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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 [...]

On the 14th of October, RCA club venue hosted five bands that integrate different metal scenes. An enthusiastic pack of people gathered around the stage, expecting to experience a great night of heavy metal. This can be defined not only by the bands delivering good performances but also by a crowd providing feedback to the [...]

Skyforger are one of the original bands belonging to the Pagan Metal movement, and for the first time in Lisboa, they will present their latest album “Senprūsija” (2015). With a conscious mix of black metal, folk elements, and lyrics in Latvian about their traditions, war stories and other Latvian myths, Skyforger is one of those [...]

For the first time ever in Portugal, one of the most underground and underrated black metal bands from Norway, Kampfar, made a triumphant debut in Portugal. Kampfar gave a great performance showing the audience how black metal should sound. As support bands for this event two bands from Portugal were invited: Pestifer and Morte Incandescente. [...]

Kampfar will be in Portugal on the 8th of April at RCA club in Lisbon. Hailing from Norway, Kampfar is a band that many black metal fans in Portugal have been wishing to see live. Finally on the 8th of April, they will deliver the grim darkness of their black metal to Portugal. Their last two albums [...]

Battle Beast together with  Majesty, Gyze and Fantasy Opus were on stage on March  12th, 2017 at the RCA Club Lisboa venue. These four heavy metal bands played on a Sunday evening, closing that weekend. Two of these band played for the first time in Portugal, the Finnish Battle Beast and the Japanese Gyze. This [...]

ROSS THE BOSS with the support of CRUZ DE FERRO and DEADLYFORCE will be on stage at RCA Club Lisboa on March 21. ROSS THE BOSS, is the first guitar player and co-founder of one of the biggest bands of all times: Manowar. He will bring to Portugal “The Discipline of Steel” World Tour 2017, that [...]

Battle Beast with Majesty, Gyze and Fantasy Opus will be on March 12nd at RCA Club Lisbon. You will be able to witness for the first time in Portugal, the new sensation of the Finnish metal scene BATTLE BEAST.  They come to present their newest album “Bringer of Pain”, released February 17 by Nuclear Blast. The [...]

With 2016 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Daniel Lemminkainen: 1 – Avantasia – Ghostlights 2 – Moonsorrow – Jumalten Aika 3 – Finsterforst – #YOLO 4 – Amon Amarth – Jomsviking 5 – Asphyx – Incoming Death 6 – Rotting Christ [...]

At a Sunday evening, took place on the usual spot another great night of heavy metal, counting on the bill with the Portuguese acts Inner Blast and Cruz de Ferro, opening for one of the major viking forces in metal music nowadays, Tyr. Portuguese new comer act Inner Blast opened the night with a melodic [...]

We here at The Black Planet had the opportunity to interview a very talkative and friendly Oliver Berlin, vocalist of Finsterforst, about their new EP #YØLØ TBP: The band decided to release something completely different from the usual concept. What is the concept this time?  Olli: The idea was to show our fun loving and drinking self. [...]

Just after their passage at the fest XXXICKEN Party in Portugal for a gig, we here at The Black Planet zine had the amazing opportunity to interview Kadaverficker, who gave us the chance to get to know a little bit more about them, one of the most unique German grindcore acts in the current scene. [...]

After a lot of ups and downs, and a name change, XXXicken Party took place at the Rex Bowling Club, Cantanhede,  with a lot of good vibes, people willing to have a good time, an indoor pool, and after-hours DJ’s all night long for three days. Day 1 Starting the hostilities at XXXicken Party, KisteSacro, [...]

In the heart of Alentejo, arose in a new venue the 7th edition of SMSF – Santa Maria Summer Fest, in Beja. 3 days of extreme music, some other exotic and different events, but all with one thing in common: diversity and a long wish to triumph. Day 1 The band who had the honors [...]