PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

@planetmosh reviews .@LionizeMusic and .@clutchofficial. Wednesday night saw the arrival of the Earth Rocker World Tour in Glasgow, and the sold out crowd at the 02 ABC were more than ready to let Clutch know it was about time.  Fans started queuing three hours before Clutch were due to take …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC review ‘The Necrotic Manifesto’ by @abortedmetal released via @centurymedia Aborted is not the kind of death metal band that simply blends in among the others. These guys from Belgium definitely have something of their own and that hasn’t faded away during their 19 years in existence (even with lineup changes and the …

The Heavy Metal legends GRAVE DIGGER are set to release their long awaited brand new album ‘Return Of The Reaper’ on July 14th 2014 in the UK via Napalm Records. To get a first taste of the upcoming album, the band has now unveiled a snippet of the track Season …

The King Lot are a three piece Hard Rock and Roll band from West Lothian, Scotland who I have never heard much about until now! The band members have been friends for many years, and have written and recorded in various bands and projects together as well as achieving commercial …

Battlecross have launched three new live bootlegs! POV Recordings recently shot and edited live videos of “Flesh & Bone“, “Never Coming Back” and “Kaleb” from the band’s show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC. The videos can be seen on the Metal Blade Records, Battlecross, and POV Recordings youtube …

Doom/psych alchemists OPIUM WARLORDS premiere the new track “The Self-Made Man” at Metal Hammer magazine’s website. The song hails from OPIUM WARLORDS’ forthcoming Taste My Sword of Understanding, set for international release May 30th via SVART RECORDS. Set to be released on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of …

As the May 12th release for “The Human Hive” approaches, Melbourne’s BORIS THE BLADE are currently decimating the European mainland with label mates Martyr Defiled and US Brutalists I Declare War. Ahead of Monday’s street date, the album can now be streamed in full here “The Human Hive” is a …

Planetmosh chat with Cormac Neeson, vocalist from The Answer about their latest tours, album and more… Your latest album ‘New Horizon’ came out in September, how has the reception been? The album ‘Rise’ broke the market for you guys, opening a lot of doors and the reaction to the album …

The release of OPETH‘s hotly anticipated eleventh studio album, ‘Pale Communion‘ has been rescheduled for 25th August. The opus was previously set for a mid-June release via Roadrunner Records. Opeth mainman and visionary, Mikael Åkerfeldt explains; “Many of you have heard the rumours already and we can now confirm that …

Detroit party hounds, WILSON will finally have their ‘Full Blast Fuckery’ debut album physically available in the UK on 7th July.  After a frustrating wait for UK fans, our fearless five-piece from Michigan are looking forward to spreading their tunes to as many new British ears as they can muster. …

UNTIL DAWN is already recognized in their home country of Canada for their intense energy, intoxicating guitar riffs and their lively stage shows. Originating from the remote northern depths of Fort McMuarry, Alberta, UNTIL DAWN has been able to prove that their distant location will not slow them down, and …

Let’s start this review with a little insight into the life of a (voluntary) music journalist… Like everyone else who writes for PlanetMosh, this reviewer has a day job.  Writing is a hobby, and we all do what we do for the love of the music we love – namely …

Neo Thrashers HAMMERCULT from Israel have announced a couple of continental European Festival appearances this summer together with a new video (featuring reviews and quotes) for their controversial song “Satanic Lust” taken from their current album “Steelcrusher”.  The video can be viewed HERE:     Steelcrusher is out now as CD, …

Iberian extreme metallers Noctem present the new and second single extracted from their new album “Exilium”, entitled “Halo of Repugnance”. Listen Here   This new track chosen by the band shows another facet in their sound as it offer us different atmospheres shown in the previous single “Eidolon”.   In words of the band: …

After parting ways with their label and releasing a few playthrough videos independently last year, emergent progressive technical metal band SON OF AURELIUS seemed like they were about to take a long-deserved break. Rest assured, they are doing no such thing. In fact, SON OF AURELIUS is back with a …

First up tonight was a London singer-songwriter, Azadeh.  She performed solo, playing guitar and singing.  She’s got a lovely voice and the simple performance sounded great and went down well with the audience.  She played both electric and acoustic guitar and for one song ditched the guitar and played piano …

When Black Country Communion came to an end, two of its members, Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham, decided they wanted to carry on working together.  Rather than simply finding a guitarist to act as a replacement for Joe Bonamassa they decided to start a new band and take a new …

Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s new album, “Goin’ home” is an album of cover versions.  That’s something that always divides opinion – some critics will say it’s lazy and a way to release an album without going to the trouble of writing new material, while others will argue that albums like this …

It’s not often we have a special event on in Falkirk, however tonight we got to witness the handover of ‘The Purple Beauty‘ at the end of this stage in the BC Bass Relay*. I spoke to Charles Tibbles and Donald Campbell about the Bass Relay, who and where ‘The Purple …

The Quireboys announce 30th Anniversary, Black Eyed Sons, World Tour Following three sold out intimate shows to mark the start of their 30th anniversary, The Quireboys will embark on a 5 month world tour which will commence with a long awaited return to The US & Canada early August. They …