PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Black Eyed Sons may be a new name, but not new faces, and are no strangers to the music industry. Familiar to many over the past twenty years as members of the Quireboys. This new endeavour sees them joined by an amazing collection of fellow musicians for a joyous celebration …

Farnham based trio Kit Trigg emerge from the recording wilderness with ‘Snake In The Grass’, recently released via RPM Management to coincide with an extensive spring tour, supporting Hayseed Dixie. The last music they released was their 2023’s’, critically acclaimed ‘Goin For Glory’ EP, also reviewed by Planetmosh. Vocals and …

Welcome back to the mad as hatters husband and wife duo of Starlite & Campbell, as they have just released their new single ‘Song To The Siren’, their take on the Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett’s song. It’s a powerful ballad to say the least, that means many things to …

2025 gets off to a full on rocking start as Australian glam rock sensations Sisters Doll release their third studio album Scars on January 24th to bring the thunder from down under. They’ve just released ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’, the first single taken from it on January 17th and …

Blues sensation Will Wilde rips up the rulebook with ‘Trouble With That Girl’, third single taken from upcoming studio album ‘Blues Is Still Alive’, released via Vizz Tone Records on February 28th, 2025. It’s a high energy track that takes a bold, contemporary twist on the traditional spiritual song ‘Trouble …

With their 5th album, ‘Albuquerque’, released last year THE PICTUREBOOKS are heading out on tour around Europe with some U.K. dates too. March:18 London – Academy Islington UK19 Manchester – Academy 3 UK20 Birmingham – Academy UK21 Glasgow – Cathouse UKPlease go to www.thepicturebooks.com and under “live” you will find …

Envy Of None are back today with news of their much anticipated second album, Stygian Wavz, set for release on Kscope on 14th March. The announcement follows a recent flurry of activity from the Canadian/American band which saw them release two singles, ‘Not Dead Yet’ and ‘Under The Stars’, both of which included on the …

It’s a gentle start of new things in the L.O.E camp, they have lots of exciting plans to share with their fans this year. To start with they are incredibly pleased to bring you their first run of UK dates over April 2025 with our good friends in Maebe and …

YES announce CLOSE TO THE EDGE (SUPER DELUXE EDITION), unveiling a deeper dive into their massively influential fifth full-length album, a prog rock classic. The Super Deluxe Edition a newly remastered version of the original album on both CD and vinyl, rare and unreleased recordings. A Blu-ray disc completes the …

It’s 2025 and time to get wrecked with Robert Jon & The Wreck, as they release ‘Ashes In The Snow’, a single taken from a forthcoming 2025 studio album on Journeyman Records. It brings to mind the beauty of ‘Tired From Drinking Alone’ for a ballad of sheer beauty, a …

2025 is here, with the doors being kicked down by Slovenian skullcrushers SRD,unleashing their third studio album Vragvmesiton. It doesn’t seem like six years since I saw them lay waste to the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival. Coming onstage to a load of dry ice while lecterns …

The first review of the year is always a good one to say the least, even though i’m not really a fan of AOR, it takes a lot to impress me, but Timson AOR have got me eating lots of humble pie due to the quality of their soon to …

Manchester’s own post rock festival is a cinematic masterpiece

Kent, UK based noisy bastards Spreading The Disease fire out some anti festive furore courtesy of ‘Fissure’, the second single taken from an upcoming album titled Purgatory Carnival. My take on it is that it bodes well for the album as it’s a gruelling romper stomper of seismic proprtions to …

As Paul Baloff (ex Exodus) R.I.P once proclaimed many years ago, “Do you want it heavier? It’s going to get heavier!” Point proven by UK based extreme death metal band, Krysthla who have just not released, but unleashed a second single ‘Limerance’, taken from their recently released album The River …

This has got to be one of my noisiest Xmas Eve’s ever by reviewing Shapeshifter, the debut album from Birmingham based noisemongers Nameless. These seven tracks slaver away for a gruelling but still rewarding listen, point proven by opening track ‘Tempest’.It’s a brief, ethereal instrumental, almost hypnotic and grandiose that …

To say the least, it was a sad day for me when Krokus retired but it didn’t last long when I heard that their lead vocalist Marc Storace had formed his own band Storace at the beginning of 2021, writing and producing Crossfire in 2023/24, a studio album chock full …

Stoke based noisemongers Black Coast, close a very successful 2024 with a local gig tonight at the Underground in Stoke, 21/12/2024 so get your tickets now as five bands will be whipping up a storm by promoting their latest single ‘Motion’. It’s one of their most visceral releases, point proven …

I would never have thought that the blues could be so powerful until I recently heard ‘Wild Man’ by Brighton based Will Wilde, the first single taken from his forthcoming studio album, Blues Is Still Alive who tears up the rule book with ease, released via Vizz Tone Records on …

Stoke based quartet Magic Mary are far from being tragic as they cast a spell over their recently released six track debut EP, Red Lights Beam on the Exit Place, available on all major streaming platforms. Opening track ‘Gaslight’ is an early statement of intent, point proven by riff after …