Sworn Amongst have returned to the studio, having signed to L.A’s Famined Records and released what I can only describe as a mercy-less onslaught of Groove Metal. Well, I say Groove Metal, but there’s something different here. There’s an element of Melodic Death Metal too. These guys ooze passion and desire. …
Read More »MAN WITH A MISSION (MWAM) Chasing the Horizon Tour at Manchester Academy 3, February 27th, 2019
Playing only two UK shows on their ‘Chasing the Horizon Tour’ Planetmosh went to Manchester to catch the latest craze. Kicking bands like Slipknot and Babymetal up the arse! Man with a Mission are the new masters of gimmickry who adorn Wolf-heads for their stage wear. Taking you on a …
Read More »Torqued – The Coup de Grâce EP.
There must be something in the water (or scrumpy) in Postbridge, Devon for Torqued to create the totally unhinged recently released The Coup De Grâce EP. The trio of Marc Cleave, Kurt Johnson and Rimmy Sinclair have created some of the heaviest music I’ve heard in quite sometime as they …
Read More »Obey – Swallow The Sun
So, can Obey overcome the tricky third album syndrome with their new opus Swallow The Sun? Of course they have and with ease! It’s taken 3 years since they served up Maelstrom but the wait has been worthwhile as opener ‘Back Home’ draws you in from the off by a …
Read More »Raised By Owls – Dreadful
Raised By Owls are a Death Metal band from Derby releasing this, their first full length album on the back of nine singles and one EP. The band were formed in 2016 and don’t hold anything back with their witty and hilarious sense of humour which they capture perfectly within …
Read More »The Treatment – Power Crazy
“Power Crazy” is the fourth full-length album from hard rock band The Treatment, released earlier this month via Frontiers Music Srl. The Treatment formed in Cambridge over ten years ago. Whilst “Power Crazy” is the band’s fourth album it’s the first album to feature their new third vocalist, Tom Rampton. …
Read More »Hellfire – Mania
‘Mania’ is Hellfire’s third full album release after ‘Metal Masses’ (2016) and ‘Free Again’ (2017). The four piece unit are from San Francisco, California and were formed in 2010. I was quite apprehensive about stepping out of my genre zone again for this one, but I’m glad I did. There’s …
Read More »Camden Rocks Festival 2019 – Announces 60 further bands Including The Pigeon Detectives, Ruts DC and Glamour Of The Kill
The Pigeon Detectives, Ruts DC, Glamour Of The Kill and 60 New Acts Announced 300 bands are now announced for London’s hottest weekend of rock ‘n’ roll Celebrating Camden’s Thriving Music Scene With A Stellar Line-up Camden Rocks Festival is proud to announce a further sixty bands for the 2019 …
Read More »Download Festival reveals Rockfit and the return of Yoga
Download Festival, the UK’s premier rock event has today announced a plethora of extracurricular and extra spectacular rock n’ roll activities and entertainment for fans in The Download Village. Alongside the world’s biggest rock bands; including headliners Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool and the high-flying WWE NXT UK, fans will …
Read More »Blacklist-9 – Mentally ill, legally sane
‘Mentally ill, Legally Sane’ is the debut album from California groove-metal band Blacklist-9. What’s interesting about the band’s line up is that drummer Lonnie Silva and guitarist Kyle Silva are father and son respectively. The two began writing material in their garage and recruited local musicians to complete the line-up. …
Read More »Eight more bands added to Bloodstock 2019!
Bought your BLOODSTOCK 2019 ticket yet? We’re more than half way there now; just 19 weekends remain ‘til you can be back with your metal brethren on the hallowed ground of Catton Park. But with more than 80 bands still to announce and a host of other goodies in store …
Read More »Ramblin’ Man Fair Line Up Announcement
Following on from the critically acclaimed and commercially successful fourth year in 2018, Ramblin’ Man Fair returns in 2019! This year the festival will move back its traditional end of July slot on the 19th, 20thand 21stJuly. THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT (Saturday Main Stage) –Hailing from Scotland and coming off the …
Read More »Blaze Bayley – Live In France.
To say that reviewing Blaze Bayley albums kept me busy is an understatement as the hardest working artist I know of has just released his Live In France double album via Blaze Bayley Recordings which makes it 4 in 2 years in between a relentless touring schedule. The gigs I’ve …
Read More »Snowy White and the white flames – The Situation
British guitarist Snowy White has been a member of Thin Lizzy, woked with Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), been a backing guitarist for Pink Floyd, has toured with Roger Waters as part of his band on “The Wall live” tour, and has been releasing albums regularly since the early 1980s. This …
Read More »Erja Lyytinen and Chantel McGregor – The Stables, Milton Keynes – 20th March 2019
Tonight’s midweek gig featured two great female blues artists – Erja Lyytinen and Chantel McGregor. Both acts were down to play the same length set so it’s more a double-headline show than a normal headline and support show. It’s the only show the two artists are doing together – the …
Read More »Jordan Rudess – Wired for madness
Jordan Rudess is the keyboard player in Dream Theater, a role he’s held for twenty years. He’s also a successful business man having formed a software company in 2010 to create new music tools to run on tablets and computers. Alongside this he’s also a busy solo artist with “Wired …
Read More »Suzi Quatro – No control
To many of us, the name Suzi Quatro is likely to conjure up memories of her playing bass as she sang hits such as “Can the can” and “Devil gate drive” on Top of the Pops. It’s hard to believe that was the early 70s, and that her music career …
Read More »The Lazys – House of Vans, London – 13th March 2019
Tonight saw me visiting a venue I’ve not been to before, the House of vans, which turns out to be in an arch under the railway a minutes walk from Waterloo station. The band that brought me here is Australian rock band The Lazys. I’d checked them out on Youtube …
Read More »The Gallery – Interview
We had a chance to talk with THE GALLERY, who come at you with their own blend of Alternative Rock peppered with post-punk nihilism and a slew of razor-sharp hooks. The raucous young upstarts have just released their blistering new single, Pesticide, out now via Animal Farm. Watch the video …
Read More »Megadeth – Warheads on foreheads
It’s been 34 years since the first Megadeth album came out – and I’m sure that fact will make a few people reading this feel old as like me they remember the release of it. In that time we’ve had 15 studio albums, five live releases and half a dozen …
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