Jorge Patacas, editor-in-chief and writer of RISE! has recently been involved in the Inferno Festival Magazine 2020 doing an interview with the Norwegian band VREID who will be playing at the festival this year. The other interviews were conducted by Gunnar Sauermann (Metal Hammer) and Roy Kristensen (Imhotep / Scream Magazine). Check out the online version below! https://issuu.com/infernometalfestival/docs/inferno_mag_2020_lowres_single_pages
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The 2010’s decade is coming to an end and we selected 150 metal songs from the last ten years. Check out the playlist below!
Read MoreBest of Metal 2019!
These are our picks for the Best 20 Metal Songs of 2019! Turn up the volume and enjoy some CANDLEMASS, DARKTHRONE, TOOL, INSOMNIUM, JINJER, MAYHEM and many more!!
Read MoreConcert Reviews: MOONSPELL / ROTTING CHRIST at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway)
MOONSPELL / ROTTING CHRIST at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway) Special Guests: SILVER DUST Wednesday, December 4, 2019 by Jorge Patacas The Portuguese dark titans Moonspell visited Oslo as part of “The Fall of Darkness” European tour which also includes the Greek masters Rotting Christ and the four-piece Silver Dust as special guests. Due to personal reasons, I couldn’t arrived on time to see the performance of the steampunk goth outfit from Switzerland, but I’ve heard only good comments from the attendees at the sold out venue. It’s always a pleasure…
Read MoreConcert Reviews: DEVIN TOWNSEND at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway)
DEVIN TOWNSEND at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway) Special Guests: HAKEN Sunday, November 24, 2019 by Jorge Patacas Creative genius Devin Townsend returned to Oslo after eight months where he performed acoustically as part of the “An Evening with Devin Townsend” tour. This time the focus was his latest solo album called “Empath” which was released earlier this year via InsideOut Music label. The evening started with the opening act Haken, hailing from London, England. This six-piece outfit has been around since 2007 and have released five full-length albums so…
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