The Wacken team launched the sales for their second cruise earlier today, and within just 2 hours and 20 minutes they’d sold out completely. Ahoy Metalheads, unfortunately, there are no more cabins left. The Full Metal Cruise II was sold out after only two hours and two minutes! That’s crazy! …

In this moment are releasing their first ever live DVD.  Recorded at the Orpheum theatre in Madison, Wisconsin on 21st May 2013 on the band’s tour following the release of the album “Blood”, the show took their already theatrical performances up a level. As anyone who saw them on tour …

Theli is a groundbreaking album, and is deservedly getting a deluxe edition release.  Therion were a death metal band with limited success for their first two albums, but their fifth album (their third with Nuclear Blast) Theli saw a radically different style.  As the third album in the band’s three …

Time to beat the UK weather and join HRH in Ibiza for a once in a lifetime rock n roll adventure as HRH Ibiza Road Trip announces 17 bands. Now in its 5th cycle, The HRH Ibiza road trip is pleased to announce 17 bands for this year’s chapter. HRH …

Death metal titans BOLT THROWER will play their only UK show of 2014 headlining Damnation Festival. The Coventry quintet, who haven’t performed on home soil since selling out London’s Forum in 2012, will play the Leeds event on Saturday, November 1, in their only UK appearance for the “foreseeable future”. …

Def Leppard released “Slang” in 1996 at a time when rock was definitely out of fashion thanks to the popularity of new styles such as Grunge.  As a result of this the album sold well but nowhere near as well as the previous two albums had done, being the first …

Not long into the new year & we have yet more exciting news of additions to our line-up for the Dean Hocking (main) Stage. We’re joined by London thrash metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH, LORD VOLTURE bringing the classic metal from the Netherlands, whilst Fahran & SKAM bring a welcome dose of …

Electro Metal five-piece, Combichrist, are the first of several new additions to Alt-Fest taking place 15-17th August at Boughton Estate, Kettering. The band will bring their collision of hardcore and electronic sounds to the main stage in a UK festival exclusive after having been heavily requested to appear by Alt-Fest …

Some photos of Dakesis performing at Martin Short’s Badass Birthday Bash, held at The Maze in Nottingham, on 18th January 2014  

I spoke to Alexander Krull, lead singer of Atrocity and member of Leaves Eyes just after the bands had completed sound checking before their gig at the Basement in Rock City, Nottingham.  Listen to what he had to say about touring, the current album, and more….        

I spoke to Iced Earth singer Stu Block backstage at Islington Academy just before the band played the London date of their Worldwide Plagues tour and asked him about their current album, the writing process in the band, touring and the sound problems they’d suffered from at the Birmingham gig. …

Dutch Symphonic metal band Within Temptation are back with their latest studio album, Hydra.  Since the release of their last album (The Unforgiving) in 2011 the band have toured in support of the album and also celebrated their 15th anniversary with a huge show at the Sportspalais in Antwerp.  Since …

First up tonight were Elm Street.  The band were lucky to be able to play as they’d been travelling with Warbringer and had been heavily delayed so didn’t arrive at the venue till just minutes before the doors opened, and will have had to skip the luxury of a soundcheck.  …

@Planetmosh reviews @AtrocityPage @Pythia_Tweets and @Leaves_Eyes Nottingham gig. Tonight was a gig I’d been looking forward to since the tour was first announced. I’ve seen Leaves Eyes and Pythia plenty of times and like both bands, but having never seen Atrocity before then they were the most exciting part of …

Photos of Iced Earth performing at Islington Academy on 14th January 2014 as part of their Worldwide Plagues tour.  Support for the tour came from Warbringer and Elm Street.

Some photos of Pythia performing at the Basement in Rock City, Nottingham on 16th January 2014.  Pythia were the second band on the bill on the tour with Atrocity and Leaves Eyes and put in a great set.

Some photos of Atrocity performing at the Basement in Rock City, Nottingham on 16th January 2014.  Atrocity were the opening act on the tour with Pythia and Leaves Eyes and put in a great set complete with audience participation.

Some photos of Leaves Eyes performing at the Basement in Rock City, Nottingham on 16th January 2014.

I spoke to Colleen Rennison and the guys from No Sinner the morning after they played their debut UK gig at the Black Heart in Camden. The band were extremely tired thanks to jet-lag but still found the time to talk to Planetmosh. How and when did the band first …

In  the middle of May, Cornerstone will take part at the Pop Overthrow Festival in Liverpool, their second time at the festival.  This event usually takes place in the U.S.A., but also in two European cities – London and Liverpool – therefore the band will perform in the legendary CAVERN-CLUB, …