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Concert Reviews: MIDGARDSBLOT 2023 (Borre, Norway)

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MIDGARDSBLOT 2023 (Horten, Norway) August 16-19, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   When it comes to combining metal music, viking culture, spirituality, historical surroundings and beautiful nature, there’s no other festival like Midgardsblot. It’s a very special and unique concept and the energy you feel there is somewhat magical and evokes the past. There’s a Viking camp, a Viking market, Viking battles, talks on interesting topics at the Midgard Vikingsenter located next to the festival area, a tattoo convention, a Viking ship trip and people wearing traditional tunics and dresses of…

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Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2023

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TONS OF ROCK 2023 – Ekebergsletta (Oslo, Norway) June 21-24, 2023 by Jorge Patacas Tons of Rock festival continues to grow year after year and 2023 was no exception. Once again held at Ekebergsletta in the capital city of Oslo, the organization decided to add one more day, so it became a 4-day event instead of 3 as it used to be. This way, they managed to break last year’s record in terms of public attendance, gathering a total of more than 100.000 people of 72 different nationalities. Three stages…

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Concert Reviews: MORTUOUS / FACELESS BURIAL / RUUN at Vaterland (Oslo, Norway)

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MORTUOUS – FACELESS BURIAL – RUUN at Vaterland (Oslo, Norway) June 6, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Eirik Waadeland is one of the most active members of the Oslo underground scene these days. He’s currently playing in four bands, working at Kniven, one of the most important metal bars in the city, and he’s also co-organizing the upcoming first edition of the Oslo Deathfest as well as other gigs like this one. His band Ruun kicked-off the event at around 20:30. This death metal trio has been around since 2017…

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Concert Reviews: RAUMER at MoRo Kulturpub (Flateby, Norway)

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RAUMER at MoRo Kulturpub (Flateby, Norway) June 3, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Raumer is a black metal band formed in 2020 which got its name from a Scandinavian tribe originally from the area of Romerike that stood against Olav Haraldsson who wanted to Christianize them back in the 11th century. The five-piece – comprised of Savarak on vocals, Odin on lead guitar and additional vocals, Hypnoticvs on rhythm guitar, Inferis on bass and Ziechenbart on drums – has released their debut EP “World Ablaze” a few weeks ago via…

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Concert Reviews: LUCIFER’S CHILD / NERVOCHAOS at Revolver (Oslo, Norway)

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LUCIFER’S CHILD – NERVOCHAOS at Revolver (Oslo, Norway) May 29, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Only a few months after their impressive performance at Midgardsblot festival, the Hellenic black metal outfit Lucifer’s Child returned to Norway, but this time as part of their first headlining tour called “The Fall of the Rebel Angels Tour” with the Brazilian death metallers Nervochaos acting as special guests. The doors at Revolver opened at 20:00 as expected and the South Americans hit the stage twenty five minutes later. Last time I saw these guys…

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