PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Tonight’s show marked the first night in the UK of this monolithic tour. With After the Burial headlining the show, supported by Circles and Monuments; you know it’s going to be a night of pure, unrelenting energy and sauna rooms. It’s fair to say that, ‘The Joiners’, is one of Southampton’s …

Bassist Morgan Rider from Crimson Shadows takes the time out to fill in our email interview about the bands style, their new release, their future plans and more! Hello there! How’re you? For our readers who don’t know, can you tell me about Crimson Shadows? Morgan – Doing great, thank …

The second day of Firefest’s Final Fling promised to be the strongest, in terms of the quality of the names on the line-up, and this was reflected in the fact that breakfast had barely settled in the stomachs of most of the some 1,800 who queued outside the venue to …

In the lead up to completing fresh material for release in 2015, Southampton (UK) based alternative rock outfit Circle Of Reason are generously issuing a free download single each month from their catalogue of EP releases.   Circle Of Reason have selected their track ‘Silver Scene’ as November’s offering. Taken …

Dames of Darkness festival have just announced their lineup for next year.  Additionally they’ve taken the step of moving from a one day event to a 2 day event, meaning more bands and more partying.  As with recent years, the lineup features a mix of British and European bands, and …

SUPER MASSIVE BLACK HOLES “CALCULATIONS OF THE ANCIENTS” OUT NOW ON CD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Super Massive Black Holes was formed in mid-2010, after Denver Bergreen (guitar), freshly in need of a band, decided to start a casual play-anything”project with his good friend Jake Reimer (guitar). Shortly thereafter, Denver had …

ZERO DOWN “NO LIMIT TO THE EVIL” COMING SOON ON CD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Formed in 2002, Zero Down consists of five veteran musicians from the Seattle Metal/Punk Rock scene that cast iron 70’s Arena Rock and NWOBHM guitar riffs with hardcore punk intensity. Zero Down has shared the stage …

TITAN FORCE Reveal Cover Artwork And Details Of “Force Of The Titan”   Cult U.S. Heavy Metal act TITAN FORCE has inked a deal with Skol Records. The band’s first release for the label will be “Force Of The Titan”, a collection of 12 previously unreleased studio tracks recorded in …

      ‘Vervain’, heralds Liv Kristine’s fifth solo album release, and is, without doubt, the strongest yet. I’ve been of the opinion for a considerable length of time now, that Liv, in a vocal sense, is riding on the crest of a creative wave at this moment. Her work …

In December last yaear, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson performed a concert singing a mix of holiday classics, their own hits and personal favourites written by Joni Mitchell, Harry Nilsson, Bob Dylan and Sammy Hagar.  They were joined by special guests Shawn Colvin, Sammy Hagar, Richard Marx and Pat Monahan …

“In the beginning…” is the debut album from Canadian band Wolfeborne.  It apparently started as an “ambitious project to create a record that would redefine rock music for the current generation”.  At that point I stopped reading their bio – there’s only so much pretentious bullshit a man can take.  …

Ferocious riffs, relentless harmonies and tight rhythms are the backbone of the heavy metal powerhouse known as SYMPHONY OF MALICE. Hailing from Stamford, Connecticut, this four-piece metal band delivers the best that metal has to offer. Drawing influences from traditional thrash and heavy metal bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Iron …

Like a bear native to the Alaskan tundra, 36 CRAZYFISTS have emerged from a four-year recording hibernation and have signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records. The label welcomes the Alaska-originated band, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, to its formidable and expanding roster, which boasts the best …

Brighton based Drum and Bass/Rock fusionists The Qemists are pleased to announce a full UK tour for next March kicking off at The Thekla in Bristol on March 4th, to support the release of their new album ‘Warrior Sound’. Following stand out performances at Japan’s Mt Fuji Rock Festival, Russia’s …

BETRAYING THE MARTYRS announce UK/European headline tour with special guests TEXAS IN JULY, UPON THIS DAWNING and MAKE THEM SUFFER “Killer melodies, bilious anger… well worth keeping an eye on” – Rock Sound “Paris’ coolest new band” – Kerrang! Chaos is upon us as French deathcore giants BETRAYING THE MARTYRS …

Starset is set to release their debut studio album Transmissions on 24th November 2014 via Razor & Tie. The album was produced by Rob Graves (All That Remains, Red). Starset is a rock band from Columbus, Ohio formed by Dustin Bates (he was formerly the lead singer with the group …

It’s “Devil’s Night,” the evening before Halloween, so naturally the time has come for PHARAOH’s pummeling doom/hardcore inspired full length debut Negative Everything. Noisey are streaming the entire record beginning today, and praise is high. “With their new LP Negative Everything, the band aims to drag you down through the …

Norway’s Sarpedon are finally poised to unleash themselves onto the metal scene, having been years in the making. A long-time project of guitarist Torgeir P. Krokfjord, the band have been working together for several years – and whilst all members have been pursuing other projects and careers throughout, the Sarpedon …

Midlands thrashers REIGN OF FURY have announced that their highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s World Detonation will be released on 27th FEBRUARY 2015. Title DEATH BE THY SHEPHERD the band have promised a heavier offering showcasing their development as a band through extensive touring over the last two years. …

A little more than 40 years ago, a movement developed among classically trained musicians who also were fans of rock music which saw them experiment in merging the two disciplines, as well as throwing elements of jazz, folk and other musical forms into the mix:  the result was prog!  Over …