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Black Dahlia Murder has issued a brief statement on their Facebook page informing that their leader and singer Trevor Strnad has passed away at the age of 41. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved son, brother, and Shepard of good times, he was loved by all [...]

The Scorpions show to take place on May 10th will be postponed to the next July 18th, at Altice Arena. Purchased tickets remain valid for the new date, with no need to exchange them. For those who are unable to attend on the new date and want a refund, you can request it from May [...]

The Finnish progressive metal act ODDLAND will embark on a European tour in May/June 2022, as special guest act for the Danish prog/thrash act Manticora, supporting ODDLAND’S newly released and incredibly well-reviewed album “Vermillion”. The tour is visiting most of western Europe and will see the band, return to a wide array of cities, some of which they [...]

Finnish atmospheric/dissonant death metal band Devenial Verdict have signed with Transcending Obscurity Records and revealed pieces of information about the upcoming debut album Ash Blind. You can listen to the first single “Hope” below. The band commented: We’re extremely proud to be a part of the Transcending Obscurity community and join the ranks of such [...]

Our partner festival, Hellsinki Metal Horizons, announced new bands on 01.03. : Exciter and local heroes MyGrain, Assemble the Chariots and The Hirvi reinforce the festival lineup. Hellsinki Metal Horizons, a club festival with eyes to the horizons, scouring the metalverse for acts that you don’t see every summer around every corner! The main festival event [...]

MANTICORA TO TOUR EUROPE! With the Covid pandemic quickly receding, green light has been given for the entire Manticora tour in April/May/June 2022 to take place. More shows have been added and the direct support band has also been found (Oversense, from Germany – special guest: tba) The re-scheduled tour for April/May/June 2022 is as [...]

Portuguese slam death metal masters Analepsy have announced their new drummer. Belgian drummer Léo Luyckx (also from Brutal Sphincter) joined the band lineup. Meanwhile, the band shared a music video for their new single “Locus Of Dawning”, which anticipates their upcoming album, Quiescence. The album features guest appearances from Ricky Myers (Suffocation, Disgorge), Angel Ochoa (Cephalotripsy, [...]

Last year, Perth’s premier electro power prog sensation VOYAGER were bestowed the distinct honour of taking part in the prestigious song contest, Eurovision – Australia Decides! Now, the band is premiering the highly-anticipated single that has been selected to compete! The stunning video for VOYAGER’s effervescent new earworm, “Dreamer,” can now be seen and heard [...]

After nearly a decade of silence, French underground black metal band HELL MILITIA have now returned with a brand new album, titled ‘Hollow Void’. The first song of the new record is now streaming on the official Season of Mist Youtube Channel. You can watch it below. The band’s new full-length will be released via [...]

Swiss black metal duo Darkspace signed an album contract with Season Of Mist. The band will reissue their entire back catalogue with reinterpreted artwork and a remaster for vinyl through the label later in 2022 while working on the forthcoming sixth full-length studio album Dark Space III II. In 2019, Zorgh quit while the band [...]

About one month after the official release of their new album ‘Sore Memories Always End’, Belgian ethereal post-pop/post-rock/indie/noiseshoegaze quartet Cecilia::Eyes just shared the whole effort for FREE STREAMING on YouTube thanks to the courtesy of the WherePostRockDwells channel. CECILIA::EYES defines itself as a band practicing a subtle mix of slow and noisy melodies. Since the [...]

After a period of much anticipation, the HardCore band ANGUERE releases its newest official video for the song “A 7 Palmos”, which is on their new album “Descrença!”. Kathársis, Bruno Nicoletti (Direction, Production, Camera and Editing), Gordfo Darco (Platô and Production Assistant) and with the support of Breno Macedo MM Boxe – Rio Claro-SP, Brazil, [...]

The Black Planet Zine is proud to announce the full support and partnership in the organization of  Finland’s newest summer festival: HELLSINKI METAL HORIZONS Hellsinki Metal Horizons, a club festival with eyes to the horizons, scouring the metalverse for acts that you don’t see every summer around every corner – instead inviting those that delight [...]

Oldschool death metal is witnessing great new bands popping up here and there. This time, in Portugal. Tvmvlo is a new band, formed by known musicians in the Portuguese scene: António Baptista (Basalto, vocals and guitars), Nuno Mendonça (Basalto/Zurrapa, bass) and Fábio Loureiro (Rotten Rights, drums). “The Well Of The Lost Children” is the title [...]