PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

As good as Steel Thread‘s studio albums are to chill out to, their live shows are a completely different animal. A lot of it is off the cuff, with assorted cover songs with added quips from members Neil Wardleworth ( vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion ) and Laura Wilcockson ( violin, …

2014 has already been a landmark year for the Black Star Riders.  They have already taken their critically and fan acclaimed live show on the road and stormed the stages of the United States and Japan for their first tours of both of those countries.  The reaction has been nothing …

Hard Rock Hell 8 is pleased to announce the addition of more acts including The Vintage Caravan, Blues Pills, Horisont, Spiders and Santa Cruz as well as a host  of other great International new acts as this year’s edition looks to be one of the best to date. They join …

I spoke to Janne and Henkke from Children of Bodom at this years Bloodstock festival,  Hear what they had to say using the player below…            

EQUILIBRIUM is currently celebrating their highest chart – ranking in the bands history, reaching #16 in Germany, #40 in Austria and #43 in Switzerland! Guitarist, Composer and Songwriter René Berthiaume has been working for nearly four years on the concept before presenting the newest album “Erdentempel”. The logical conclusion is …

Shortly after they performed on stage to one of the biggest crowds of the weekend, I spoke to Princess Luxury, Kraven Mordeath and Monty Blitzfist from the awesomely entertaining Evil Scarecrow to talk to them about their Bloodstock experience and the pledge campaign for their next album  Galactic Hunt.  Despite …

Megadeth headlined Sunday at Bloodstock, and would normally have been the last band to play except this time, Satan had their stage time on the Sophie Lancaster stage delayed so they weren’t playing till after Megadeth finished.  Megadeth put in a great set.  Here are some photos of their set… …

Black Star Bullet are a four piece Rock ‘n’ Roll band from Coventry and surrounding areas. Originally called Loophole the band changed their name to Black Star Bullet in 2010 and released their debut, self-titled, album via TBFM Records on 1st April 2014. When this album came up for review a …

Guitarist, Corey Roth and Bassist, Andrew D’Cagna from Brimstone Coven take the time out to fill in our email interview about their new (re-released) release via Metal Blade Records, their future plans and more! Hi there! How’re things going at the Coven?  Andrew – Hello Ella! Things are goin’ great …

    Although the bands history and roots lie deep in the Doom Metal genre, Edge Of Haze have evolved and transformed into something much more melodic and progressive orientated, culminating in this glorious yet dark affair. Based loosely on the novel ’Escape From Camp 14’, the album has a …

Dutch power metallers Lord Volture have certainly been prolific with their recorded output since forming in 2009. In the space of just 5 years they have released their debut ‘Beast Of Thunder’ in 2010, ‘Never Cry Wolf’ the following year and  Setember 12th 2014 will see the European release of …

Wacken Metal Battle Canada champions MUTANK, have written about their experience at the world’s greatest and most sacred metal festival Wacken Open Air on Bravewords.com with exclusive live video of them thrashing their track ‘Running Reds‘. To read  about and watch the live video, please visit this link: “What Has 160,000 Feet And Headbangs For Three …

Downfall of Gaia have just finished the recordings for their new album “Aeon Unveils the Thrones of Decay” to be released in the fall of 2014! Downfall of Gaia comments: “All of us are pretty satisfied with the result of the new record and we are excited to share this new piece …

Brazilian Thrash Metal band RED FRONT  presents its new lineup and a new video clip. The video was edited by Michel Marcos, from M&H Studio. Since the release of the album ‘Memories Of War’ (2011), there were more than 250 shows, including tours in Europe and South America and more …

Swiss melodic death metal band ARCTURON announced their new EP “Expect Us”. This announcement is now followed by the opus’ artwork, for which the band has also broken new ground. The band about the cover: “We felt like doing something new, something that felt natural to us and promised to …

Often album art goes unappreciated and sometimes unnoticed in this digital era where albums can be downloaded as files in place of a physical purchase. This weekend it was a privilege to not only see some of the amazing work that binds the covers of albums, but to also see …

ELECTRIC WIZARD have revealed a second track from their forthcoming full-length album, ‘TIME TO DIE’, set for release via Spinefarm Records on the 29th September. Titled ‘SadioWitch’ and featuring the line ‘the black drug took my soul away’, the song will be accompanied by a video, currently being edited. Little …

   Dead City Ruins with help from Rick Butterworth of Third Verse Entertainment, have signed an international record deal with German metal/rock label MetalvilleRecords. That’s right, The’re now label buddys with Ugly Kid Joe!!! After label owner Holger Koch saw Dead City Ruins play in Cologne he fell in love with the album and wanted to …

Von Hertzen Brothers, will release their sixth studio album early next year via Spinefarm Records. Following the outstanding critical acclaim afforded their last full-length release, ‘Nine Lives’ (2013), the brothers – Mikko, Kie& Jonne Von Hertzen – are now back in the studio doing pre-production, this time with Grammy-nominated Canadian producer Garth ‘GGGarth’ Richardson (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Rage …

Brawlers and Woahnows will be teaming up for a free entry tour in October. The dates are as follows : October 15 @ Old Blue Last (London) October 16 @ Rock City – Club Night (Nottingham) October 17 @ Mother’s Ruin (Bristol) October 18 @ Brudenell Social Club (Leeds) The …