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Concert Reviews: EVANESCENCE / LEPROUS / YONAKA at Oslo Spektrum (Oslo, Norway)

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EVANESCENCE at Oslo Spektrum (Oslo, Norway) Opening Acts: LEPROUS – YONAKA Wednesday, June 15, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   Almost twenty years have passed since Evanescence hit the mainstream charts with their album “Fallen”. There were many lineup changes since then with their vocalist Amy Lee being the only remaining original member today. They released an album called “The Bitter Truth” last year and were finally able to promote it on an European tour with a date in Oslo on June 15th. When entering the venue (Oslo Spektrum, which has…

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Concert Reviews: MEGADETH at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway)

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MEGADETH at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway) Sunday, June 5, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   Before releasing their long-awaited new album “The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!”, Megadeth embarked on an European tour in late spring and summer with a show in Oslo on June 5th. Last time they played in the capital of Norway was at Oslo Spektrum in January 2020 on their tour with Five Finger Death Punch where the latter were the headliners. Yes, quite strange, I know. Six months before that, the iconic Dave Mustaine had…

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Interview: JANNICKE WIESE-HANSEN

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by Jorge Patacas During the last edition of Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway, we were able to talk to Jannicke Wiese-Hansen, the artist who created logos for bands such as Immortal and Enslaved, as well as the album covers for the now legendary first two Burzum albums. She’s a tattoo artist who has her studio called Nidhogg in Bergen and was invited to the festival as part of the art exhibition. We discussed the beginning of her career, the inspiration behind some of her most iconic artworks, the early Black…

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Interview: WRATH

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by Jorge Patacas Wrath is a band from the west coast of Norway that has been around since 2019. They’ve recently released their first EP which contains three songs recorded in the city of Haugesund and is available both online and on cassette. After their very first concert in Oslo, we had the chance to interview Jenny Rudi (vocals/guitar) and Leon Torskangerpoll (bass) to discuss the origins, influences and everything related to their debut. Concert promoter Espen Forsmo from Brenn Alt Booking joined as well to explain the concept behind…

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