PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

  Hotei Hotei Releases lyric video for ‘How The Cookie Crumbles’ featuring Iggy Pop.  Single out June 15th through Spinefarm Records One-off intimate show at The Lexington on July 7th Guitar superstar Tomoyasu Hotei has revealed the lyric video to his debut UK single ‘How The Cookie Crumbles’, which features the legendary front man …

Seattle Thrashers Fallen Angels Reveal New Album Details, Artwork, Track Listing L- R – Steve Spitzbart – Drums, Bradzilla – Vocals, Erik Hanson – Guitars, Carl Larsson – Bass, Matt Be Roth – Guitars (Photo Credit – Aaron Meyers)         Seattle, WA thrashers Fallen Angels return in 2015 with …

I spoke to Finnish blues guitarist Erja Lyytinen to talk about her new live album and upcoming tour dates. Your new album “Live in London” is due for release on 8th June.  Why choose London to record it? Well London is the centre of music in Europe isn’t it, and …

Soulfly will release their tenth studio album, ‘Archangel’, via Nuclear Blast Entertainment on August 14.  It will feature guest performances from Todd Jones of Nails, Matt Young of King Parrot, as well as Richie and Igor Cavalera. “I am so proud to be releasing Soulfly’s tenth album,” commented founder/vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera. “I …

It’s good to go back to the old school, to remember your roots. Although I have to admit that this is the first time I’ve ever sat down and listened to Armored Saint. I know, I know… for shame… guilty as charged your honour. On the go since 1982 and …

Before PlanetMosh packs our bags for this year’s installment of Tuska Open Air, we put our heads together and assembled a list (because everyone loves lists) of the 10 bands you must see at the festival. Aptly called The Tuska Ten, read on to see our recommendations. Tuska Open Air …

Atlanta southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE are due to kick off a European tour tonight in Copenhagen, Denmark. The tour features a number of headlining club shows as well as a few festival appearances, including a main stage slot at the UK’s legendary Download festival alongside the likes ofKISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE …

  Berlin-based heavy metal blues rockers, LUCIFER, will release their debut Lucifer I June 16th via Rise Above Records.  Lucifer I can be pre-ordered on iTunes, Amazon and the Rise Above Store.   There has been a ton of anticipation and excitement behind the band featuring Johanna Sadonis that rose from …

Has it really been 25 years?   In 1990 Columbia Records released the debut album by Love/Hate ‘BLACKOUT IN THE RED ROOM’ and although singer Jizzy Pearl has stayed busy touring and making albums with such platinum artists as L.A. Guns, RATT and most recently Quiet Riot – ‘Blackout in …

This most rare of things, a rock band from Iceland that have over the years honed their musical talents after one of the longest apprenticeships I’ve ever heard! Allow me to introduce “The Vintage Caravan”. They first started jamming back in 2006, playing at local gigs around Iceland. However, they …

I’ve put this off for a while because I wanted to give it a fair shot. Now, this is not a bad album. It is actually a very good, if not great, album. But I’ve been listening to a lot of Darkthrone so I am smacked in the face by …

Imagine the most ungodly hour possible for a self-respecting metallian to be crawling from their pit – and then move it back an hour or more… well, while most of our readers were most likely turning over for your second sleep, your reviewer was up and about in the wee …

The Seventh Life Path is the 7th Studio album from Norwegian symphonic metal band Sirenia, founded in 2001 by Morten Veland (ex-Tristania). I was lucky enough to catch these guys live last year at Metal Female Voices Festival; they put on a powerful live performance and I was impressed by …

@planetmosh reviews We Will Go On by .@Estrella_Rocks It’s been a long three year wait but on June 22nd Estrella will finally release their second album, We Will Go On.  The wait is due to them being one of the busiest bands around, constantly touring.  They’ve just returned from a …

Following their critically acclaimed chart topping album Preachers of the Night, POWERWOLF are back and ready to enthrall with their new masterpiece Blessed & Possessed.  The album will be released July 17th in North America and is available for pre-order from the Napalm Records Webstore HERE.   Today the sensational …

“Like feelings in life, Ten Seconds Era is all about nuance and ambivalence: their music takes us to a journey between light and shades, from the sweet side to the bitter side.”   As announced a few weeks ago, alternative rock/metal band from Geneva Ten Seconds Era just officialy released its debut 4-tracks …

Acclaimed Swedish Dark Metal band Evergrey have announced that they are bringing their latest “Hymns For The Broken” Tour to the UK later this month in an exclusive, one-off show at Camden’s famous Underworld venue in London. This takes place on Saturday June 20th and the band will have One Machine …

Orchestral groove metal alchemists Xerath return to the island of Ireland as the headliners for this year’s PlanetMosh-backed Monsters Of Rot festival. Monsters Of Rot takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh (just outside Enniskillen) on Saturday August 1. Xerath will be joined by Gourd, the bastard doom child of Wreck Of The Hesperus and On Pain …

I spoke to Sirenia composer and main man, Morten Veland to talk about the new album – Seventh life path.  Morten writes all the music and plays it, so I spoke to him about the writing process.  Hear what he had to say here….            

PlanetMosh has once again teamed up with MCD Productions to offer our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets* to the upcoming Bullet For My Valentine show in the Olympia Theatre on September 29th. It’s been a few years since Matt and the guys have taken to the …