Helloween

Last Thursday, December 6th, it dawned quite calmly, contrasting with what happened on September 20th, 1998, in the now extinct venue Dramático de Cascais. On that day, the pilgrimage began quite early and filled the quiet village with Helloween fans, eager to witness live the most famous album repertoire “Keeper of the Seven Keys” and [...]

It seems the wait is over. Here comes the pumpkin hurricane: Helloween! Helloween are coming to Portugal for a special concert on December 6th. The show will take at Sala Tejo, Altice Arena, Lisbon. Mikael Kiske, Kay Hansen & Cº once again choose Portugal for another classic showcase! After they filled the already extinct and [...]

It was time for the last day of this year’s edition of Copenhell. In all with as a successful event, that will be back next year for it’s 10th edition. Day 3 The final day of this year’s edition of Copenhell started with a lot of spandex and colors – the first big band playing [...]

Copenhell is the biggest metal and rock festival in Denmark, hosted in Copenhagen, usualy in the second half of June. Since 2010 the metal fans in Copenhagen have had the chance to see many stars of heavy music performing on the Copenhell stages. The list is very long including big names as Black Sabbath, Iron [...]

The legendary Germanic Power Metal band Helloween visited Helsinki’s Ice hall (Black Box) on the 30th of November. This show was part of the very special tour entitled “Pumpkins Reunited”, that as the name implies saw the return of Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske. The band was formed in the early 80’s (1984) and suffered [...]

What is coming can be considered a dream come true for all fans of Helloween. The much sought after meeting of the founders of German melodic speed metal is a reality. Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen join Helloween for a tour bringing together the band’s legendary original lineup. Michael Weikath, Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen and [...]

Striker is a speed metal band from Edmonton, Canada who recently played in Lisbon with Triosphere and Sonata Arctica. The Black Planet Zine had the amazing opportunity to interview the guitarist Tim and get to know a little bit more about this smashing band. TBP – Hey Tim, first of all we appreciate that you [...]

Once again, the town of Vagos became a place of pilgrimage. Vagos Metal Fest brought thousands of people for another Metal Festival. With a totally different promoter in charge of the arrangements, there was great curiosity to see how it would be. The festival structure was well arranged, while the placing of the stage, merch [...]

The organizers of the new Vagos Metal Fest have announced the last band as well as all the information regarding the festival. Correia is the last band confirmed for this year’s edition. The first edition of the festival will take place at Quinta do Ega, Vagos, Portugal on August 13th and 14th. VAGOS METAL FEST: Website | [...]

The brand new festival that will take place in Vagos is called Vagos Metal Fest. Helloween, Vektor, Tribulation, Bizarra Locomotiva, and Heavenwood are the most recently announced bands, to join the already confirmed Dark Funeral, Discharge, Ramp and Godvlad. The first edition of the festival will take place in August 13th and 14th at Quinta do [...]

Karmøygeddon team organizes several club concerts and two festivals per year: Karmøygeddon (April) and Karmøygeddon Arctic (October) Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2016 will be held on April 28-30 in Kopervik, Norway. With a pretty luxurious lineup, there is no surprise that organizers already announced that the tickets sales for the festival already surpassed the previous editions. [...]

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of J.Osório: 1. AMORPHIS – Under the Red Cloud 2. HAMMERCULT – Built For War 3. MGLA – Exercises in Futility 4. TRIBULATION – The Children of the Night 5. PARADISE LOST – The Plague [...]