Interview: MASACRE

by Jorge Patacas Legendary Colombian band Masacre recently toured Europe celebrating their 35th anniversary, putting on a great show at Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. Vocalist Alex Okendo was also invited to talk about his career on a panel that also included Kjetil Manheim, Mayhem’s first drummer, as part of the Inferno Music Conference, an event that gathers press, promoters, record labels and other key players of the music industry. Right after the conference, we had the opportunity to talk in depth with Alex about the early days, tape trading…

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Interview: SAKIS TOLIS

by Jorge Patacas Last year, Rotting Christ’s guitarist/vocalist Sakis Tolis released “Among the Fires of Hell”, the first album under his name. This year he was part of the Inferno Festival lineup in Oslo, Norway, and performed these songs live for the first time, so it was the right time to do an in-depth interview with him to discuss some details behind the album as well as his relationship with the Norwegian black metal scene back in the day, his family, his thoughts on AI and other interesting topics.  …

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RISE! invited to Inferno Music Conference 2023

RISE! will be present at the Inferno Music Conference in Oslo, Norway once again this year. The conference gathers musicians, media, promoters, managers and other key players in the music industry. There will be panels, Q&As sessions, clinics, etc. RISE! will also be covering the 2023 edition of the festival, which features bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Emperor, Amorphis, Watain, Dark Funeral, Godflesh, the Colombian legends Masacre, Crowbar and Abbath, among others.    

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Concert Reviews: MANOWAR at Oslo Spektrum (Oslo, Norway)

MANOWAR at Oslo Spektrum (Oslo, Norway) February 22, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   The metal legends Manowar returned to Norway four years after their last tour where they had played in cities like Hamar, Stavanger, Bergen and even Longyearbyen, Svalbard (check out a documentary about it here), but not in Oslo. This time, their only show in the country was in the capital city in a really good venue called Oslo Spektrum located in downtown and it was very special because they were celebrating over forty years as a band…

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