Album Reviews
Liv Sin: KaliYuga (Brutal Planet Review)
2023 is starting out with a bang, a big fucking bang! Liv Sin and her band are releasing their third album called KaliYuga. I asked her about the title, and it was a pretty simple […]
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Album Reviews
BEYOND THE BLACK- “Beyond the Black” (Album Review)
Beyond the Black, the symphonic metal band from Mannheim, Germany is releasing their fifth full-length album on January 13th. The album, which is self-titled “Beyond the Black,” will be released through Nuclear Blast Records and […]
Album Reviews
Brutal Planet Writers Speak: Best Albums of 2022!
It’s been an absolutely incredible year in music! At Brutal Planet, one of the things we like to reflect on at the end of each calendar year is the albums that really stood out to […]
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Brutal Planet Writers Speak: BEST SHOTS OF 2022!
I love going to concerts. I love the music and the energy. As a photographer, I also love the challenge of shooting moving subjects in ever-changing light. Some shows can be extremely difficult to shoot […]
Concert Reviews
Brutal Planet Writers Speak: BEST SHOWS OF 2022!
It’s been an amazing year for rock and metal fans. If you love going to concerts, you know how difficult the last few years have been. However, most venues and promoters have returned to normalcy […]
Concert Reviews
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 12-05-22 @ The Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Despite people’s differences in everyday life, it always amazes me how music unites in a way no other thing can; and the concert that happened at the Target Center in Minneapolis last Monday night testified […]
Album Reviews
ALTER BRIDGE: “Pawns and Kings” (Album Review)
I have been listening to Alter Bridge for nearly twenty years now and they have yet to release an album I didn’t love. Earlier this summer, when the band first announced that a new album […]
News
XYSMA Ends 25-Year Hiatus and Releases New Video for “Well Seasoning”
Since the late 1980’s when a new form of metal started to emerge from the ashes of the speed and thrash metal movements, Xysma was there making a racket. They’ve gone a long way from the […]
News
SCOTTY SIRE Releases New Video for “Leave Me Alone”
“‘LEAVE ME ALONE’ is a lighthearted song that pokes at the idea that couples could use a little bit of space from each other at times,” Scotty explains. “First of all, it’s simply not healthy […]
News
THE PLOT IN YOU Release New Video for “Feel Nothing (Reset)”
Ohio quartet The Plot In You — Landon Tewers [vocals], Josh Childress [guitar], Ethan Yoder [bass], and Michael Cooper [drums] — have shared the visualizer for “FEEL NOTHING (RESET).” With this track, The Plot In You has […]