RISE! collaborates with Inferno Festival Magazine 2025

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

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PANTERA at Oslo Spektrum Arena (Oslo, Norway) Special Guests: POWER TRIP – CHILD BITE January 24th, 2025 by Jorge Patacas   It’s been almost three years since the surviving Pantera members Phil Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) announced they were reuniting and touring alongside two other legends, Zakk Wylde (guitars) and Charlie Benante (drums), to celebrate the band’s legacy. That’s how they ended up putting on an amazing performance at Tons of Rock festival in Norway back in 2023, as well as visiting many other countries. The celebration continues…

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Album Reviews: FIERCE JUSTICE – “Fireborn”

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FIERCE JUSTICE “Fireborn” (Independent) by Jorge Patacas “Fireborn” is the title of Fierce Justice’s debut album. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, this five-piece consisting of David Castillo on vocals, Nikola Zastranovic and Vegard Amundsen on guitars, Gustav Rønning on bass and Martin H Herringbotn on drums, presents us with a very interesting mix of heavy, progressive and thrash metal with some hard rock elements as well. The album starts with the spoken word intro “Call to Arms” that sets the atmosphere for what comes next, which are twelve dynamic songs where…

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Costin Chioreanu releases new album with My Dying Bride’s Aaron Stainthorpe

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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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Interview: DORO

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by Jorge Patacas The legendary Doro recently performed at the Tons of Rock festival in Oslo, Norway, and after the concert we were able to sit down with her and talk about her latest album “Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud”, which features duets with Rob Halford (Judas Priest) and Sammy Amara (Broilers). The Queen of Metal also talked about the importance of her fan base and the secret of delivering great performances after more than forty years since she started her career.   RISE!: – This was such an…

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