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Explosive British rockers Turbwolf have dropped their mind-altering, trippy video for “Nine Lives.”   Watch it HERE.   The song is raw and fuzzed out, and the accompanying animated visuals will take you on quite a ride.   “‘Nine Lives’ is a song about making the most of our limited time; …

True minstrels of the post-rock genre have become few and far between as of late. KLONE, hailing from the picturesque city of Poitiers, France, successfully satisfies that void by combining a myriad of influences from six talented members into one cohesive and satisfying progressive stew with mature, otherworldly rock overtones. …

Atreyu, one of the most prominent bands of the ’00s American metal scene, exited a period of self-imposed dormancy in 2014 to the delight of fans. They played several shows. They released a brand new song, “So Others May Live,” which became an instant social media trending topic. The song …

Louise Latham, Silver Story, Feral Ghost and Twister are just some of the top band names released in the line-up for this year’s Lechlade Music Festival. The festival team have personally listened to over 500 applications to cherry-pick an incredible line-up of high quality live music. The excellence and variety …

Legendary artist and performer and the hardest working guitarist in the business, Joe Satriani, is proud to announce that Award-winning South African guitarist and singer-songwriterDan Patlansky will be special guest on his Shockwave November 2015 UK Tour. The news follows the UK release Dan Patlansky’s new album Dear Silence Thieves …

Oli Brown, singer and multi award winning guitarist, released four solo albums and toured the world for 10 years supporting Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter and Joe Satriani amongst others – and he is still only 25 years old.   Kev Hickman has showcased his drumming in a series …

  Following on from their critically acclaimed album ‘Crown and Treaty’, which was awarded a coveted five stars by Mojo, and its Mercury Music Prize-nominated predecessor ‘Twice Born Men’, Sweet Billy Pilgrim are back with their brand new album ‘Motorcade Amnesiacs’. The band recently signed to Kscope, home of artists …

World-renowned guitarist/composer Steve Hackett returns with his new solo album Wolflight on the 30th March 2015 in Europe. With just over a week to go till the album release, an interview with Steve on the album’s title track, taken from the special edition version of the album, has been released. Listen & find …

Motörhead’s Motörboat will embark on its second voyage September 28 through October 2, 2015 onNorwegian Sky, departing Port Miami, with stops in Nassau and the private picturesque island of Great Stirrup Cay in The Bahamas. The Loudest Boat In The World will feature performances from some of the greatest heavy …

Primus are set to return to the UK for the first time since 2012 for 3 special shows.   ‘An evening with Primus’ will consist of 2 full sets and encores. All three shows will be extra special as they will be the first UK shows for 18 years to feature …

Fredrik Andersson has left Swedish Death Metal stars Amon Amarth. An official statement by the band reads as follows: “Amon Amarth and drummer Fredrik Andersson have decided to part ways after 17 years. Fredrik has been an important part of Amon Amarth’s development since he joined the band in 1998 …

Robin Trower has launched his first-ever music video for the title track of his new album “Something’s About To Change”. Something’s About To Change was released by Manhaton/V12 Records on March 9th 2015 – the same day as Robin’s 70th birthday. It marks Trower’s first album since 2013’s critically acclaimed …

Planetmosh writer, interviewer, drummer extraordinaire and chef Sam Hill will be cycling from London to Download this June along with other media people nicknamed The Heavy Metal Truants III, lead by Alexander  Milas  from Metal Hammer magazine. Sam would really appreciate any help you can give as he is aiming to raise £1200 for …

Serpentine – the young melodic rock quintet who burst onto the scene in 2010 with the Japanese Rock Top 30 album ‘A Touch Of Heaven’ – are back with their much anticipated new album ‘Circle Of Knives’, released in Europe through AOR Heaven on April 24th. Produced and co-written by …

On December 2014 Engel released their fourth album “Raven Kings”, through Gain Music. The album is produced by the bands founder and songwriter, Niclas Engelin from In Flames, and is mixed by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat). In March 2015 Engel will tour the UK and Europe supporting Amaranthe. Engel emerged on …

London’s Bad Guys bring you their 2nd opus: Bad Guynaecology Recorded in a snake pit, in a quarry, on top of a mountain, in the desert, at night, during a thunderstorm, Bad Guynaecology is the second album from London’s own hard rockers Bad Guys. Featuring heavy riffs courtesy of a …

New Ostrogoth Album “Last Tribe Standing” Out Now! “Last Tribe Standing”, the first official Ostrogoth release since 1987, which features current band lineup that has been active since their return at Germany’s Keep It True Festival (in 2012), is out now on Empire Records. “At first the idea was to …

Not content with headlining the second stage at Download Festival, those hard-working Kentucky boys, BLACK STONE CHERRY have added two additional shows a piece in both the UK and Ireland during their UK visit this June. The extra dates rack up as follows:   Thu 11th Jun – GLASGOW Garage Mon …

Billy Idol to release new single ‘Save Me Now’ on 13th April 2015  Idol will tour the UK and Europe in the summer of 2015 Rock icon Billy Idol will release his new single “Save Me Now” on 13th April. This Epic rock number is the second single from Idol’s new album Kings & Queens of …

Überkill are a five piece London based rock band whose slick riffs and catchy choruses dominate a sound that heralds the second coming of the guitar based music scene.Rolling Stone Russia wrote about the band “the classic rock in their interpretation has a special soulfulness and lust for life”. Überkill’s …