Album Reviews

Russian band Spyon were formed in 2003 in Petrozavodsk.  Since then they have undergone a number of lineup changes as well as playing plenty of gigs.  In 2006 they recorded a 5 track demo – “Spies and dreamers” which attracted new fans and won them a place at the Vozduh …

Hollow Truth are a 5 piece crossover band hailing from Dublin, Ireland. Presented here are 3 tracks and an intro “MMXII” which is simplistic but effective until a Hetfieldism of warbling “yeah” is brought into the mix. Track 2 “He Who Shook the Earth” clocking in at under 3 minutes …

Australian band Ragdoll were only formed in 2010 but little more than a year later, after several lineup changes, they released their debut EP – Ragdoll rock.  Now a year on, they have released their second EP – “Here today” After listening to the EP I immediately played it again …

Francesco Marras is the guitarist for the bands Screaming Shadows and Black demons as well as being a session musician.  The album was recorded at the Screaming Shadows studio in Sardinia. Once again a guitarist has released a solo album – and as always it’s an instrumental album.  I really …

Adorned Brood return to reclaim the crown of Pagan Folk Metal.         New comers Adorned Brood certainly are not, having been trailblazing their brand of Folk Metal before anyone else knew what Folk Metal was. ‘Kuningaz’ is the bands debut release for German label Massacre Records and …

   Unbreakable is the new song of the finish symphonic metal band “Stratovarius”. It is part of the upcoming fourteenth studio album “Nemesis” which will be released on 22 February 2013. The song starts with a calm keyboard sound.  Later the song gets power and sounds great. The voice of Timo …

John Wheeler is best know as front man of internationally-known “Rockgrass” band Hayseed Dixie, with the album Un-American Gothic being his first  solo outing away from the band. Written while on the road with the band in 2011 and from John’s own perspective as opposed to his character in Hayseed …

The Dirty Panties are an all-female punk band from Las Vegas, who certainly have the best band name I’ve heard so far this year. The band formed in New York in 2001 before moving to Las Vegas, and unlike many of the bands around who call themselves punk, but are …

Australian rock band Babyjane released their excellent debut album, “Are you listening” in 2011, and are now back with their second album – “Make it sick”.  The band have played plenty of gigs including supporting former Iron Maiden singer Paul DiAnno and former skid row singer Sebastian Bach. The new …

Timebomb are a young five piece band from the Chorley area of Lancashire.  The band has only been going since Summer 2012 but have already written and recorded their debut EP.  The band describe themselves as “80’s inspired rock band with a modern day twist”, which is a description I’m …

The South Wales metal machine is at it again. Not content with producing several already world-famous metal bands, now metalcore/grindcore band When We Were Wolves have reared their heads with brand new EP, imaginatively titled The More Things Change, The More We Stay the Same. It’s easy to say this …

Much has been said about the resurgence of riff-driven, progressively inclined metal in the past 10 years, with Mastodon, Tool and to a lesser extent Ghost attaining levels of success previously thought absurd. As with any of these instances, its sudden surge in popularity has spawned a fair share of …

It’s no secret that we love a bit of prog over here at Planetmosh, in all its forms. Progressive music as a whole is simultaneously the cheesiest and most ridiculous genre we have and the most serious and overtly complex. The simple banner of “progressive” fits snugly alongside virtually any …

There’s a sense of smugness that comes with saying this but, the hardcore scene has been in rude health in the past few years. Such rude health in fact, that it gets more difficult by the day for new bands under today’s vast hardcore umbrella to hope to make themselves …

We know what you’re thinking. Horrorpunk? Is that still a thing? Was it EVER a thing? Apparantly so, ladies and gentlemen. In 2013, horrorpunk is still very much in existence. Not in any kind of notable status, mind. The closest any band ever came to making such a specific subgenre …

Normally, I avoid so-called “supergroups” with a wider berth than I would give to a black rat diagnosed with carrying the bubonic plaque… in my book, most of them can be described as something else beginning with ‘s’ and rhyming with ‘height’! However, a couple of years ago, the debut …

  This is the debut album of the Swedish band Witchgrave. The first thing I want to say is this band could be a good successor when Venom ceases to exist. The voice of vocalist Joakim Norberg sounds like a mix between Lemmy and  Venom’s Cronos Lant. That’s awesome!   …

Gotta say those Germans sure know how to bring varying styles together to good effect. A Life Divided do this with great aplomb throughout their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It’s a retro-fitted piece of new romantic, electro rock with a commercial feel and some gothic undertones thrown in …

“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf… And the strength of the Wolf is the Pack”   “Her divinity” is the  latest release from hard rock/heavy metal band Wolf Regime. A heart-filled song which starts off with a clean guitar riff which progresses into harmonised guitar melodies and sets the mood …

Over the years rock ‘n’ roll has seen many great acts being born, from Led Zeppelin to AC/DC.  Northern Ireland has helped contribute to this process with home-grown bands such as Sweet Savage, The Answer and many more.  And now, in 2012/13 a new star is rising into the sky …