PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Twenty years since their formation, controversial metal-punk outfit AMEN are coming back together for a very special set at Alt-Fest, 15th – 17th August 2014 at Boughton Estate, Kettering. This UK festival exclusive appearance is the first of many new additions to the event including a new headliner for the …

.@DownloadFest confirm new acts and day splits! Hot on the heels of Sonisphere’s announcement on Monday, Download Festival has announced another 24 bands to the bill…and also revealed their day splits! First up, Bring Me The Horizon, who have literally destroyed everything in their path since they released fourth album …

Behemoth: Any creature or thing of monstrous size or power. In other words, Dublin Band Killface’s album, Feeding the Dead. I wonder if I should contact The Oxford Dictionary to try and get the old definition of Behemoth changed. Does she do that? Is that her, yeah? TO THE POINT: With this …

Animus are a new Scottish “progressive metal band who draw influences from Djent, Tech, and Death metal bands.” On the cusp of their maiden tour, Animus, widely characterized as “Djent”, have released their nicely produced, four-song EP debut, Fall Of The Elite. They stick nicely to an extreme theme throughout …

@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh interview with @TheTexasFlood after their recent appearance at Winterfest, Warehouse23, Wakefield. Texas Flood were added at the eleventh hour when I AM I had to pull out. When did Texas Flood form? Originally the band was formed spring 2010 Whose idea was it? Tom Sawyer Is the line-up …

Slough Feg have been in business since the early 90s and are now presenting their ninth studio album on a major independent label. This band have released album after album of quality heavy metal channeling Maiden, Lizzy and the NWOBHM. While the influences are obvious the overall sound is unique …

I had the great pleasure of corresponding with new Brazilian all female Thrash outfit Nervosa and we talked about their debut album, day to day life in Nervosa, plans of touring Europe, their reaction on getting signed by Napalm and a few other things along the way…… When founding Nervosa …

The UNDER THE BLACK SUN 2014 has recently confirmed the last bands for this year’s edition. German Black Metal band SHROUD OF SATAN and the Polish Black Metal/Ambient quartet THAW are the final bands! Complete line up: BELPHEGOR (Austria) CORPUS CHRISTII (Portugal) COUNTESS (Netherland) DARKMOON WARRIOR (Germany) DEMONICAL (Sweden) DEUS …

Few bands represent Obscene Extreme as fully as US grind legends Brutal Truth – they’ve weathered break-ups and line-up changes, but never once have they halted in their mission to keep pushing the bleeding edge of grindcore. Never complacent, each steamroller of Brutal Truth album has furthered their sound and …

Billed as a special showcase gig, highlighting the best in established and up-and-coming Northern Irish hardcore talent, this triple bill certainly lived up to its advance promotion. Openers Spittin’ Teeth are one of the few bands in the genre, at least in this part of the world, to employ a …

Alongside their normal studio albums, Halestorm released a covers EP (Reanimate) in 2011, and then in October 2013 released a second one, (Reanimate 2.0) .  At the time it was only released in the US, but happily Atlantic are giving it a long overdue release in the UK to coincide …

Starting on the 29th until 31st of May, the DARK TROLL FESTIVAL 5 will be celebrating it’s fifth edition located at the “Schweinsburg in Bornstedt” (Sachsen-Anhalt close to Halle/Saale). More than 20 international acts covering diverse metal genres are invited in order to make this festival a memorable event along …

@Planetmosh releases gallery of .@BCOCofficial .@defyed show @LimelightNI Gallery of photos from The distortion Project’s weekly metal showcase featuring the awesome By Conquest Or Consent, Defyed & Spittin’ Teeth. Check out Mark’s review of the entire show here:  Show Review Photographs by Paul Verner/LIVE:i photographic agency

Apparition performed at the Robin 2 in Bilston on Sunday night supporting Edenbridge.  It was only the second show for Apparition with their current guest vocalist, American singer Grace Meridan.  The band opened the night and went down well with the fans.  Check out these photos of their performance…

Dutch band Seventh Sin played the Robin 2 in Bilston as the last night of their UK tour supporting Edenbridge.  The band put in an excellent performance and made a lot of new fans on the night.  Check out these photos from their performance..

German band Edenbridge ended their UK tour on Sunday night with a show at the Robin 2 in Bilston.  Despite suffering from a bad cold which did affect her voice, Sabine Edelsbacher still put in a great performance.  Support came from Apparition, Sage’s recital and Seventh Sin.  Check out these …

Planetmosh have two copies of the new Adrian Vandenberg’s MoonKings cd to give away. To win a copy, please answer the following very easy question.           [like_to_read] This Competition has now closed, and the winners have been emailed, thank you. [/like_to_read] [contact-form to=’david.farrell@planetmosh.com’ subject=’moonkings competition’][contact-field label=’Name’ …

@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh features @thesentonbombs as they are about to head out on a sixteen date tour incorporating two dates in Denmark, NLC/RAPCA Festival in Nottingham and Nice N Sleazy Festival in Morecambe. History of The Senton Bombs The Senton Bombs were formed in Bispham, Blackpool in 2004, originally known as The …

@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh interview with Iggie Pistolero of Gypsy Pistoleros. Ahead of a support slot on a couple of Jizzy Pearl’s Love Hate tour dates in Edinburgh and London, a few festivals including NLC/RAPCA, and with an album to be released later this year Iggie Pistolero guitar player and founder member …

.@planetmosh reviews the highly anticipated .@lambofgod documentary. It might seem strange to some people, but heavy metal has as much tendency as power ballads to pull on an individual’s heartstrings and bring strong emotions to the foreground. If a song has specific memories attached to it, it won’t take long before …