BLOODSTOCK is hurtling towards the Xmas season at a rapid pace, but planning for August 2023 is still in full swing. The Deposit Scheme is also ready to go, so if you’ve not already grabbed your ticket, secure yours now by signing up and making paying for your ticket a little more …
Read More »ANTHRAX | tickets for 40th anniversary live stream are on sale now
COUNT DOWN TO 40TH ANNIVERSARY…TICKETS FOR LIVESTREAM EVENT AREON SALE NOW! www.anthraxlive.com The countdown to July 18th, the 40th anniversary of thrash/metal legends Anthrax is well underway and heading towards the big finale. A special worldwide Livestream event, presented by Danny Wimmer Presents and originating from Los Angeles, will kick off in the UK …
Read More »ANTHRAX | announces 40th-anniversary celebrations
ANNOUNCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FRIENDS, MUSICIANS AND FORMER MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO 11-WEEK VIDEO TESTIMONIAL SERIES – LAUNCHING 3RD MAYCELEBRATORY LIVE STREAM TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 16THW/ DEEP CUTS SETLIST CHECK OUT THE ANNIVERSARY TRAILER ANTHRAX ANNOUNCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS One of The Big Four turns the big 4-0 this year, …
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2019 – Saturday.
Mother Nature must have got out of the wrong side of bed today as the wind hit harder than the after effects of a prawn vindaloo, so much so that the Ronnie James Dio Stage was shut down and cordoned off for about an hour later on in the day. …
Read More »Download 2019 review
Friday Despite an early bus from Derby, the shuttle from the transport hub to the guest entrance resulted in a wait of an hour, so when I finally made it into the arena I’d missed the arrival of the Heavy Metal Truants after their cycle ride from London to raise …
Read More »Download festival announce more bands for 2019
Download Festival, the world’s premier rock event, has announced a further 23 acts including Slayer with their last ever UK show, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dream Theater, Lamb of God, Eagles Of Death Metal, and more. The three-day festival takes place 14-16 June 2019 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets …
Read More »Anthrax – State of Euphoria (30th anniversary edition)
When you remember buying an album when it came out, being asked to review the 30th anniversary edition tends to make you feel old. Surely it can’t be 30 years since this classic album came out? Sadly it’s true, so lets have a look what’s involved in this anniversary edition. …
Read More »Anthrax to celebrate 30th anniversary of State of Euphoria
On 5 October, 2018, Island Records/UMC will release the 30th anniversary, 2CD deluxe edition of Anthrax’s fourth studio album, State of Euphoria. The package will consist of two discs: Disc One is the fully-remastered album, all of the B-sides originally released in conjunction with the album, and “Antisocial” recorded live …
Read More »SLAYER Extend Final World Tour into 2019
“We always knew this tour would take us into 2019,” said SLAYER’s Kerry King, “and we’ve been blown away by the response we’ve been getting here in North America. We’ve heard about fans who have driven five, six hours or flown in from other cities or countries to see us, …
Read More »SLAYER Announce Their Final UK Tour
SLAYER ANNOUNCE FINAL UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES FOR NOVEMBER 2018 TOUR KICKS OFF IN DUBLIN ON 1ST NOVEMBER Having made some of the most brutally aggressive music ever created, being one of four bands that defined an entire musical genre and the band other heavy acts are measured against …
Read More »Anthrax – Kings Among Scotland
As live albums go this is as damn near as good as being at the gig itself as Anthrax thrash their hearts out to a vociferous crowd at the Glasgow Barrowlands Ballroom on this double CD Kings Among Scotland, due for release by Nuclear Blast Records on April 27th 2018. …
Read More »SLAYER – Announce ‘Repentless’ 6,66” Box Set for International SLAYER Day!
Slayer Announce ‘Repentless’ 6,66” box set for international SLAYER day! SLAYER has announced they will release an exclusive ‘Repentless’ collector’s box set that includes 6 single EPs featuring all the songs off their latest album pressed on unique 6.66” vinyl. The box set, which will be released on June 6th, will be available in black, …
Read More »Anthrax show in Glasgow filmed for DVD release
Thrash pioneers ANTHRAX, now armed with six dynamic tour dates under their belt – ‘Among The Kings’, their first UK/European headline tour in more than a decade, already earning over-the-top rave press reviews and hundreds of effusive social posts from fans who have attended the shows – will chronicle the frenzy with …
Read More »Anthrax – O2 Institute, Birmingham – 9th February 2017
Tonight was the first night of Anthrax’s UK “Among the kings” tour. The tour features Anthrax playing two sets, one of which is them playing the entire “Among the living” album in full and in order, with the other set being voted on by fans online. Before Anthrax though it …
Read More »The American Way: Songs Inspired by Political Unrest
Politics can be a breeding ground of anger, discontent, fear, hatred, and lies: tangents and emotions that punk rock and heavy metal channel oh so well. As we’re aware of by now, the USA just held an election for its 45th President. While the candidate who won was voted into …
Read More »How These Metal Bands Got Their Names
Here are an evil Lucky 13 metal bands, representing a variety of genres, for you to listen to, plus learn the Wikipedia versions of their name origins. The rules: Only metal is included; no rock, blues, or punk feature in this round. No origin stories from anywhere but Wikipedia are …
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Sunday 14/08/2016.
Sunday comes around too soon as it means the final day of Bloodstock Open Air Festival. 2016 has been one of the strongest line ups I have seen and I’m already counting down the days to 2017. The plan on my schedule was to watch the first half of Ghost …
Read More »96.3 Rock Radio bids for possible return to Glasgow airwaves.
We’ve all heard it. Rock is dead. No one listens to rock anymore. And we’ve also all heard that radio is dead. With Spotify and instant downloads who needs radio? Recent happenings in Glasgow would suggest that both rock and radio are alive and kicking. A name, gone but not forgotten, …
Read More »Game Of Thrones & More – Heavy metal songs inspired by Fantasy – PlanetMosh Playlist
Fantasy has always been a furrow well ploughed by metal bands, providing a rich vein of stories as bombastic, epic and glory-seeking as the genre itself. With the sixth series of the biggest TV epic ever produced, ‘Game Of Thrones’, about to launch itself onto our screens, and the seventh …
Read More »Tuska Open Air 2016 – The PlanetMosh ‘Pain’list – Listen now on Spotify
With Tuska Open Air Metal Festival almost 3 months away, we decided to put together a PlanetMosh Playlist of all the acts confirmed to play at Suvilahti on the first weekend in July. We’ve included a few songs from each of the headliners, Avantasia, Ghost and Children Of Bodom as …
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