Greek stoner rock band Planet Of Zeus unleashed their sixth full-length album »Afterlife«; European tour dates announced!

Athens, Greece based stoner rock band Planet Of Zeus stream their sixth full-length album, »Afterlife«, which just dropped this Friday, October 11th, 2024.

Tracklist:
01. Preview Of An Afterlife
02. Baptized In His Death
03. Step on, Skin Off
04. No Ordinary Life
05. The Song You Misunderstand
06. Let’s Call It Even
07. Bad Milk
08. Letter To A Newborn
09. The Vixen
10. State Of Non-Existence

»Afterlife«… Planet Of Zeus’s sixth album finds them reinventing themselves rather than the wheel. After their prophetic, pre-Covid release »Faith In Physics« and the consecutive postponements of their European and North American tours, the band took a deep dive into its own vulnerability and managed to come back stronger and more dangerous than ever before.

No matter how far humanity and technology has reached, people always seem to be puzzled by the same old questions. From the ancient Greek philosophers, to Dostoevsky, Hesse and the average bloke on the corner. A blend of failed relationships, parenthood, sobriety, the constant search for a higher purpose and the thin line between “beneficence and rascality” with a unique and adventurous modern heavy rock sound, »Afterlife« is a perfect musical representation of the beauty and the curse of the human condition.

Photo by Evan Maragkoudakis

Order »Afterlife«: planetofzeus.bandcamp.com/album/afterlife

All tracks written and performed by Planet Of Zeus.
Recorded and mixed by Greg Magos at Few Studios.
Produced by Stelios Provis.
Mastered by Nick Townsend at Infrasonic Studios.
Artwork by Morgan Sorensen.

Planet Of Zeus are:
Babis Papanikolaou – Vocals, Guitar
Stelios Provis – Guitar, Vocals
Giannis Vrazos – Bass
Serafeim Giannakopoulos – Drums

Planet Of Zeus emerged in 2000 from the heart of Athens, Greece, where ancient history meets the pulsating energy of modern rock. This heavy rock band boasts a journey that spans from supporting heavy contemporaries Kvelertak, Mastodon and Clutch, to commanding festivals such as Wacken, Graspop, Hellfest, Desertfest, Exit, Mystic and Resurrection. In Greece they’ve played all the major music festivals such as Rockwave, Ejekt and Release Athens and in 2018 they played their biggest headline show at SNFCC in front of 12.000 people. With a relentless passion for their craft, Planet Of Zeus has cultivated a reputation for raw, sincere, and ever-evolving live performances, earning them a dedicated underground following that transcends the geographical boundaries of their homeland.

The band’s unmatched raw energy caught the attention of Clutch, earning Planet Of Zeus the main support slot for Clutch’s 2015 Psychic Warfare European Tour, solidifying their status in the international metal scene. Their discography, including albums like »Eleven The Hard Way«, »Macho Libre« and »Vigilante« showcase a sonic journey from gritty riffs to melodic exploration. In their highly acclaimed fourth album, »Loyal To The Pack«, they shuffle their musical deck, embracing blues’y melodies, clean vocals, and newfound dynamics while drawing inspiration from rock legends like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mastodon, and Clutch.

Having released six albums to date, with labels such as; Heavy Psych Sounds (»Faith In Physics«), ihaveadrum Records (»Vigilante«, »Loyal To The Pack« & »Live In Athens«) and »B-Otherside« (Macho Libre), Planet Of Zeus have made a name for themselves in the core of the hard rock and heavy metal scene. Their most recent album »Faith In Physics« (Heavy Psych Sounds, 2019) is 46 minutes of heavy, intellectual riffology and fat grooves, reminiscent of RATM’s best days, MC5-esque attitude and energy, coupled with QOTSA’s melodic radio-ready sensibilities. An album that flows like water and closes with Planet Of Zeus’s signature psychedelic last track, that sounds like The Doors landing in 2019 Athens via teleportation. Stay tuned as Planet Of Zeus is about to reign thunder and lightning upon Athens and beyond.

Afterlife European Tour 2025:
Tue 25.02.2025 Budapest, Durer Kert (HU)
Wed 26.02.2025 Ilirska Bistrica, MKNŽ (SI)
Thu 27.02.2025 Torino, Blah Blah (IT)
Fri 28.02.2025 Aurau, Kiff Plug Out Festival (CH)
Sun 02.03.2025 Toulouse Le Rex, (FR)
Mon 03.03.2025 Madrid Sala Wurlitzer (ES)
Tue 04.03.2025 Spain Barcelona Sala Upload (ES)
Wed 05.03.2025 Bordeaux, Deus Ex Machina (FR)
Thu 06.03.2025 Paris Petit Bain (FR)
Fri 07.03.2025 Zwolle Hedon (NL)
Sat 08.03.2025 Utrecht, DB’s (NL)
Sun 09.03.2025 Rotterdam, Grounds (NL)
Tue 11.03.2025 Hamburg, Headcrash (DE)
Thu 13.03.2025 Copenhagen, Stengade (DN)
Fri 14.03.2025 Malmo, Plan B (SWE)
Sat 15.03.2025 Stockholm, Bar Brooklyn (SE)
Sun 16.03.2025 Oslo, John Dee (NO)
Tue 18.03.2025 Helsinki, On The Rocks (FI)
Wed 19.03.2025 Tallinn, Paavli Kultuurivabrik (EE)
Thu 20.03.2025 Riga, Melna Piektdiena (LV)
Fri 21.03.2025 Warsaw, Voodoo (PL)
Sat 22.03.2025 Dresden, Chemifabrik (DE)
Sun 23.03.2025 Berlin, Cassiopeia (DE)
Mon 24.03.2025 Jena, Kuba (DE)
Tue 25.03.2025 Prague, Modra Vopice (CZ)
Wed 26.03.2025 Vienna, Escape (AT)
Fri 28.03.2025 Bucharest, Control Club (RO)
Sat 29.03.2025 Cluj Napoca, Flying Circus (RO)

Tickets: ffm.live/afterlife-eu-tour

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well