PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

This is one band with a real sense of humor! From a Monty Python esk Napoleonic cartoon video to Swash Buckling Cavaliers! I’m beginning to think their more like a love child of the Alex Harvey Band, who played a blinder of a cover of  Tom Jones’s Delilah on the old grey …

After previously putting out the first track-by-track trailer on their upcoming album The Perfect Cult, Swedish Industrial rockers DEATHSTARS now reveal the second part of their commentary on the new creation. The Perfect Cult will be released on June 24, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.   Find out what the Stockholm-based …

This year saw Bearded Theory festival moving to a new home after being at Kedleston Hall for years, it’s moved to Catton Hall, between Burton on Trent and Lichfield, and familiar to some fans as the home of Bloodstock festival.  Sadly despite the previous weekend enjoying scorching hot sunshine, this …

Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse SONIC SYNDICATE have posted the third in-studio video trailer for the band’s upcoming self-titled, fifth album. Check it out:     Commented the band: “It’s crazy, exciting, and mind-blowing to be back! The one thing we were looking forward to more than hitting the studio, was getting back on …

Savage Messiah’s front man David Silver is taking part in this years Heavy Metal Truant Bike ride in aid of the Nordoff Robbins Charity! The bike ride idea started in 2012, where manager of IRON MAIDEN, RON SMALLWOOD, and Metal Hammer Editor-in-Chief ALEXANDER MILAS started the idea of influential people …

Philadelphia’s Modern Baseball have announced a headline UK/Ireland tour off the back of recent dates with Real Friends and Slam Dunk Festival. Sept 17th Victoria Inn, Derby* Sept 18th Undertone, Cardiff* Sept 19th Asylum, Birmingham* Sept 21st Fibber Magees, Dublin Ireland # Sept 22nd Voodoo, Belfast Ireland # Sept 23rd …

THE SKULL – the heavy doom-rock band featuring original TROUBLE members vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff “Oly” Olson, alongside longtime former TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner and guitarists Lothar Keller (DIVINITY COMPROMISED) and Matt Goldsborough (PENTAGRAM) – recently entered the studio in Chicago, Illinois to begin recording their debut album …

I spoke to Rob Doom & J2 after their storming set at Ivory Blacks. We discuss what the yguys have been up, their new EP ‘Never Died, Never Aged, Never Destroyed‘. To read Dennis 4/5 review of this EP click here, gig and touring plane and well general randomness that …

After a super night at Fede’s Free Balls Charity Show at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow as part of his Hairy Balls Challenge. I spoke to Fede about how & why he chose each song the the bands sets to sing that night, about the Hairy Balls Challenge, will he be shaving …

First up were German band nulldB, playing their first ever UK show.  With one band member painted one half white and the other half black, he was certainly eye catching.  Musically this was metal with a real Rammstein influence, particularly with the guitar riffs.  It was very impressive stuff and …

In the latest edition of the bands unique release schedule, Chronographs have unveiled the new single, Porcelain. The track relates to vocalist, Jon Sinfield’s feelings and thoughts at this current time, with a family member suffering from cancer. “The song is about my Grandfather’s battle with cancer and the effect it has on …

‘V’ represents the bands (yes, you guessed it) fifth studio album, and contains some of the best melodic and progressive Rock you will have the pleasure of listening to during the present calender year. Based in Australia, the band have been steadily progressing in terms of popularity, having become the …

Southern hard rockers ANTI-MORTEM are pleased to announce that they will perform at Monster Energy’s AFTERSHOCK this summer, taking place at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA. The band will perform on Sunday, September 13th. Festival headliners that day include Weezer, The Offspring, and Limp Bizkit. ANTI-MORTEM joins the ranks of …

The Legendary Heavy Metal band from the glorious 80’s GRAVE DIGGER released a new lyric video for the track Season Of The Witch. The upcoming album Return Of The Reaper will be released on July 14th 2014 in the UK & July 15th USA/CAN via Napalm Records. This new album …

I think I’ve just found that something special to fill the gap in my CD collection that’s been empty for far to long. Old style, nostalgic! ain’t the words to use, but if I have to describe them, only three will fit here, “Retro-Rocket-Rock” !!  This is just one magnificent …

Hellfest have released this update: “More than 20 days before the opening of the doors of the festival, we are all very excited to welcome you and you submit the new configuration of the Hellfest 2014! We would like also to you announce small last minute changes: DEATH ANGEL (cancelled …

Ghostfest adds another 13 bands to its brutal line up as well as stage splits for the weekender taking place at Leeds Uni on 28 /29 June. New additions are:  Bleed from Within, Heart of a Coward, Breakdown of Sanity, Your Demise 2004, Palm Reader, Broken Teeth, Dead Harts, Novelists, Early Seasons, Continents, Fathoms, The Catharsis and Black Dogs Presented by IMPERICON, the weekend …

In the year that Metallica are announced as headlining the iconic Glastonbury Festival, in addition to Sonisphere (the 40th anniversary of gigs at Knebworth) Universal Music is celebrating 30 years of Thrash music by re-issuing seminal albums from the founding fathers of this sub-genre for the ThrashBack campaign. Thrash music …

Armagh-based ten-legged groove machine Astralnaut have been kicking up dust – sometimes quite literally – on the Irish scene, both north and south of the border, for around about two and a half years now, particularly with their fiery and intense live shows, which have been consistently levelling venues with …

My first reaction to hearing that U.D.O had a new live release coming out was one of surprise – after all they released “Live in Sofia” just two years ago, and since then they’ve only released one album.  OK the 2012 release was a live CD whereas this is a …