PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Doomy heavy metallers EXORCISM will play a first show in Belgium, which will take place on June 22 at Rockcafé Sodom in Tongeren. The event is presented by Belgium’s Hydra Productions & Booking Agency. Other bands include: VICIOUS RUMORS, LORD VOLTURE, more to be announced soon. EXORCISM recently confirmed for …

Brofest 2 will be etched in my memory for a long time for sure. 26 bands over 3 days with a weekend ticket being a ridiculously cheap £25 and day tickets £10 for Friday and £15 each for Saturday and Sunday. I travelled up from Crewe to  Newcastle on the …

“WAKE THE FUCK UP!” Be afraid.  Be very afraid.  Especially if you are heading to Hammerfest this coming weekend:  Belfast metallians Sinocence have emerged from a hibernation that has lasted nigh on four months just in time to cause Richter Scale-registering devastation to northern Wales. “WAKE THE FUCK UP!” Opening …

*** NY Rockers’ Massive Steel Panther March UK Tour Support Slot Confirmed Prior To Release Of Hugely Accomplished ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ Album on April 14th Via Sony/RED*** “Accomplished alt rock … Watch. Listen. Love” – The Huffington Post “the perfect mix of blistering energy and thoughtful contemplation for these …

Burgeoning Hermosa Beach independent record label Hardline Entertainment has announced the release of their semi-annual music sampler called Hardline Entertainment Music Comp 3, which is available for FREE download now! Hardline has teamed up with Girl Skateboards and Chocolate Skateboards to share the comp with the masses.   Download Hardline …

The release date of the new ZENO MORF album “Kingdom Of Ice” is March 28th, 2014. The first two studio albums of the Norwegian Band ZENO MORF were already released in 2009 and 2010 by Pure Steel Records  sublabel Karthago Records. Now, three years later, they release “Kingdom Of Ice”, …

In two weeks, London’s hottest stoner outfit Steak will hit the California desert to record their first full-length, due out this fall on Napalm Records. Turn on the generators…! STEAK’s riffmaker in chief Reece: “With the help from some  desert rock legends, this album is going to be bigger and …

German Heavy Metal Band BLACK HAWK have released a new video for the song “Beast In Black“. The song is from the album ‘A Mighty Metal Axe‘, which was released on October 25th 2013 on CD by Pure Underground Records. LINE-UP: Udo Bethke – vocals Michael Wiekenberg – bass Thorsten …

In between touring and writing for Nightwish, Tuomas Holopainen hasn’t been taking things easy.  Instead he’s been working on his solo album, Music inspired by The life and times of Scrooge.  Your first thought would usually be of the famous literary character created by Charles Dickens, but if you’ve seen …

The countdown has begun! In less than 10 weeks Xandrias new album ‘Sacrificium‘ will finally hit the stores.  The first snippet of the upcoming single “Nightfall”, can be found here Xandria believes that every new album deserves a decent tour and so we proudly present the “Sacrificium Tour”! Part1 will …

@Planetmosh reviews .@TheDaveLombardo drum clinic in Belfast A year after parting ways – for the second and what would seem to be most definitely the final time – with the band that he formed at the age of 16, Dave Lombardo remains an angry man.  A bitter man.  But, he …

A Breach of Silence have been in the studio working on the follow-up to their 2013 debut album Dead or Alive at Acolyte Studios in Brisbane, Australia. Once again, they brought veteran Swedish producers Fredrik Nordstrom and Henrik Udd (Bring Me The Horizon, In Flames, Opeth) to sit at the …

BLOWSIGHT have released their brand new charity single entitled Winter Show Mercy (Thank You). 100% of net proceeds resulting from downloads of the song will be donated to charity to help end homelessness. Winter Show Mercy (Thank You) may be purchased from iTunes or Amazon right now. The song may …

Officially premiered via Stereogum on Wednesday, Brighton’s Esben and the Witch have returned with a primal, stark video for ‘No Dog’. The track is taken from the trio’s forthcoming split 12” with Bristol’s Thought Forms, due April 7 on Geoff Barrow’s Invada Records.   The clip, which focuses in on …

Seastorming Extreme Metallers CTULU have published two new songs of their current album “Seelenspiegelsplitter“. The album was released in autumn 2013 via Black Blood Records and received great feedback of fans and press! The videos can be seen below. Serenadenhallen: Tränenfinsternis: Furthermore, CTULU are now on Bandcamp as well. Besides …

Metal Tank Records are set to re-released the long-time sold out album from one of the major Slovenian thrash metal acts; PANIKK, entitled “Unbearable Conditions”. The second edition features alternative packaging and advanced track-listing. Mastermind “Gapa Flere” comments: “Expect nothing but sick untamed bay area thrash metal in the vein …

VAMPS(JPN), the Japanese rock band formed by and featuring HYDE (L’Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust), have made the title track from their current album ‘Sex Blood Rock n’ Roll’ available to download for free for a limited time. Download ‘Sex Blood Rock n’ Roll’ here. https://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/vamps-jpn-sex-blood-rock-n In addition to this, …

It’s been less than 2 years since MAGNUM’s last album, “On The 13th Day” was released and already we have another one, “Escape From The Shadow Garden”. Track one, “Live ‘Till You Die” opens with a dramatic string section, before Tony Clarkin lets rip with an instantly recognizable Magnum riff, …

Eagle Rock Entertainment, in association with Banger Films, are proud to announce the world premiere of Super Duper Alice Cooper at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, where it will screen as part of their Spotlight section. Taking us through his life and career, ALICE presents his …

It is not often I can say this, but, I was there at the recording of this, Saxon’s ‘Sacrifice World Tour’ recorded live at The Ritz in Manchester. British NWOHM Legends Saxon traditionally perform each year on St. George’s Day. By doing so they are paying homage to England’s patron, …