PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Tonight’s gig was a band I thought I’d never get to see – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.  It’s a long time since Ritchie Blackmore has played rock, so this mini-tour of three dates in Europe (none announced for anywhere else in the world so far) was a very rare chance to …

Cool is probably the best way to describe Dave Hanson’s Almost Horizontal. With its multi-genre musical idioms appealing to lovers of a great many genres – funk, rock, soul and even an occasional nod towards electro-pop – at its heart lies the blues and there is no getting away from …

Life is inevitable in its conclusion. No matter how we battle against it, it has only one end result.  It is how we meet that end that matters.  Do we go gently into the night?  Or do we face up to the light and ultimately face our fate with dignity …

Headline Maniac premiere new video for ‘Idiot Me’; first single to be taken from debut album ‘Headline Maniac’, out 8th July via Rod Hot Records   Dynamic new Thames Delta power trio Headline Maniac have shared a brand new video for ‘Idiot Me’, the first track to be taken from …

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Nominated for Progressive Music Awards 2016   BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have been nominated at this year’s Prog Magazine Progressive Music Awards 2016.   BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, who released new album ‘Coma Ecliptic’ on July 10, 2015 in UK are up for …

GOOD TIGER Nominated for Progressive Music Award 2016  Tour with Dance Gavin Dance Announced     GOOD TIGER, who released ‘A Head Full Of Moonlight to great acclaim in April this year are nominated for a LIMELIGHT award   Derya Nagle comments:   “It’s amazing to be nominated for a …

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE DEBUT NEW SINGLE “570” &  SIGN TO ROADRUNNER RECORDS Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce Motionless In White as the newest member of its illustrious roster. The Scranton, PA-based band are championing their new deal with the release of a brand new single, titled “570.” The track …

First up tonight were the opening act, Slydigs. Vintage Trouble singer Ty Taylor came on stage to introduce them, then on they came.  Straight away you got the idea that they’re big fans of The Who and The Rolling Stones from the way they dress, and that impression was confirmed …

                                        A lot has been going on in the Elmsfire camp since their 2010 offering ‘Thieves Of The Sun’, wholesale line up changes can often signal the end of many a …

Support tonight comes from New wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) band Angel Witch.  With a curtain blocking off most of the stage, Angel Witch were confined to a small area at the front of the stage.  Although they have just one original member left in the band (Kevin Heybourne), …

Enter Shikari today unveil a live video for recent single ‘Redshift’, recorded at the bands biggest headline show to date at London’s Alexandra Palace. Whilst plans were afoot to release the whole show visually in some way or another, technology had other ideas; and so the band members jumped in …

Legendary doom metal band Paradise Lost have announced that their seventh and eighth albums ‘Host’ and ‘Believe In Nothing’ are now available digitally for the very first time, ‘Host’ and ‘Believe In Nothing’ marked the height of Paradise Lost’s flirtations with electronic and experimental rock. Originally released by EMI in 1999 …

Currently on tour in mainland Europe, Crazy Town return to the UK in early July to play 6 shows as they continue to promote their album ’The Brimstone Sluggers’. Dates are : 03.07.16 LONDON Boston Music Room 04.07.16 CHELTENHAM Frog And Fiddle 05.07.16 EDINBURGH La Belle Angele 06.07.16 DONCASTER Diamond Live Lounge 07.07.16 …

The first “Metal Meltdown” concert series event kicked off at The Joint at the world famous Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on May 30, 2015. Legendary, multi-Platinum selling rockers Twisted Sister performed an explosive 90-minute concert of their biggest hits spanning their 40-year career. The show was dedicated to the …

Manhaton Records is pleased to announce the debut album “A Force of Nature” from one of the most exciting Blues rock singers, Sari Schorr. Released in the UK and Europe on Friday 2nd September 2016, the album is produced by the legendary Mike Vernon whose credits include Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall …

JULY UK DATES ** Sold Out** including London Dingwalls The Single ‘KISS THIS’ – watch the video below Added To The Kerrang Radio B-List Best British Newcomer Nominees Kerrang Awards 2016 DEBUT ALBUM ‘EVERYBODY WANTS’ – OUT NOW Critically lauded British rockers The Struts – who were recently nominated by Kerrang! as Best British Newcomers …

Tonight’s gig opened with a set from The men that will not be blamed for nothing.  I’d seen them at Download little more than a week earlier and enjoyed their set, so it was nice to get another chance to see them, and to see them with a longer set …

After racking up a plethora of glowing reviews for this year’s self-titled debut album, British hard rockers INGLORIOUS recently stormed Download Festival and proved what others who had seen them play live before already knew: they put on an AMAZING live show. “After playing to what the crew said looked like 15,000 …

Today at Stone Free was all about Prog on the IndigO2 and arena stages.  Sadly travel problems meant I arrived late and missed the first bands on the entrance and IndigO2 stages (Broken Witt Rebels and Cats in space), and arrived in time to see Knifeworld who had been recommended …

This was the first day of the inaugural Stone Free festival.  Held at the O2 in London, it offers a big advantage over other festivals – the fact it’s indoors means the traditional British summer weather isn’t going to dampen spirits.  Of course there are equally big downsides – the …