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Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2024

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TONS OF ROCK 2024 (Oslo, Norway) June 26-29, 2024 by Jorge Patacas Norway’s biggest rock/metal festival, Tons of Rock, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and continues to grow and break records. On this occasion, the event was attended by a total of 150.000 people of all ages (yes, from children to grandparents) spread over four days, surpassing the mark of 100.000 from the previous edition. Thanks to the incredible work of the promoters, the crew and several volunteers, everything was very well organized ensuring that all basic needs were…

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Interview: TEMPEL

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by Jorge Patacas Six years after their self-titled debut album, the Norwegian four-piece Tempel return with “Sagn”. We did an interview with guitarist Espen Gjermundrød to discuss the new material, as well as their influences, having brothers in the same band, their best gig so far and plans for the future!   RISE!: – You’ve just released your long awaited new album “Sagn”, congratulations! Why did it take you so long to release it? Espen Gjermundrød: We were about to go on tour just when “corona” hit us. This took…

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Interview: ART OF DEPARTURE

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by Jorge Patacas Art of Departure is the solo project of Tarald Lie Jr, ex Tristania drummer and lyricist. He did vocals and played all instruments on his six-song self-titled debut album, except for a few guest appearances. We had the opportunity to do an interview with Tarald to talk about the project and the recently released album, as well as his early days as a musician, his influences growing up, his memories playing with Tristania and future plans!   RISE!: – Art of Departure’s debut album has just been…

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Interview: VLTIMAS

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by Jorge Patacas The former Morbid Angel frontman David Vincent has been very busy lately. Vltimas, his band with Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen (ex Mayhem) and Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy), has recently released a second album called “Epic” and embarked on a European tour performing the songs live for the first time. Right after the tour, we had the chance to talk to Vincent about the album, his project I Am Morbid, his solo career as a country artist, his vocal technique, favorite books and more!   RISE!: – First of all,…

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Interview: DAYAL PATTERSON (Cult Never Dies)

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by Jorge Patacas The British author and music journalist Dayal Patterson has recently released “Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult – The Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition”, a new version of the original book from 2013, coinciding with its 10th anniversary. He was in Oslo to attend Inferno Festival this year, so it was an ideal occasion to sit down with him and talk in depth about the book, his publishing house Cult Never Dies, his take on AI, and more.   RISE!: – You’ve recently released an expanded version…

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