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Swedish Black Metallers Marduk will join forces with Immolation for a tour covering the European continent. Named “Serpent Sermon Tour”, name taken from Marduk’s latest album, it will start in August and will extend until October. There is one date scheduled for Portugal, in Lisbon, at September 20th. You can view the flyer below:   [...]

New Zealand death metal stars Ulcerate have been robbed during their first US tour. The band published the following update on their facebook page: “We had our van broken into in New York last night at our accom. We’ve lost all our guitar gear (preamps, effects units), some drum equipment, stage banner and all of [...]

Gojira returns this summer with a new album entitled “L’Enfant Sauvage”. Their fifth album will be released on June 26, 2012 by their new label Roadrunner Records. You can listen to a song below. The idea with L’enfant Sauvage is like with a human that would grow up in nature, raised by wolves for example, without the [...]

The first teaser trailer of “Imaginaerum” is online. “Imaginaerum” is a movie inspired by Nightwish latest album. It tells the story of an elderly composer, Tom, who suffers from severe dementia. As he has had the disease for years and has regressed into childhood, he remembers practically nothing from his adult life. Check the trailer below: Source: [...]

The first videoclip from the new Epica album “Requiem for the Indifferent” has been published last week, and you can view it below. Also don’t miss our live report of their show that took place in Porto, Portugal, last April 22nd. Soon to be published. “Requiem For The Indifferent” 01. Karma 02. Monopoly on Truth [...]

Porto, April 22nd, Sunday… Not the best day for a metal show, but if you are a true fan, the day of the week doesn’t really matter. With a tolerable weather and after dining the traditional Francesinha (a must-eat in Porto), it was time to run off to the new Hard Club and enjoy an [...]

Just one week before the festival, the organizers of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest have issued the following press release: SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XV | 26-30 APRIL 2012 | BARROSELAS | PORTUGAL SWR barroselas metalfest XV, set to take place from April 26th to 30th 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of [...]

Epica and long-time bassist Yves Huts have decided to go separate ways. According to the official Epica website, and just a few weeks after releasing the new album “Requiem for the Indifferent”, Huts has decided it is time to embrace new opportunities for his career. The band stated: “It is with sadness that we announce [...]

Dutch Symphonic band Epica have revealed on their website ( http://www.epica.nl ) an application available for the fans to download onto their smartphones. Using the SongPier platform, the band states: “Do you want to listen to the new EPICA single “Storm The Sorrow” while reading the according lyrics? Check out Epica’s whole discography, biography, tour [...]

Dutch Symphonic Metal Band, Epica, will release a new album called “Requiem for the indifferent” on March, 9th in Europe and March 13th in USA. The album was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany. “Requiem For The Indifferent” 01. Karma 02. Monopoly on Truth 03. Storm the Sorrow 04. Delirium 05. Internal Warfare 06. [...]

Prime Artists, the organizer of the Portuguese metal festival Vagos Open Air, have confirmed two bands: Swiss Folk/Melodic Death Metal act ELUVEITIE and Melodic Black Metallers CHTHONIC from Taiwan. Bands already confirmed: ARCH-ENEMY, ARCTURUS, OVERKILL, ENSLAVED, TEXTURES, NORTHLAND [...]

SWR barroselas metalfest XV, set to take place from April 26th to 30th 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of Portugal, gets ready to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary with a five days special edition. With names like Venom, Napalm Death, Brujeria, Katatonia or Kreator on its history, SWR barroselas metalfest XV [...]

Hanna Tsepesh: Olá Guilherme and Marco! Thanks so much for accepting this interview and Welcome to THE BLACK PLANET! First of all: how are you guys? Guilherme: I´m fine thanks! We are glad to participate in this interview. Marco: Hi Hanna, we are fine, thanks for asking. First of all thanks for the opportunity to [...]

The forthcoming album “Requiem For The Indifferent” by the Dutch Symphonic band EPICA will be released on March 9th (Europe) and March 13th (USA). The band has recently announced the first dates of their “Requiem For The Indifferent Tour 2012”:   2012-03-15 Bochum (Zeche ) DE 2012-03-16 Tilburg (013) NL 2012-03-29 Karlsruhe (Substage) DE 2012-03-30 [...]