RAINBOW – The Singles Box Set 1975–1986

Back in my youth, one of my very first album buys was 'Rainbow Rising' and to this day, I have no real knowledge of what tracks are on side one, side two however is another ball game completely as it only contained two tracks, the mighty 'Stargazer' and the nearly as good 'A Light inBack in my youth, one of my very first album buys was 'Rainbow Rising' and to this day, I have no real knowledge of what tracks are on side one, side two however is another ball game completely as it only contained two tracks, the mighty 'Stargazer' and the nearly as good 'A Light in the Black'. I played side two to death, and still to this day consider 'Stargazer' to be one of the greatest rock tracks, ever. Over the years I bought nearly all of Rainbows releases, I have 'Down To Earth' on clear vinyl and caught them live on that very tour, however when the band split up in 1984 I moved onto Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe and all things American. So I was a bit excited when asked if I could review Rainbow – 'The Singles Box Set 1975 – 1986', however here lie's a problem. The box set retails at around £65.99, and no record label in the world is going to start sending those out for review. So what I got was a digital download link, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this format, and a lot of new releases are now distributed like [...]

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Alien Ken - Contact

@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh reviews Contact by @alien_ken Contact by Alien Ken is released 26th January 2014. Who is Alien Ken? You may ask. Best know for his work with K(nine) and Moth Circus, Alien Ken now has a solo project with music described as Alien/Coffin rock! Claiming to be from Zeta Reticulli, Alien Ken has written produced@LouellaDeville_ @PlanetMosh reviews Contact by @alien_ken Contact by Alien Ken is released 26th January 2014. Who is Alien Ken? You may ask. Best know for his work with K(nine) and Moth Circus, Alien Ken now has a solo project with music described as Alien/Coffin rock! Claiming to be from Zeta Reticulli, Alien Ken has written produced and released the album Contact with, according to his Facebook page, help from unnamed musicians. Greetings from Alien Ken Not being familiar with Alien/Coffin rock I thought this might be an interesting one to review. I suppose I expected a cross between UFO and The Damned. ET Phone home! With the album comes Greetings from Alien Ken, and some simple steps to follow before listening! As I got sent the album electronically I didn't get the original sheet of tinfoil but if one's going to do a job, one has to do it to the best of one's ability so, I improvised with a foil pie tray! At least it didn't recommend laying in a coffin or flying off in a spaceship! Louella listening to Alien Ken through zebra headphones!           Luckily the lyrics are in English, not Klingon! The lyrics [...]

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Photos of Dakesis at The Maze, Nottingham

Some photos of Dakesis performing at Martin Short's Badass Birthday Bash, held at The Maze in Nottingham, on 18th January 2014   [gallery ids="130478,130479,130480,130481,130482,130483,130484,130485,130486,130487,130488,130489,130490,130491,130492,130493,130494,130495,130496,130497,130498,130499"]Some photos of Dakesis performing at Martin Short's Badass Birthday Bash, held at The Maze in Nottingham, on 18th January 2014   Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Dakesis Hits: 0

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Alexander Krull, Atrocity interview

I spoke to Alexander Krull, lead singer of Atrocity and member of Leaves Eyes just after the bands had completed sound checking before their gig at the Basement in Rock City, Nottingham.  Listen to what he had to say about touring, the current album, and more....         [audio mp3="http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Atrocity-interview.mp3"][/audio]Atrocity I spoke to Alexander Krull, lead singer of Atrocity and member of Leaves Eyes just after the bands had completed sound checking before their gig at the Basement in Rock City, Nottingham.  Listen to what he had to say about touring, the current album, and more….         http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Atrocity-interview.mp3 Atrocity

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Shred Till You're Dead Radio Show

  Tonights playlist 26/1/2014 This weeks show features MY ten best albums of all time 1. Rainbow - 'Kill The King' 2. Rainbow - 'Man On The Silver Mountain' 3. Saxon -'Denim And Leather' 4. Saxon - 'Play It Loud' 5. Kiuas - 'Decaying Doctrine' 6. Kiuas - 'The New Dark Age' 7. Def Leppard - 'Pour some Sugar On Me' 8. Def Leppard -  Tonights playlist 26/1/2014 This weeks show features MY ten best albums of all time 1. Rainbow – 'Kill The King' 2. Rainbow – 'Man On The Silver Mountain' 3. Saxon -'Denim And Leather' 4. Saxon – 'Play It Loud' 5. Kiuas – 'Decaying Doctrine' 6. Kiuas – 'The New Dark Age' 7. Def Leppard – 'Pour some Sugar On Me' 8. Def Leppard – 'Animal' 9. Metallica – 'Enter Sandman' 10. Metallica – 'The Unforgiven' 11. BLS – 'Fire It Up' 12. BLS – 'Suicide Messiah' 13. Ozzy Osbourne – 'Crazy Train' 14. Ozzy Osbourne – 'Suicide Solution' 15. Motorhead- 'Dead Men Tell No Tales' 16. Motorhead – 'Bomber' 17. Evile – 'We Who Are About To Die' 18. Evile – 'Thrasher' 19. ACDC – 'Back In Black' 20. ACDC – 'Rock And Roll Aint Noise Pollution'

