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Concert Reviews: MOONSPELL / ROTTING CHRIST at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway)

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MOONSPELL / ROTTING CHRIST at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway) Special Guests: SILVER DUST Wednesday, December 4, 2019 by Jorge Patacas   The Portuguese dark titans Moonspell visited Oslo as part of “The Fall of Darkness” European tour which also includes the Greek masters Rotting Christ and the four-piece Silver Dust as special guests. Due to personal reasons, I couldn’t arrived on time to see the performance of the steampunk goth outfit from Switzerland, but I’ve heard only good comments from the attendees at the sold out venue. It’s always a pleasure…

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Concert Reviews: DEVIN TOWNSEND at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway)

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DEVIN TOWNSEND at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway) Special Guests: HAKEN Sunday, November 24, 2019 by Jorge Patacas   Creative genius Devin Townsend returned to Oslo after eight months where he performed acoustically as part of the “An Evening with Devin Townsend” tour. This time the focus was his latest solo album called “Empath” which was released earlier this year via InsideOut Music label. The evening started with the opening act Haken, hailing from London, England. This six-piece outfit has been around since 2007 and have released five full-length albums so…

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Interview: VOLUSPÁ

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Inspired by mythology and folklore, Voluspá was founded by vocalist Sól Geirsdóttir and bassist Stefan Roke in 2012 and now it’s a four-piece that also includes Hilde Stenersen on backing vocals and Varg Saastad on guitars and other additional instruments. This Norwegian folk rock band started out as a studio project and finally took the stage with two great performances at Midgardsblot festival this year. They’re currently working on new material and we talked with the band about this as well as their history, the instruments they use and more!…

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