PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Both the evolution and diversity of progressive metal is displayed in full effect at the Manchester Academy tonight. The rise of “djent” cannot be understated since one of tonight’s co-headliners first rose to prominence, themselves the product of more traditional progressive metal combined with an unmistakeable Meshuggah influence, opening the …

Kismet are an alternative Rock band from Trecenta, Italy, and formed in the late 90’s. Shortly after, their debut EP “Rooms of Lie” was created, which went on to obtain much positive feedback from Metal Hammer, Metal Shock, Rock Hard etc. This fuelled the band into playing many Italian events …

Rival Sons Photos, Manchester 28th September 2012

B.A.M.S promotions Present- BECKON+Dirty Rose plus 2 more bands T.B.A on the 8th November at 19:30 at Pivo Pivo. The First Taste of the All Crushing/Brand new/Metal monster that is BECKON!! Over the last three plus Months we have been asked if we would be back as a live force …

On Saturday I got the chance to catch up with  Frédéric Leclercq from Dragonforce ahead of their headlining show at Shepherds Bush Appollo in London.  Click and have a listen to hear about their current tour, their recent album and preparing for the next release, miniture stowaways and more. \m/     …

I spoke to Stitch D and The AvD from The Defiled shortly before they played Shepherds Bush Empire with Cavorts, Alestorm and Dragonforce to talk about albums, touring and more.  

Planetmosh got the chance to catch up with awesome guys that are DREADLINK ,and apart from the usual insights into the bands history, current plans etc, got to hear of some pretty radical tastes in music!   Firstly, thanks for taking time out to talk to us here at Planetmosh. …

Slash photos, Manchester Apollo, 8th October

Ginger Wildheart and his band of rock n roll outlaws were a great choice as an opening act last night at the Manchester Apollo,. They got a thunderous welcome and hit the stage running with ‘Sonic Shake’, ‘Girls are better then the boys’, before the “everybody on stage jump about’ …

Formed in 2007 after a couple of rehearsals and lots of beer, Bunker 66, hailing from Messina in Sicily, have been getting rave reviews from the inner circle of the punk and metal underground since their first EP release in 2009.  Since then they’ve continued to press forward with their …

Formed by former band mates Steven Rice (lead guitar) and Wayne DeVecchi (drums) in late 2010 Kill Ritual reflect all of the bands influences from thrash and power metal to prog and just straight classic metal.  The line up is completed by Roberto Proietti (rhythm guitar), Danyael Williams (bass) and …

I caught up with Wez4 and Adam da Rat from Dripback last week at The Underworld, Camden ahead of their gig with Nasum and Black Breath to talk about what they have been up to since we last met at Hammerfest earlier in the year, their upcoming album, planes, Dripfest, and much …

  Solstheim is a Scottish black metal band formed in 2008. I will be reviewing their latest release titled II. The first track is the intro track to the album. The track starts with eerie sound samples and an echoing chanting voice and continues that way until the end. If …

There is no doubt about it, Converge have been one of the most influential and imitated extreme bands of the last two and a half decades – their mix of hardcore and heavy metal having been credited as giving birth to what we now know as ‘metalcore’ (fuck, they’ve a …

I spoke to young rockers LostAlone shortly before their gig at the Crauford Arms in Milton Keynes where they were playing with Tonight Alive as part of their European tour.  We talked about touring – their next dates are supportin Evanescence, their album, their playing Download, and more…   http://www.lostalone.com …

Briefly, back in the late 1980s, Dare were the darlings of the UK’s FM-friendly scene:  their stunning 1988 debut album, ‘Out Of The Silence’, is quite deservedly remembered as a classic of both the genre and the era:  spawning two minor hit singles, both it and its follow up, ‘Blood …

Tonight was the first night of the Reckless love tour, during which they are making weekly appearances at the Barfly in Camden – playing every Thursday night, each time with a different support act.  Tonights gig was sold out with a large queue forming well before the doors opened, and …

Symphonic metal gives most people another scope into the world of heavy music. Many of the major names in this particular scene are where they are today as a result of their skill in combining the force and pace of metal with the angelic sounds of female vocals and orchestral …

Monday October 8th 2012 will be an important day in KISStory as New York’s finest, almost 40 years since they formed, release their 20th studio album titled Monster and it is an apt word to describe it! Released via the Universal Music Group it’s 13 tracks make up probably their …

15 Times Dead could be described as metal’s ultimate “nearly men”.  The Glasgow based band initially formed as a 5 piece back in 2004 and built up a strong following, gaining great critical reviews for their live performances that lead the band to the UK finals of Bloodstock Festival’s Metal …