PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

36 CRAZYFISTS will release their new album Time and Trauma via Spinefarm Records on Tuesday, February 17th. There is a swell of activity surrounding the Alaskan band around release date. The band will be participating in a Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session today, Monday, February 16, from 1PM to …

Damn me, it’s bloody great to see Furyon back! With a new album and follow-up to the ridiculously superb Gravitas, it’s been three years since their debut album first introduced their stomping hard-edged rock to our ears… and they’ve just picked up right where they left off. Lost Salvation continues …

While an awful lot of people – many of whom really should have known better, or perhaps possess more money than sense – were heading towards the city centre restaurants armed with inanely worded cards and over-priced flowers in order to “enjoy” equally over-priced meals in a vain attempt to …

Planetmosh are pleased to offer you the chance to win a bundle of goodies for the Gus G upcoming tour. ***UK tour dates only*** The prize bundle contains a signed CD, a T Shirt and a pair of tickets to a show of the winners choice. So to enter and …

I was expecting to go to a gig on Saturday night and hear some ballsy riffs and psychedelic wails from Monster Magnet.  I was not expecting to witness the second coming of the Messiah, but as Dave Wyndorf sang a miracle occurred.  The sick were healed, and the crutch that had …

From their 2006 beginnings as Reign Of Terror to a name change to Reign Of Fury leading to a two year split before reforming as a punk band called Ransom (featuring three current members of Reign Of Fury), their songs became more metal orientated so they reverted back to Reign …

It’s twenty to seven and Black Label Society fans are already queueing outside the O2 ABC in Glasgow on this Wednesday night. These people have a brilliant answer to the question of what to do on a Wednesdays night? Black Label Society started their European Tour on 11th of February in the heart …

In a rare break from his day job as the bass player with rock legends Status Quo, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards will tour the UK and Europe in 2015 with his side band Rhino’s Revenge. Featuring his sons Max on drums and Freddie on guitar, the band’s line-up is completed by …

I spoke to Rudolf Schenker, founder of legendary rock band The Scorpions, to talk about their new album “Return to forever” and their live shows including their first UK date in 8 years at this year’s Ramblin’ Man festival. This year is the 50th anniversary of you founding The Scorpions.  …

Hailing from Greece, this fact you would grasp even before reading the accompanying text. This is a new duo being released on Iron Bonehead productions and this is the first demo tape. They are certainly paying homage to their fellow countrymen such as Rotting Christ and Varathon. Starting off with …

Having released their first demo away back in 2002, this debut album by Peruvian devils Goat Semen has been more than a decade in the making.  In the intervening years, the band have released a few split EPs, deliberately designed to tantalize their fans – among whom they have reached …

Teutonic metal goddess Doro (pictured right) has been added to the bill for this year’s Steelhouse Festival, which takes place at Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, just outside Ebbw Vale, on July 25 and 26. Other additions include Massive Wagons and Merthyr Tydfil teenage trio Florence Black.  Doro will play on the Sunday (July …

 Steve Hackett – Wolflight Trailer  Released  Music pioneer Steve Hackett recently announced the release of his new solo album Wolflight.   According to the man himself, this “wild pack of tracks – starting with a wolf cry – will be unleashed on the unsuspecting on 30th March 2015.”  A teaser trailer …

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop So it’s Friday 13th – unlucky for some…. Here’s Friday’s Mabel Greer’s Toyshop album teaser…. Robert Hagger discusses playing with Clive for the first time in 45 years…. Mabel Greer’s Toyshop had a residency at the Marquee Club and supported the likes of Jimi Hendrix (who came to see them …

Guitar legend ULI JON ROTH will release Scorpions Revisited, a highly-anticipated brand new double album of 19 re-invented Scorpions tracks, in physical format on March 10 via UDR Music. Order the album now via iTunes. As we announced last week, Guitar World Magazine is hosting a dual web premiere of …

The Amorettes are a Scottish band I have seen once before supporting another local Scottish band Attica Rage just two years ago, but this time The Amorettes have their own headline slot. The night meant there would be a larger setlist, and a lot of this would be new, with …

I spoke to Joey Tempest, lead singer of Europe ahead of the release of their new album, “War of Kings” and their tour with Black Star Riders that will see Europe play Ireland for the first time in twenty-five years. Your new album, War of Kings is due to be …

German metalcore act ANNISOKAY will release their album, Enigmatic Smile, on April 14 via Long Branch Records/SPV. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premiere their new song and video for “Carry Me Away”.  View the video HERE.   ANNISOKAY said about the song and video, …

A brilliant 13 song offering released in late 2014, Once, Forever & Again by London-based The See See showcases the band’s latest sonic journeys, and is the subject of this week’s Pop Focus. Once, Forever & Again, The See See’s third full-length studio effort, finally breaks some ground and gains a …

Norwegian Black Metal legends Satyricon have signed a worldwide deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records for release of their upcoming DVD, ‘Live At The Opera’. Frontman and band mastermind Satyr explained the story behind the project: “The whole thing started with us doing one song, ‘To The Mountains’ a year and a half …