The Vagos Metal Fest is returning in 2019 once again! More than 30 bands will pass by the stage of the festival that takes place from 8th to th 11th of August at Quinta do Ega, Vagos. This year the festival brings you big names like Satyricon, Six Feet Under (a group founded in 1993 [...]
August 2, 2019
Filipe Gomes
Previews
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 [...]
August 19, 2018
Rita Limede
Festivals, Reports
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 [...]
May 7, 2018
Kasper Pasinski
Previews
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
We here at The Black Planet had the opportunity to interview the iconic black metal band Satyricon about their new full lenght release, “Deep Calleth Upon Deep”. This was the result. You are back with a new album 4 years after the release of your self-title record. What has changed since? Quite a lot. Satyricon [...]
November 27, 2017
Rita Limede
Interviews
“Deep Calleth Upon Deep” will be released on September 22nd via Napalm Records. Black metal legends SATYRICON have revealed their highly anticipated ninth studio album, “Deep calleth upon Deep”. It is set for release on 22nd September on Napalm Records. The opus will be available in digital format, CD digipak and gatefold vinyl and is [...]
August 16, 2017
Filipe Gomes
News
A new Satyricon album will be coming on September 22nd, 2017. Norwegian black metal legends Satyricon have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records and entered the studio to begin the recording of a brand new album! Thomas Caser, CEO of Napalm Records expressed: “We are proud to announce the signing of one of this most [...]
May 15, 2017
Filipe Gomes
News
It is safe to say that Brutal Assault festival has one of the most complete lineups of 2016 summer festivals. It will take place in the lovely scenario of JAROMEŘ. The old army fortress Josefov is located ~130km east from Prague, Czech Republic. This 18th century fortress will host the festival inside its wall, giving an historical [...]
July 25, 2016
Elsa Marques
Previews
Some while we travelled to Oslo, Norway, to witness a special event at this big venue called Rockefeller, event that sounded to us like a must see since the first time we heard the news about it last year, the decision was made and finally we were there to see SATYRICON performing their milestone “Nemesis [...]
March 22, 2016
Rita Limede
Concerts, Reports
Sigurd Wongraven, mostly known as Satyr, frontman of iconic Norwegian band Satyricon has recently revealed that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. We hope we recovers quickly. I'm going home. I got extremely sick 8 days ago and was rushed to hospital. Scans have shown that there is a blind passenger in my head. [...]
October 5, 2015
Filipe Gomes
News
Norwegian Black Metal legends SATYRICON have signed a worldwide deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records for release of their upcoming DVD Live At The Opera! Watch a preview of Live At The Opera below. Mastermind Satyr about the story behind Live At The Opera: “The whole thing started with us doing one song, “To The Mountains” [...]
February 13, 2015
Filipe Gomes
News
Many people don’t realise it but it took 7 long years for Satyricon to return to Portugal. The last time was in 2006, promoting “Now, Diabolical”. So it was no surprise to see a big queue of people at the entrance of the Paradise Garage in Lisbon. The opening band was Chthonic, a Taiwanese Melodic [...]
November 22, 2013
Filipe Gomes
Concerts, Reports