PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Michigan’s General Bastard (a.k.a Dean Carls) released an 11-song album, Revolution Rock, chock full of old-school punk rock attitude. This full-band effort was recorded at a professional sound studio in Michigan and sounds like it, with clear attack, good balance, and good definition between instruments. Songs have that catchy, simplified …

Some photos of The Treatment supporting Airbourne at Rock city, Nottingham

Some photos of Orange Goblin supporting Airbourne at Rock City, Nottingham.

October  31 Formed back in 1995 and is a collaboration of members from other well respected underground bands among them King Fowley (Deceased) and Jim Hunter(While Heaven Wept, Twisted Tower Dire). The title track is a quick of the mark with a riff dragged straight from the 80s, rib cracking …

Beastmilk were formed in Helsinki Finland in 2010. Formed by the aptly named Goatspeed and Kvohst to create what they describe as “apocalyptic post-punk.” They were quickly picked up by the Svart label after the release of their debut demo “White Stains On Black Tape” which sold out fast and …

Some photos of Airbourne at Rock City, Nottingham - 3rd December 2013

Bad Touch are an hard rock band from Dereham in Norfolk , who formed in 2009, the band consist off Stevie Sparrows on Vocals, Rob G on Lead Guitar, Daniel Seekings on Guitar, Michael Bailey on Bass and George Drewry on Drums. Bad Touch’s first recordings at Leeders Farm in …

A selection of photos from some of the bands that played on the Friday of Hard Rock Hell VII

This 14th album from the pioneering stalwarts of the New York hardcore scene is a return to their crossover roots, following last year’s somewhat thrashier ‘Straight To The Dome’, with its mixture of hard-hitting street metal riffage and confrontational punk punkiness. With frontman Gary Meskil once again in charge of …

The Black Lights recently supported Michael Monroe on his date at the Cathouse Glasgow, here is some pictures of their set.  

"an explosive hard rock saga of new world electric metal meets old world wood and string." "they come together in a biblical rock ensemble of epic musical poetry."

...this is a well written collection of songs that are expertly delivered without exception....

German melodic hard rock band formed in the early Nineties, and since then have released seven studio albums with their most recent album, ‘Common destiny’ being released in 2012.  Now though they’ve decided to release their first ever live album – Live in Cologne.  As the title suggests, the alb …

‘Quarter to Freedom’ is the sixth studio album from German band Mallet.  They’ve also released three live albums, but over a 30 year period that’s still only one studio album every five years on average – clearly a band that doesn’t want to rush things.  Of the current lineup, only …

Red Peach is an electro-rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada.  The band consists of Spanish singer Eugenia Canalada (vocals) and Mexican musicians Pablo Gonzalez (Guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesisers), along with Adrin Himmelheber (Bass) and Fernando Truela (Drums). Right from the start this album annoyed me.  At the start of …

Shadow of Acolyte are an East Midlands Hard Rock/Metal band influenced by Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, Chrome Molly, Marillion and Rush.  The band formed in 2007 and in 2008 released their debut EP.  Now, five years on, they are finally releasing their debut album. For a band that’s apparently been …

First up tonight were King King, a blues rock band who have won the Best band award at the British Blues awards two years running – impressive stuff for a band that has only been around for a few years.  Taking to the stage in Kilts, they make it clear …

Photos of King King supporting Joanne Shaw Taylor at Shepherds Bush Empire.

After two and a half days of hard rocking music, Lawnmower Deth were charged with closing this year’s Hard Rock Hell with their set on Stage 2.  Given that their stage time was not until 1.45am they had a little time free for interviews beforehand and I hope you’re sitting …

A cold Friday at the end of November finds me back in the Cathouse in Glasgow for the UK leg of Michael Monroe’s Horn’s and Halo’s world tour, but the temperature doesn’t matter when for my money you have one of the best front men in the rock scene at …