Laying angelic female vocals beside venomous male screams, She Must Burn are taking black metal on a new adventure. There’s a courageous spirit at the heart of She Must Burn, a determination to see their risks through to the bitter end. Female fronted black metal in itself so rarely hits …
Read More »KORN announce Brixton Academy show
KORN have announced a one-off headline date at London’s Brixton Academy on Wednesday 23rd August. The show lands in addition to their main stage slots at the Reading & Leeds Festivals. The band are currently touring their critically lauded twelfth studio album, ‘The Serenity of Suffering’ and recently played a string …
Read More »Dragonforce – Reaching into Infinity
The year is 2014. The new £1 coins were announced in the March budget, England crashed out of the World Cup in the opening round and the Church of England allowed women to be ordained as bishops. It also marked the first time that power metal titans Dragonforce recorded an …
Read More »Frontiers Music srl sign Glasgow rockers Mason Hill.
Awesome news in the PlanetMosh camp today as one of the hottest bands in the country right now announced a deal with Frontiers Music srl. Having seen Mason Hill a few times over the past couple of years PlanetMosh is delighted at this news. Mason Hill are bursting with talent …
Read More »The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal remains
From 13th May till 2nd October this year, the Victoria and Albert Museum (The V&A) will be running an exhibition dedicated to Pink Floyd. The exhibition traces the history of the band from the beginning through their entire career up to the present. It’s a full multimedia experience so on …
Read More »Alice Cooper signs with earMUSIC and announces new album, Paranormal
earMUSIC is proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper. “Paranormal”, Alice Cooper’s new studio album, his first in 6 years, will be released on July 28th, 2017 on earMUSIC as 2CD Digipak, 2LP, Limited Box Set and Digital. The 12 track album has been recorded in …
Read More »Dig Deeper – Stars tonight EP
Dig Deeper are a rock band from Norway. They released their debut album in 2012 following it up with a second album in 2015, and now in 2017 they’re releasing a new EP, “Stars tonight”. There’s a definite psychedelic feel to the music, and when you throw in the vocals …
Read More »Blood command – Cult drugs
Blood command are a punk band from Bergen, Norway that formed almost ten years ago. They’ve released three EPs and two albums with the last album (Funeral beach) getting great reviews, and now “Cult drugs” is their third album. The album kicks off with “CTRL+ALT+DELETE”, which I have to say …
Read More »Christopher Rayson – It’s been going on
Christopher Rayson is an English singer/songwriter who lives in France. He’s about to release his debut solo album, “It’s been going on”. He cites Oasis, Crowded house, Fleetwood Mac and the Beatles as influences and recorded the album in a studio in France close to where Oasis recorded “Standing on …
Read More »The Franklys – Are You Listening?
In an ever-increasing digital age, the simple notion of being sent a physical copy of an album to review is a rather heart-warming move. So when Are You Listening?, the debut album by Swedish/British outfit The Franklys arrived with a handwritten note that hoped yours truly would enjoy the record, …
Read More »Walter Trout – Warrington Parr Hall – May 6th, 2017
In 2016, Walter Trout and his band took to the stage to totally electrify the mostly-standing audience within The Chester Live Rooms. It was a night never to be forgotten; the sweat, the laughs and the overall vim and vigour sweeping down from those entertaining to those being royally entertained. …
Read More »Tuska announces opening party Heatseeker featuring Man With A Mission
TUSKA HEATSEEKER 2017 – MAN WITH A MISSION AND OTHERS – Tuska pre-party at Tavastia and Semifinal on Thursday 29.6. Helsinki, Finland. Tuska Heatseeker serves as the official opening party for the Tuska weekend in Helsinki. Tavastia and more intimate Semifinal just downstairs accommodate the hottest upcoming acts on the …
Read More »Stiff Little Fingers Release ‘Best Served Loud – Live At Barrowland’
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS LIVE ALBUM: “BEST SERVED LOUD – LIVE AT BARROWLAND” CD, DVD, Blu-ray, 2LP – RELEASE DATE: 23rd JUNE 2017 “NO GOING BACK” VINYL RELEASE: RELEASE DATE: 23rd JUNE 2017 Stiff Little Fingers celebrate their 40th anniversary with a new record label and the release of their …
Read More »Black Star Riders Welcome New Drummer – Chad Szeliga
BLACK STAR RIDERS WELCOME CHAD SZELIGA Black Star Riders are proud to announce that their new drummer is Chad Szeliga. Chad, formerly with Breaking Benjamin and Black Label Society amongst others, first came to Ricky, Scott & Damon’s attention in 2012 when Thin Lizzy were touring North America with Judas …
Read More »STONE SOUR unleash two new songs, new video, detail ‘Hydrograd’ album
STONE SOUR’s hotly anticipated new album, ‘Hydrograd’ is set for release on 30th June via Roadrunner Records. Recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, CA with producer Jay Ruston, ‘Hydrograd’ features the lead tracks, ‘Fabuless’ and ‘Song #3’. The ‘Fabuless’ music video, directed by Paul Brown is streaming over at …
Read More »MOTIONLESS IN WHITE release ‘Rats’
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have released ‘Rats’, another new track taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Graveyard Shift’, which is set for release via Roadrunner Records on 5th May. Check out the track… ‘Graveyard Shift’ is available to pre-order at https://miw.lnk.to/GraveyardShift with all digital pre-orders receiving instant downloads of ‘Rats’, as well as the previously …
Read More »Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail I
Prevail I is part 1 of Canadian Hard Rock/Metal band Kobra and the Lotus‘s upcoming double album release; a big and a brave move from the band that few newer bands have attempted to do. However I feel with their incredibly high work ethic it is gonna pay off and showcase …
Read More »Ghost Bath – Starmourner
My first experience of Ghost Bath arose at the 2016 Bloodstock Open Air festival. They were the first band on the main stage at 11.30am Sunday morning and as I was reviewing and dashing between stages the plan was to watch the first half of their set and the second …
Read More »Overkill Announces New Drummer Jason Bittner
Announce New Drummer JASON BITTNER! Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have kept the machine running strong in 2017 with the release of their highly-acclaimed eighteenth album, ‘The Grinding Wheel’, as well as adding another US tour under their belts. Today, the band welcomes another addition to OVERKILL’s history with their new drummer, Jason ‘Sticks’ Bittner (Shadows …
Read More »Connected/Condemned – Jotnar
Jotnar , Spain’s purveyors of Melodic Death Metal have just unleashed their debut full length album titled ‘Connected/Condemned’ via Massacre Records, and what a breath of fresh air it turns out to be The bands line up and vision has changed and evolved a lot since the release of the …
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