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Brutal Assault announce Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh & many more

Brutal Assault announce Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh & many more

Brutal Assault will take place at in Fortress Josefov in August 7 ~ 10, 2019. Czech Republic’s iconic metal festival Brutal Assault has issued another number of confirmations. Dimmu Borgir and Godflesh are among the highlighted bands, but there are many more. Read the statement below: Let’s open this mega update with black metal stormblast! [...]

December 17, 2018 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Brutal Assault announce Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh & many more

Photo Report: MetalDays 2018

Photo Report: MetalDays 2018

Once again, the unique MetalDays festival joined thousands of metalheads in Slovenia for a week of great Metal shows, swimming and sunbathing. Check out some pictures below. Photos courtesy of Miha K.   [...]

September 1, 2018 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Photo Report: MetalDays 2018

TOP ALBUMS 2017

TOP ALBUMS 2017

After publishing our staff’s lists for the best albums of 2017, we have come to a final decision. So here is The Black Planet zine’s official top albums list for the past year! 1 – Septicflesh – Codex Omega 2 – Akercocke – Renaissance in Extremis 3 – Mastodon – Emperor of Sand 4 – [...]

January 6, 2018 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on TOP ALBUMS 2017

2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Correia

2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Correia

With the year of 2017 coming to an end, it is time to choose the best releases of the year. Like in previous years, we will be publishing our staff’s choices daily as well as a final Top 20 for the zine of the best albums that were released in 2017. Here are the choices [...]

January 2, 2018 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on 2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Correia

2017: The Staff’s Choices – Kasper Pasinski

2017: The Staff’s Choices – Kasper Pasinski

With the year of 2017 coming to an end, it is time to choose the best releases of the year. Like in previous years, we will be publishing our staff’s choices daily as well as a final Top 20 for the zine of the best albums that were released in 2017. Here are the choices [...]

December 29, 2017 Kasper Pasinski Tops Comments Off on 2017: The Staff’s Choices – Kasper Pasinski

2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

With the year of 2017 coming to an end, it is time to choose the best releases of the year. Like in previous years, we will be publishing our staff’s choices daily as well as a final Top 20 for the zine of the best albums that were released in 2017. Here are the choices [...]

December 26, 2017 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on 2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

Preview: TUSKA Open Air 2016

Preview: TUSKA Open Air 2016

Not everyone is familiar with this fact, but absolutely worth mentioning: Tuska 20th anniversary happens in 2017 and to celebrate the occasion the organisers announced that a book, with the attempted title ”Tuska 20-vuotta”, will be written by the rock journalist Jone Nikula (involved in the festival organization since its origins). Tuska Festival book will be [...]

June 20, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Preview: TUSKA Open Air 2016

Report: Deafheaven + Myrkur @ RCA Club

Report: Deafheaven + Myrkur @ RCA Club

On a cold Friday night, RCA Club presented two acts together that claimed their own space in the black metal genre: Myrkur with her melancholic black metal making the debut in Portugal, and Deafheaven with their post black metal, returning to present their new album “New Bermuda”. The fans of Myrkur started gathering around the [...]

March 6, 2016 Rita Limede Reports Comments Off on Report: Deafheaven + Myrkur @ RCA Club

Preview: DEAFHEAVEN return to Portugal

Preview: DEAFHEAVEN return to Portugal

DEAFHEAVEN, post-black metal act return to Portugal for two dates, to present their latest release “New Bermuda”. The shows are taking place on the 4th and 5th of March, in Lisbon (RCA CLUB) and Porto (Hard Club) respectively.  They return for the third time, by the hands of promoter Amplificasom, where they promise to dazle [...]

February 26, 2016 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on Preview: DEAFHEAVEN return to Portugal

2015: The Staff’s choices – dcustodio

2015: The Staff’s choices – dcustodio

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. [...]

December 22, 2015 dcustodio Tops Comments Off on 2015: The Staff’s choices – dcustodio

MYRKUR stream new song online

MYRKUR stream new song online

Danish one-woman black metal project MYRKUR is advancing online its new demo track “Skaði”. The song is a part of the impending full-length debut which is due out next year on Relapse Records. MYRKUR has also just confirmed its first ever live performance at the Roskilde Festival 2015, choosing this way a safer home debut [...]

December 1, 2014 Lucifer News Comments Off on MYRKUR stream new song online