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When Nick Oliveri left the stage of this very venue a little more than four months ago, he confidently predicted that the next time he appeared in Belfast it would be with Mondo Generator… little did most of those present realize that the touring schedule was already locked in and the …

The debut album titled “The Days of Decay” by the Finnish pop metal newcomer Escalane sees the light of day December 11th 2015 in Finland and January 22nd 2016 internationally. A year in the making, the album was recorded, mixed and produced by the band themselves. The songs are mostly written by …

Post-punk supergroup PUBLICIST UK has shared a new music video for the song “Cowards” via Vevo! “Cowards” comes from the band’s debut full-length Forgive Yourself, released this past August via Relapse. The music video for “Cowards”, created by the band’s own guitarist David Obuchowski, pairs the song’s dark subject matter with washed-out, appropriately unsettling B&W …

HATEBREED are set to headline 2016’s Impericon Festival which hits London and Manchester next May, as well as a clutch of dates across mainland Europe. The East Coast hardcore icons are currently working on their seventh album which is is set to see the light of day in Spring 2016.  …

Darrell Bath to Release Solo Album ‘Roll Up’ on 11th December 2016 via Livewire/Cargo Records UK punk rock blues guitarist and songwriter DARRELL BATH (Vibrators, Crybabys, ex-UK Subs, Ian Hunter, Nikki Sudden, Dogs D’Amour) to release his new solo album “Roll Up” on December 11 via Livewire/Cargo Records. A snippet of the song “It’s In The Music” can be streamed here: https://youtu.be/FlRK0jVEyiM On …

As exclusively predicted by PlanetMosh last month, Firefest – arguably the UK’s favourite melodic rock festival – looks set to make a return in 2016. A 20 second teaser trailer advertising Firefest 2016 has been released on YouTube: Firefest was last held at Rock City in Nottingham in October 2014.  If …

NLC ‘Rockin’ For The Children Festival’ 2016 – Limited Early Bird Tickets Left Not long now to get those ‘Early Bird’ tickets for NLC ‘Rocking For The Children’ 2016 a charity event held annually at The Maze Nottingham. Festival organiser Big D said on the event’s group Facebook page earlier …

It’s only a few months since Nick Oliveri was last in these parts, with his ‘Death Acoustic’ solo show.  Now, the eclectic and workaholic frontman is back, this time fronting his Mondo Generator project on a run of dates across Europe. PlanetMosh availed of the band’s stop-off in Belfast to …

Brooklyn, NY’s post rock metal outfit DISPARAGER has unleashed a new video for their track “At Least I Still Have Bon Iver” off their debut EP Timeless, Ageless produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, H2O, American Nightmare).  Today the video receives its worldwide premiere courtesy of Metal Sucks!  Check out …

Here’s something that headbangers, metalheads, and moshers can be eternally thankful for as America prepares for the Thanksgiving holiday! New Jersey’s TOOTHGRINDER have premiered the video for “Lace & Anchor” via Metal Hammer. Watch the clip HERE!   The song lives on Nocturnal Masquerade, the band’s Spinefarm Records debut, which lands on January …

Reckless Love Announce Headline UK Tour For March 2016 With Special Guests & Spinefarm Label-Mates Santa Cruz… New Reckless Love Studio Album On The Way… Reckless Love will return to the UK for a run of eight headline shows in March 2016; these dates, the Finnish showmen’s first over here …

British band The Temperance Movement are pleased to reveal their soulful cover of the classic Blur song ‘Tender’. The video was recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and perfectly captures the open-minded spirit of the band that was inspired by the musical history steeped in the venue that surrounded …

This fifth album by Brazilian fantasists Dragonheart is one which is truly deserving of the term epic – as not only does it clock in at a little under the hour mark (which is pretty long by today’s attention-deficit-seeking standards) but it marks the completion of a trilogy which the …

The last studio album from Soldier entitled Dogs Of War gave them a hard act to follow but current release Defiant shows Soldier are still in a strong song writing vein. Although slightly more melodic it still rocks hard and shows the NWOBHM survivors are a force to be reckoned …

Just when you think you’ve heard it all and feel as though you could define almost any artist within a single boundary or genre, a duo like The Bloody Nerve show up and change the game completely. Since their formation in 2013, the Nashvillian duo, made up of Stacey Blood …

This second album from northern California’s Shadowkiller is a very loose concept album, based around the the pain and suffering of the German forces fighting to save themselves, their families and their homeland at the tail of the Second World War, but dealing with the horror of conflict on the front line …

PRIMUS Share claymation ‘Candyman‘ Video Primus & The Chocolate Factory out now via ATO Records   “One of the most unique and oddball acts in rock and roll.” – Guitar World   “Les Claypool is always pushing the boundaries of bass and taking his music to new levels of greatness” – Bass Player …

Captive City is the debut EP from Manchester based alt-rock trio Sly Antics, due for release on December 22nd.  Normally I’m a pretty unbiased reviewer but they’ve offered to send us a packet of Haribo in return for a good review so I’m tempted to just give it 5/5 and say …

Tuska Festival which takes place at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland on the first weekend of July 2016, has added a bunch of the hardest and hottest acts in the business to its already illustrious line up. INTERNATIONAL STARS AND FINLAND’S FINEST Be prepared to be possessed as the mysterious rituals of Ghost …

Sometimes, you really should do your homework before going to a gig!  On this occasion, I was familiar with three of the five acts beforehand, and was particularly looking forward to seeing the two heavy acts bookending the bill – especially as one was unveiling a new line up and …