PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

I caught Skid Row on their United World Rebellion tour this month. The aim of this tour, which was their fourth visit to the UK in eighteen months, was to play in venues and places they haven’t played before which included some venues I have been to and love, The …

Rikki and Jamie from Swedish Rock band Sister talk to PlanetMosh during their recent UK tour with Skid Row. Find out what it’s like touring with Skid Row as they play cities they haven’t played before and what’s coming next for Sister. Interview by Louise Swift recorded by Rich Lindley. …

After nearly 1,000 written reviews, Maximum Metal senior editor Eric Compton has launched a new alphabetical book series, “DENIM & LETTERS”. This first installment, PIECES OF A, is a mammoth collection featuring all of Compton’s thorough online reviews plus additional reviews written exclusively for the book. PIECES OF A is …

Two years and a half after the reunion of the band and then, the Deluxe reissue of the acclaimed “X-rated”, Belgian speed-metal legends Drakkar are back this fall with a brand new full-length album called “Once upon a time… in Hell”. A new effort recorded with a line-up including Jonas Sanders as drummer (KomaH, Pro-Pain, Zuul FX) to come this …

Veteran rockers Project 86 has premiered a new song called “Genosha” at RevolverMag.com. The track is featured on the bands upcoming, ninth studio album, Knives To The Future, which is due out on November 11th via Team Black Recordings. The record is currently available for pre-order at http://project86.gobigwin.com/.   Stream …

As they wrapped up their North American tour with Deicide, ABYSMAL DAWN released their new album this past Monday via Relapse Records.  Met with critical acclaim and some of the band’s best reviews yet, Obsolescence is a veritable beast of a record and the perfect example of what 21st century …

PlanetMosh in association with MCD Productions is offering our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets for the upcoming NEW FOUND GLORY show in Dublin’s brand new Academy venue on November 12th.       To win a pair of tickets, just answer the easy question below COMPETITION …

This Halloween, BLOODSTOCK has some howlingly good news to share! Are you a fan of the undead? Love Zombies? The fiendishly brilliant ROB ZOMBIE is confirmed as Sunday’s 2015 main stage headliner, bringing his mind-blowing full production to Catton Park. ROB ZOMBIE exclaims, “I am so ready to get on …

One thing I enjoy most about music is how different everybody’s approach is. It can be quite bizarre to think about how something so personal and individual to conceive is as equally personal and individual to listen to. Which often leaves reviewing an album   a daunting task. It is …

Unstoppable Metal Monsters Killus have recently been confirmed as special guest for the upcoming European tour of Avatar and The Defiled! The band continues presenting their successful and latest album “Feel The Monster” throughout the European territory, visiting countries such as Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, France and the UK. Until November 23 the band will rotate with Avatar and The …

It may be four-fifths of a decade since Lordi firmly put their particular brand of comic book metal well and truly on the international map with their sensational, tongue-in-cheek win at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest – an achievement which equally abhorred and united metallians across the continent – but …

Lyon, France’s THE AMSTERDAM RED LIGHT DISTRICT (aka TARLD) will release their brand new record, Gone For A While, on November 26th via Red-Light Records. DRUM! Magazine has the exclusive on a brand new drum playthrough video of the band’s new track ‘Time Flies’. Check out the POV GoPro video …

Neo Thrashers HAMMERCULT from Israel are currently on tour in Europe and release a new animated video for the song “Metal Rules Tonight” taken from their current album “Steelcrusher”:   “Steelcrusher”is out now as CD, colored vinyl and download.   HAMMERCULT live 2014 29.10. Annaberg Buchholz – Alte Brauerei (Germany) 31.10. …

Can you feel the Icelandic coolness coming from the north? Winter is coming and SKÀLMÖLD are set to release their new album Með vættum (Napalm Records) on November 24th US/CAN & December 1st in the UK.   This album brings the thickest ice floes to melt.   Check out their brand …

REQUIEM brand new album, The Unexplainable Truth, is out now via Cleopatra Records (E1)! In celebration, the Santa Cruz, CA metalcore quintet have teamed up with KNAC.COM for a full album stream. Listen here: http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=13491   REQUIEM vocalist Steven Juliano states, ‘This was simply one of the finest albums I …

English band Alunah have been doing the rounds for a few years now and have appeared on prestige festival line-ups such as Desertfest and Hard Rock Hell. Awakening the Forest is their third full length release and one that sees a step up from the previous 2 records. Being roughly …

Seattle based independent label Spartan Records is proud to welcome Syracuse rock band Trespassers to the company’s growing roster. In conjunction with the signing announcement, the label has released the band’s EP, No Turning Back. It’s currently available for purchase at iTunes and directly from Spartan at http://spr.tn/ntrngbck.   Stream …

REVOCATION’s brand new album, “Deathless,” was released last week via Metal Blade Records.   “Deathless” is ten tracks of ambitious, catchy, and undeniably heavy material.  The album truly is a fitting debut for the label, and a definitive statement of intent from the band.  With the release of the album, REVOCATION …

On first listen you understand just how serious DEATHBREED are about making a name for themselves. The music is punishing, unrelenting and at times chaotic. Upon continued listening, you also come to realize that this band will emerge on the scene as a juggernaut for death metal. DEATHBREED takes inspiration …

The Assembly, Leamington Spa’s stunning 1000 capacity Art Deco venue will host a rare UK live gig by Sham 69’s original 1977 line up, featuring Dave Parsons (Guitar), Dave Dregunne (Bass), and of course their legendary frontman Jimmy Pursey (Vocals) and Planetmosh have a pair of guestlist places to give …