PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

It has been a little over three years since Geoff Tate was very ignominiously and publicly fired from Queensrÿche, the band he had fronted for three decades.  What happened next – the acrimonious verbal bitch slappings, the two versions of the band, the subsequent legal case – has been extremely well …

ANFINNSAAS is a duo that was formed by Knut Finsaas and Geir Anfinn Halland Johansen in 2013, in the middle of Norway.  Today Bloody-Disgusting is exclusively premiering the first single “Slått Fra Røstad”!  Check out the song HERE.   Their self-titled debut album, coming in the autumn of 2015, is an …

There is no doubt that the past year or so has been a productive one for veteran guitarist George Lynch, with first his involvement in the KXM project (alongside Kings X’s Doug Pinnick and Korn’s Ray Luzier) and then his collaboration with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet on the imaginatively monickered …

Dave Wyndorf and his henchmen seemingly had the time of their lives when they completely rearranged and boosted Last Patrol 2014 and christened it Milking the Stars: A Re-imagining of Last Patrol!   Now MONSTER MAGNET go back even further to 2010 and their Mastermind album. Even if you know …

Visigoth will be performing in southern California in October for a true heavy metal festival that is not to be missed. The Frost and Fire Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 17th at Bombay Bar and Grill. Tickets and information, including the full lineup, can be found online at frostandfirefest.com. Tickets are also available at …

Damn Dice are an Underground Metal quartet who’ve been slowly gaining fans at every gig they’ve played so far, The Great Unknown is the band’s debut and racks up 12 tracks in total, The album opener “Power” certainly sums up what the group has over their competitors! The second song …

It’s with great pleasure that Metal Blade announces the signing of Greek Black Metallers RAVENCULT! The band comments on the signing: “RAVENCULT is proud to join forces with legendary Metal Blade Records for a worldwide deal. We are honored that our upcoming third full length album in 2016 will be added …

LA’s underground metal/hardcore band Twitching Tongues has announced a fall headlining tour with Harm’s Way in support of their upcoming record, Disharmony, which is due out October 30th on Metal Blade Records. Additional support will be provided by Homewrecker and Malice At The Palace. Twitching Tongues recently unveiled details of their forthcoming record, Disharmony, and …

German female extreme metal force, NYX, has inked a record deal with Agonia Records. The band’s debut album, “Home”, is expected to drop on October 30th, 2015. In anticipation, the duo has revealed a trailer for their upcoming effort. NYX is made off Blitz (drums/vocals) and Vinterbarn (guitars/vocals) and was brought to life in 2011 to explore …

@planetmosh reviews Shake the Breakdown by .@JacksonFirebird on .@Napalm Records For some reason the whole country seems to be going bonkers today over some band called Iron Maiden releasing a new album.  Well I’d rather be listening to these two Aussies, who’ve backed up a great debut in Cock Rockin’ …

Heavy rock super group DEVIL CITY ANGELS recently announced the upcoming release of their high-energy debut self-titled album, hitting stores on September 18th via Century Media Records. The album is available for purchase via Amazon, iTunes, and CM Distro (you can also purchase several exclusive bundles via the latter), with …

AMARANTHE will make their triumphant return to North America this fall for a headline tour. This marks the second time the band has toured through the U.S. and Canada in 2015, when they headlined alongside their labelmates in Santa Cruz. On this run, fans will enjoy the full AMARANTHE experience, as it is their headline run. …

Texas metal frontrunners SHATTERED SUN tore up the scene on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and are continuing the trend this fall, further proving their road warrior status! SHATTERED SUN recently announced their support on the first leg of Soulfly’s “We Sold Our Souls to Metal” 2015 tour, …

Since the turn of the millennium, everything Iron Maiden have done has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. If a band gets a second bite at the cherry of the success, it’s very rare for it to pay off, yet Maiden not only took that opportunity but also watched themselves grow …

GHOSTFEST has announced stage times for its 10th anniversary festival this weekend with HATEBREED, EMMURE, HEART OF A COWARD and many more at Leeds Students Union and Bristol Motion. Stage times are as follows: Saturday 5 September, Leeds:     Sunday 6 September, Bristol:   For more information: http://www.ghostfestofficial.com/ Get …

DOYLE (featuring former/original Misfits member DOYLE Wolfgang Von Frankenstein on guitar, Alex Wolfman Story on vocals, and Brandon Pertzborn on drums) will hit the road on the first of three ABOMINATOR TOUR 2015 U.S. runs this September 25th.   The tour begins at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY and is …

Devilskin Release Their Début Album ‘We Rise’ on 6th November A phenomena in their native New Zealand, Devilskin release their début album We Rise on November 6th through Rightrack Records/Universal. We Rise débuted at #1 in New Zealand and has just become the first album since 2010 by a domestic …

Desertfest are pleased to announce the first acts for the 2016 London edition, including the first headliner for next year’s proceedings. It’s no easy feat to try and top your biggest success to date, but we’re ready. Here’s a fistful of acts to get you excited for what we have …

Following a triptych of increasingly impressive albums, there are some – and we most likely are in the minority – who believed that Five Finger Death Punch somewhat lost their way in 2013, with the overly-ambitious double ‘The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell’ set – …

Artweg Announce New Album ‘Drunk’n High’ To Be Released 23rd October 2015   Three years after ‘Should We Get Violent ?’ and a tour all around the European territory, French “art-core” outfit Artweg just announced the release of its brand new full-length album, called ‘Drunk’n High’, and coming out (CD and digital …