PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

AMARANTHE the modern metal sextet from Gothenburg, Sweden, have confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for their new studio album via Spinefarm Records; as yet untitled, this latest outing will be the follow-up to ‘Amaranthe’ (2011, now gold in Sweden) and ‘The Nexus’ (2013). These two releases, which defined the …

The Green River Burial have released a new live music mideo of their song “The Big Rip” via Impericon.com. All scenes were filmed at the Drop The Bomb Party in Berlin earlier this year. The track is off of their debut full length “Separate & Coalesce” which was released on …

The Ocean have posted a brand new tour documentary from their 2013 Pelagial World Tour here: With quality similar to their recently released “Collective Oblivion” triple DVD, this portion covers the European leg of The Ocean’s recent headlining tour, as well as the line-up changes at the end of the …

LORD VOLTURE have announced a Slovakia headlining tour ‘Pure Evil Hides In Slovakia Tour‘ with support of Austria’s heavy metallers DIAMOND FALCON, which is due to kick off on October 8th in Bratislava, Slovakia. Tour dates as follow: 08.10.2014 SK Bratislava – British Rock Stars 09.10.2014 SK Trnava – Art …

New Orleans’ infamous EYEHATEGOD will release their first studio full length album in over 13 years through a partnership with Century Media Records for the world outside of North American and Japan. Housecore Records will be releasing the album in North America while Daymare Recordings will handle it in Japan.The …

US Progressive Metallers LEVIATHAN have published another song of their highly recommended new album “Beholden to Nothing, Braver Since Then” that was released last month. Check out “A Testament for Non-believers” below: Links: http://www.leviathanresurrected.com Facebook http://www.youtube.com/user/LeviathanResurrected

The release date of the AXEWORK album “Axework” on CD is April 18th, 2014. The preorder phase will start on the 4th April 2014 from the Pure Steel webshop. AXEWORK – “I think that not many Hard Rock- and Heavy Metal-Fans will recognize this band. The self-titled album of this …

Since the release of the latest album Black Waltz, Avatar have had massive success all over the world. The singles Smells Like a Freakshow and Let it Burn peaked on #26 on US commercial rock radio charts, where they also stayed for several weeks well ahead of more established bands …

After a long search and numerous auditions, Eridium have found the man to continue and develop the work they begun in 2012. Zane has been part of a few bands back in his hometown (Nashville, Tennessee) and cannot wait to get performing with Eridium. “I’m looking forward to getting down …

Ginger Wildheart, one of the UK’s cult heroes of rock and roll, has completed yet another album, his seventh in just two years. This platter is titled Albion, and is released through Round Records. The number of songs on the disc varies: if you contributed to his PledgeMusic campaign for …

Chicago based High Spirits are Chris (vocals), Scott (guitar), Mike (guitar), Bob (bass) and Ian (drums).  Their new album You Are Here is due for release in May by Hells Headbangers.  One of their earliest and most popular tracks, High Spirits has only ever been available as a home-demo from their …

The Joy of Motion is the third album by instrumental progressive metal group Animals As Leaders, released through Sumerian Records. This 12-song release seems like a quirky collection of hundreds of freely associated aural ideas, abruptly or tangentially assembled. First the ideas congeal in to riffs, then verses, then “heads” …

@planetmosh reviews .@crowbarmusic and .@Dripback live in Glasgow – review by @AnybodyBC If there is one rainy day in between two sunny days that is a common thing in Glasgow. Even more common is a great concert on that rainy Glaswegian day.  So here we were at the start of …

@Planetmosh reviews @Graveltones, @thecadillac3 and @BuffaloSummerUK live at The Garage, London. After a delightfully eventful weekend I was more in need of sleep (sad I know) than a night of bands.  However having seen The Graveltones previously at The Underworld I suddenly found that had much more energy than I thought.  …

@louelladeville_ @planetmosh review of Spunk Volcano and the Eruptions self-titled EP released via @stprecords on 1st February 2014. Fans of Dirt Box Disco (DBD) will know and love Spunk Volcano as their one-eyed balaclava (complete with knitted mohican) clad guitarist. Spunk has been working on a side project Spunk Volcano …

With a sound that boasts captivating vocal lines and infectious licks punctuated with delectable dual-lead melodies, fresh UK upstarts Emperor Chung are quickly making friends. The band garnered support from Scuzz TV and Team Rock Radio, as well as recently wooing crowds at 2013’s Download Festival. The band’s 11-track eponymous …

    Delivering their first album in a good six years has been a true labour of love for the band, having gone through the almost obligatory line up changes, the French Avantgarde Metal band are finally back. In essence, this is a concept album, dealing with a couples tumultuous …

The first acts have been announced for Monsters of Rot IV, Northern Ireland’s noisiest metalfest, which takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh, on Saturday 16 August. This year, the event will have two stages:  the main stage will be for metal, stoner, doom and punk acts, while the second one …

THE FATEFUL DARK, the highly-anticipated new album from London metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH, is out now in Europe.  The album will be released on March 18th in the USA and April 7th in the UK. The follow-up to 2012’s PLAGUE OF CONSCIENCE was recorded at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England with …

SANTA CRUZ reveal a head-turning video (directed by Ville Juurikkala) for brand new track, ‘We Are The Ones To Fall’.     This new single is available digitally and on limited edition coloured vinyl 7”; both versions include B-side ‘Fxckin’ High’, another new composition.   Along with ‘WATOTF’, this is …