RISE!’s editor-in-chief and writer, Jorge Patacas, has been invited to this year’s Inferno Music Conference to be held in Oslo, Norway as part of Inferno Festival. The conference gathers musicians, media, promoters, managers and other key players in the music industry. You can find the program here.
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Just like in 2024, RISE! editor-in-chief and writer Jorge Patacas has collaborated with this year’s official magazine of Norway’s Inferno Festival. This time, he conducted an interview with Rotting Christ’s guitarist and vocalist, Sakis Tolis, where he discussed details of their latest album, “Pro Xristou” (2024), among other topics. The physical version of the magazine is available at several places related to the scene around Norway, or you can read it online clicking here.
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Over the last two decades, acclaimed Romanian visual artist Costin Chioreanu has worked with hundreds of bands, festivals, agencies and labels producing album covers, posters, merchandise design, music videos and more. He’s also a solo music artist who has released many albums experimenting with many genres, and now he’s back with a new album called “Untouchable”, which features vocals and lyrics by Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride, High Parasite). The successor to “Alcyone” (2020) will be released on October 18 and features two dark and melancholic songs with a total…
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RISE!’s editor-in-chief and writer, Jorge Patacas, will be present at the Inferno Music Conference in Oslo, Norway once again in 2024. 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 present on this year’s edition of the festival, which features bands such as Dimmu Borgir, Taake, Gorgoroth, Kampfar, Candlemass, Borknagar, Finntroll, Cattle Decapitation and many others.
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Folk rock band GÅTE won Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the annual Norwegian music competition that serves as the country’s preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore, the band will represent Norway in the contest that will take place in Malmö, Sweden in May. The goth/industrial metal outfit GOTHMINISTER got the fourth place among nine competitors. Below you can see the performance of both bands.
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