Camping Site Map. The Camping Site Map shows you an overview of the whole area including all camping sites. The camping map informs about all kinds of …

I chat with Big C & Rab (the newbies) from 15 Times Dead at this years Les-Fest.  After some abuse being directed at Scotti ;) (this is why we tell the children never to talk to strangers – Scotti) we discuss the band and the changes since they have joined, …

Slightly different Inferno styled interview post this time around! I interview the guys from Inferno before they play their amazing Acoustic set on the Sunday at les-Fest 3 then after their set I chat with one of their long time (8 years+) fan Henry Robson for his views on the guys.. …

I speak to Dave Tonge aka Big D about the NLC/RACPA UK ROCK FESTIVAL 2015 at this year’s Les-Fest. We discuss the festival, it aims, line up, venue and future plans as well as discussing Rock Against Child Pornography and Abuse UK (RACPA UK). The competition for Opening Act for …

This box set is one of those kind that brings together a number of a particular band’s album in a cheap and cheerful manner… In this case, the collection marks the latter stages of hugely under-rated German melodic hard rockers Fair Warning‘s career, from 1997’s patchy ‘Go!’ through to 2000’s …

Europe headline the second night of the fourth annual Steelhouse Festival, being staged just outside Ebbw Vale in south Wales, on Sunday July 20.   As part of our build-up to the event, PlanetMosh put in an early morning call to frontman Joey Tempest to discuss the gig – which …

INCITE, the incendiary Phoenix based, hardcore-laced metal outfit fronted by Richie Cavalera, are set to release their new studio album, ‘Up In Hell’ through minusHEAD Records on 1st September. INCITE deliver tried-and-true metal on ‘Up In Hell’ that fearlessly examines everything around them.  Richie states, “We’re a real band. We’ve busted our …

KING 810 release their hotly anticipated debut album, ‘Memoirs of A Murderer’ on 18th August through Roadrunner Records.  The official video for ‘Fat Around The Heart’, directed by John ‘Quig’ Quigley (Eminem, Kid Rock) of Chrome Bumper Films also debuts online today at http://smarturl.it/KING810FATH ‘Memoirs of A Murderer’ is a …

To start, I have to say that I love the sense of community that exists among metal fans.  I’ve been to a huge number of concerts and festivals, and at the metal or rock ones there’s virtually no trouble – no drunken fights, no aggro, and no people dying from …

.@Planetmosh @Anybody reviews “R.I.B.” by @tankardofficial released via @nuclearblasteu If there was a contest for the album title of the year Tankard could definitely be a candidate with their new album “R.I.B.” (“Rest In Beer”).  These German metallers are well-known to thrash metal lovers since the early eighties. With 15 full-length albums since then already under …

It appeared that someone from on high looked down with a smile on the second day of Hellfest – because the beginning of the third and final day was cloud cover and a drop in the temperature, with even a small amount of rainfall during the morning as well. It quickly transpired …

>The morning after the night before, and there were some very hungover faces walking through the campsite and the odd couple who looked like they hadn’t gone to bed yet. They probably hadn’t either. Still, Day 2 of Hellfest was upon us, the sun was shining again and there were …

With an estimated 138,000 people passing through the gates this year across the weekend, it’s clear that Hellfest is bigger than ever. Planetmosh took a trip across the pond to get a taste of the ‘ooh-la-laAAARGH’ at France’s biggest rock festival… With six stages operating a ‘three on, three off’ …

One More Body is the first single from (Hed)p.e‘s forthcoming new album release ‘Evolution’ “In a time when so many bands are playing it safe and going through the motions, whether it be out of fear of failure or lack of new ideas, (Hed)p.e. embraces change and “Evolves” with their …

Final day of Hellfest :( which we have been affectionately calling ‘Dustfest’ this year due to the amount of dust that is being churned up from the parched earth. It’s even hotter today but is overcast on the way into the festival and we do get a 4 minute long shower …

I arrived slightly late today as our coach had a oil problem then we hit a few traffic jams as we headed back to the festival so I went straight in to my first interview with the lovely Julien from Mars Red Sky. Click here to hear the interview. I …

The over-riding question which immediately springs to mind – as it inevitably does with any act with a pedigree stretching back some 45 years, plus a back catalogue which is one of the most iconic and influential in heavy metal – is “are Judas Priest still relevant today?”.  It is …

It is unusual to focus on just one moment in a bands career, but Neil Daniels does just that with his latest book release, Let It Rock: The Making of Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet. This book is an unashamed celebration of the landmark album Slippery When Wet; Bon Jovi’s …