Iron Maiden – Ed Force One Flies Again Band’s Plane Repaired After Major Accident in Chile VIEW THE FULL PHOTO GALLERY ED FORCE ONE ONWARDS AND UPWARDS AGAIN MAIDEN PLANE SET TO REJOIN THE BOOK OF SOULS TOUR IN BRASILIA TOMORROW AFTER MASSIVE REPAIRS COMPLETED IN JUST 10 DAYS TWO 5000kg, FOUR …
Read More »Iron Maiden reveal limited edition release for Record Store Day 2016
Acknowledging both their roots (their 1979 debut ‘The Soundhouse Tapes’ was Iron Maiden’s first official release on vinyl) and reputation for bringing history to life, IRON MAIDEN will release their longest ever song, with a duration of over eighteen minutes: ‘Empire Of The Clouds’ as a limited edition 12” picture …
Read More »The 20 greatest Iron Maiden songs. The PlanetMosh Playlist series
On Christmas Day in 1975, a young man from London by the name of Stephen Percival Harris decided to form his own band. That band was Iron Maiden. Four decades, sixteen studio albums, numerous critically acclaimed tours and one specialist beer later, he must wonder what he’d let himself in …
Read More »Blaze Bayley announces UK & European tour dates
Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has announced the first 50 tour dates for 2016 which will form the basis of the promotion of his 8th solo album (working title ‘album 8’) which is set for release in February on his own label Blaze Bayley Recording. This will be Blaze’s …
Read More »Iron Maiden & Onkyo Launch ED-PH0N3S
IRON MAIDEN & ONKYO LAUNCH ED-PH0N3S. PRECISION ENGINEERED ON-EAR HEADPHONES, DESIGNED AND TUNED BY STEVE HARRIS FOR ROCK AND METAL FANS Brand new companion Maiden Audio smartphone App with exclusive IRON MAIDEN custom EQ settings also made available on December 4th IRON MAIDEN and the award-winning Japanese electronics company ONKYO Corporation are delighted to announce the launch of their …
Read More »Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls
Since the turn of the millennium, everything Iron Maiden have done has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. If a band gets a second bite at the cherry of the success, it’s very rare for it to pay off, yet Maiden not only took that opportunity but also watched themselves grow …
Read More »Iron Maiden Release Video Game
Iron Maiden have just released a video game on ironmaiden.com You can control Eddie through this retro Donkey Kong inspired platformer here – http://speedoflight.ironmaiden.com/ – what a way to spend the last few hours of a Friday!! The game is based on the ‘Speed Of Light’ video Iron Maiden revealed last …
Read More »Iron Maiden And The Book Of Souls Go Jumbo On Massive 2016 World Tour
IRON MAIDEN, whose new studio album The Book of Souls, their first for 5 years, will be released worldwide next week on Sept 4, are taking touring to a new level using a Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet (aka Queen of the Skies) for their World Tour next year. Vocalist Bruce …
Read More »Iron Maiden: ‘Speed Of Light’ review
Iron Maiden’s new song ‘Speed of Light’ from the upcoming album ‘The Book Of Souls’ was released this morning, and Planet Mosh’s Elliot Leaver gives us his views on the track via his freelance page The Food of Love. He apologises for the quiet audio, however he was trying to ensure …
Read More »Iron Maiden – New Album ‘Book of Souls’ to be released 4 September 2015
New Album ‘Book of Souls’ to be released 4 September 2015 Iron Maiden’s eagerly awaited new studio album The Book Of Souls will be released globally on 4th September through Parlophone Records (Sanctuary Copyrights/BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in …
Read More »[prank] A Compendium of Iris’s Short Reviews
2015 is fun. Here are some ‘Twitter’ Reviews by Iris North The gist: Very freely associate words and phrases with whatever comes to mind first, based on the prompts. Adrenaline Mob – Dearly Departed EP: They’re cursed. Aptly named! Karyn Crisis’ Gospel Of The Witches – Salem’s Wounds: Gospel?! *gasp* Metal …
Read More »A message from Iron Maiden’s manager, Rod Smallwood
PUT FANS FIRST – METAL V TOUTS A MESSAGE FROM ROD SMALLWOOD, MANAGER OF IRON MAIDEN The ever-increasing plague of ‘Secondary Ticketing’ excesses are a blight on live music and sports events and much to the detriment of fans. This affects fans both in terms of fair cost and their …
Read More »Parlophone Records to release Iron Maiden’s ‘Somewhere In Time’ & ‘Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son’ to complete run of new album vinyl pressings on 24th November
Following the announcement earlier this year, the entire vinyl collection of Iron Maiden’s 1980s albums – which are being issued in brand new heavyweight 180g black vinyl pressings – will be completed on the 24th November, with the final two albums, ‘Somewhere In Time‘ and ‘Seventh Son Of A Seventh …
Read More »Virgil and The Accelerators – The Borderline, London – 29/09/14
It has been two years since I saw Virgil and the Accelerators live and they have used them wisely, honing their talent, which is on full technicolour display for tonight’s audience. The ten song set lasted approximately 105 minutes and was an amalgamation of new and old with, as singer/guitarist Virgil McMahon …
Read More »Maverick – Belfast, Voodoo 05/09/2014
Sometimes it is those things that are relatively unplanned – such as that impromptu meet up after work for “a couple of pints” – which turn out to be the most enjoyable. And so it proved with this evening, which originally was scheduled to headlined by a “tribute” band, only …
Read More »Black Trip – Goin’ Under
It could be argued that there is nothing new in music: everything is a re-creation, a re-invention of what has gone before. It’s all about variations upon a theme… Now, I’m no musicologist – I’m just a fan who writes about music – but my take on it is this: …
Read More »Win a Signed Iron Maiden Premier Drum Kit with XMusic Ireland & PlanetMosh
****COMPETITION NOW CLOSED **** The Winner will be contacted by XMusic Ireland PlanetMosh has teamed up with XMusic Ireland to offer you the opportunity to win the following really special prize A 5 piece Spirit of Maiden Drum Kit (entry level) from Premier with a matching snare drum signed …
Read More »Sonisphere 2014 – Saturday 5th July – Review
Day two of the festival kicked off a little earlier than the previous day at 11am with Tesseract on the main stage. Alestorm, however, were the real treat of the morning opening the Saturn stage with ‘The Quest’ and continued their infectious jitterbug set with the likes of ‘The Drunken …
Read More »Hellfest Open Air – Friday, 20th June 2014
With an estimated 138,000 people passing through the gates this year across the weekend, it’s clear that Hellfest is bigger than ever. Planetmosh took a trip across the pond to get a taste of the ‘ooh-la-laAAARGH’ at France’s biggest rock festival… With six stages operating a ‘three on, three off’ …
Read More »Hellfest 2014 Review Blog – Friday 20th June
I arrive at Hellfest on a scorching sunny day which is unusual as it’s normally overcast/rainy on the Friday when I arrive. After checking in for my pass, I head around the new layout taking in all the improvements that have been made since last year.What a difference there is with …
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