Dirt Box Disco who, in their own words, describe themselves as ‘Born in the UK from the malfunction of a terrible musical chemical laboratory experiment!‘ release their fourth album ‘Only In It For The Money’ via STP Records on 19th April 2015, with a series of album launch shows this weekend. …

First Ever Riot Tribute Album To Be Released 24 April 2015 ‘Thunder And Steel Down Under’ – first ever Riot tribute album, will be released on 24 April 2015, via Skol Records. Compilation has been produced by Bart Gabriel (Sacred Steel, Crystal Viper, Jack Starr’s Burning Starr), and will include Riot …

The Quireboys released their ninth studio album ‘St Cecilia And The Gypsy Soul’ via Off Yer Rocka on 30 March 2015. They head into their fourth decade by bringing out this Four CD deluxe edition, which was preceded by the release of the ‘Gracie B’ EP on 16 March 2015. Whilst this is …

Shoshin announce the release of new single ‘Plan C’ Shoshin will release their brand new single ‘PLAN C’ on 18 May, the first single taken from their much anticipated album “Epiphanies And Wastelands”, collaboratively worked on by Chris Sheldon ( Foo Fighters, Pixies, Heaven’s Basement ) and James Kenosha ( …

Gothic Fate feat. ex-Gamma Ray bassist to release ‘Illuminati’ via Skol Records It’s not a  secret that Hamburg is the capital city of German Power and Heavy Metal, and gave birth to such legendary acts like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Running Wild or Iron Savior. On 29 May 2015, Skol Records will …

Skid Row and Solinger Split New York, NY – After 14 years of touring and 4 releases, Skid Row and singer Johnny Solinger have parted ways. Founding member Snake Sabo said, “We had a lot of great times together and created a lot of great music. We wish him nothing …

I first came across Bulletproof Rose when I saw them supporting Dave Evans at The Towler in Tottington in June 2013. I was instantly hooked and, impressed by their raw and energetic performance, have seen them several times since, with a few line-up changes along the way. Bulletproof Rose have …

Swedish Hard Rockers Hardcore Superstar release their latest album ‘HCSS‘ via GAIN Music Entertainment on 22nd April. With ten albums already under their belts (or braces in Jocke’s case) including the 2011 compilation album ‘The Party Ain’t Over ’til We Say So’ since they started the band back in 1994, that’s …

When Adrenaline Mob released their latest EP Dearly Departed in February via Century Media, no-one can have foreseen that drummer A J Pero would tragically be found dead (further information here) on the tour bus in the middle of a tour the following month, and therefore the poignancy of the …

The Franklys – New Single ‘Bad News’ Released 27th April 2015 The Franklys release Bad News a thunderous piece of sabbathesque Rock’n’Roll on 27th April 2015. To pre-order the Bad News  deluxe CD single on Electric Wood Records from go to  http://www.thefranklys.com/product/epbadnews/ The Franklys are a four piece force of nature – an all girl rock ‘n’ roll band …

Anti-Flag reveal evocative ‘American Spring’ album artwork plus full tracklist Spinefarm Records Debut Releases May 25th Historically, Pittsburgh-based punk stalwarts Anti-Flag have always had important, socially conscious messages to convey and musical statements they’ve been driven to make, and that ethos remains intact with new album, American Spring – their Spinefarm Records debut, due out May 25th. …

German Heavy Metallers Wizard To Reissue Four Studio Albums  German True Heavy Metallers Wizard will reissue their four studio albums in 2015, via Limb Music. New editions of: ‘Bound By Metal’ (1999), ‘Head Of The Deceiver’ (2001), ‘Odin’ (2003) and ‘Magic Circle’ (2005), have been remastered by Markus Teske (Vanden …

Gabriel Management presents the new Evil Spell Records release: Erazor “Dust Monuments” “Dust Monuments”, the brand new, second studio album of the German Black/Thrash Metal act Erazor, is out now via Evil Spell Records / Undercover Records, and is available as CD and limited edition LP format (tape version will follow). …

Last of The Dogs are an Indie Rock band from Crewe, Cheshire. They are holding an album launch party for their debut E.P. Evil Never Sleeps this Saturday (28th March) at Percy’s Cafe Bar at the Star Hotel, Whitchurch. This is a free entry show with a guest band, food …

Barnyard Boogiemen Steve ‘N’ Seagulls Go From Viral Sensation to Signed Act What became a genuine international phenomenon actually started out on a farm in central Finland; in a barn, to be precise… There, in said barn, a bunch of like-minded countrymen—with the emphasis on “country”—played a customized version of AC/DC’s …

Jack Starr’s Burning Starr (featuring ex Virgin Steele and Manowar members) Reveal First Details Of The New Album Legendary American Power Metal act Jack Starr’s Burning Starr (founded in 1984 by the ex Virgin Steele  / Phantom Lord guitar hero Jack Starr), started pre-production process of the new studio album titled “Stand …

The Jury And The Saints from Auckland, New Zealand (NZ) who describe themselves as ‘Monster Rock from Aoteoroa‘ (which is the Maori name for NZ) released their self-titled second album via SPV on 2nd March 2015. Formed by Jesse and Rowan as a two piece in 2009 they toured hard but …

Louise Swift for PlanetMosh interviews Bad Touch ahead of their show at Sheffield Corporation supporting The Answer. Find out a bit about the history of Bad Touch and their forthcoming album Half Way Home. The interview took place in front of the stage so it looks like there’s a halo …

I saw Bad Touch about eighteen months ago when they supported The Quireboys at Club Academy, Manchester (reviewed here). They have been out on tour supporting The Answer on their ‘Raise A Little Hell Tour’ and I caught the gig at Sheffield Corporation last night. Mark Ashby for PlanetMosh reviewed …

A small slice of Swedish rock came to Manchester last Saturday. Hardcore Superstar fresh from an appearance at Hard Rock Hell United in Wales on Friday 13th brought their ‘When We Touch The Sky Tour 2015’ to Manchester Club Academy. With Bonafide and NitroDive as support. The problem with playing …