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With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of dcustodio: 1. Ghost – Meliora   2. Leprous – The Congregation   3. Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss   4. Moonspell – Extinct 5. Myrkur – M   6. Kontinuum – Kyrr   7. Grave Pleasures – Dreamcrash   8. [...]

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Lucifer: MGLA – Exercises in Futility 2. VI –De Praestigiis Angelorum 3. SERPENTS LAIR – Circumambulating the Stillborn 4. ACHERONTAS – Ma​-​IoN (Formulas of Reptilian Unification 5. MISTHYRMING – Söngvar elds og óreiðu 6. [...]

Islandic group SÓLSTAFIR have a new video for their track “Midaftann”, which can be seen bellow. This song is part of their most recent record, “Ótta”, released last year, via Season Of Mist. [...]

The portuguese group GATES OF HELL has released a lyric video for the track “My Path”, where the band shows off their new lead singer, that will remain in anonymity until their concert on the 19th of December, at the Raising Legends XMAS Special. The video, which is available bellow, was streamed in exclusive by [...]

SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST has announced Violator, Monolord, Misþyrming, Dementia 13 and Infra to play in their next years edition of the festival. These bands join the billing where you can already find the following bands: MARDUK | Sweden | www.facebook.com/Mardukofficial ABORTED | Belgium | www.facebook.com/Abortedofficial GRAVE | Sweden | www.facebook.com/GraveOfficial DOOM | UK | www.facebook.com/doomcrustpunk [...]

Finnish psychedelic black metal group ORANSSI PAZUZU have announced the release of a new album, “Värähtelijä”, via Svart Records and 20 Buck Spin, on the 26th of February. This is the follow up work from “Valonielu” released in 2013 and the 4th orginal studio record of the band. This work will be available on CD, [...]

This year, the portuguese record label Raising Legends, has decided to celebrate Christmas with a special two-day event featuring some of their bands. The event will take place on the 18th and 19th of December, next Friday and Saturday, in Porto – Hard Club. The first day is going to be dedicated to rock oriented [...]

They were listed as one of 10 bands that rose from the ashes of other bands, scavengers that were destined to live forever on the shade of Phil Lynott’s legacy. But today The boys were definitely back in town, and an old school visit it was. The switzs Weyers were charged w/ welcoming party. The [...]

Portuguese Black Metal act O CERCO will have its second effort out next 5th February through SIGNAL REX. “A Desolação” comes after their good initial EP “O Homem Esmorece…A Natureza prevalece”. The new EP will feature three tracks of negative Post-Black Metal invocation. Set to be released internationally on February 5th, 2016, as a special digifile [...]

The Black Planet had the opportunity t exchange a few words with Lief Jensen, the only remaining founding member of Dew Scented, and Marvin Vriesde, one of the guitar players of the group. The interview took place a few hours before their show on Mosher Fest. You started this band more than 20 years ago [...]

According to the Ponto Alternativo zine, Löbo, the atmospheric Sludge/Doom Metal group that released the superb record “Älma” back in 2010, will return to the stages for a few selected live performances to celebrate the rerelease of “Älma”. This time it will be released on cassette and vinyl formats, by Signal Rex and Ring Leader [...]

French black metallers VORKREIST have unveiled a new song, “Losing Sanity Key”, that you can listen to in here. This track was taken from their upcoming EP, “Sacrifice”, that is set to be released on the 29th of January, via Agonia Records. The EP is limited to just a few copies and it wil be [...]

French dissonant occult metalers ALUK TODOLO have a new album on the way, entitled “Voix (“voice[s]””. And now, the album is set for European release on February 5th, 2016 via Norma Evangelium Diaboli (same date in North America via The Ajna Offensive). Voix is one piece, divided in six parts, totalling 43 minutes. Composed as a multi-directional labyrinth with a constantly changing map, [...]

Oporto was the stage for the return of one of gloomiest bands on earth, Swallow the Sun, and with them came another band from the land of thousand lakes, Wolfheart. Added also to the bill was Adimiron from Rome, a band unknown to most of the audience. Adimiron opened the night, presenting a progressive metal [...]