PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

White Empress may be a new band, but the various members are all experienced musicians.  The lineup consists of Paul Allender (ex Cradle of Filth), Mary Zimmer (Luna Mortis), Will Graney (Damnation Angels), Chela Harper (Coal Chamber), Jeremy Kohnmann (The Awakening), and Zac Morris (many bands including Ugly Kid Joe). …

Dramatic, Cinematic, Explosive, and Exciting are four words that have been used to describe rising South Wales Electronicore crew ‘Clear The Auditorium’. And upon listening to their sophomore EP ‘The Final Broadcast’, which is released for 17th November, you can see why. Born out of the depths of South Wales, …

Slack metallers Slowcoaches are set to release an exclusive six track split EP ‘Tourists’ with melodic drone-poppers Feature, before hitting the road on a joint UK tour on Monday (September 15th), playing Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Brighton. The EP features two new tracks from each band plus a Wire cover. Slowcoaches’ track are a long-awaited follow-up to …

The Wans, from Nashville Tennessee, are a three piece rock and roll band formed only a few years ago. I have been following them for over a year now after stumbling across them through social media. In such a short space of time The Wans have already supported bands such …

Unlike many “stars” of the late 80s hair metal scene, Mike Tramp is not a singer merely content to rest on the laurels of his past successes and bask in their faded glow, but is an artist who has matured gracefully and easily into someone comfortable with where he has …

Swedish metallers In Flames are back with 11 cracking new songs on their 11th studio album ‘Siren Charms’, which is out now on Sony Music. After a brief electronic intro, album opener ‘In Plain View’ kicks the record to life with a nice little tapped riff. As always the twin …

@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh_ @BillyIdol @PRConnect BILLY IDOL WILL RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND ON 20th OCTOBER FIRST SINGLE “CAN’T BREAK ME DOWN” IS AVAILABLE NOW WITH ITUNES PRE-ORDER – AND IS STREAMING ON THE NEW BILLYIDOL.NET 26th August 2014 – Rock icon BILLY IDOL will release …

“Aggressive and in-your-face and the fastest album we’ve ever done.  I was able to concentrate on leads and I played some of the best stuff I ever have.” This is how guitarist & songwriter Gary Holt of Bay Area thrashers EXODUS describes his work on the band’s tenth studio album, …

Come with me now on a journey into the dark side of the blues! Self described by the band as “Doom/Metal/Blues”, ‘Witch Mountain‘ go to the places other bands tremble to set a foot. With a mix of genres they really have this style of music not just pinned down, …

Set to unleash their new album ‘Cynosure’ on Tuesday, October 7th, Calgary, AB progressive power metal quartet VIATHYN has teamed up with Bravewords.com to exclusively premiere their latest track ‘The Coachman’ off the upcoming release at the following link: http://bravewords.com/exclusives/audios/player “The Coachman is a fun mid-tempo track to bang your head to and sing along with. …

I had never heard of anything from four piece Blues based Rock band Zodiac prior to reviewing this album. Zodiac hail from Munster, Germany and this will be their third album release, with their previous album “A Hiding Place” having only been released last year. I was looking forward to …

      Sometimes, it can be quite a tedious chore, trawling through mountainous seas of music that falls under the vague umbrella of Female Fronted Metal but occasionally, a little gem appears, shining from the gloom, and demanding of a closer inspection. Such a gem fell into my lap …

Electro-industrial metal titans ABORYM have announced the addition of guitarist Giulio Moschini (Hour of Penance) to the group’s ranks. Giulio brings a wealth of experience to Fabban’s band, having performed with ABORYM during their last live shows and after a very long career with Hour of Penance.   At the …

Here comes the hottest crossover band of today! KONTRUST are back with a brand new album and have just revealed the title, artwork, track listing & release dates! Explositive will make the muscles twitch and your nerve pathways explode!   With rapid rhythms, catchy hooks, brutal guitars and angular riffs KONTRUST present …

Aggressive modern metal band INCITE, fronted by Richie Cavalera, released their new album Up In Hell last week via Minus HEAD Records. Today, the band has unveiled a brand new music video for their track ‘Fallen’, directed by Emmy Award-winning and critically acclaimed director, Robert Sexton (Hellyeah, The Devil Wears …

Slack metallers Slowcoaches are set to release an exclusive six track split EP ‘Tourists’ with melodic drone-poppers Feature, before hitting the road on a joint UK tour on Monday (September 15th), playing Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Brighton. The EP features two new tracks from each band plus a Wire cover. Slowcoaches’ track are a long-awaited follow-up to …

French electro-metal wizard Remi Gallego (aka THE ALGORITHM) is pleased to announce exclusive Autumn shows including appearances in both Paris and London. Be sure to catch him as he performs new album ‘OCTOPUS4’, 12 new tracks plunging even further into the unexpected, unthinkable, and unbelievable.   You can catch one of …

Taking a page from heroes Metallica and Guns N’ Roses, Los Angeles breakthrough metal act, BUTCHER BABIES, has recorded an EP of cover tunes that will surely please fans of the band, as well as fans of the artists that performed them originally. Titled “Uncovered”, this EP will be released …

@louelladeville_ @planetmosh @silentjack .@thevigilmusic Silent Jack And The Vigil Going On Road To Ruin UK Tour Silent Jack (Birmingham)  have joined forced with The Vigil (Bristol) to embark upon a UK tour which will rock the nation! After releasing the Snakebite EP late last year, and then running a string …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh interview with Ben Savage singer/bassist from #HospitalFood Hospital Food supported Slaughter and the Dogs at Warehouse 23, Wakefield last month. I didn’t get chance to interview the bands on the day but here are some questions I put to Ben Savage by email afterwards. Find out a bit …