2010 - 01 - 07
The curse of Planet Rain strikes again... Due to the fact that Pär's gotten a job in Norway we won't be finished with the album until earliest april.

2009 - 11 - 03
Time for some news, you say? We are currently in the midst of the recording process for our upcoming first album.
Songs set to appear are the following (in no specific order):
  Catastrophism
  Beneath the Leaves
  Antichton
  Stargazer
  Falling Celestial Bodies
  The One They Forgot
  Lamentation
  Apres Moi (Regina Spector cover)

We're still in search of a label, so if you work for one and is interested in what we are doing here our e-mail is postmaster@planet-rain.net.

2009 - 08 - 19
We are now confirmed for the first installment of "das Herbstfest" in Gävle, Sweden on the 5th of September.

2009 - 07 - 16
Two new gigs announced! On the 28th of August we will return to Finland to perform at S-Osis in Turku (If anyone is arranging a gig around the Turku-area on the 29th, please contact us at postmaster@planet-rain.net), and on the 25th of September we will once again return to Wasteland in Gävle.

2009 - 05 - 11
The recordings for Planet Rain's debut album will begin on May 22 at Studio Apocalypse. If there are any labels reading this and feel interested in what we are creating don't hesitate to contact us at postmaster@planet-rain.net.

We would also like to announce that Sami Mäki is a full time member of the band from now on.

2009 - 03 - 10
Unfortunally Bosse has encountered some health issues and will therefore not be able to perform our upcoming shows. Sami Mäki (Undivine, ex-Theory in Practice) will step in to fill his shoes until further notice.

We wish Bosse all the best and hope for a speedy recovery!

2009 - 02 - 10
Two more gigs announced! We will perform at The Rockhouse in Borlänge on the 10th of April and at the newly opened Bryggeriet Metal Club in Sandviken on the 2nd of May.

2009 - 01 - 15
New gig confirmed! On the 13th of March we will once again return to Wasteland in Gävle, this time together with Volturyon and Godhate.

2008 - 11 - 30
Three new gigs confirmed! On the 12:th of December we'll perform as a part of "Luciarocken" at Sjömanskyrkan in Gävle, on the 9:th of January at Darkside in Helsinki, Finland and on the 10:th of January at TVO in Turku, Finland.

2008 - 11 - 19
The upcoming gig will take place at Kungen in Sandviken, NOT Drottningen as previously announced. Also, it's a non-alcohol arrangement...

2008 - 11 - 05
Yet another new gig confirmed! We'll play with Dia Psalma at Drottningen in Sandviken, Sweden on the 5th of December.

2008 - 11 - 01
Another gig confirmed! On the 14:th of November we'll play at Kungen in Sandviken with Frostbitten Kingdom.

2008 - 10 - 05
The gig in Turku is postponed, new date to be announced asap.

2008 - 09 - 24
Added a couple of reviews.

2008 - 08 - 30
New gigs confirmed! We'll play two gigs with Finnish band Frostbitten Kingdom during November. On the 8th we'll play at S-Osis in Turku, Finland, and on the 12th we'll play at Klubb Garage in Stockholm, Sweden.

2008 - 08 - 08
A video of us performing "The Breath of Enceladus" at this years MetalCamp festival is availible at our YouTube-channel.

2008 - 06 - 21
The running order for MetalCamp is now confirmed. We will play on the second stage on saturday the 5th between 21:35 and 22:20.

2008 - 06 -12
We are now out of tickets to MetalCamp. A BIG thank you to all who have supported us and bought tickets! See you all, front row, at MetalCamp!

2008 - 05 - 07
Another new gig confirmed. We will play a "warm-up-gig" at Wasteland in Gävle, Sweden on the 23rd of May.

2008 - 02 - 25
New gig confirmed, Planet Rain will play on the second stage of Metalcamp 2008!! We would like to send out a huge "thank you!" to all who voted for us. Make sure to buy your tickets from us ("Contacts") and you will recieve our latest demo, "Fracture", as a gift!

2008 - 02 - 07
Planet Rain will appear with the song "In Absentia" from Fracture on the march issue-cd of Terrorizer! So check it out damn it and support the scene, the cd is filled with unsigned bands like us!

2008 - 01 - 07
Vote for PLANET RAIN (swe) on Metalcamp.com!

2007 - 12 - 21
Bosse Öhman is our new guitarplayer! Click here to see a picture of the new line-up.

2007 - 10 - 25
As of yesterday Johan is no longer a member of Planet Rain. He decided to leave and pursued other interests. We wish him the best of luck in the future.

2007 - 10 - 21
Full songs, and clips, from our new demo is new availible in "media".

2007 - 10 - 18
"Fracture" is now availible!

2007 - 10 - 15
The cover for the new demo, "Fracture", is uploaded.

2007 - 10 - 06
The forthcoming demo is now in the hands of Fredrik Groth (ex-The Storyteller, KryptIllusion) for mixing. The release is expected to be on the 18th of October (just when 3/4 of Planet Rain heads towards the Sweden Rock-cruise, see you there!).

2007 - 09 - 05
Bass is finally recorded for the upcoming demo.

2007 - 08 - 27
New gig confirmed! We'll play at Wasteland in Gävle this friday (31st of August)!

2007 - 07 - 16
The past weekend was spent recording guitars for the upcoming demo.

2007 - 06 - 24
Planet Rain has entered the Total Rock awards competition, go there and vote for your favourite melodic death metal band at this very moment!! Support us in our struggle for world domination!
-> Total Rock Competition homepage <-

2007 - 05 - 20
A video for the re-recorded version of 'Departure' is availible at our myspace.

2007 - 04 - 17
Drums recorded for the upcoming demo.

2007 - 04 - 11
We are currently re-recording "Departure" (due to the fact that we are very unsatisfied with how the original recording turned out), and this friday Tommy will lay down the drums for our new demo (yet untitled).

2007 - 02 - 22
New gig confirmed! We'll play at Rockklubben, Sandviken, on the 24th of March together with The Law and Grave.

2007 - 01 - 27
Go to Cdon.com and vote for us!

2007 - 01 - 03
Our next gig will be on the 26th of January at Kungen in Sandviken with Undivine and Machine.

2006 - 12 - 11
Our next gig is moved, new date to be announced really soon.

2006 - 11 - 04
"Departure" is unleashed today! Send an e-mail to us, or attend one of our upcoming gigs if you're interested.

2006 - 10 - 26
The cover for our new demo is up.

LATEST RELEASE:

"Produktionen lyfter på ett exemplariskt vis fram nyanserna i det mångfasetterade materialet..."
Close-Up Magazine #104

"Planet Rain fortsätter skapa kvalitetsmusik..."
Sweden Rock Magazine #49

"'Fracture', er muligvis en af de bedste' demo-udgivelser, jeg har haft i hænderne i min tid som anmelder."
80% - Heavy Metal.dk

"It is likely that this band will get signed soon"
70/100 - Lords of Metal

"Instead of the music coming off as a cheezy In Flames impersonation, the music is instead dark and involving."
9/10 - Lunar Hypnosis

"...dette er såpass gjennomført at det skulle ikke forundre meg om et selskap snapper dem opp og reutgir dette som en ordentlig EP."
7/10 - The Streets Webzine