Motörhead To Release Their 22nd Studio Album ‘Bad Magic’ on August 28th 2015 In their 40th Anniversary Year, the band also announces 40th Anniversary European tour in the Fall with more dates internationally to follow. Freedom to believe don’t have a price Innocence never gets too old You need a …
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 »Motor Sister to Take Part in Motorhead’s ‘Motorboat’
Last week the lineup for the second edition of Motorhead’s “Motorboat” was revealed. Known for their amazing lineups on the cruise, it was only fitting that Motor Sister is part of the bill. The band will bring the songs of Mother Superior to the high seas for the first time. …
Read More »Game Over – For Humanity [re-release]
Italy’s Game Over, founded in 2008, has presented fans with a crisp, 13-track re-release of their 2012 debut disc, For Humanity. A word being thrown around these days in some metal circles is “revival”, with practitioners labeled “revivalists”. Thrash and speed metal arguably had their heyday around the same time …
Read More »Emigrate – Silent So Long
Solo projects are something of a lottery – whilst allowing an artist the freedom to express their own musical direction in a way they can’t with their main band, the natural comparison to the works of their main project will be inevitable. Spare a thought, therefore, for Richard Z. Kruspe. …
Read More »Victory Motorcycles bring the noise with Motörhead at Motorcycle Live, NEC, Birmingham on the 22nd November
Victory Motorcycles invite you to an audience with Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell at Motorcycle Live, NEC, Birmingham, Midday, November 22nd. Join Victory Motorcycles at Motorcycle Live on Saturday 22nd November for the unveiling and handover of a unique hand-built custom machine at 12PM. Commissioned for Motörhead guitar legend Phil Campbell, …
Read More »Motörhead – NIA, Birmingham – 6th November 2014
Tonight’s bill was a very diverse one. Supporting rock legends Motörhead were punk legends, The Damned, and German cowboy rock band The BossHoss. The BossHoss kicked things off early – on stage at 7.10, not long after the doors opened. Despite the early start there was already a decent sized …
Read More »The Bosshoss – God loves cowboys
On 3rd November, German band The BossHoss will release the album ‘God Loves Cowboys’ to coincide with their appearance on Motörhead’s UK tour. If you’ve never heard The BossHoss before then you’re unlikely to be expecting a band that’s quite so unique to be supporting Motorhead. Their music can best …
Read More »Wacken 2014 Day 2 – Friday Review
Friday Day Two at Wacken reviews include Skid Row, Santiano, Children Of Bodom, Apocalyptica, Saor Patrol, Rabbit At War, Motorhead, Carcass and Slayer. Skid Row by Sheila: Skid Row kick-start their early performance on the True Metal stage with ‘Let’s Go’ then ‘Big Guns’. Even though it’s just after midday …
Read More »The Damned and The BossHoss confirmed as special guests for Motorhead’s UK Shows
.@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh .@damnedtwits and .@thebosshoss announced as special guests for .@myMotorhead The Damned and The BossHoss have been confirmed as the special guests for Motorhead’s UK shows in November. Motorhead, The Damned and The BossHoss play the O2 Apollo Manchester on 4th November, Birmingham NIA on 6th November and London’s …
Read More »Motorhead Announce UK Tour With Support From The Damned & The Bosshoss
Hot off the heels of a summer of touring European festivals, the loudest band in Rock’n’Roll, Motörhead have announced that they will be returning to the UK for their usual run of November shows, this time hitting O2 Apollo Manchester on 4th November, Birmingham NIA on 6th November and culminating …
Read More »Buffalo Summer confirmed for Hyde Park
Welsh rockers Buffalo Summer will play the London gig series Friday 4th of July, on the day that may well be Black Sabbath’s last live performance. “We are absolutely over the moon to be playing a show of this magnitude. Not in our wildest dreams did we ever think we …
Read More »Spoilin’ For a Fight: BST vs. Sonisphere
.@planetmosh discusses the impact of BST’s clash with Sonisphere and the impact on UK festivals it could have. Black Sabbath on the Friday, Iron Maiden on the Saturday, Metallica on the Sunday. To many fans of rock and metal music, this is a dream festival headliner set up. You …
Read More »MOTÖRHEAD release lyric video for ‘Crying Shame’
Before heading out on their busy 2014 festival circuit, MOTORHEAD is giving fans in North America something to cheer about! Today, MOTÖRHEAD is teaming up with Rolling Stone to premiere their brand new lyric video for the track ‘Crying Shame’. Check out the impressive and engaging video here, only via …
Read More »MOTÖRHEAD’S MOTÖRBOAT Featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde & More
Megadeth, Motörhead, and Anthrax –three of the greatest heavy metal bands in the world – will perform at the first annual Motörhead’s Motörboat cruise onboard the Carnival Ecstasy from September 22-26, 2014. In addition to these three rock giants, “The Loudest Boat In The World” will also feature performances from …
Read More »PlanetMosh Album of the Year 2013
Twenty-Thirteen was another amazing year in the world of hard rock / metal. With so many crunching releases to sift through,the staff here in PlanetMosh Towers sent in their submissions for their favourite albums of the year. All the numbers were crunched in the PlanetMosh super-computer and we are proud …
Read More »Win a Motorhead fanpack, including a copy of Aftershock
Planetmosh have three Classicrock fanpacks to give away in a very easy to win competition. Just answer this Question: Thank you to everybody who entered, the winners have now been notified, please check your emails and spam folders. The closing date is the 5th of November, and I will …
Read More »Motörhead – Aftershock
Why Motörhead aren’t in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame is beyond my imagination. Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee are the epitome of the genre. Aftershock, their first record since 2010’s astounding The World Is Yours, is Motörhead at their predictably unapologetic best. No bullshit, just a heady …
Read More »Argus at Voodoo, Belfast – Sunday 13 October 2013
While I’ve often bemoaned poor attendances at gigs on ‘school nights’, it always pleasing to see some shows buck the trend, as it were, and so it is a genuine pleasure to be able to report, right at the outset, that, despite it being a Sunday, there was a very …
Read More »Interview with Badmotorfinger
Channeling the testosterone fuelled, bluesy grooves of Motörhead, with a pinch of James Hetfield vocal snarl and a Guns N’ Roses swagger, Badmotorfinger have impressed greatly with their debut album, It’s Not The End. Founded and built around two brothers, the Italian quintet started out life as a covers band …
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