PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Gigs like this make me feel decidedly old.  As I stand on the balcony looking out over the basement venue, the floor below me is a seething mass of pre-pubescent bodies, each and every one of them, without exception, younger than my own daughter… behind me, the bar staff are …

There are fewer things more miserable than a cold, wet January Sunday evening in Belfast city centre. Tonight, in the warm surroundings of Belfast’s Voodoo which is a premier up and coming music venue and provides a traditional style bar downstairs for rabid metal heads to stock up on beer …

More often than not, side projects tend to be experimental, self-indulgent pieces of work that are salivated on by Über fans of the bands involved.  Thankfully, Audrey Horne (featuring current members of Enslaved and Sahg) is an entity that thrives on the complacency of the listener and challenges the side …

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Quite simply, the best ‘crossover’ album you will ever own.     At last it’s here! Not far off two years in the making, the London Dubstep/Rock band are about to unleash this monster of an album on the eagerly awaiting public and trust me, it’s a wait worth while. …

I caught up with Blacky from Voivod via skype for a chat about the new album, industry changes, bass gear amongst other things and for those that like to be in the know there is a “you heard it here first folks” moment. I guess you will have to listen …

In 2010, In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad quit the band he had formed 20 years earlier, in order to, as he said myself, “fight my demons once and for all” – a reference to his battle with alcohol. Now, two years later, he is back and fighting fit, with a new …

Necrosadistic Goat Torture are a black/trash metal band based in London. The band began in 2003 and were originally fronted by a female vocalist, Talkea. She was later replaced by Polish vocalist, Bartosz Jacyszyn, in late 2008, allowing the band to progress to a heavier sound. Necrosadistic Goat Torture have …

It’s hard for me to explain where Steve is in his life at the moment, so it’s best if we use a quote from Steve himself to explain his personal ups and downs surrounding this album, As it contains some of the most heart-felt songs of his career. “Transition is …

Vaduz take their name from the capital city of Liechtenstein.  A strange choice perhaps for a band whose members were all born and raised in Iowa, but apparently it’s a name they chose after seeing it in a travel brochure.  The band formed in 1987 and within a year or …

Russian band Spyon were formed in 2003 in Petrozavodsk.  Since then they have undergone a number of lineup changes as well as playing plenty of gigs.  In 2006 they recorded a 5 track demo – “Spies and dreamers” which attracted new fans and won them a place at the Vozduh …

Steven Rice, lead guitarist with American thrashers Kill Ritual took time out of preparing for their up coming US tour to answer a few questions about writing their album Serpentine Ritual, the up coming tour and the bands plans for the future.   PM – Hi there, first of all, thanks for …

Hollow Truth are a 5 piece crossover band hailing from Dublin, Ireland. Presented here are 3 tracks and an intro “MMXII” which is simplistic but effective until a Hetfieldism of warbling “yeah” is brought into the mix. Track 2 “He Who Shook the Earth” clocking in at under 3 minutes …

Australian band Ragdoll were only formed in 2010 but little more than a year later, after several lineup changes, they released their debut EP – Ragdoll rock.  Now a year on, they have released their second EP – “Here today” After listening to the EP I immediately played it again …

Francesco Marras is the guitarist for the bands Screaming Shadows and Black demons as well as being a session musician.  The album was recorded at the Screaming Shadows studio in Sardinia. Once again a guitarist has released a solo album – and as always it’s an instrumental album.  I really …

Adorned Brood return to reclaim the crown of Pagan Folk Metal.         New comers Adorned Brood certainly are not, having been trailblazing their brand of Folk Metal before anyone else knew what Folk Metal was. ‘Kuningaz’ is the bands debut release for German label Massacre Records and …

   Unbreakable is the new song of the finish symphonic metal band “Stratovarius”. It is part of the upcoming fourteenth studio album “Nemesis” which will be released on 22 February 2013. The song starts with a calm keyboard sound.  Later the song gets power and sounds great. The voice of Timo …

John Wheeler is best know as front man of internationally-known “Rockgrass” band Hayseed Dixie, with the album Un-American Gothic being his first  solo outing away from the band. Written while on the road with the band in 2011 and from John’s own perspective as opposed to his character in Hayseed …

The Dirty Panties are an all-female punk band from Las Vegas, who certainly have the best band name I’ve heard so far this year. The band formed in New York in 2001 before moving to Las Vegas, and unlike many of the bands around who call themselves punk, but are …

Australian rock band Babyjane released their excellent debut album, “Are you listening” in 2011, and are now back with their second album – “Make it sick”.  The band have played plenty of gigs including supporting former Iron Maiden singer Paul DiAnno and former skid row singer Sebastian Bach. The new …