PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal

Brit metallers, SILK SPINSTER, have released their thumping new single and video, MIDNIGHT LIFE. Harnessing an array of influences spanning from heavy metal and popular culture, SILK SPINSTER take from Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Slipknot, and combine the theatrics and engrossing visuals of Mad Max and Friday the 13th …

At the height of the 2000s, there was a swarm of indie, garage and rock and roll bands, from Jet, The White Stripes to The Hives and of course Electic Six. The Detroit rockers took you to the ‘Gay Bar’ and gave you ‘Danger! High Voltage!’ off their bombastic debut …

Commanding metallers HELLDOWN charge onwards with the release of their vicious single and video, March Of The Damned, out now –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93FX2x__9j8 . Listen to the track via – https://open.spotify.com/artist/36W9exJZJQFHPyDswrv5G3 . If you’re new to HELLDOWN, then you’re missing out; the Swansea based squad have been dropping thumping earworms for …

Exciting contemporary metallers, HollowKin, are set to make a prominent mark with the release of their monolithic debut EP, Confessions & Failures, which lands on Friday 15th November. The fast-emerging newcomers have also just released the single and video, Leech. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2DblkxNK0g and listen here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4SvhacCmtmxkd1Np3ww5xa . …

Welcome back to Swansea, South Wales noisemongers Scarlet Rebels as they release a new single taken from their upcoming studio album Where The Colours Meet, ‘It Was Beautiful’. The album will be released on August 16th via Earache Records, available in several exclusive formats. It’s a song of two breathtaking …

They sure do like their rock and roll in Toronto, Canada, point proven by roots, rock, blues and soul band Bywater Call, releasing their fourth single ‘Everybody Knows’, taken from new studio album Shepherd on August 9th, 2024. My first spin of it brought to mind Janis Joplin jamming with …

Stoke based hard rockers Magic Mary are now down to a four piece band, not five, but have not lost any of their power and precision, point well and truly proven by ‘Gaslight’, recently released single and are taking 2024 by the scruff of the neck with an extensive tour. …

Fresh from her debut performance at the Glastonbury festival recently, Elles Bailey releases her ‘Ballad Of A Broken Dream’ single, taken from her forthcoming album Beneath The Neon Glow via Cooking Vinyl Records on August 9th, 2024 as well as a lengthy headlining UK tour. Considering the songs subject about …

All hail Birmingam based noisemongers Gnawing Hunger as they spew out the venom with brand new single ‘Insidious’, another ferocious offering, hot on the heels following their April release of, ‘The Great Illusion’. Jackhammer blow drum assaults caught my attention from the off, pounding and pummeling with no respite throughout …

Leeds based Bad Owl are promoters of truly interesting music, the stuff that can be most certainly be described as left field, and today they are celebrating their 100th event with eight bands of varying styles.  Think ArcTanGent and you get the drift although this a local party for localish …

Sometimes it’s good to try and seek out other genres of music, so here we are reviewing the West Midland band based Homecoming UK, who have recently released their POP PUNK FROM WISH EP, classing themselves tongue in cheek as “When you order Blink 182 from WISH”. These five tracks …

Welcome back to the dynamic duo of The Virginmarys, unleashing a brand new single ‘Northwest Coast’, taken from an upcoming studio album The House Beyond The Fires via Rock People Management on November 1st 2024. It’s basically an ode to the ‘Northwest Coast’, and are also undertaking an extensive 19 …

As if debut single ‘War Before Peace’ wasn’t enough to impress highly, Maatkare come back raging with their follow up single ‘May The Gods Bear Witness’. It took me a few spins to get my head around the tumultuous hate spewed out from the all female line up, channeling the …

Goth/Post-Punk royalty The March Violets are in sparkling form with their new album “Crocodile Promises” For a band that has been around since 1981, it is something of a surprise to find that “Crocodile Promises” is only the third full-length from The March Violets. It’s also the first not to …

Hard-edged grunge-rockers Vendetta Love make their first UK performance at Sheffield’s Indie-Go Resurrection bar (formerly The Devonshire Cat), tonight’s event was organised by Red Pen promotions. On stage tonight, are three blistering acts: ‘Bad Heritage’, ‘Eddie & The Wolves’ and of course Irish headliners Vendetta Love. BAD HERITAGE is a …

Kentucky’s renegade rock and rollers, Mojo Thunder release ‘Step By Step’, follow up single to the previous ‘Holy Ghost’. Formed in 2018, they release their sophomore studio album ‘The Infinite Hope’ on Friday, August 16th. With the new single, they will not be taking small steps, but giant strides courtesy …

It’s time to rattle those crates as The Milk Men return with ‘Give A Little Love’, third single taken from their recently released fifth studio album “Holy Cow!”, following the previous single ‘One Man Band’ and ‘Hungover’. ‘Give A Little Love’ is a bit more restrained, but still packs a …