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EVILLIVE FESTIVAL returns to Lisbon on 4 and 5 July 2026 with EVILLIVE WARMUP and a main event featuring MARILYN MANSON, MEGADETH, MASTODON, CONVERGE, THE GATHERING, IMMINENCE, TRIVIUM, CAVALERA and OKKULTIST. [...]

CONVERGE have been confirmed for EVILLIVƎ FESTIVAL 2026, completing the festival's final line-up. The American metalcore pioneers join co-headliners MARILYN MANSON and MEGADETH alongside MASTODON, THE GATHERING and IMMINENCE for the event on 5 July at Lisbon's MEO Arena. [...]

The legendary MEGADETH have been confirmed as co-headliners of the 2026 EVILLIVƎ FESTIVAL, along a line-up that already includes MARILYN MANSON, MASTODON, THE GATHERING and IMMINENCE. [...]

Evil Live Festival 2026 returns as an indoor one-day event at MEO Arena on July 5 with Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, The Gathering and Imminence among first confirmed acts. [...]

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 [...]

After publishing our staff’s lists for the best albums of 2017, we have come to a final decision. So here is The Black Planet zine’s official top albums list for the past year! 1 – Septicflesh – Codex Omega 2 – Akercocke – Renaissance in Extremis 3 – Mastodon – Emperor of Sand 4 – [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

More than four years without visiting Portuguese soil, Mastodon came back with many promising stories full of metal in their luggage. Even though “Emperor of Sand” is cleaner, at a production level, it is still a journey back to their roots, no doubt. When the album is brought to a live event it becomes a [...]

Sala Tejo of Meo Arena, in Lisbon. Ticket’s cost is 28€ and can be purchased at Worten, Fnac, El Corte Inglês, Unkind, Blueticket and Masqueticket (Spain) It’s been five years since the American band Mastodon don’t play in Portugal. Between that time, the quartet from Atlanta, Georgia have released two new albums, 2014’s ”Once More ‘Round [...]

American band Mastodon release official video for the single ”Show Yourself”. ”Show Yourself” its one of the songs from the soon to be released ”Emperor of Sand” album. This Mastodon’s new album is set to be released on March 31st via Reprise Records. The video tells a funny story about the band and the Grim Reaper. [...]

”Andromeda” is the 3rd single launched by Mastodon, to promote the new album ”Emperor of Sand”. ”Emperor of Sand” is the upcoming studio album by the band which is set to be available at 31/03/2017 through Reprise Records. The album’s concept and story follows a desert wanderer who has been handed a death sentence. Themes [...]