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Being a first-time roadburner I had only heard the stories and overwhelmingly positive feedback from fellow music enthusiasts who have been there previously. So when I finally had the occasion to reserve time in Spring to set out towards the Netherlands and be on my way to Tilburg, I left home with quite high expectations [...]

SYLOSIS were forced to postpone all their concerts announced for the summer and which included a performance at the 11th edition of VOA – HEAVY ROCK FESTIVAL, which takes place on June 30th, August 1st and 2nd, at Estádio Nacional. “Unfortunately, we have been forced to reschedule all of our festival appearances to 2023,” the [...]

Another year in which The Black Planet Magazine was present at Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig. As always, we will focus on our target audience and report on events that our readers most identify with. Interestingly, almost all the reasons for our report this year were located in the same place (Heidnisches Dorf), with a [...]

Five years after presenting “Tallinn Under The Horns“, a documentary depicting the Underground Black Metal scene of the Estonian capital, the sequel “Tartu Under The Horns“ has been finished. A small crew of the German webzine Undergrounded.de returned to the baltics and traveled to Tartu, the second biggest city of Estonia, to take another deep [...]

The Polish Dopelord and the Portuguese 10000 Russos, The Faq’s, Cobra ao Pescoço, Mike Vhiles and Fatman, are the last bands that close the lineup of the 8th edition of Woodrock Festival that will take place on July 21st, 22nd and 23rd at Quiaios Beach, Figueira da Foz. They join the already announced: Kadavar, Witchcraft, [...]

On the 9th of April, Hellraiser in Leipzig hosted a concert with 4 bands who were promoting their latest albums (although they have a little time). Unfortunately, due to the pandemic and with all the venues closed the bands couldn’t do it properly when their works were released. The first band that played was Holy [...]

Black Dahlia Murder has issued a brief statement on their Facebook page informing that their leader and singer Trevor Strnad has passed away at the age of 41. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved son, brother, and Shepard of good times, he was loved by all [...]

The Scorpions show to take place on May 10th will be postponed to the next July 18th, at Altice Arena. Purchased tickets remain valid for the new date, with no need to exchange them. For those who are unable to attend on the new date and want a refund, you can request it from May [...]

The SWR Feast 2022 was the return of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest after a 2-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. Read out report here! [...]

The legendary Scorpions are back with a new album, ‘Rock Believer’, and a world tour to go with it. The ‘Rock Believer World Tour 2022’ comes to the Altice Arena on May 10, 2022, right after the release of the new album scheduled for release in February next year. During the confinement, the band took [...]

We are glad to introduce you our newest partnership with Jason Levasseur – the mastermind behind Acoustified media. This media provides a broad spectrum of services including Voice over, Sound Recording, Video Capture & Editing and Photography. Jason is a seasoned live events photographer and will start collaborating with us by providing us photo reports [...]

The Finnish progressive metal act ODDLAND will embark on a European tour in May/June 2022, as special guest act for the Danish prog/thrash act Manticora, supporting ODDLAND’S newly released and incredibly well-reviewed album “Vermillion”. The tour is visiting most of western Europe and will see the band, return to a wide array of cities, some of which they [...]

The last 2 years have been hard for all of us. We ran out of concerts, out of events, out of (almost) everything. But the underground didn’t stop, because to stop is to die. Lots of albums came out, bands were created and dismantled, besides other initiatives such as online festivals, something that until then [...]

SWR Barroselas Metalfest is finally returning after a 2-year hiatus forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Autopsy, Mgla, Sijjin, Skeletal Remains and many more will return on April 29th to the peaceful town in the north of Portugal! [...]