PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

SVART RECORDS announces May 23rd as the release date of VAINAJA’s debut album, Kadotetut. Taking influences from early ’90s death metal and doom, VAINAJA is a three-headed beast from Finland, and their Kadotetut debut is one of the heaviest records ever made in the Finnish language. Besides the crushing riffs …

FM are the opening band on the current Foreigner UK tour, they had just 30 minutes to get the crowd on their side, and they did this with ease. It was good to see a nearly full venue for FM, as it proves that they can still pull a crowd, …

NAPALM DEATH are another one of the greatest bands ever to walk the Earth, but even they know that Cardiacs are the greatest of them all. Hence this cranium-decimating cover of one of Tim Smith’s spikiest and snottiest creations, To Go Off And Things, recorded in tribute to the man …

Opening tonight’s bill were Pop Evil from Michigan USA, and here in the UK for the first time.  Straight away they impressed me – they sounded great and put everything they had into their performance.  The band members were constantly running around the stage, jumping, and generally burning off more …

Crossover pirates SENSER have hidden a treasure chest containing a £50 merch voucher and tickets to their London Jazz Cafe gig on 12 April at a very significant location in the band’s history. Can you find the treasure chest? Fans are invited to search for the hidden treasure, but only …

When “Lights Go Out”, the new era of FOZZY will officially be upon us.   FOZZY – frontman Chris Jericho, guitarists Rich Ward and Billy Grey, bassist Paul Dileo and drummer Frank Fontsere – will release their new single “Lights Go Out” April 28 across all digital platforms. It will …

A selection of photos of all the bands that played the AOR/Blues stage on the Thursday of HRH AOR 2.

Las Vegas breakthrough rockers, OTHERWISE, have begun recording their highly anticipated sophomore album, tentatively scheduled for a late Summer/early Fall release. Their sophomore release “Peace At All Costs“, is being produced by Grammy Award winner Dave Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Stone Sour, Godsmack, Staind, Peter Gabriel) at Audio Mix House and …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews @prongmusic and @klogrmusic gig in Glasgow They say it was the day of the fools and jokes. Well, I say, that it was the day when two metal teams from two different continents stormed The Cathouse in Glasgow. No kidding! The first band of the evening, Italian …

A few days after the release of their debut full-length album “The Wedding”, recorded last year at Puls Production (Aix-en-Provence, France), The Coyotes Dessert unveil a brand official music video for the song “Devil Dance” directed by Julien Delaye from the band itself. Young band created by old French coyotes from Marseille, …

The billing of the METAL4SPLASH OPEN AIR is still growing. During the past days the organizers have announced three more bands for July 2014: HATESPHERE: After MALRUN last year a harder band from Denmark will visit the Weichelsee. HATESPHERE will have their new record “Murderlust” packed, but don’t panic you …

Record Store Day began in the US in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture, the UK soon followed suit and on April 19th 2014 will see the seventh celebration of the UK’s unique independent sector. All of the independently owned …

Rogue Records America has been on the hunt lately for killer artists and its hit pay dirt with Texas groove metal band NOCICEPTOR, who have recently signed for a two album publishing and distribution deal. NOCICEPTOR tore up the scene with their third full length, Among Insects, and has big …

One thing that really galls fans in this tiny corner of planet mosh known as Northern Ireland is the number of artists who ignore/omit “our wee country” from their touring schedules… Now, we admit (and fully understand) that there are a number of mitigating factors – not the least of …

UK melodic extreme metallers Bloodshot Dawn have announced some of the guests that are set to appear on their second album which is set to be recorded this summer. Sven De Caluwé from Belgian death metal band Aborted will be weighing in with vocals, Swedish guitar maestro Per Nilsson of …

Century Media Records are very proud to announce the signing of the Swedish heavy metal rock band THE DAGGER. THE DAGGER consists of Fred Estby (drums), Tobias Cristiansson (bass), David Blomqvist (guitars) and Jani Kataja (vocals), who have been active in bands such as Dismember, Grave or also Sideburn. THE …

With some inane pop band booked into play it’s spiritual home, this week’s RocKD promotion was forced once again to move across the street (and around the corner, past the car park…) to the surprisingly hospitable (despite the lack of both/either Guinness or Magners on draft) surroundings of the venue …

IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS sets May 19th as the release date for VERBERIS’ debut tape, Vastitas. The current state of New Zealand’s VERBERIS is as obscure and uncertain as both its origins and future. With the only certainty being the current moment, VERBERIS exists to traverse the devastating terrain of ravenous …

Formed in November 2009 Dirt Box Disco started out for a laugh with the intention of doing three shows only. People who saw them, liked them and they kept on getting bookings. Nearly five years later they are still here and set to release their third album Bloonz on 26th …

.@planetmosh gets to grips with the new @delainmusic release. Within Temptation may be the undisputed torchbearers for the Dutch metal scene right now, but Delain are also causing tremors of their own. Having formed out of their fellow countrymen in 2002 (founding member Martijn Westerholt played keyboards in WT), they …