PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

An outrageous mash-up of a 21st century radio play, an audiobook on steroids, an off-the-wall comedy album and an original soundtrack—all in one! Midway between the satire of Spinal Tap and the pathos of American Beauty lies the schizophrenic state of mind known as Hog Fever. On the surface, this is …

                      Sister Rose will soon be celebrating their 40th Anniversary having been formed back in 1978 by three musicians from Ramsbottom. Pete Nicolson on vocals/bass, Craig (Clanger) Fearnley on guitar and Johnny Jackson on drums. Despite having gone through various line up changes, and …

Legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter, Robin Trower will release studio album “Where You Are Going To”on Friday 6th May via Manhaton Records. The guitarist, whose 1974 album, Bridge of Sighs, is regarded by many rock pundits as a blues milestone, describes his new studio album as a continuation of his previous …

NO SINNER Release new album ‘Old Habits Die Hard’ on Provogue/Mascot Label Group, Out: 20th May 2016   No Sinner will be releasing their highly anticipated new album Old Habits Die Hard on 20th May through Provogue/Mascot Label Group (Joe Bonamassa, Black Stone Cherry, Monster Truck, Beth Hart) 2014s Boo Hoo Hoo was …

A fan in need is a fan indeed, as the guys from Subscale are about to find out. It’s been 3 years since their debut The Last Submission (GNGR021) and now the new album is well on the way, but for the last step, the band turns to their fans …

The Rubens have already made an impact on the UK through word-of-mouth reputation alone. The title track is already championed by Radio X and entered the Spotify UK Viral Chart at No.7. They put a sole headline UK show on-sale last Friday at London’s Boston Music Room, which completely sold …

And now we come to the third and final day of what had been an epic, epic festival. Hammerfest 2016 had been awesome so far and I personally was looking forward to the Saturday the most. I started the weekend most looking forward to Exodus, and they were to grace the stage …

Los Angeles based post-prog metal trailblazers INTRONAUT are pleased to present a brand new video for ‘Sul Ponticello’. The ominously heavy track comes off of the band’s newest effort, ‘The Direction of Last Things’, which was released last year via Century Media Records. The art driven video can be viewed …

Highly Suspect Release Video For Explosive New Single “Bloodfeather” Taken From Debut Album “Mister Asylum” You need this band in your life” – NME “A darkly powerful, heavy riffing rawk band” – Total Guitar   Highly Suspect have released the spectacular cinematic video for new single Bloodfeather, taken from their …

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) and Best Before Records will return to The Great Escapefestival to represent heavy music for the second year running. Now partnered with Scuzz TV, the ‘Scuzz UK Throwdown’ showcases will be held over two days at Volks in Brighton and feature eight of the UK’s hottest up and coming heavy bands. Entry …

Whitechapel to Appear on Warped Tour This Summer Currently finishing up work on their upcoming sixth full-length, Whitechapel has announced today that they will appear on Warped Tour all summer, in support of this new album. Joining them on the annual trek will be Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Every Time I Die, …

Artillery Launches Full Album Stream via Website of Rock Hard Germany! New Album “Penalty By Perception” Out Now! Danish Power Thrash Metallers ARTILLERY released their new album “Penalty By Perception” via Metal Blade Records on 25th March 2016. In collaboration with Rock Hard magazine, Germany, ARTILLERY have now launched a full album stream …

Lizzy Borden Signs Solo Artist Deal With Metal Blade Records Worldwide! Lizzy Borden has spent over three decades creating some of the most theatrical metal in existence, releasing classics such as Love You to Pieces (1985) and Master of Disguise (1989), while obliterating audiences worldwide with a stage show that rivals that of Marilyn Manson andAlice Cooper. …

EXUMER Premieres ‘Catatonic’ Video Clip!   German Thrashers EXUMER have released ‘Catatonic‘ as the first video clip off their latest album “The Raging Tides“. The clip was filmed and directed by David Thelen during EXUMER‘s European tour in January/February and captures the dark lyrical themes of the song, portraying the psychological manifestations of …

Mother Feather to Appear on Warped Tour This Summer; BBC Session with Mother Feather Now Online   New York City’s self-described “pop cock rock” band Mother Feather has announced today that they will appear on Warped Tour all summer, in support of their eponymous debut album due out May 13th worldwide via …

HATEBREED Tease New Album – Special Pre-Orders Now Live HATEBREED‘s long-awaited new album, The Concrete Confessional is set for a May 13 release via Nuclear Blast Records.  The band are teasing the album and their upcoming tour dates with a video clip featuring three brand new songs; ‘A.D.,’ ‘Looking Down The Barrel of …

Cold Snap Cover ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’, New Single Out Now Croatian groove-metal masters COLD SNAP pay homage to Nancy Sinatra with this cover version of ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’. The song (originally written by Lee Hazlewood) was produced by the iconic Danish metal producer, Tue …

Black Stone Cherry Showcase ‘Soul Machine’ BLACK STONE CHERRY have released a new track, ‘Soul Machine’ from their hotly anticipated fifth studio album, ‘Kentucky’, set for release Friday 1st April via the Mascot Label Group. Check out the new track and lyric video: Recording the album outside the confines of record label …

It had been quite a pleasant day for mid March in Manchester when I headed to Club Academy to see Sanguine, our featured band for March (see here). This was to be the opening night of their UK tour supporting Mushroomhead and American Head Charge but after the latter had …

To say that the fourth heat of the Northern Ireland leg of the annual Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses was something of a curate’s egg of an evening is perhaps putting it mildly.  Only three bands ended up battling it out for the two places in the next round of the …