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NINTH CIRCLE release official video to "After The Rain"

US Power/Heavy Metal Band NINTH CIRCLE has released a new video for the song "After The Rain" . The Song is from the upcoming album "Legions of the Brave". http://youtu.be/bgCegcOqA3s LINE-UP: Dennis Brown - lead vocals and guitars Frank Forray - bass and backing vocals Dave Davis - drums and backing vocals Links: http://www.facebook.com/ninthcircleworld http://www.twitter.com/ninth_circleUS Power/Heavy Metal Band NINTH CIRCLE has released a new video for the song "After The Rain" . The Song is from the upcoming album "Legions of the Brave". http://youtu.be/bgCegcOqA3s LINE-UP: Dennis Brown – lead vocals and guitars Frank Forray – bass and backing vocals Dave Davis – drums and backing vocals Links: http://www.facebook.com/ninthcircleworld http://www.twitter.com/ninth_circle

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ASKA release official video for "Valhalla"

US-Metal Band ASKA has released a new video for the song "Valhalla" . The Song is from the album 'Fire Eater', which was released on September 27, 2013 on CD and now on January 31, 2014 on vinyl by Pure Steel Records. http://youtu.be/0i8v377T-5w LINE-UP: George Call - vocals, guitar Chris Menta - guitars Keith Knight - vocals, bass Danny White -US-Metal Band ASKA has released a new video for the song "Valhalla" . The Song is from the album 'Fire Eater', which was released on September 27, 2013 on CD and now on January 31, 2014 on vinyl by Pure Steel Records. http://youtu.be/0i8v377T-5w LINE-UP: George Call – vocals, guitar Chris Menta – guitars Keith Knight – vocals, bass Danny White – drums Links: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ASKA/ http://twitter.com/ASKA_Official

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ANCILLOTTI announce the release date + cover artwork for "The Chain Goes On"

The release date of the ANCILLOTTI album "The Chain Goes On" CD is February 28th, 2014 via Pure Steel Records. The preorder phase will start on February 14th, 2014 in Pure Steel Records webshop. Does anyone remember STRANA OFFICINA, the probably most legendary 80s-Metal-band from Italy? Or the 90s-project BUD TRIBE? Those of you who liked thoseThe release date of the ANCILLOTTI album "The Chain Goes On" CD is February 28th, 2014 via Pure Steel Records. The preorder phase will start on February 14th, 2014 in Pure Steel Records webshop. Does anyone remember STRANA OFFICINA, the probably most legendary 80s-Metal-band from Italy? Or the 90s-project BUD TRIBE? Those of you who liked those bands will definitely be fascinated by ANCILLOTTI. Founded by the eponymous Daniele "Bud" Ancillotti, who took on his brother Sandro as bass-player and his son Brian as drummer. The first sign of life was in 2012 the four track EP "Down This Road Together"; this is now followed by the debut album "The Chain Goes On". The ten songs of the album are affected by very straight Heavy Metal, which reminds one of the earlier bands of the singer, but some part are arranged with more mid-tempo. This has sometimes a very special charm created by the rough but melodic vocals, but other passages are pounding in best ACCEPT-manner. The catchy choruses are exactly on the point and are made for singing/shouting along (to give a few examples: the opener "Band Your Head", "Legacy of Rock" or "The Devil Inside"), which is brought to [...]

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Iced Earth Interview

I spoke to Iced Earth singer Stu Block backstage at Islington Academy just before the band played the London date of their Worldwide Plagues tour and asked him about their current album, the writing process in the band, touring and the sound problems they'd suffered from at the Birmingham gig. Listen to what he had toIced Earth I spoke to Iced Earth singer Stu Block backstage at Islington Academy just before the band played the London date of their Worldwide Plagues tour and asked him about their current album, the writing process in the band, touring and the sound problems they'd suffered from at the Birmingham gig. Listen to what he had to say….               http://planetmosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Iced-Earth-interview.mp3

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Photos of Viza at Rock City, Nottingham - 24th January 2014

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