Zee Productions will release the classic ''Death Magnetic', 'St. Anger' and 'Hardwired To Self Destruct' as 500 piece jigsaws on Zee Productions imprint Rock Saws. The iconic arts of some of Rock's most influential and highly regarded releases are presented in puzzle form for the first time ever. All puzzles come in a vinyl box set sized box, perfect to fit alongside a vinyl record collection.
Read More »THE HEAVY METAL TRUANTS ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL CHARITY RIDE SET TO BE BIGGEST YET
THE HEAVY METAL TRUANTS RIDE AGAIN… VIRTUALLY! CHARITY CYCLING TROOP TO RECREATE LEGENDARY DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL RIDE ON A GLOBAL SCALE AND INVITE ALL TO JOIN REIMAGINED RIDE SET TO BE THEIR BIGGEST YET, WITH NO RESTRICTION ON NUMBERS OR LOCATION DOWNLOAD TV TO TAKE PLACE 12-14 JUNE The Heavy Metal …
Read More »Zee Productions to release official METALLICA puzzle jigsaws
And puzzle for all: Zee Productions to release official METALLICA puzzle jigsaws. The iconic art of some of Metal’s most influential and highly regarded albums, will be presented in puzzle form for the first time ever. Zee Productions will release the first four classic Metallica album covers as 500 piece …
Read More »BOKASSA unveil new single & album plans ahead of METALLICA tour
NORWEGIAN STONER PUNKS BOKASSA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘CRIMSON RIDERS’ ON JUNE 21 HEAR FIRST SINGLE ‘MOUTHBREATHERS INC.’ NOW BOKASSA SUPPORT METALLICA IN JUNE “BOKASSA are incredibly fucking good. The songs they write, their whole energy and vibe is such a breath of fresh air. When I heard their music …
Read More »To An End – Redefine
Australian Metallers To An End make themselves known with this their self-released debut album ‘Redefine’. Hailing from Melbourne, Redefine was released on November 22nd, but has only just come to my attention. And my attention I will give it. My first impressions as ‘From Grace To Demise’ follows opener ‘Intro’ …
Read More »VOLBEAT announce live album & concert film feat guests from Metallica, Kreator, & more
VOLBEAT TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM AND CONCERT FILM, LET’S BOOGIE! LIVE FROM TELIA PARKEN, ON DECEMBER 14 VIA UNIVERSAL MUSIC FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES BY LARS ULRICH, MILLE PETROZZA, MARK “BARNEY” GREENWAY, DANKO JONES & MORE FILMED AND RECORDED AT RECORD BREAKING COPENHAGEN SHOW IN FRONT OF NEARLY 50,000 FANS INCLUDES …
Read More »Van Canto – Trust in rust
A Capella metal band Van Canto made their name with their covers of classic songs from bands like Nightwish, Sabaton, Metallica, Manowar and more. On this album however there are only two cover versions – Helloween’s “Ride the sky” and ACDC’s “Hells bells”. On the one hand it’s admirable that …
Read More »Metallica announce UK and Europe tour dates
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 16, 2017 – Metallica today announced the European leg of their WorldWired Tour in support of their new album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. The tour kicks off with two shows in Amsterdam at the Ziggo Dome on September 4th and 6th. Norway’s Kvelertak will be support …
Read More »METALLICA unleash music videos for every song on HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT
In an unprecedented move for Metallica, the band will release music videos for each song from their forthcoming album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct starting today at 12:00 PM EST on www.metallica.com and simultaneously with editorial partners around the world for every two hours. New songs and their videos will premiere right up …
Read More »The American Way: Songs Inspired by Political Unrest
Politics can be a breeding ground of anger, discontent, fear, hatred, and lies: tangents and emotions that punk rock and heavy metal channel oh so well. As we’re aware of by now, the USA just held an election for its 45th President. While the candidate who won was voted into …
Read More »How These Metal Bands Got Their Names
Here are an evil Lucky 13 metal bands, representing a variety of genres, for you to listen to, plus learn the Wikipedia versions of their name origins. The rules: Only metal is included; no rock, blues, or punk feature in this round. No origin stories from anywhere but Wikipedia are …
Read More »What is your favourite Metallica album? – PlanetMosh Poll
With the release of Hardwired… to Self-Destruct due on November 18th this year, PlanetMosh is asking our readers to pick their favourite Metallica studio album. What do you think will top the list? Puppets? Ride? Will St. Anger or Lulu even get a vote? Here’s your chance. (you can select …
Read More »Apocalyptica “Plays Metallica By Four Cellos” Remastered.
It was a cold, miserable night as I sat aimlessly watching what was the start of the demise of MTV back in 1996. Just one more video, if it’s not to my liking I’m off to bed I said to myself, and then it happened, four guys came on the …
Read More »When Football and Metal Collide: Part 1
Marilyn Manson sang about The Beautiful People. Machine Head gave us Beautiful Mourning. And although not common, The Beautiful Game intertwines with metal on a number of occasions, from Download Festival’s 5-a-side tournament to Steve Harris’ West Ham crest on his bass (but more about that in Part 2…). With …
Read More »Metallica Announced as Record Store Day Ambassadors
February 23, 2016, Everywhere In The World: Record Store Day is thrilled to announce its Ambassador for 2016, Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees… METALLICA! Metallica is no stranger to Record Store Day, this year set for Saturday, April 16th, a special day in support of independent …
Read More »Metallica to Re-Issue Their First Two Albums
METALLICA TO REISSUE KILL ‘EM ALL AND RIDE THE LIGHTNING. LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 18, 2016 – Metallica today announced that they will reissue their first two albums Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning on April 15th. Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality …
Read More »Leeds Festival, Sunday 30th August.
Metallica headlined the Sunday night of this year’s Leeds Festival, and Planetmosh was there to witness the devastation. But first we had Babymetal and a whole host of other great bands to watch. So, first up were Babymetal, the all-female metal international megastars broke out of their native Japan last …
Read More »Final running order for Leeds Festival Sunday
Metallica have promised fans the biggest and most expensive stage show in the history of the Leeds Festival. The San Francisco four-piece are set to close this year’s festival and told attendees to expect “an unmissable and unforgettable” show. A source close to the band told the YEP: “Metallica is …
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 »SYMPHONY OF MALICE Cover of METALLICA’s “Blackened”
Ferocious riffs, relentless harmonies and tight rhythms are the backbone of the heavy metal powerhouse known as SYMPHONY OF MALICE. Hailing from Stamford, Connecticut, this four-piece metal band delivers the best that metal has to offer. Drawing influences from traditional thrash and heavy metal bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Iron …
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