PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The last time New York’s IKillYa played Belfast, they nearly didn’t – as the venue they were scheduled to appear at closed just a few days before they were due to grace its stage. Fortunately, in the true spirit of metal camaraderie, another promoter stepped into the breach, a few …

Carousel Vertigo play the best music you haven’t heard yet but already love, and has confirmed its appearance at Hard Rock Hell on Saturday November Nov 14th.   The band joins a bill that already includes Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Schenker, Y&T, Diamond Head and Vardis in North Wales for …

You know when you wreck your brain cells trying to remember thing’s, well I have just done that over this cd.I knew the name Pontus Snibb, I just couldn’t remember where from, that was the hard part, and I was not going to read the press release or use Google …

ASTPAI are back, with the new album, BURDEN CALLS, set for release on 22/08/2014 (UK/EU) through Ass Card Records & 22/09/2014 (USA) through Jumpstart Records.   The 13 tracks tell a story of self doubt, fear and misery, but also the ongoing quest to find hope and love for all the right things in …

Before people say it, this latest book by Neil Daniels’ is not a re-worked version of his Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History Of The Beast (Voyageur Press 2012) book with a new cover. This is a completely new piece of work which takes a closer look at those all-important …

Brooklyn, New York’s TOMBS are set to release their new album Savage Gold June 10th (North America), June 9th (UK/World), and June 6th (Germany/Benelux/Finland). Renowned tattooist Thomas Hooper who is responsible for the band’s previous album covers created the stunning artwork.   The second single from Savage Gold is being exclusively …

  Down By Law, the seminal melodic punk band, fronted by the equally influential Dave Smalley are back with a new mini album ‘Revolution Time’. The seven new, original tracks here showcase the band at the most complex and melodic phase of their career whilst they pay homage to the …

Iberian Melodic Death Metallers Dulcamara the first video extracted from their new album, entitled “El Antagonista”     Blank Tv from United States offers an exclusive Premiere about the new video, also entitled “El Antagonista”   The video has been directed by Miguel Angel Prieto and in it we can observe a strong line up giving everything while running …

John Coghlan, former drummer and founder member of Status Quo, took time out from his very busy schedule to chat with me, Dave Bradbery of Planetmosh. Covering topics from  ‘how it all began’, to the making of the ‘Live’ double album recorded at the Glasgow Apollo over three nights in …

The death/slam/core metal act The Juliet Massacre are actually in studio for working on the successor of “Pray for an afterlife”. The new album will include the participation of three international guests, that will be revealed individually on Facebook.     The first of three studio reports is available at: …

NLC/RAPCA Festival 2014 has just taken place over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. Just announced for 2nd-3rd May 2015 is next year’s event! Here’s what Big D, who organises this event each year with help from his friends and family, had to say: – “We raised awareness and an awesome …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews ‘A Stab in the Heart of Christ’ by Killgasm released via Moribund Records. This year looks quite productive and May is no exception. Yet another band from sunny California, USA, Killgasm, are already releasing their second full-length album. I must admit, I was intrigued by the name as …

Rusted are a five piece hailing from Canada and have released their first album titled ‘Rock Patrol’. Mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lefrancois-Leduc at Silver Wings Studios. Arranged and produced by the band themselves and Silver Wings Studios.  They have been together for approximately four years.  OK now down to …

High-energy Swedish heavy metallers & avid war historians SABATON have released a lyric video for their latest new anthem ‘Resist And Bite’ off their upcoming seventh studio release, Heroes, due out in North America on May 27th.  Watch it on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel & don’t fight the urge …

German Epic Metal heroes EQUILIBRIUM offer a foretaste of their upcoming studio album Erdentempel, in the form of the first part of a series of track-by-track videos!   Let mastermind Rene and singer Robse give you further information on the idea behind these songs:   2. Was Lange Währt 3. Waldschrein …

Hollywood Monsters – a new band whose line-up includes legendary bassist Tim Bogert, keyboard wizard Don Airey and drummer Vinnie Appice – release their debut album, ‘Big Trouble’, through Mausoleum Records on may 23. A track, ‘Move On’ is currently streaming at https://soundcloud.com/thehollywoodmonsters/move-on-feat-vinny-appice-tim-bogert-don-airey-steph-honde The album also features a guest appearance …

Osian is an alternative metal band from southern Italy, formed during the birth of the genre in the mid 90s. The band’s latest offering, Rhizome, is a six song disc that pays obvious homage to popular alternative music of that era: bands like Depeche Mode, Type O Negative, Ministry, The …

Appropriately titled, Livin’ In The Past by Poland’s Scream Maker is the band’s war cry and answer to the genre of power metal. With the help of star producer Alessandro Del Vecchio, they’ve nailed it: versatile, nicely ranged, fairly operatic, and genre-appropriate vocals matched to staccato archetypal guitar riffs, supported …

Industrial music influenced Italian metallers Avelion released a three-song EP, titled Liquid Breathing, in November 2013. Highly focused on electronic or digital sounding instrumentation, the band incorporates a lot of different keyboard sounds, mixed with digital “djenty” guitar. Avelion, who revamped their lineup in 2013, describes themselves as melodic progressive …

Another contender in the overcrowded, glutted digital music revolution, Scotland’s Aventus put their spin on rock and roll with their latest disc, called Valley of the Kings. The recording has a warm, analog feel to it, and is nicely balanced and enjoyable. The band mix doomy, sludgy riffs with more …