Essex rock band, Held by Horses, were formed in January 2011.  A few months later they released their self titled debut EP, and are now ready to release their second EP – “In History”.  In terms of live shows, they’ve played gigs with bands such as Missing Andy, Mallory Knox, …

Tonight at the Borderline was the launch party for the new album from Kobra and the lotus, as well as being the last night of their UK tour. First up was Hornet, a young London rock band.  They went down well with the crowd and put in a very good …

Formed by Guitarist and composer Chris Frost back in 2006, Splintered Soul have undergone various lineup changes since then and with their debut album expected later this year, have chosen to release a three track EP.  They describe their music as “Cinematic metal”, and it does seem a fairy good …

It’s been an eventful year for In this moment.  Two of the bands founding members (Guritarist Blak Brunzel and Drummer Jeff Fabb) quit the band as did their long term manager. While Brunzel and Fabb work with an American Idol contestant, Singer Maria Brink and Guitarist Chris Howarth have rebuilt …

I recently spoke to Scott Holiday from Rival Sons to talk about their new album.

Since the release of “Pressure and time”, Rival Sons have been making a big impact on the music scene.  Their 70s influenced blues rock sound has won them a lot of fans, both for the album and also for their live shows.  They’ve toured the UK late last year as …

Former Nightwish singer Tarja is about to issue her first live release – Act 1.  Available as a double CD or as DVD/Blu-ray its a great album that we at Planetmosh have reviewed – check out our reviews here – CD review: http://planetmosh.com/tarja-act-1-cd/     DVD review: http://planetmosh.com/tarja-act-1-dvdblu-ray/ Tarja was kind enough …

Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen is about to release her first live CD/DVD/Blu Ray – Act 1.  It was recorded at the end of March 2012 in Argentina. Planetmosh recently reviewed the CD version of Act 1 – you can read the review here – http://planetmosh.com/tarja-act-1-cd/ Now it’s the turn …

Aonia are a band from the East Midlands who play metal with female operatic vocals.  While vocally the influences may be the usual suspects – Nightwish, Within Temptation, After Forever, Epica etc, the musical influences are less typical for a band with female operatic vocals – Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, …

This weekend was the Ravenheart music festival at the Asylum 2 in Birmingham – a nice little venue a few minutes walk from the city centre.   The event was a real bargain – 12 bands over 2 days at the ridiculously low price of £15 for the weekend.  At …

Sunday at Hard Rock Calling started late for me due to a few transport issues, so the first act I caught was Christina Perri.  For some reason she was on stage around 20 minute early (as were all the bands after her).  As well as her own material she did …

On Saturday at Hard Rock Calling, the first band I managed to see was Tom Morello – The nightwatchman. Given that he is part of the band Rage Against The Machine, I wasn’t expecting it to be just one man with an acoustic guitar. It was certainly a surprising choice …

Friday at Hard Rock Calling started for me with a trip over to the Pepsi max stage to see The Dirty Youth get the event off to a great start.  They started their set with “Rise Up” which really set the tone for their set as they put in a …

Harlan Flo formed in Chicago in 2007, and play blues rock – with a fairly strong emphasis on the blues element.  The members of the band have a diverse range of musical backgrounds and influences including blues, gospel, rock and more. The vocals are very light and smooth and suit …

The Ravenheart music fest is rapidly approaching.  Taking place on the 21st and 22nd July at the Asylum 2 venue in Birmingham, it’s a great chance to see a load of the smaller female fronted rock and metal bands.  At only £15 for the two days its a bargain and …

The Agonist are a Canadian metalcore band from Montreal.  Formed by singer Alissa White-Gluz and bassist Chris Kells in 2004, they signed to Century Media in 2007 where they remain to this day.  The band have just released their third album – Prisoners. Opening track “You’re coming with me” opens …

New Manic Spree formed in Australia in 2009, and quote a wide range of influences – from classical composers such as Debussey to Indie rock bands such as the Klaxons. Their EP “Hollywoods and galaxies” has been receiving plenty of airplay in Australia, but at the moment the band remains …

I recently spoke with Vicky, lead singer with Winter in Eden about the band, their new album and more..                        

Former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart is back with his new band, I am I.  They played their first ever gig a week ago at the Academy 2 in Birmingham.  Between soundcheck and them playing I sat down with ZP to ask him some questions about his music, his new band, …

4th dimension were formed in Italy in 2005 and started to write their own material in 2008, releasing their first song in 2009 on a compilation album.  They finished writing the songs for their debut album around the end of 2010 and recorded it in 2011, and it got an …