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Saxon are to headline the ninth annual Hard Rock Hell, which takes place at Pwhelli in north Wales from November 12 – 15. The NWOBHM legends return to HRH after five years to play a mammoth two hour set covering their entire back catalogue. Other acts to be confirmed today include …

Estonian black metallers Thou Shell Of Death are to release a two-track 12” EP, ‘Cave Hill’, via Talheim Records on January 30. The release – originally issued digitally last November – is billed as an homage to the American poet Madison J. Cawein, who died in December 1914, whose works …

Salt Lake City Utah’s VISIGOTH will release their debut album The Revenant King January 27th via Metal Blade Records.  Until today the only song from Revenant King available to stream was “Dungeon Master”, but that changes today.  NPR is hosting an exclusive world premiere of the title track”The Revenant King”.  …

One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads (heralded as the legendary lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot) will be celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute on March …

Controversial cult-phenoms TWIZTID are pleased to release a second new track, “A Little Fucked Up”, with REVOLVER Magazine. Listen to the track here: http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=69242   “A Little Fucked Up” is cut from their upcoming full length record and independent label debut, The Darkness, out January 27, 2015 (Majik Ninja Entertainment). …

Skarlett Riot are a hard rock quartet hailing from Northern Lincolnshire. Formed in 2010 they have built a reputation for a high energy live performance with solid recorded material to back this up. Following their well received 2013 album ‘Tear Me Down’, which contained a mixture of new songs and …

Relapse Records are to re-release a collection of archival recordings from Bedemon – featuring original Pentagram members Randy Palmer, Geof O’Keefe and Bobby Liebling. The recordings, made between 1973 and 1979, have been unavailable for more than ten years, and are being re-issued as ‘Child of Darkness’ on February 24th.  …

TYGERS OF PAN TANG Reveal Cover Artwork Of The “Tygers Sessions: The First Wave” Album, Confirm New Tour Dates The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers TYGERS OF PAN TANG, will release a special limited edition album titled “Tygers Sessions: The First Wave” via Skol Records. The CD will …

Irish progressive metallers Shattered Skies today release their debut album ‘The World We Used to Know’ and have made it available to stream.   Check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/shattered-skies/sets/the-world-we-used-to-know   Shattered Skies have announced their debut album release tour in February 2015 via City Music Agency. The band will be taking in …

When I heard there was a new album from Jorn Lande up for review, I jumped at the chance. Then I read the press release that accompanied. Alarm bells sounded in my head as the words “Rock Opera Concept Album” leapt from the page. Has Jorn taken a risk too …

Atlantic recording group Halestorm has announced details of their massively anticipated new album. ‘INTO THE WILD LIFE’ will be released in the UK on April 6, with pre-orders launching from midnight tonight.   ‘INTO THE WILD LIFE’ marks the GRAMMY® Award-winning hard rock band’s third studio album and follow-up to …

Do you like the band Flyleaf? Do you like to read? Here’s something made with you in mind! Flyleaf Spreads Their Wings, a digital edition of which was offered three months ago for review, is about the “Christian but not Christian” band Flyleaf, who is currently apparently on hiatus. The …

An adroit songwriter, Marilyn Manson takes song subjects that are poignant to him and moulds them into the gargoyles and angels that fill the musical cathedral that is his tenth album ‘The Pale Emperor’. It opens with the sense of going into battle with the solid electronic beats that continue …

Finnish trio AT THE HOLLOW will release their Spinefarm Records debut What I Hold Most Dear on February 17th. The band has shared the 11-song track listing and the album cover art, along with debuting the video for the first single “Was It Worth It.” In order to enjoy the full AT …

Ian Siegal – ‘One Night In Amsterdam’, award-winning songwriter’s first full-band live album released on CD and Vinyl on March 9th 2015 dovetails with nationwide March uk tour  You wait a whole decade for one Ian Siegal live album – then two arrive in the space of a year. For …

Award-winning, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker releases a new studio album entitled “Spirit On A Mission” in the UK on Monday 23rd March. Released by in-akustik, the album of all-new material features Schenker’s Temple of Rock band – ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), ex-Rainbow’s Doogie White (vocals) and …

This second album from Hamburg-based power metallers Shadowbane is one which almost did not see the light of day, as – in common with a number of other projects – it was undergoing its mastering process, at the hands of Dirk Schlächter when the Gamma Ray bassist’s Hammer Studios spectacularly …

Salythia unveils artwork, track list and release date for “Death D’core” EP. SALYTHIA, an up and coming progressive thrash band hailing from Sacramento, CA has announced details for their debut album titled “Death D’Core”. Taking influences from such bands as Trivium, Metallica, Mastodon, & Suicide Silence the band effortlessly melds …

Dave Matthew from Scarlett Gypsy, Glam Metal band from York, Pennysylvania took the time out to answer some questions for PlanetMosh following our review of their latest album All Access. Find out a bit about the band, Dave himself and read their exclusive announcement regarding a line-up change! Can you …

Sicilian black metal maestro Vardan has been described as perhaps the busiest man in the genre:  and, with an amazing work rate which has seen him release an astonishing 22 albums during his career – including three (and one split EP) in 2014 alone – that is undoubtedly a more …