PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Americal female fronted punk band Mongrel come from theBoston (Massachusetts) area..  They were founded in 2003, and have toured extensively, playing with bands such as FEAR, Blitzkid, Trashlight Vision, Michale Graves, and shared stages with the MISFITS, GWAR, Korn, Otep, Prong, Wednesday13, Luchagors, Fu Manchu, Psychostick, Dizzy Reed (Gn’R), Piggy …

I must admit that I get extremely wary any time anyone applies the term ‘Lovecraftian’ to anything.  Any artist, be they an author or a filmmaker, who has claimed to try and follow in the footsteps of the master of weird fiction has, by and large, failed to even pay …

Hell to pay, hailing from Manchester release their 2nd E.P as a prelude to their full album due sometime next year. They have just completed a uk tour in support of this E.P, with a launch party in their home city, before ending the tour with another launch party at …

Photos from the Reckless Love gig at the Barfly in Camden featuring a guest appearance by Matt from The Treatment.  Support came from New Device and Mallory Knox.  See the slideshows below – one for the Reckless love photos and one for the two support bands…   %%wppa%% %%slide=477%%   …

Raising funds and awareness for RACPA UK, the New Disorder Music team are proud to present: New Disorder Music Festival’s CHRISTMAS CHAOS at The Intake, Kirkland Road, NG18 5QP Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (In no Particular Order)…. Knotslip Mordecai Captain Horizon A Thousand Enemies Incinery Fahran Imperial Circus Widows Lycan …with many …

Infinitus Mortus is the brainchild of the exceptionally talented Stephen Megna who hails from New Jersey, who along with a female vocalist released a concept album back in 2010 titled ‘2012’ but for this latest release he has teamed up with brother and sister vocalists Caitlin and Vincent Meehan to …

Periphery Photos, Manchester Academy 5th October 2012

Formed in France around 2008 by guitarist/composer Jean-Guy Pichoustre and vocalist Yngrid Allieres, the band have 2009’s debut album ‘King Of The Universe’ already firmly tucked under their leather belts. The debut was in fact an extremely ambitious undertaking, a 26 track double concept album no less, a project that …

Soldierfield formed in late 2011 with the aim of putting a bomb under the contemporary metal scene according to their press release.  Their debut EP ‘Bury The Ones We Love’ is a 5 track introduction to their style and just what lies ahead in the future from them when an …

I had the rare and genuine privilege of  interviewing not only one of Metal’s Royalty figures but also one of my all time favourite artists, Doro Pesch. A person who has truly shaped the music of a genre, withstood all the fickle changes and fashions of the Metal world, and …

Metal Blade Records Teams Up with SiriusXM Liquid Metal to Celebrate the Label’s 30th Anniversary. More events take form as Metal Blade Records continues to celebrate the label’s 30th anniversary, which already included a packed showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX and the recent announcement of the label’s Scion A/V …

Between The Buried And Me Photos, Manchester Academy 5th October 2012

Planetmosh have another great prize for you, this time it is a copy of the new Coheed and Cambria cd, The Afterman: Ascension, AND a SIGNED cd flyer, to win this moshtastic bundle, just answer this simple question: In which year did Coheed and Cambria form ?. The closing date …

Ashent were formed in 2001 by brothers Gianpaolo and Onofrio Falanga (bass and guitar respectively). They were joined over the coming months by keyboard player Paolo Torresani, singer Max Zhena, guitarist Thomas Giro and drummer J.C.  Since that time however, the band have gone through several lineup changes with the …

Absolva are a new band, having only formed in May 2012.  Despite this they’re already releasing their first album.  The band was formed by Chris Appleton and Martin McNee – two thirds of Fury UK, after their band mate and brother of Chris, Luke Appleton left to join Iced Earth.  …

Canadian folk metal band Scythia released their latest EP “For the bear” at the end of September.  The stated aim of the EP is to give the EP the sound the band have live, so they’ve opted not to use any guest musicians or to use post-production sound effects and …

Tonights pouring rain seemed to have put some fans off attending the gig – the venue was only around a third full which was disappointing for a Friday night gig, but none of the bands let it bother them and the fans who did brave the rain got to see …

First instalment of Glasgow’s extreme metal night kicks off on Friday 16th November at Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St. Glasgow Ceol Dorchas Productions is set on bringing the best underground bands to Glasgow! Necro Ritual: Anglo Satanic War Metal from London Daemonolith: Scotland’s Black Metal Heathens. Last gig ever due …

Second instalment of Glasgow’s extreme metal nights kicks off on Saturday 8th December at Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St. Glasgow Ceol Dorchas Productions is set on bringing the best underground bands to Glasgow! Destroyer 666 Blackened Thrash Metal Bonesaw  Aberdeen Death Metal Solstheim Glasgow Black Metal Doors 7pm, 18+ Tickets …

70’S Rock at it’s finest, delivered with jaw dropping excellence, an absolute must!   If the name of Texan band Blood Of The Sun is unfamiliar to you, then you need to get familiarised pretty damn sharpish. Here at Planetmosh HQ we get to hear all of the latest genres …