PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Myself and my good friends David and Tom from Blackened Ritual headed backstage to have a chat about the band, including looking for a vocalist for 5 years, winning the Scottish Metal to the Masses and playing down South.

Right before the European leg of the ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ tour kicks off, NIGHTWISH announce the release of a strictly limited (no re-prints!) special tour edition of their current record, coming with a bonus DVD. It will be released on October 30th via Nuclear Blast.   The DVD contains …

 Metallica have promised fans the biggest and most expensive stage show in the history of the Leeds Festival. The San Francisco four-piece are set to close this year’s festival and told attendees to expect “an unmissable and unforgettable” show. A source close to the band told the YEP: “Metallica is …

PlanetMosh is a proud sponsor of this year’s EHT Promotions Unleashed Festival in Dublin. Taking place on September 25th at The Grand Social, the event promises to be an ultimate night of metal with Heart Of A Coward, Beholder, Red Enemy, Dead Label, AeSect and By Conquest Or Consent ripping …

Northern Ireland’s leading heavy metal promoters, The Distortion Project, are to go ‘From Hell To The Unknown’ when they celebrate their 15th anniversary in October. To mark this landmark occasion, DP will take over the entirety of Belfast’s historic Limelight complex on Saturday October 17, with 21 bands playing across …

Neal Morse is without doubt one of the maestros of the Progressive Rock genre, and with his latest release, Morsefest 2014, he delivers an astonishingly produced live dvd/cd boxset. This 2 dvd/4 cd release, filmed over the 14th and 15th of November 2014 in Nashville, fully captures the majesty off …

The Dead Daisies Announce UK Tour Dates for December 2015 “Sunday morning at Donington Park is rarely the most energetic of moments but The Dead Daisies all star cast do a sterling job of banishing hangovers with slick-as-a-Vaselined-otter classic rock. KKKK.” – Kerrang! – Download live review  Off the back …

Sweden-based melodic metal experts SOILWORK will release their forthcoming 10th studio album, The Ride Majestic, worldwide next Friday, August 28th via Nuclear Blast Records. The Ride Majestic is available for pre-order in various formats (CD, Vinyl, TS/CD Bundle) – pre-order your copy here: http://nblast.de/SOILWORKMajesticNB   For the past month, SOILWORK …

Wardance have just revealed the video for their riff-drenched debut single ‘Free Radicals’ that was premiered on Disorder who say, “Exploding onto the grunge scene in a blaze of riffs, Wardance are undeniably the hottest thing at the moment. Playing a heavy mix of glam, grunge and Britpop… the band’s sensational …

Canadian grindcore legends FUCK THE FACTS’ upcoming album ‘Desire Will Rot’ is due out next week on August 25th via their indie label Noise Salvation. But before its release to the masses and performed live during the band’s set at Obscene Extreme America Fest in Montreal on Aug 21st, they have teamed up with Noisey.com for the …

The sixth instalment of Blazefest – the annual event which brings together rockers and metallians to raise money for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children – will take place on Saturday March 19 2016. Once again, the event will take place at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast. The …

  Two years have passed since Israeli thrash metal act HAMMERCULT released their album Steelcrusher. Two years during which not only the whole world but also the international metal scene have changed. HAMMERCULT have stayed abreast of those changes: more than ever before, the band impress with their broad stylistic …

  Motor City thrashers BATTLECROSS will release their long awaited third album “Rise To Power” this Friday via Metal Blade Records. But before they do, BATTLECROSS is giving fans a chance to stream “Rise to Power”in its entirety.  Head over to http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/ to listen now! The first official video from …

Australian powercore metal pioneers A BREACH OF SILENCE have just premiered their new music video for a very special acoustic version of the song Vultures. The video features footage of the band shot while on tour, and memorable moments of the band hanging out with fans before and after the …

Featuring former members of UK metal heavyweights GUTWORM and DEADEYE – Krysthla’s crushing debut album will resonate with fans who like their metal on the dark side but layered with sonic soundscapes that explore musical boundaries and pushes the envelope as to what British metal is.   Founding member/guitarist Neil …

In my many years of loving music and attending concerts of all types of genres and artists, I have not yet seen a band with more  enthusiasm and stage presence then that of Black Nevada. The 5 piece band from North-East England played at Make A Scene Festival on 15th …

Oliver Dawson Saxon headline the Metal Festival to be helf in Wigan at the Old Courts building on Saturday 26th September, tickets are £12 in advance or £14 on the door. Get Tickets Here Support comes from Kyrbgrinder, Sacrament, Twisted State Of Mind and Bloodwork Salvation. Oliver Dawson Saxon are …

  European heavy/stoner/doom gathering DESERTFEST BELGIUM has a few more announcements coming this summer, and we’re happy to bring four more bands to the 2015 bill today: France’s finest heavy psych trio MARS RED SKY, San Diego’s cosmic jammers HARSH TOKE, some straightforward rock’n’roll with Eindhoven’s BLACK-BONE, and last but not …

Last Friday, Finnish guitar superstar Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM) played a very special show: he went on stage with an army of 100 guitar heroes and presented a song he wrote specifically for this evening. Jaska Raatikainen joined these guitarists on drums and Janne Wirman played keyboards. This once-in-a-lifetime …

Universal Music Catelogue will mark the 10th anniversary of Australian Grammy-winning rockers Wolfmother’s self-titled Modular/Interscope debut album, which first came out in 2005 via Universal Music Australia/Modular, featuring classic songs like the worldwide radio smash, “Woman” (earning Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2007 Grammys) and the Rock radio mainstays …