Tucked away in the depths of Birmingham’s Digbeth at The Rainbow, we embarked on a night of blues rock grooves. Local prog rock band Xilla were first to take to the stage, they had a tough job with only a small crowd to feed off. They play with a myriad …
Read More »Download Festival 2016: Sunday 12th June
Battered, muddy, tired and weary, but the Download faithful are still up and about for the final day early. And guess what? Despite not being forecast until the evening, the rain starts before the bands. Joy of joys. That said, there’s a little group on the Dogtooth stage called The …
Read More »Sinister new single ‘Push + Pull’ form July Talk
TOUCH THE NEW ALBUM – RELEASED SEPTEMBER 9th, BRAND NEW VIDEO ‘PUSH + PULL’ PREMIERED ON BILLBOARD Canadian alt-blues-rock outfit July Talk have announced the release of their second album Touch and a UK and European tour to coincide. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, Touch will be released on September …
Read More »Dead Label! Interview with Claire Percival – 22/06/16
Firstly congrats on the release of ‘Throne of Bones’ I was lucky enough to get it for review and I love it! I am seeing a lot of positivity and support for the release and for you guys, how are you guys feeling now the album is out there and …
Read More »Download Festival 2016 – Saturday 11th June
After yesterday, the sight of no rain and straw on the arena floor is much welcomed, and it’s definitely a more optimistic punter that takes their place in front of the Lemmy Stage. It certainly buoys Avatar (8) as well, who are going from strength to strength with every performance …
Read More »Bring Me the Horizon, Belsonic, Belfast, 16/06/2016
Every year metallians watch for the Belsonic line-up announcement in the hope that one or two rock/metal acts might make it onto the bill, along with whatever generic chart bubblegum music that is currently trendy. This year was no exception, with a change of venue to the much larger outdoor location …
Read More »Tesla – Announce Album “Mechanical Resonance, Live!”
Announce Album “Mechanical Resonance, Live!” to be Released August 26th, 2016 2016 Summer Tour With Def Leppard set to Kick off on June 22nd in Boston It’s been said that lightning never strikes the same place twice. However, it does in the case of Tesla. The band is thrilled to …
Read More »Kansas Announce First Studio Album for 16 Years
KANSAS ANNOUNCES FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 23 TO TOUR IN CELEBRATION OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM LEFTOVERTURE SEXTUPLE-PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED IN ITS ENTIRETY KANSAS, America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their intensely anticipated new studio album “The …
Read More »Blackberry Smoke – O2 Academy, Liverpool – 19th June 2016
Blackberry Smoke embarked on their European tour earlier this month, which included a small string of headlining UK shows and a spot on the Stone Free Festival line-up, alongside Alice Cooper, The Darkness, Apocalyptica and Therapy?. Planetmosh were lucky enough to gain access to last weekend’s show at Liverpool O2 …
Read More »96.3 Rock Radio bids for possible return to Glasgow airwaves.
We’ve all heard it. Rock is dead. No one listens to rock anymore. And we’ve also all heard that radio is dead. With Spotify and instant downloads who needs radio? Recent happenings in Glasgow would suggest that both rock and radio are alive and kicking. A name, gone but not forgotten, …
Read More »New video from NEEDTOBREATHE
South Carolina rock band NEEDTOBREATHE has seen their fair share of ups and downs over the course of their career, but their latest chapter left them on a particularly high note unmatched by any of their previous work. Their blockbuster 2014 album Rivers In the Wasteland landed the band their …
Read More »Demonbreed – Album Details Revealed – First Song Available
Demonbreed – Album Details Revealed – First Song Available German Death-Metal-steamrollers DEMONBREED, who rose up from the ashes of renowned LAY DOWN ROTTEN, are ready to crush ears and bones with their debut full-length! “Where Gods Come To Die” will be released on July 22nd, 2016 via Testimony Records. Produced at …
Read More »Heart – New Album “Beautiful Broken” Out On 8th July
CONCORD RECORDS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM BY ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS HEART, Beautiful Broken, OUT JULY 8 TITLE TRACK AND FIRST SINGLE FEATURES GUEST VOCAL CONTRIBUTION BY METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD WITH ANN WILSON, NEW NE-YO-PENNED SONG SUNG BY NANCY WILSON, AND STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY PAUL BUCKMASTERHEART’S HEADLINING …
Read More »Warrior Soul – The Barfly, Camden: 3rd June 2016
On the eve of Camden Rocks Festival 2016, Warrior Soul played a show at The Barfly, Camden with support from The Black Bullets and The Main Grains. Warrior Soul and The Main Grains also played Camden Rocks Festival but with 200 bands to see I decided it would make more …
Read More »YES members reform as ARW and announce UK tour
Long-time YES fans, rejoice! Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman are proud to announce that after a hiatus of 25 years, they are to reform the definitive YES line-up as – Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW).Since they last played together in 1990 on the highly successful YES ‘Union Tour’, …
Read More »Joe Bonamassa to be inducted into The Cavern ‘Wall of Fame’
American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa is set to join a host of named legends as he receives his brick in The Cavern ‘Wall of Fame’ this month ahead of his intimate Cavern gig on 27 June. Bonamassa’s free show at Liverpool’s famous cellar club is a thank you to …
Read More »Progressive Music Awards 2016 – David Gilmour, Rush, Steven Wilson and King Crimson Among Those Nominated
Progressive Music Awards 2016, Voting Now Open at www.progmagazine.com/awards David Gilmour, Rush, Steven Wilson and King Crimson Among Those Nominated, Prog Fan, TV’s Matthew Wright Returns As Host. To be held at the Underglobe (beneath The Globe Theatre) Thursday September 1, 2016 #progawards Every Voter Is Entered Into A Free …
Read More »Frontiers Metal Festival: 30.10.16
Frontiers Records is excited to announce the first edition of the FRONTIERS METAL FESTIVAL which will be held on Sunday, October 30th at the Live Club in Trezzo Sull’Adda (Milan), Italy. After the success of the first three editions of the Frontiers Rock Festival, the Italy based label decided to create a spin-off event to highlight the …
Read More »King King announce November UK tour with Broken Witt Rebels
Award-winning Blues Rock band King King announce in association with Manhaton Records and The Gig Cartel, a nationwide UK tour during November 2016 with very special guests Broken Witt Rebels. All tickets are priced £20. Planet Rock will run a 48-hour ticket pre-sale from Wednesday 22nd June. Tickets will then …
Read More »Win a copy of the new Rich Robinson release- Flux
On June 24, Eagle Rock Entertainment will proudly unveil Flux, the brand new studio album from celebrated Black Crowes founding member / guitarist Rich Robinson. This is the moment 2016 has been building up towards: throughout the year, Eagle Rock Entertainment has released expanded, re-imagined versions of Robinson’s solo albums, …
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