Axel Rudi Pell/Ballads IV CD.

This is gonna be a tough one to review, the latest cd from axel features only 3 new songs, and two of those are covers. Its been 7 years since Rudi released “Ballads 3”, so you might have expected this new record to feature all new material, it doesn’t, it …

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Slam Cartel/Handful of Dreams cd.

Slam Cartel are a band i’d never heard off before last week, I nipped out to the shops for some milk, i had Planet Rock on the radio, and heard this cracking song “Wishing Eye” and said to myself “ This is good” , lets turn this up louder, so …

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Luke Davies – Anterior Interview

It has been a while since the last release and there has been some line up changes for the band;How has the band progressed as a whole and individually since This Age of Silence? I think we’ve all matured musically since TAOS, definitely in regards to writing. I think the …

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SVÖLK – 52 | Napalm Records

Napalm Records is very proud to announce that the Norwegian bear metal band SVÖLK has joined their ranks. Bear metal is the perfect blend of stoner, metal, and Nordic redneck attitude. Stay tuned for more details about the new album!

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Interview with Marcela Bovio, Stream of Passion

Stream of Passion recently released their latest album “Darker days” on Napalm records.  Planetmosh spoke to Stream of Passion’s lead singer, Marcela Bovio and asked her about the album and more…   Planetmosh:  You’ve recently released your new album, Darker Days.  Can you tell us a bit about the album …

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The Ransack Bloodline CD

Hailing from the north of Portugal their reputation as one of the country’s finest exports is well-deserved. With 10 solid years of underground activity, they naturally became the Portuguese flagship of Melodeath. The guys have pushed themselves to new limits for ‘Bloodline’ their third studio album and created their most …

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Cave Growl – Something Drunk CD review

If there ever was a band to give Korpiklaani a run for their money at a drinking contest it would be Cave Growl. These French folk metal stooges may sound on record as rough as your grandmas ass, but underneath the shocking production, the terrible recording and the quite frankly …

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Coma Divine – Dead end circle

Coma Divide are a new band from Germany.  I’m not clear if the name was a deliberate reference to the album of the same name by Porcupine Tree, but it’s bound to cause confusion when trying to do internet searches for instance. Coma Divine consists of singer Sonja Kraushofer, who …

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Connor Williamson from Komatoze, Aug 2011

Email interview with Connor from Komatoze. A quick introduction to the band, what the guys have been up to, gigs and of course their fantastic new tracks that have just been released on itunes. When did Komatoze begin & what made you choose the name? It all happened kind of …

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Battlecross – Pursuit of honor

“Pursuit of honor” is the debut album from Battlecross.  As you can probably tell from the spelling of the title, Battlecross are from the USA (Detroit to be precise).  The band was formed in 2007 and are best described as Thrash metal. Battlecross have definitely gone for speed and power …

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Nightvision/Consequence Of Sin cd

Nightvision are carving out a nice little niche for themselves, neither too heavy, nor to light, indeed it is this very “sound” that they have created that makes them stand out, some may say they are to heavy to be a mainstream rock band, other say they are to light …

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The Ransack – Bloodline (CD)

Hailing from the north of Portugal their reputation as one of the country’s finest exports is well-deserved. With 10 solid years of underground activity, they naturally became the Portuguese flagship of Melodeath. The guys have pushed themselves to new limits for ‘Bloodline’ their third studio album and created their most …

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Nerrus Kor, Cathouse, Glasgow July 2011

I had the pleasure of interviewing all the guys from Nerrus Kor after they finished their brutally awesome set at The Cathouse on the 29th July. We were limited on time so only managed a quick catch up with the guys on what Nerrus Kor is about & stands for …

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