PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

We’re all going to go to hell, Demons of Old Metal are going to make absolutely sure of it! The final chapter of the Demon Chronicles; aptly named ‘Demonic Chronicles – Volume III’ is set to be released on the 31st March. Demons Of Old Metal have released their new …

Brooklyn hardcore legends BIOHAZARD make their return to the UK with a string of lives dates this August, including appearances at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool and Bloodstock Festival in Derby. The band released their 9th studio album ‘Reborn in Defiance’ in 2012 via Nuclear Blast. Dates are as follows with …

Like every year the metal easter bunny will come along and join us for our Easter Shop Special Sale at Wacken.  From Friday 11th of April to Saturday 12th you can get your easter present for your family and friends. The sale takes place for the third time in a …

ZODIAC have announced they will play Desertfest 2014 in London after a tour of the continent with Grand Magus. Tour dates: ZODIAC w/ Grand Magus, Audrey Horne & The Vintage Caravan 18.03.14 FR – Paris / Divan du Monde 19.03.14 DE – Cologne / Gebäude 9 20.03.14 DE – München …

Swedish Melodic Rock band H.E.A.T are set to release the follow up to their 2012 album “Address the nation” in Mid April.  The band formed in 2007 and released their debut album in 2008.  Since they they’ve been rapidly gaining fans impressed by their great live performances and their albums.  …

Canada-based progressive gurus Subliminal Groove Records are delighted to announce the signing of one-man prog-deathcore maverick, Xehanort, and with it the remastered release of his 2013 album Awaken in a Different Dimension, due March 11. If this all wasn’t enough, Xehanort has today released a lyric video of the first …

New York (US) hardcore group Every Time I Die is currently recording new material at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou of Converge. Keith Buckley, lyricist and vocalist, of Every Time I Die states: “Kurt Ballou had always intimidated the living shit out of me, so I …

London metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have premiered a new track from their upcoming album, THE FATEFUL DARK, which is due to be released on March 10th in Europe via Earache Records and on March 18th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records. Listen to the new track “Hammered Down” now via …

Epic Swedish doom metal band, Below, spent the end of 2013 at Sonic Train Studios in Sweden with none other than Andy La Rocque (King Diamond) to record their debut full-length album. The band is finally prepared to unveil the album title, art, and release the first single from the …

    Despite having formative roots growing back to 2007, this is the bands second only full length album, following on, as it does, from 2010’s “Act One”, an album that drew a lot of favourable reviews and comments, in particular, from their home stomping ground of France. So, what …

@planetmosh @FallingRed @SaNPRuk   Falling red, mean, moody and absolute molten metal! The first time I played the album I thought, ???? not bad. But then after re-playing it several times, much to the dismay of friends and family! I’m now able to say this is one bloody good album, and I’m …

Glamour Of The Kill have unleashed a new official video taken from the recent album ‘Savages’.  ‘A Freak Like Me’ was filmed on the ‘Silence Is The Enemy’ tour in Europe by the wonderful Tom Barnes and is the second video to some from the album. From the band:   “This …

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY the band featuring the legendary metal brothers Max and Igor Cavalera are currently in the mixing stage of their third album and their first for their new label home Napalm Records. The band is working with producer John Gray (Soulfly) and plans on having the record ready for …

HEAVEN’S BASEMENT announce a full headline tour of the UK & Ireland for 2014. The “Welcome Home” tour will take in 15 shows over 18 days, kicking off on March 13th in Norwich and ending in Brighton on March 30th. ‘We’re heading out on our first ever full length European …

German melodic power-metal quintet EDGUY make a long-awaited return to England with a brace of live dates in September. The band, led by vocalist Tobias Sammet, have just announced the release of their 10th studio album ‘Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown‘ for April 21st via Nuclear Blast Records …

@planetmosh reviews Anette Olzon-shine Ex-Nightwish singer Anette Olzon has just released her debut album, and what a cracker it is, mainly in the fact that she has moved as far away from the Nightwish sound as she can, yet holding onto her symphonic rock roots. While Anette’s symphonic roots bubble …

A record of stunning, perennial beauty as elegant and lucid as it is powerful and cinematic. It sets the benchmark for Floydism of the modern age, with an eagle eyed vision for wavering dynamics and avalanching crescendos, the London five-piece have, in Illusory Blues, a slab of progressive excellence. To …

The Australians JACKSON FIREBIRD show the rock community how to rejuvenate a genre without losing sight of Rock’s purest essence. Sweaty riffs, irresistible hooks are the main ingredients on the debut album “Cock Rockin‘”. The duo wastes no time and offers the listener a musical parade of top-notch Rock songs. …

@planetmosh reviews Chronicles of the Immortals – Netherworld by Vanden Plas out on .@FrontiersRec Billed as having been written in co-operation with bestselling German fantasy author Wolfgang Hohlbein, ‘Chronicles of the Immortals – Netherworld’ sees the German Prog-metal 5 piece again chosing to go down the concept album route for …

Gallery of Photos from the Rabid Bitch Of The North cassette release ‘Defending Two Castles’. Read Mark’s review of the gig here:  http://planetmosh.com/rabid-bitch-of-the-north-stiff-kitten-belfast-1-march-2014/   Photos by Paul Verner / LIVE:i photographic agency