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Interview: JESSICA PIMENTEL

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by Jorge Patacas Most people know actress and musician Jessica Pimentel for her role as María Ruiz in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” (2013-2019), but she’s been involved in many other projects in her career not only when it comes to acting, but also singing and playing in metal and hardcore bands. She was at the Inferno Music Conference in Oslo, Norway recently and we had the chance to do an interview with her to discuss how she got into metal, how she ended up being Brujería’s…

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Concert Reviews: INFERNO FESTIVAL 2024

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INFERNO FESTIVAL 2024 (Oslo, Norway) March 28-31, 2024 by Jorge Patacas For the fourth time in a row we attended the Inferno Festival, which became a traditional event that takes place annually during Easter in the heart of Oslo, the capital of Norway. In each edition the organization not only cares about having an attractive lineup with some of the most important names in extreme metal, but also ensures that both local and foreign audiences complement their experience with unique activities. As a novelty, on this occasion, an art exhibition…

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RISE! collaborates with Inferno Festival Magazine 2024

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Jorge Patacas, editor-in-chief and writer of RISE!, has recently collaborated with the Inferno Festival Magazine 2024 doing interviews with bands that are going to play at the festival such as the melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES, the Norwegian black metal outfit NORDJEVEL and the supergroup VLTIMAS. The other interviews were conducted by Gunnar Sauermann (Metal Hammer), Roy Kristensen (Imhotep / Scream Magazine) and Aleksandra Stasiak. If you are in Oslo, you can find the magazine in places like Rock In, Kniven, Vaterland, Brewgata, Aye Aye Club, Revolver, Katakomben,…

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Interview: FEAR FACTORY

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by Jorge Patacas Last February, Fear Factory’s guitarist Dino Cazares announced Milo Silvestro as the new vocalist, and a new era began for the band. Tony Campos (Static-X) on bass and Pete Webber (Havok) on drums complete the current lineup that has been touring non-stop this year. As part of the European leg of the world tour, they performed in Oslo, Norway, where we were able to conduct an interview with Cazares, the band’s only remaining original member, to talk about the new lineup, upcoming music, tours and more!  …

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Interview: GOLDEN CORE

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by Jorge Patacas Photos: Storm Drabitius Golden Core is a Norwegian duo formed in 2014 by Simen Jakobsen (guitar) and Johannes Thor Sandal (drums/vocals) when they were kids. Since then, they have been very active mainly on the local scene but also abroad, getting positive comments from both media and fans. Their music is a blend of many different genres, from stoner to black metal, and their lyrics are in Old Norse. “Kosmos Brenner” is the name of their third album that will be released in February 2024 and they’re…

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