PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

As we have been consistently documenting over the past 12 months, it’s been a helluva year for the Norn Iron rock and metal scene – and especially for the two bands tasked with hosting this end-of-term party (Stormzone released their fourth, and most acclaimed and successful, album to date while …

Tonight’s support was The Wild Lies who got the night off to a good start.  When a support band is faced with a fairly empty venue when they go on stage it must be quite demoralising, and I’ve seen some bands in that situation putting in pretty underwhelming performances whereas …

Grand Central is a rock/metal pub in Manchester which joins forces with Rocksector records to host live bands every Thursday. When bands are on, the pool tables are pushed to one side and a small stage area is created to the far left hand side of the pub (as you walk in). With …

No Sinner are a Blues-Rock band from Vancouver, Canada.  They take their name from their lead singer, Colleen Rennison (Rennison spelt backwards gives No Sinner).  This is their debut album, and it’s release follows them playing their first ever UK gig at the Black Heart in Camden at the end …

Absolva, featured band December 2013

Kampfar is pagan black metal band from Norway, approaching its 20th anniversary in 2014. The guys are preparing the new album, “Djevelmakt”, which is going to be released on 27th of January. the band frontman Per Joar Spydevold, known as Dolk, agreed to answer some questions for PlanetMosh. You are …

The genre known as ‘Christian Metal’ has had a strong year in terms of new releases, and it is clear that before the end of 2013, there are a few more gems awaiting us. After a 22 year wait, and with the help of a kick-starter fund (supplied by their …

A stunning lineup of artists including Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson, Brian May, Alfie Boe, Kerry Ellis, Steve Balsamo, Sandi Thom, John Paul Jones, Uli Jon Roth, Brian Auger, Ian Paice, Mark King, The Temperance movement, Micky Moody and many more.

Hailing from Portugal and have been around since 1994, this release is their 3rd full length. The band includes in its line-up Aires Pereira from Moonspell. There is not a lot of information regarding this band which whisks up an air of mystique even before the music starts. From the …

Tonight Heavens Basement and The Smoking Hearts were at Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton supporting Black Veil Brides.  With a crowd consisting of 99% teenage girls and given how dedicated BVB fans are to their band I was wondering how the support acts would fare.  The venue was packed out well …

There are many things to do just before the holiday season starts. My “to-do” list started with the Combichrist show in The Classic Grand on 22nd December. Although when I got there I realised I wasn’t the only one with the same idea. It was only a few minutes past …

This third album from Quebec’s Insurrection is unusual in that the band sing in both their native languages – French and English – which shows due respect to their Canadian heritage. Apart from that, ‘Prototype’ also pays faithful homage to the band’s death metal roots, especially in its winding twin …

Digging a vein that lies somewhere between classic thrash acts such as Annihilator (Jeff Waters makes a guest appearance on ‘As Killer Breathe’)  Exodus and Exciter, while trying to induce the more irreverent approach of Anthrax, Montreal newcomers Trainwreck Architect plough a furrow similar to that already explored by the …

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Welsh hardcore crew Brutality Will Prevail have celebrated landing a deal with Siege Of Amida Records / Century Media by issuing a deluxe version of their acclaimed third album, ‘Scatter The Ashes’, which features not only the original album, as released at the beginning of the year, but also a …

For almost 20 years, Krisiun have been one of a handful of Brazilian bands who have attempted to follow in the footsteps of their more famous countrymen, Sepultura, but, while enjoying moderate success outside their homeland – and especially in Europe – have by and large failed to capture the …

The self-proclaimed ‘God of Fuck’ has been confirmed as the headline act for Alt-Fest – Saturday 16th August 2014. This will be the band’s only UK Festival Performance. 10 albums down, 3 Grammy nominations, a string of past band members, a truck load of covers and more controversy than the …

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Tai Shan are a Finnish band that originally started out as a covers band before switching to original material.  They released their first album, “Lost horizon” in 2011 and have now released their second album, “Iceflower”. The album is completely instrumental, so if you’re not keen on instrumental albums this …