PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Planetmosh talked to Bernie Marsden after his sold out gig at the Crown Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire. That was a great show Bernie. Very nice it was to. Very good, very enjoyable. With Jim Kirkpatrick, hired hand. Stripped back songs played as they were written. How do you approach acoustic gigs …

SLIPKNOT Announce UK Dates for 2016 & Premiere ‘XIX’ Video The multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning, masked beast that is SLIPKNOT is set to play a string of UK arena shows in February 2016. After their triumphant return headlining this year’s Download Festival at Donington Park, the metal icons return to these shores …

Johnny’s Alright Single Release November 6th PREACHERS SON are set to release Johnny’s Alright as a single November 6th.The song was recorded and mixed in Ireland and Los Angeles, produced by Marc Urselli (Lou Reed, John Zorn) with additional production from Warren Huart (Aerosmith, The Fray). Johnny’s Alright on Soundcloud >> Download Johnny’s Alright MP3 >> Download …

I spoke to former Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Country Communion & California Breeze  singer/bassist Glenn Hughes earlier today about his forthcoming UK tour.  You’re currently on tour in Europe and hit the UK in just under a fortnight for ten dates around the UK. Having lived in the US for so …

Sometimes a band comes across your path by seemingly the most inconceivable route.  In the case of Kinasis, that path traversed its journey from Somerset to Belfast via Dublin – and more especially one Gareth Jeffs, guitarist with extreme death groovesters Xerosun who, one day out of the blue, contacted your humble …

Desertfest takes place in Antwerp, Belgium this week from 9th – 11th and features a host of fantastic acts from the lower/fuzzier end of the sound spectrum across three stages.   For more information on the festival, Ticket Sales and stage times, please visit http://www.desertfest.be/   PlanetMosh has been analysing …

Who is SALEMS LOTT? Noisey Asks, “What the F*** is Your Deal?”  SoCal shock-rock group SALEMS LOTT have been making a name for themselves on the Sunset Strip since their inception in 2013, having sold out venues such as House of Blues, The Whisky A Go Go, The Roxy and …

Vreid Release New Video “Sólverv” Vreid released the new video for the title track “Sólverv” on 1st October! The amazing art in this video is forged by the talented Kim Holm. The video is filmed in the beautiful landscape of Sogndal in the western part of Norway. ”Sólverv is the title …

VARG – EXCLUSIVE MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE FOR TRACK  “ROTKÄPPCHEN”! Once upon a time … This is how every good story begins. German Wolf metallers VARG are set to release their upcoming EP “Rotkäppchen” on October 9th via Napalm Records! This beauty or let’s        say this beast comes as …

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have unveiled a second video clip taken from their debut live DVD, ‘Thank You: Livin’ Live’ released via Eagle Vision on 30th October 2015. Check out the clip of ‘Me & Mary Jane’ The performance featured was shot on BLACK STONE CHERRY’s ‘Magic Mountain’ tour, exactly …

Guitar god fulfils promise! JOE BONAMASSA performs a special one off FREE concert at MR. KYPS in Poole, Dorset. Guitar legend Joe Bonamassa fulfils a promise that he made 10 years ago and performs a special UK concert, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of his first-ever UK show. On November 1st 2015, Joe will …

SACRED STEEL To Release “Reborn In Steel” Deluxe Edition CD On Halloween SACRED STEEL do not play Heavy Metal. They ARE Heavy Metal, or to be more exact: True Heavy Metal. Back in the middle of the ’90s, when Classic Metal was fighting for its survival and was losing, bunch …

KILLING JOKE unveil new track ‘EUPHORIA’ from their latest album ‘PYLON’ out OCTOBER 23rd via SPINEFARM RECORDS  Killing Joke are on a mission to take their music of resistance to a whole new level with latest / 16th studio album Pylon, released October 23rd via Spinefarm Records. With the original line-up of Jaz Coleman, Geordie, Youth & Big Paul continuing to hold …

For Arlington, Virginia band Deceased‘s devotees and collectors, the new 2 CD set, Cadaver Traditions, is a treasure trove of uncommonly-heard cover songs. Featuring 53, yes 53! full length songs, this set incorporates 2 albums of Deceased’s which were out of print, plus a collection of 17 previously-unreleased tunes. The …

Coldspell to support Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock Swedish hard rockers ColdSpell are confirmed to support Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock for the Nordic leg of their Spirit on a Mission world tour dates. Michael Schenker is a true legend and, to many, the greatest guitar player around. Winning awards, getting rave reviews for his albums and when touring the …

@planetmosh reviews Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) by .@monstermagnetnj on .@NapalmRecords Almost a year ago I reviewed Milking the Stars: A Re-imagining of Last Patrol.  Around the same time I had the privilege of interviewing singer and the creative force behind Monster Magnet, Dave Wyndorf.  It was twenty minutes …

Slovenian melodic black-death metal act Dalkhu has released its latest opus, Descend… Into Nothingness. The album contains seven songs, which are an intense mixture of death, black, and even folk metal elements. Guttural, brutal death metal vocals permeate “Pitch Black Cave”, and the other tunes. Like Jeff Walker‘s famed vocal …

Daylight, a self-proclaimed hard working pop-punk band from Barcelona, Spain, has released it’s latest offering, an album called One More Fight. One More Fight contains ten songs of pop-meets-rock-meets the melodic sensibility of punk, delivered on the gentler side. The album’s mix is contemporary, crisp, loud, and clear. The sound …

Welsh alt rock band Dream State have their debut, 5 song EP out, titled Conssquences. The band states that they draw inspiration from melodic hardcore, and the EP seems to back this up, with melodic arrangements, well-sung female vocals by Charlotte-Jayne Gilpin, and interesting instrumental breaks and tones. The band …

Munster, Germany is the hometown of modern melodic metalcore act Idle Class. The band’s newest album, Of Glass and Paper, contains eleven tracks of melodic, fairly fizzy music. This particular breed of music is oft panned as “the screamo stuff”. Wildly popular for heavy music, metalcore enjoys working with a …