Last Saturday in Dublin, the Metal 2 The Masses Ireland chapter reached the mid-point of the heats and the crowd was in early to see who would progress to the semi finals and maybe make it all the way to Bloodstock. Taking the stage in the unenviable opening slot was …

As storm Doris batters parts of the UK and Ireland, we asked our writers to suggest songs inspired by weather (or just with weather in the title) for the latest PlanetMosh Playlist on Spotify.

PlanetMosh dropped into Fibber Magees on Saturday night for the latest round of Metal 2 The Masses Ireland. On paper it was an interesting prospect with a few genres being represented, from Black Metal through to Rock n Roll. Drawing the opening slot (by choice) was Horrenda. This extreme metal …

By way of a late Valentines Day gift, BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to announce 3 more bands for 2017’s event! ARCH ENEMY will be joining us as Sunday’s special guests.  Get a taste of their Swedish melodeath with the live video for ‘War Eternal’, shot at Wacken 2016 and check out …

Saturday night saw the second heat of Metal 2 The Masses Ireland take place at Fibber Magees and with 4 new bands  to the competition (of the 5) taking part, it was a night of new discoveries and crunching rock and metal. With the straws drawn, Dublin metal troop Outbreak …

As 2017 settles in, four more brutal bands are locked in for August’s best metal weekender; BLOODSTOCK! Swedish metal marauders, SOILWORK are confirmed for a main stage slot at Catton Park. Frontman Björn ‘Speed’ Strid tells us “We are really thrilled to return to UK soil after a killer mini-tour …

Metal 2 The Masses Ireland kicked off with aplomb on Saturday night at Fibber Magees in Dublin. The opening night is always one of those, what’s the crowd gonna be like? kind of nights and thankfully, the support was in full force as the throngs gathered to check out the …

Amplified Open Air Festival launches / New bands added to line-up / Day splits announced / Early bird tickets now on sale What? Amplified is an exciting new three-day rock/metal festival featuring a top quality line-up of chart-topping artists, breaking new bands, great food and drink, and excellent amenities. When? …

Calling all denizens of the galaxy to the Dark Side!!!!!! Star Wars metal band, Galactic Empire‘s tour is ready to land in the UK very soon.  Would you like to be at one of the shows? PlanetMosh has sided with Lord Vader and his cohorts to offer our readers the opportunity to attend …

TUSKA 2017 – ELECTRIC WIZARD, BARATHRUM AND ORANSSI PAZUZU ADDED Right before Christmas, Tuska Open Air announced 3 more deep-digging artists to next summer’s festival. Read the details below: British doomsters Electric Wizard, led by Jus Osborn, will make sure the skies are overcast as they return to Tuska after several …

HEAVY SCOTLAND just got all the heavier with the addition of Finntroll, Destruction, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Ingested. Held at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange between the 1st-2nd April, they join the already hard hitting line-up that’s set to make this the go-to Scottish metal festival in 2017. They join: Behemoth (UK/EIRE Exclusive) …

PlanetMosh had the opportunity to interview Kobra Paige of Kobra And The Lotus before their recent London show in November where they were supporting Delain at Koko. Check it out here    

Electric Six play Dublin’s Academy this coming Saturday and PlanetMosh have teamed up with promoter MCD to offer our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the show. To win, Please answer the simple question below. Competition closes MIDDAY FRIDAY 25th November [like_to_read] In what US city …

Even as Hard Rock Hell‘s triumphant flagship celebration of their first decade comes to a close,  HRH looks to the future with next year’s festival. It’s no surprise that HRH have partied loud and hard in 2016, celebrating the landmark first 10 years of Hard Rock Hell on Earth.  The …

Everyone’s favourite ragga-metallers Skindred, are set to headline the inaugural HRH Metal next February, alongside Sodom, Raging Speedhorn, Evile, Lawnmower Deth, Hell, Winterfylleth and over 30 other metal bands from around Europe. To get a feel for HRH Metal, check out the promo video below   HRH CEO Jonni Davis …

Vader & Immolation will now be co-headlining Bristol Deathfest on Saturday night whilst Hour of Penance and Defeated Sanity will co-headline Sunday night of the festival. After releasing their eleventh brand new studio album ‘The Empire’ through Nuclear Blast, Vader confirm they will be co-headlining the first night of Bristol …

Finland’s longest running and boldest metal festival, Tuska, will be celebrated for the 20th time the coming summer. It’s been a long and rocky road from the depths of Tavastia-klubi, through two different outdoor venues to Suvilahti, where Tuska settled in 2011. The 20th anniversary will take place during the …

PlanetMosh caught up with Footprints In The Custard at Bloodstock Festival where they were performing on the New Blood Stage. Watch the video below:  

PlanetMosh‘s Miley Steven’s had a chat with Aaron Aedy of British doom metal pioneers Paradise Lost at this year’s Bloodstock Festival. Check out the video below:  

PlanetMosh’s Miley Stevens had a quick chat with Jax, Monty and Princess Luxury of Evil Scarecrow at this year’s Bloodstock Festival. Check the video out below: