PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

This four track split EP – appropriately limited to 666 12” pressings – sees mysterious Ukrainian black metal overlords Drudkh teaming with their English pagan counterparts Winterfylleth to deliver a collection of four cover versions. Drudkh explore the darkest depths of the eastern European underground for their triptych of contributions, …

Some photos of Cage the Gods supporting The Treatment at Rock City, Nottingham.

Some photos of Sinners Highway supporting The Treatment at Rock City, Nottingham.

I had been waiting on this one coming since the release of Terror Tapes last year. One of my albums of the year, if not THE album of 2013 for me. When Gama Bomb announced they were coming to Glasgow the date just could not come soon enough. So there …

@planetmosh @TheTreatmentUK @CageTheGods @Sinners_Highway Opening up the nights proceedings is Unsigned, Nottingham based band Sinners Highway there’s a respectful turn out tonight despite the Basement at Rock City being colder than a penguin’s nutsack. The five piece all male Heavy /Alternative/Metal rock band explode with anthems from their four track …

Some photos of The Treatment on the 2nd night of their UK headline tour at Rock City, Nottingham.

      The Gothic Metal band from Greece return with their highly anticipated follow up to 2009’s excellent debut album “Silent Scr3am”. “Someplace Better”, again released through Germany’s Massacre Records label, is without doubt a major step up in class and performance from beginning to end, as good as …

Tonight was to be a very special show – Within Temptation doing an intimate acoustic set to 180 fans.  Tickets had been made available free of charge a week or two ahead of the show and had been snapped up in just 20 minutes.  There was to be a short …

The Wacken team launched the sales for their second cruise earlier today, and within just 2 hours and 20 minutes they’d sold out completely. Ahoy Metalheads, unfortunately, there are no more cabins left. The Full Metal Cruise II was sold out after only two hours and two minutes! That’s crazy! …

In this moment are releasing their first ever live DVD.  Recorded at the Orpheum theatre in Madison, Wisconsin on 21st May 2013 on the band’s tour following the release of the album “Blood”, the show took their already theatrical performances up a level. As anyone who saw them on tour …

Dutch power metallers LORD VOLTURE to be confirmed for Netherlands Zeeltje Festival 2014, which takes place August 15th – 16th in Deest. Other bands confirmed include: HEIDEVOLK, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, NEW ADVENTURES, YEEEHAA, more to be announced soon. LORD VOLTURE are: David Marcelis – Vocals, Paul Marcelis – Guitars, Leon …

Theli is a groundbreaking album, and is deservedly getting a deluxe edition release.  Therion were a death metal band with limited success for their first two albums, but their fifth album (their third with Nuclear Blast) Theli saw a radically different style.  As the third album in the band’s three …

.@Planetmosh reviews @Screagle83, @MaverickBelfast and @balefulcreed at @LimelightNI. You know you’ve had a good day/night (delete as applicable) when you wake up the next morning with a hangover to match the hole in your wallet – and you know the rock year has officially started when the return of The …

A collection of photographs from the Highway To Hell Reunion, featuring Baleful Creed, Maverick & Screaming Eagles, down in The Limelight 2, Belfast. Photographs by Marc Leach Photography. Read the show review here

 This years Rock & Metal Circus Festival will take place on September 12-14 at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire. The facilities on site include electric hook up for caravans, campsite, toilet blocks, hot showers, catering and a mini real ale festival. Friday headliners still to be announced. For updates and further information see …

Time to beat the UK weather and join HRH in Ibiza for a once in a lifetime rock n roll adventure as HRH Ibiza Road Trip announces 17 bands. Now in its 5th cycle, The HRH Ibiza road trip is pleased to announce 17 bands for this year’s chapter. HRH …

Death metal titans BOLT THROWER will play their only UK show of 2014 headlining Damnation Festival. The Coventry quintet, who haven’t performed on home soil since selling out London’s Forum in 2012, will play the Leeds event on Saturday, November 1, in their only UK appearance for the “foreseeable future”. …

@planetmosh interviews .@gamabombspeaks when they recently played .@audioglasgow Recently those fine Irish thrashers Gama Bomb came to Glasgow and pretty much destroyed Audio along with Visceral Attack, Divine Chaos and SSS. Before all the madness took place we managed to grab some time with Philly and Joe as they discussed …

OUT OF THE ASHES is a three day rock and metal event that features around a hundred bands playing across three stages. The venue for the festival is the Vauxhall Motors Sports and Social Club, Ellesmere Port and will be held on the 11th-13thJuly 2014. The festival is an opportunity …

@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh reviews Meet Thy Maker by October 31 OUT NOW on .@hellshead666 October 31 are an American heavy metal band formed in Virginia in 1995 by King Fowley of Deceased (he isn’t actually deceased as I first thought when I read King Fowley Deceased but is the vocalist/drummer in the band …