Album Reviews

Dublin band Specter’s mini EP is a preview of what this band has to offer the Irish metal scene. Life rearranged is the first track of two. While there are elements that are admirable such as vocals and groovy riff, the track is not easily differentiated from Unwhole, the second …

Last year the legendary Wacken festival in Germany welcomed 75,000 fans to watch over 120 bands spread over seven stages.  Unlike 2012, 2013 was notable for the beautiful hot sunshine that lasted almost all weekend with just a couple of short downpours.  If you haven’t been then it’s certainly a …

.@louelladeville_ @planetmosh review of .@M_D_A_E These Are Not Poetic Times EP Manchester based Heavy Metal band Mad Dogs and Englishmen released their second EP These Are Not Poetic Times on the 14th April 2014. The opening track Profit Through War started off a bit Rocking in the Free World by …

.@louelladeville_ @PlanetMosh review of .@HeartbreakRmdy self titled EP Formed in Cumbria in early 2013. ‘Groove led’ Rock band Heartbreak Remedy released their self-titled debut EP earlier this year. Truth with it’s memorable refrain is similar to Vintage Caravan’s Craving. Hair of the Dog (highlight track) has a great rhythm and riffs. …

To be a proper death metal band you need to bring something to make think, be it superior musicianship, atmosphere or something that people can’t quite put their finger on. Louisiana’s Abysmal Lord have all three but definitely mostly the latter. Their 26 minute long MLP “Storms of the Unholy …

German melodic-thrash-death-doom… (or however you want to call them!) metaller’s, Burden of Grief have been doing well over the last few years with positive reviews global-wide, European festival appearances and headlining tours.  This year also sees the band celebrating their 20th anniversary, and what better way is there to celebrate …

In 2009, Swedish death metaller’s, Entrails, self-released two demos, “Reborn” and “Human Decay”. Now, in 2014 these demos have officially been re-pressed, combined into one album, and released under the title, “Resurrected from the Grave (Demo Collection)” via Metal Blade Records. Despite being a complete death metal nut, there are …

@planetmosh reviews Leave a Scar: Live in North Carolina by .@blackberrysmoke on .@earacherecords. The guys over at Earache Records must be rubbing their hands together in glee, as they’ve managed to get some of the best up and coming bands in the world on their roster, including The Temperance Movement, …

If I told you guitar player, musician, producer, songwriter and solo artist Robin George has played with, produced for, or wrote with the likes of former Uriah Heep vocalist David Byron, Roy Wood ex-The Move/ Wizard /ELO. He produced Diamond Head, Quartz and Witchfinder General’s ‘Friends of Hell’ LP. Robin …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews “Fair Youth” by @Mybshwll released via @superball_music Five guys, lots of instruments, various sounds and melodies, and well, magic hypnosis. This is – Maybeshewill from Leicester, UK. These guys have been hypnotizing people with their music since 2005 and already have released three full-length albums and one …

,SunsetIt’s been three years since those drunken pirate metallers at Alestorm last gave us a new studio album (Back through time), but happily they sobered up long enough to write and record a new album – Sunset on the golden age.  Ok to be fair to them they have released …

In June Unisonic released their EP “For the Kingdom” to whet the appetite of fans for this their second album.  The band emerged two years ago, releasing a debut EP and following that with an album.  The band hit the headlines for reuniting two legends of German rock/metal – Kai …

@planetmosh reviews Savages by @TOADM on .@rrusa and .@604Records, out on July 28th 2014. Savages is the fifth studio album from Vancouver four piece Theory of a Deadman.  They are Tyler Connolly on vocals/guitar, Dean Back on bass, David Brenner on guitar and Joe Dandeneau on drums.  I saw Theory of …

.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews “White Devil Armory” by @OverkillBand released via @nuclearblasteu 34 years of very productive existence, 16 studio albums, countless concerts and thrash metal adventures. Yes, they are the thrash metal legends from New Jersey – Overkill. In the middle of the summer of 2014, the band released their …

Rising from Detroit Fucking Michigan comes a new brand of Hellraiser, a band without gimmicks and causes or a dedicated genre – their name is Wilson and they are here to blast your pants off. Their debut album Full Blast Fuckery was released stateside in 2013 and has now finally …

Hailing from Southern Germany barely 12 months ago, 5 piece band Stallion already have a set full of strong songs. Their 1st demo was recorded in June 2013, a 6 track EP was released in October and in September 2014 their 10 track thrashtastic debut album Rise And Ride will …

.@louplanetmosh @planetmosh reviews Snakebite by .@silentjackband Snakebite by Birmingham based Hard Rock band Silent Jack was released late last year. I liked it immediately. Here’s a bite-size taster! From start to finish this seven track album was packed with great songs and screaming riffs. Brand New Start had a bit …

Chicago XXXVI: Now is the first album of completely new material from the band for eight years.  As it’s the 23rd album over the course of 47 years from the soft-rock giants (36th if you include live albums and compilations), then it’s safe to say that nobody is expecting anything …

Nottingham based Punk Rock band Trioxin Cherry released their debut album Let’s Take Off and Nuke the Site From Space via STP Records on 18th April 2014.  The album opens with a 16 second spoken introduction to the song Baka Manko, both introduction and song are in Japanese. I don’t speak a word …

In the age of social media where people want to share every meal they have with you and offer a running commentary on the weather you can see outside your own window, it is surprising to find that there is next to nothing out there about My Iron Lung online; …