PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Up-and-coming heavy metal trailblazers and recent Breaking Bands LLC signing SHATTERED SUN recently announced a record label showcase and press day, as well as an upcoming performance with hard rock legends Skid Row at The Whisky on May 17, 2014. The band has been working hard towards their dream of …

Montreal, QC thrash band MUTANK will be performing the following show dates in support of their release ‘M.E.C.H. Metal‘ unleashed this past February and available on bandcamp as a pay what you want plus being available on audio cassette. Show Dates: March 29 –  Montreal, QC @ Death House w/ …

The second NORSE album “All is Mist and Fog” has raked a lot of positive feedback. Since the release it had become a bit silent around the Australians but of course they haven’t taken a break. No, NORSE have been working on several new songs. The result ist a new …

  Embryonic Devourment hail from the U.S of A and released their third full-length album titled Reptilian Agenda on the 18th of Feb this year, under Deepsend Records.   Interesting title for an album, wondering if the tracks will shed any light on what it means. Here we go, track one …

Wwo of Chile’s finest, foulest black/death barbarians, HADES ARCHER and SLAUGHTBBATH, unite for a special split LP courtesy of underground metal vanguard IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS. Set for international release on May 16th, each band occupies their own side of this limited-edition vinyl LP, and each is titled accordingly: HADES ARCHER …

Exclusively announced last night at the BOA M2TM (Ireland)  quarter finals was the addition of The Answer as one of the headline acts for this years PhilFest. Due to take place in Drumcoura City, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, on June 27th-29th, PhilFest is Ireland’s best alternative  independent music festival with a …

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of Salt Lake City natives Visigoth! The traditional metal act has been blazing a path through the metal underground since their inception in 2010. The release of their “Vengeance” demo in 2010, and the “Final Spell” EP in 2012 earned the …

German Epic Metal pioneers EQUILIBRIUM have announced the details of their fourth studio album! Guitarist, composer and lyricist René Berthiaume  has spent almost four years working on their new creation, entitled ‘Erdentempel‘.  The album was recorded, produced and mixed under the direction of René at Helion Studios and mastered at …

Following on from 2012’s ‘The End Of Existence’ EP, Northern Irish Death Metal young guns Katabolisis return with their blistering follow-up – ‘Atrocity’. If you had checked out the ‘End Of Existence’ EP you could almost be forgiven for giving this one a miss, while the musicianship was there, the vocals …

@Planetmosh reviews @SonataArctica’s #Pariah’sChild released through @Nuclearblasteu and @Nuclearblastusa. Their eight studio album ‘Pariah’s Child is due to be released in the UK tomorrow and with only a slight wolfish growl ‘The Wolves Die Young’ kicks off the album with a gentle, hopeful symphonic instrumental, that introduces an 80’s sound.  …

Diaries Of A Hero will release their self-titled second album “Diaries Of Hero” on 26th May 2014, via German label Dust On The Tracks. The record will be available on CD and on digital format, via iTunes and Amazon mp3 outlets. The new album sees the band taking a significant …

Sean Larkin Photography, running riot at HRH AOR 2

Martyr Defiled will release their new album ‘No Hope No Morality’ on April 28th and to celebrate will be playing an intimate free entry show at The Garage, London on April 23rd. The band have also just unleashed a brutal video for new single ‘616’, which is the second track …

New York hardcore kings AGNOSTIC FRONT will return to the UK and Ireland this summer for a clutch of live dates in August. The band will also make appearances at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool and City Invasion 2014 in London. Dates are as follows: Aug 10th –   Rebellion Festival, Winter …

Austin, TX psyche rockers Boyfrndz were the victims of a robbery this morning in San Francisco.  The group’s van, cargo trailer, & all their gear were stolen sometime between 1 and 7am PST. It was parked at 1501 Grove st. The band will be accepting ANY donations at www.boyfrndz.com to …

Fans of Long Beach rockers RIVAL SONS are being invited to show the band their dance skills, with the chance to win some very special prizes! RIVAL SONS want you to submit a dance routine for their new track, “Electric Man“, and upload it to YouTube for the world to …

Hampshire, UK rockers Western Sand released a four-song, eponymous EP in 2013. Well-written and well-mixed, the EP is surprisingly polished for a debut. Songs have a nice, smooth idea flow. Tunes are mid-tempo, with chunky rock licks and a big backbeat; just the right amount of dirt for the grab …

ANATHEMA return in June with Distant Satellites, their brand new studio album.  Due to be released on the 9th June via Kscope, distant satellites is the highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s Weather Systems, recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg. The beautifully ethereal artwork was created …

British “roots” rockers Wille and the Bandits released their full-length album, Grow, in 2013. This is an 11 track opus, consisting of varied tunes, with a sound fairly far from singer-songwriter folk and Americana that’s conjured up with usual thoughts of ‘roots’. The band has two secrets to their punchy …

Extreme metal icons ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 9th studio album, War Eternal, worldwide via Century Media Records (Trooper Entertainment in Japan) on June 9th in Europe and June 10th in North America. The artwork for the album was created by Costin Chioreanu, who previously worked with Michael Amott on …