PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Even the most long standing Ted Nugent fan(myself included) realise he will probably never write another ‘Stranglehold’ or ‘Cat Scratch Fever’ again and his political beliefs and hunting have taken more of his time than his recorded output over the last decade or so. ‘Shut Up & Jam’ follows a …

Day two of the festival kicked off a little earlier than the previous day at 11am with Tesseract on the main stage. Alestorm, however, were the real treat of the morning opening the Saturn stage with ‘The Quest’ and continued their infectious jitterbug set with the likes of ‘The Drunken …

The land with the most heavy metal bands per capita, Sweden, is at it again – unleashing new band The Dagger, comprised of former Grave and Dismember death metal inmates, on an eager listening public. The Dagger’s ten-track eponymous debut has a warm, inviting tone and a pleasing, “retro” or …

“Disciple” is the debut EP from South Wales metal band Beneath the divine. It’s a five track EP, with the first track, “Disciple” being more of an intro than a normal song, but at 2 minutes long it’s longer than an average album intro.  A philosophical spoken voice track with …

  Sonisphere 2014 marked the 40th year of festivals held at Knebworth and what better way to celebrate than to bring 60,000 music fans together for a hot, sunny and lightly showered weekend of metal dominance! A late starting Friday meant that fans were able to arrive in good time …

Current Vista Chino vocalist, former Kyuss member and desert rocker John Garcia has finally released his eponymous debut solo disc. This 11-track romp has plenty to offer the fan of good ol’ American rock and roll, particularly flavored with a “stoner” edge. He’s enlisted fellow partner in crime (and Queens …

There will be no one reading this page who does not know about the Sophie Lancaster Foundation and all the good work it does to help stamp our prejudice and hatred.  There will be few of you also that have not already bought a t-shirt or wrist band in support …

Chicago metal trio DIAMOND PLATE have announced two very special shows with thrash metal legends MEGADETH.   DIAMOND PLATE will be supporting MEGADETH at Artpark in Lewiston, New York on July 15th, and at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana on July 18th.  DIAMOND PLATE have also revealed that they …

Individualist black/ambient/industrial cult EMPIRE AURIGA premiere the new track “Jubilee Warlord” at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The song hails from EMPIRE AURIGA’s comeback album, Ascending the Solar Throne, set for release on August 19th via MORIBUND RECORDS. EMPIRE AURIGA’s debut album, Auriga Dying, was critically acclaimed for its ahead-of-the-time fusion of black …

PAIN OF SALVATION is ready to return to North America for a full continental tour beginning September 10th in Atlanta, GA. The band will cover a good portion of the United States and also play a couple of shows in Canada and Mexico. Oklahoma-based VANGOUGH has been chosen as direct …

Post rock metal band DISPARAGER whom unleashed their new lyric video ‘RIP Bill Hicks’ off their recently released debut EP ‘Timeless, Ageless’ produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, H2O, American Nightmare, Polar Bear Club) are proud to announce they will be performing another local date in Brooklyn, NY on July 27th …

Before their set at Les Fest on the main stage I caught up with Spill Sixteen for a bit of a chat about their debut album Let It All Hang Out, their influences and how they all met (be warned). If you missed their set at Les Fest you can see …

Sweden’s DARK TRANQUILLITY are thrilled to announce the “Uniformity” tour, set to take place in Europe in November 2014.   The band comments: “The trek, which also features Amoral, Acyl and Lehmann, will take us to some places that we didn’t reach during the previous European tour as well as …

New Orleans extreme Metal force GOATWHORE – who just released their critically acclaimed new album “Constricting Rage Of The Merciless” – have confirmed a full European tour as main support for Dying Fetus!   DYING FETUS + GOATWHORE + MALEVOLENCE + FALLUJAH 08.11.14 Belgium Liege @ Fonck 09.11.14 Germany Essen @ Turock …

HANG THE BASTARD have revealed the title, track listing and artwork of their eagerly awaited forthcoming new album, entitled ‘Sex In The Seventh Circle’. This absolute monster of a record is set to be released worldwide on September 22nd via SOAR/Century Media in Europe and October 14th in North America. …

KURGAALL, the Italian Satanic Black Metal Cult released it’s new album entitled VOLUNTAS LUCIFERI through Deathstorm Records. The band also released the first video for the single “Night of the Satanist” which can be streamed below:     VOLUNTAS LUCIFERI TRACKLIST: 1. Lucifer will Reign Again 2. Domination of Satan …

Following their jaw-dropping set at Sonisphere last weekend, stage clambering Australian scamps AIRBOURNE are pleased to announce a clutch of rare club shows in August. The intimate dates prelude their return this Autumn for arena shows with Black Stone Cherry.   Bound to be a beer-swillin’, roof-raisin’ shindig, tickets go …

IRON REAGAN’s Relapse debut The Tyranny Of Will is a 24 song wrecking ball of hardcore- punk/thrash fury.  The album was recorded with guitarist Phil Hall at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, VA and self-produced plus it was mixed by Converge’s Kurt Ballou.  The album will be released September 16th …

Classic progressive metal fusion band MINDCAGE can officially confirm an August 12th digital release date for the upcoming special edition release of Our Own Devices. The album will be available for pre-order via iTunes beginning July 15th – stay tuned for links. The band’s label, AetherWax, has expanded distro by …

.@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh review of .@sebastianbach supported by .@JamesMToseland at .@MancAcademy Probably most well known for his time as vocalist in Skid Row Sebastian Bach has pursued a solo career since leaving the band including a stint on Broadway where he has played Jesus Christ and the lead role in Jekyll and …