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 »BLOODSTOCK reveals first batch of 2023 bands!
BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES 10 BANDS FOR 2023!HEADLINERS INCLUDE MEGADETH & KILLSWITCH ENGAGE With BLOODSTOCK 2022 well underway, the festival is thrilled to already be looking ahead and announcing a swathe of awesome bands for the 2023 event, which is set to take place on 10th-13th August 2022 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. Metalcore pioneers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are set …
Read More »KILLSWITCH ENGAGE announce streaming event for August 6th
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE STREAMING EVENT SET FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has announced a streaming event set for Friday, August 6th at 7 pm ET/midnight BST. The performance will be available on-demand for 48 hours afterwards. Get tickets here.The event takes place at The Palladium in Worcester in the band’s native Massachusetts, which has been …
Read More »KILLSWITCH ENGAGE celebrate 20 years
On Wednesday, June 3rd, Killswitch Engage began posting an array of pictures from their history to the band's official Instagram feed.
Read More »To An End – Redefine
Australian Metallers To An End make themselves known with this their self-released debut album ‘Redefine’. Hailing from Melbourne, Redefine was released on November 22nd, but has only just come to my attention. And my attention I will give it. My first impressions as ‘From Grace To Demise’ follows opener ‘Intro’ …
Read More »Iron Maiden – Genting arena, Birmingham – 7th August 2018
Iron Maiden’s Legacy of the beast tour reached Birmingham tonight. It’s fair to say fans were excited and ready to party with the bars nearby all full of Iron Maiden fans for hours before the doors opened with some bars running out of Trooper. The ticketless entry seemed to work …
Read More »Killswitch Engage sign with Music for nations
Music For Nations is proud to welcome Killswitch Engage to its roster! Partnering with Metal Blade Records in the USA and Sony Music Entertainment elsewhere, Killswitch Engage are looking forward to the worldwide release of their upcoming album in 2019. In the UK, this will be via Sony label Music …
Read More »Act of Defiance Announces USA Headlining Tour
Act of Defiance Announces USA Headlining Tour, Plus Select Dates with Killswitch Engage, Hellyeah After completing an extensive North American tour this past May/June, Act of Defiance is ready to get back out on the road this fall, headlining shows across the USA. Additionally, the band will appear with Killswitch Engage and Hellyeah on select dates, …
Read More »Download Festival 2016 – Friday 10th June
Royal Republic (7) are the perfect Lemmy stage opening band for the weekend – fun, energetic and with a Volbeat-esque vibe to boot, they’re able to get things going in the best way possible. Finishing song Full Steam Space Machine is a particular highlight and the band look certain to …
Read More »Theories Divide – The Outcast
The first sip of a perfectly poured pint of Guinness. The choreography of Riverdance. Sheamus’ Brogue Kick. The clash of the ash. Whatever way you look at it, Ireland packs a serious punch. Theories Divide can safely add themselves to the list. Formed in Dublin in 2008, the quartet have been …
Read More »FEATURE: Who could replace Motörhead at Download?
With just under 8 weeks to go until Download once again opens it’s doors, there is still at least one more announcement of bands left. Whilst the majority of these will be acts filling out the slots on the lower stages, one prominent TBA is what will happen to the …
Read More »Download Festival 2014 – Saturday 14th June 2014
Elliot and Ant give their opinions of the second day at this years Download festival.. The first band of the day for me was South Wales rockers The Dirty Youth [8] who put in a great set. Singer Danni Monroe was sporting a natural hair colour for the first time …
Read More »The Devil Wears Prada – 8:18
Dayton, Ohio’s The Devil Wears Prada released their fifth studio album, 8:18, on Roadrunner Records. Featuring 43 minutes of modern melodic metalcore, the 13 song disc is titled after a passage from The Bible, Romans 8:18. Fear not, the album won’t alienate a secular audience: it’s too heavy to be lumped …
Read More »BATTLECROSS launches three live bootlegs on three youtube channels!
Battlecross have launched three new live bootlegs! POV Recordings recently shot and edited live videos of “Flesh & Bone“, “Never Coming Back” and “Kaleb” from the band’s show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC. The videos can be seen on the Metal Blade Records, Battlecross, and POV Recordings youtube …
Read More »Demon Hunter – Extremist
@planetmosh reviews Extremist by .@demonhunterband out on .@solidstate Two years since their last release Seattle 5 piece Demon Hunter have released ‘Extremist’, the well-publicized follow-on to 2012’s ‘True Defiance’. Not as well known of this side of the Atlantic as they probably should be for a band with sales in …
Read More »Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Battlecross & Miss May I – Birmingham Academy – 6th February 2014
First up tonight were Detroit band Battlecross, here on their first trip to the UK. Despite going on stage soon after the doors opened they still had a good sized crowd to play to – fans had been queuing outside the venue for a couple of hours before doors opened. …
Read More »Killswitch Engage – Birmingham Academy – 06/02/2014 Photos
@Planetmosh photographed .@kseofficial rocking out O2 Academy Birmingham .@rrusa .@Roadrunner_UK Killswitch Engage put in a superb performance in a packed out venue. Security were kept busy catching the steady stream of crowd-surfers while the band played an excellent set. Check out some photos from their set with the slideshow below. …
Read More »Another 23 bands added to Download Festival
.@DownloadFest adds more bands! Download Festival confirmed another 23 bands to their already bulging bill tonight a mere two weeks after their last announcement – and there are some very impressive names on the lineup. Killswitch Engage will be making their only European festival appearance of 2014 at the festival, with New …
Read More »Trivium – Vengeance Falls
From the outset I must point out that I have thoroughly enjoyed every single album Trivium have released to date, and 2011’s ‘In Waves’ was one of my albums of the year. Through each of their previous releases you could chart their music as it matured and progressed both in …
Read More »Hevy Fest announce move to O2 Academy Brixton for 2013
Hevy-er than ever! Hevy Fest and AEG Live are excited to announce the move to 02 Academy Brixton for 2013. Featuring a line up of EPIC proportions, be sure to get your tickets quickly for one of THE live events of the summer! The ferocious line-up features exclusive appearances from metalcore …
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