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THENCE is a finish metal band from Kuopio area whose sound can be described as experimental ambient progressive metal. This is an unusual two men project, that started already in 2003. Unfortunately due to the several parallel projects of the band members the release of their debut album “These Stones Cry From the Earth” only [...]

The brand new festival that will take place in Vagos is called Vagos Metal Fest. Dark Funeral, Discharge, Ramp and Godvlad are the first bands confirmed. The first edition of the festival will take place in August 13th and 14th at Quinta do Ega, Vagos, Portugal. More information will be released soon by the organizers. [...]

The Black Planet representative in Finland had the chance to chat with “Freedomination” regarding their first tour: “Finnish Redemption Tour 2016” The band was touring in Finnish territory along side Steelwing (SWE) and other supporting local bands like Nuclear Omnicide (Helsinki) & Devastracktor (Turku). Videos and Photos from Turku and Helsinki shows were included in the [...]

Finnish melancholists VUOLLA have announced the release date of their debut album entitled “Blood. Stone. Sun. Down”. The debut full-length is scheduled for release on June 3rd, 2016, via Schwarzdorn Production and will be available on DigiCD and digital formats. You can order directly here. According to Schwarzdorn Prods: The charismatic mix of depressive parts [...]

Nick Menza, ex-drummer for Megadeth has died at the age of 51 after collapsing on stage at a small Los Angeles club late on Saturday. According to J Marshall Craig, family spokesman and Menza’s biographer, Menza collapsed while performing with his current band OHM at the Baked Potato club in Studio City, California, where he [...]

North-american ambient black metal AGALLOCH have disband. The band has announced it on their facebook page in a statement that reads: Following 20 years, 5 full length albums, many tours around the world, and numerous other recordings, John Haughm and the rest of the band (Don Anderson, Jason Walton, and Aesop Dekker) have parted ways. [...]

In the begining of 2017 German thrash metal titans Kreator will be headlining an European tour, with the support of the also iconic SEPULTURA, the Swedish melodic death act SOILWORK and Belgian death/grind group ABORTED. KREATOR’s frontman Mille Petrozza has stated that: Finally we are gonna be back on a headlining tour through Europe again. It [...]

After a long 10 years hiatus, the official webpages announce that TOOL has nearly completed the instrumental parts of the upcoming album. Fans all over the world have been wondering and despairing for some new Tool material after the 10,000 days album release in May 2006. A legal battle, that is finally coming to an [...]

Portuguese death metal act GRIMLET are back with a new song, “2:1:0”, and you can listen to it below. The track was taken from “Theia: Aesthetics Of A Lie”, the band’s forthcoming record, that hasn’t got an official release date yet. This is the follow-up work to the 2010’s album “Grim Perceptions”, and its the [...]

The 19th edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest took place from the 22nd to 24th of April 2016. Once again the event featured the two main stages, a free stage outside called the SWR arena, which received the final of the Portuguese W:O:A metal battle on the 21st (Day #0). The band bill was also [...]

German teutonic thrasher DESTRUCTION hava released a new video, and digital single, for the track “Under Attack”, which can be seen below. “Under Attack” is the forthcoming records’ title, and the band’s 14th studio album of their career, that is set to be released on the 13th of May via Nuclear Blast Records. Schmier, the [...]

Steelfest opens the season of the Open air “summer” festivals in Finland. It will take place in Hyvinkää, a city located around 1h drive north from Helsinki. The festival started already in  2010 on it’s current format and has been gaining the reputation of one of the finnish festivals that presents the most extreme metal [...]

KATATONIA have released a new song, “Serein” on streaming, and you can listen to it bellow. This is the second track taken from their forthcoming record, “The Fall Of Hearts”, the first one was “Old Heart Falls” and is available in here. The new record, which is set to be released on the 20th of [...]

Swedish controversial black metal act SHINING have announced a change in their line-up. Bassist Christian Larsson and drummer Rainer Tuomikanto have left the band, for reasons yet unknown. As said in the band’s official statement on their facebook page, that can be read in full bellow, this will not affect any upcoming tour date, since these [...]