PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

The first sip of a perfectly poured pint of Guinness. The choreography of Riverdance. Sheamus’ Brogue Kick. The clash of the ash. Whatever way you look at it, Ireland packs a serious punch. Theories Divide can safely add themselves to the list. Formed in Dublin in 2008, the quartet have been …

PlanetMosh’s latest ‘playlist guest artist’ is California’s own (in)famous Nick Oliveri. At various times, as an integral member of Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator, Dwarves, Bl’ast!, and as a solo artist with The Uncontrollable, bassist and multi-instrumentalist Oliveri has been at the forefront of desert rock, hardcore …

The Few Step Digital Music Marketing Plan Releasing new music is always a special and exciting moment. You worked hard to create something that’s personal to you and now it’s time to share it with the world. But how do you get your tracks in front of as many people …

Would you believe it, it’s festival season again. Always mind boggling at how quickly a year passes, we are just one week away from Download Festival opening its doors to the Donington faithful once again and nine days until the first bands start taking to the stages. But who to see? …

The Answer have certainly had a notable career to-date, and what better way to celebrate how it all started than with the re-release of their debut album, Rise, almost 10 years since it first hit the shelves. To this day, Rise remains the bands most successful album, selling over 100,000 …

The clock is ticking. It’s the final countdown to the biggest gig of the year. Twisted Sister will play their final UK show on the hallowed turf of Catton Hall at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival. With a powerful plethora of pulsating anthems in their arsenal, how the hell …

With the first new album from Dan Reed Network in 25 years due out in just a few days, Planetmosh spoke to Dan Reed to talk about the album and their tour plans.

With just over 3 weeks to go, things are really heating up over at Scotland’s Wildfire Festival. Not content with the formidable line-up already in place, it’s now getting seriously heavy with the addition of 18 new tectonic-shifting acts to this years event. Festival director Dave Ritchie beamed, “We have …

Much had been made in Belfast on local rock chatter and social media of the 25 odd years it had been since Magnum had last visited the city, but the night had rolled round quickly since they announced the date and a capacity crowd at the Limelight ensured it was …

American guitarist Paul Gilbert‘s latest studio effort, I Can Destroy, is a fun, uptempo rock album. The record’s 12 core songs (and one bonus track) are a treat to listen to. Jam-packed with good notes, for the legion guitarists anticipating the disc in hopes of busting their chops, it delivers …

Birdwell Venue is a former Working Mans Club on the outskirts of Barnsley South Yorkshire with good transport links, situated just off the M1, it’s easy to find and a has large car park. It’s a reasonable sized venue with a capacity of 350 seated, possibly more if the seats …

On the 20th May, Flotsam and Jetsam released their album entitled Flotsam and Jetsam. This album marks the band’s 12th album release since their formation in 1981. As a band, Flotsam and Jetsam are intermittent in the way they hold my interest, my two favourite albums by them being No Place …

BLOODSTOCK festival is excited to announce another batch of bands for August’s event at Catton Park! Regrouped Brit industrio-metallers, KILL II THIS join the main stage fora Saturday slot.  Frontman, Mark Mynett says “BLOODSTOCK is one of the finest metal festivals there is; this year’s stunning line up says it all!  So we …

Anti-Nowhere League (ANL) are a British punk rock band well into their fourth decade. Despite numerous line-up changes and periods of inactivity, founding member and frontman, Animal is still keeping punk rock alive, With Shady on bass, Tommy H on guitar and newest member, Sammy Carnage on drums, making up the …

PlanetMosh in association with MCD are offering you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the upcoming Blackberry Smoke show in The Academy, Dublin on 21st June.         To win the tickets all you have to do is answer this simple question. [like_to_read] What legendary …

The Metal 2 The Masses Glasgow final takes place on May 27th and we’ve been catching up with the finalists to get their take on the competition, the final, and what playing at Bloodstock would mean to them.  In this interview we hear from God Damn Brewery. Congrats on getting …

With the sludge scene becoming more and more recognised over time, lots of bands are carving out their own niches, while giving nods to older bands in the genre. False Gods are one such band. Wasteland opens with the almost primal drumbeats of Despot, which sound a little reminiscent of Walk With Knowledge Wisely by Crowbar. A heavy …

Suvilahti Helsinki will once again be taken over by metalheads, as the nineteenth annual Tuska Festival gets going. Tuska 2016 will see performances by such acts as Ghost, Avantasia, Children Of Bodom, Anthrax and Testament, to name a few. HELSINKI STAGE It’s been years since Tuska second stage was a …

With one month to go until this year’s inaugural STONE FREE FESTIVAL, Kilimanjaro Live and The O2 are proud to reveal the full details of the weekend’s extravaganza. Main Stage Arena With a stunning line-up in the arena, Stone Free will be headlined by Alice Cooper on the Saturday night …

With underground sludge/stoner metal becoming more in focus over the past few years, two bands that have stood out amongst the wealth of talent are Gurt and Trippy Wicked, so a collaboration seems only natural, right? Guppy begins with the crushingly heavy Owlmegeddon by Gurt. Groove and balls is what this track boasts and it …