PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Tonight is about hostility, invasion and violation. The Academy 3 is a great venue to hold such a gig, intimate for circle pits and a PA that can actively hold and handle a sound of deathcore metal. Manchester based Empire’s Fade step up to open for one of the most …

My Dying Bride returns with “The Manuscript”. A four track EP of new material spanning 27 minutes, filled from pillar to post with trademark doomage.  Formed in 1990, My Dying Bride were part of the blessed Trinity of English Doom Metal alongside Anathema and Paradise Lost. The evolution of their …

Lord formed in the Outback area of Australia and were initially known as Dungeon.  They relocated to Sydney and by 2005 had toured with bands including Nightwish, Megadeth, Opeth, Yngwie Malmsteen and more.  They’d also released 9 albums and a DVD. Then in 2005 they had a change of lineup …

Mysteria are a female fronted band from Finland.  They formed in 2005 and have released an EP (Out of the blue) in 2007, the ‘Prefatory’ album in 2011, and have now released ‘QED’. Brief comments on a few tracks.. The album kicks off with ‘Time to go’, and the opening …

Grand 60 was formed by Peter Lundh.  he had been involved in a TV rock band competion but when it came to the third season he decided to leave and form his own band to enter into the competition.  Despite not progressing past the first round, they got a very …

Wisconsin band Deep Sleep Operator play Sci-Fi themed hard rock. This, their debut album has recently been released. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album – the press release plays up the sci-fi angle, but other than a mention of hard rock there was little to tell me …

This is the debut EP from Brazilian band Bad luck train. So, what to expect?  The simple answer is high energy Kick-ass rock.  Nice guitar work, good solid drums and vocals that work well with the music – this is good rock music.  I can see it appealing to fans …

The night kicked off with Fallen Mafia, a female fronted band from the North East of England.  With five bands on the bill, the running order was stupidly tight, so as the doors opened earlier than normal at 6pm , Fallen Mafia took to the stage.  As a result as …

A sad but fitting end to the Trail Of Tears story.   My love affair with Trail Of Tears began with the release in 2007 of the amazing ‘Existentia’, an album I stumbled upon whilst hunting out new Gothic bands for my collection, they were also one of the main …

Guitarist Thomas Tofthagen has been pulling double duty of late, trekking across the UK and Ireland with both Sahg and Audrey Horne. When the six-date tour pulled into Belfast, Planetmosh took the opportunity to grab a pre-show chat with Sahg drummer Thomas Lønnheim to talk about challenges of life on …

Planetmosh in association with Rocksector Records are offering one reader the chance to win a trio of female fronted metal band cd’s. One lucky reader will win, 4Bitten-Delirium, Incassum-Rite Of Passage and Triaxis-Rage and Retribution. To win this fantastic bundle, just answer this question.   Name the festival that all …

Planetmosh in association with Rocksector Records are offering one lucky reader a copy of Hanging Doll’s cd “The Sacred & Profane”, plus a size large tour T-shirt. To win this fantastic bundle, just answer this question. Name Hanging Doll’s singer, click on this link and send you answer to david.farrell@planetmosh.com …

Lenny Wolf is back with a new Kingdom Come release, I say Lenny Wolf as he uses Kingdom Come as a vehicle to display his many talents, supplemented with guest and session musicians. However on this release, Kingdom Come’s 13th studio album, Lenny not only sings, but he also plays …

This four track E.P from South London based metalcore band The Last Legion is an inspiring effort in this now over crowded genre. They blend strong technical metal intent with an aggressive attitude, hardly new, but they do it well enough. The musicianship within the band is skilled and vocalist …

“All Around The World” is the 8th studio album from Sweden’s Glam/ Melodic Hard Rock group Bai Bang. “Livin’ My Dream” from 2011 was one of my favorite albums of the year, simply because it never strayed too far away from the trusted 80’s formula for rock music songwriting, wild …

As I climb the stairs towards tonight’s venue I can’t help but wonder why exactly a band the size and stature of Hatebreed are playing in a small 400 capacity club venue when they could easily be playing any of the bigger stages in town.  However the energy packed into …

Love them or hate them  Airbourne are here to stay and if they keep making albums as strong as Black Dog Barking then their future is safe. I’ve been a fan since the release of Running Wild in 2008, seen them many times and they have always destroyed whichever indoor …

Hellfest announced changes to this years line up earlier today – We are very glad to announce the confirmation of ENTHRONED. The Belgium horde will play under the Temple stage on Friday 21st at 12.50. Also, NACHTMYSTIUM cancelled their participation, they will be replaced by the evil French combo SVART …

The first notes of Immolation‘s ninth and latest studio album, Kingdom Of Conspiracy, blare out from my speakers as I sit down and begin to listen. I reminisce: they were a killer band ‘back in the day’. Then I quickly realize: they still are. This newest disc drives that home …

It may be seven years since Lordi firmly put their particular brand of comic book metal well and truly on the international map with their sensational, tongue-in-cheek win at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, but the fascination with the band nevertheless endures, with the memory of that night in Athens …