PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

  Hailing from Greece Acid Death releases their first album in ten years after the band’s reunion, not one to miss. Released on the 1st of June by Noisehead Records. I am very excited to hear this. Track one is called Blind Reflection. I began to get annoyed at the …

American rock quintet Dark New Day have finally released a follow-up album titled ‘New Tradition’ to their debut release ‘Twelve Year Silence’ released back in 2005.  The band that has been described as an American ‘supergroup’ features Brett Hestla of Virgos Merlet, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Corey Lowery from Eye Empire, Will Hunt from Evanscence and …

Photos from Hellfest 2012

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ‘Playback’ is a 6 disc box set, originally from 1995 which contains album tracks, B-sides, outtakes & early songs. This comprehensive set has not been available outsideNorth America since 2005. Playback is a career retrospective spanning Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ stay at MCA Records. …

Since December 2011; sleaze rockers Falling Red have visited the city of Manchester three times, and with each visit absolutely blown the roof off every venue they have played. This time hitting up the Manchester Club Academy, Falling Red is back with their new and improved line-up, supported by local …

For any fan of Euro metal, Herman Frank must be high on everybody’s list, Without any doubt Herman Frank is one of the most prestigious German metal guitarists of the past 30 years. His dynamic compositions with their raging riffs, hooks and intelligent virtuoso solos have graced not only the …

  Power Theory was envisioned and created in 2007 by Bob “BB” Ballinger with the intention to form a True Metal band with a mix of the nwobhm, 80’s German Power Metal, and a little Bay Area Thrash thrown in to shake it up. Power Theory became a tight metal …

Finnish metallers Burning Point have released The Ignitor – their follow up record to 2009’s Empyre and their first on new label Scarlet Records. Formed in 1999 and having toured with Sebastian Bach in the past, the four piece have given us an album full of big choruses and catchy …

It’s taken these four Italian signori nigh on nine years of solid gigging in their homeland to get round to unleashing their particular brand of old-school, straight-through-the-middle metal on the rest of the planet. Taking their name from the twin-peaked mountain in the central Greek Peloponnese, where the sacred altar …

Me and my pals in Falling Red met up before their latest show in Manchester to discuss about all that had been happening with the band since last time Planet Mosh had interviewed them in December 2011. Since then, the band have taken on 2 new members; Jayde and Dan, …

Hailing from Greater Manchester, Easing the Agony are a 5 piece metalcore band still in college who started off as a band playing only Asking Alexandria covers but are now breaking into the scene with force. Before their recent gig supporting sleaze rock band Falling Red, I caught up with the guys and …

If you missed out on the last Rock Underworld Show you can still listen an catch up with Dave Evans before he headed out on his UK tour. Enjoy. Dave Evans Interview

Scottish rockers Gun are back with their new album ‘Break the Silence’. This is their first full length release in 14 years! ‘Break the Silence’ was recorded in Wales at Rockfield Studios and produced by Dave Eringa, who has worked with bands like The Manic Street Preachers and Ocean Colour …

Photos taken at the Pearl Jam concert in the MEN Arena, Manchester on 20/06/2012.

 Pictured, from Quimper in Brittany are yet another quality metal band to hail from France and their debut full length studio album The Strand Of Time is another contender for my album of 2012. Released  May 25th, on Klonosphere/Season Of Mist Records, via Viral Propaganda PR. Formed in 2007 and …

Shortly after the release of the “Fairies Return album” Planetmosh caught up with Matthias Kraft to discuss the bands history, its influences, the album and what it has planned for the rest of the year.   This is Lee Walker from Planet Mosh meeting up Matthias Kraft from Teutonic Metalers Reaper …

The Ravenheart music fest is rapidly approaching.  Taking place on the 21st and 22nd July at the Asylum 2 venue in Birmingham, it’s a great chance to see a load of the smaller female fronted rock and metal bands.  At only £15 for the two days its a bargain and …

Seattle rockers Pearl Jam played two nights at the MEN Arena, Manchester, UK ahead of headlining the Isle of White festival alongside Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. Although known for being key in the movement of Grunge in the early 1990s, Pearl Jam are undoubtably established as an iconic rock band …

On the outskirts of Manchester City Center, came a night of flowing beer, whiskey and sweat, as Dave Evans the original singer of AC/DC  steps up to do the first night of his UK tour. A little music pub was buzzing with excitement as there was over a hundred people gathered to …

The Agonist are a Canadian metalcore band from Montreal.  Formed by singer Alissa White-Gluz and bassist Chris Kells in 2004, they signed to Century Media in 2007 where they remain to this day.  The band have just released their third album – Prisoners. Opening track “You’re coming with me” opens …