PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

This third album from Vancouver quintet Tribune is a nine song (or should that be ‘nine chapter’?) concept album, with each track inspired by an author such as HG Wells, Homer and HP Lovecraft. It’s a concept which is ambitious in its aspirations, but which ultimately fails to deliver on …

"[An] overall atmosphere of perverted sadism... as brutal, savage and depraved death metal as you are likely to encounter."

Bones first started playing together in Chicago thrash band Usurper. After Usurpers demise Jon and Joe started jamming in 2009. Chris joined later that year and Bones was disgorged upon us!

On seeing the band name, I confused Exhumer with thrash metal legends Exumer but as the disturbing soundbites of album opener ‘Admire Your Ending’ fade into the barrage of blast beats of ‘Vapours Of Cadaveric Mucilage’, this is a completely different animal altogether. Death metal in it’s purest form can …

Kirk Hammett has announced that he will not only perform at the festival himself, but will also take part in a special encore performance with a blast from his past – that’s right, EXODUS!

"An excellent album... which is by turns challenging and entrancing."

I caught up with Adam Thistlethwaite, guitar player in Massive Wagons to ask how the band had found 2013, including Hard Rock Hell, and to find out what’s in store for fans in 2014 I’ve seen you guys many times but I don’t actually know when you formed so I …

"[Hammercult have] enough originality to stand, more than confidently, on their own two feet and help shape the sound of thrash metal for 2014."

Poland’s prog rock masters RIVERSIDE continue to promote their latest, much acclaimed album “Shrine of New Generation Slaves”, which was released at the beginning of 2013 via InsideOutMusic/Century Media. This is their 5th album and it has become their most successful album to date. Hitting album charts in many different …

‘Kingdom of Fear’ will pick you up and drag you along, before it drops you, exhausted and thoroughly entertained at the end.

"[A] strong and confident album from an equally strong and confident singer."

Twenty-Thirteen was another amazing year in the world of hard rock / metal. With so many crunching releases to sift through,the staff here in PlanetMosh Towers sent in their submissions for their favourite albums of the year. All the numbers were crunched in the PlanetMosh super-computer and we are proud …

Ever wondered what it would feel like to get punched in the guts by a rampant bunny on smack? That is what I imagine of when someone mentions the band hailing from Portland, Oregon, called Toxic Holocaust. Naturally when they unleashed their new album Chemistry of Consciousness in October (released …

Alt-Fest are celebrating the New Year in style by announcing The Cult, set to appear on Sunday 17th of August as the final headliner for the festival. This is an exclusive UK 2014 performance that will take place over the weekend of 15th – 17th August at Boughton Estate, Kettering. …

While the set times for each band will be announced in April, here is the complete band roster for 2014’s installment of the USA’s most brutal metal festival, the Maryland Deathfest. Dubbed MDF by many fans and attendees, this festival draws some of the top names in extreme music year …

On seeing the name In Solitude, I was expecting a doom metal type of band but as the jarring and chiming chords of opening track ‘He Comes’ lead into a Gothic vibe similar  Zeppelin’s ‘Going To California, my initial assumption was completely wrong. Their  3rd full length album Sister, released …

Ghost (Ghost B.C in the USA) is a Swedish rock and roll export, who debuted their last full-length effort, Infestissumam, at #1 in their home country. The followup to that album, the EP If You Have Ghost, was produced by the illustrious Dave Grohl. At some point, ‘underground’ or ‘indie’ musicians who …

During their UK tour this month, I got the chance to sit backstage with Ryan O’Keefe from Airbourne and discuss everything from their relationship to the UK to working with Lemmy and Iron Maiden and their current album ‘Black Dog Barking’. WARNING: this interview contains conversations that some cricket fans …

Having seen three out of the six bands on the Dirt Box Disco STP Christmas Show line-up, I was really looking forward to the ‘sold out’ gig at the Star and Garter, as I headed out for a 3pm start, on the last Sunday before Christmas 2013. The Star and …