Concert Reviews: MORTIIS at Revolver (Oslo, Norway)

RISE!

MORTIIS at Revolver (Oslo, Norway) Opening Act: OFFERMORSE Saturday, April 27, 2019 by Jorge Patacas   Håvard Ellefsen, better known as Mortiis, has been through different phases along his musical carrer. He started out playing Death Metal in the band called Rupturence, switching to Black Metal when he was part of Emperor as their bass player, then he began a solo career where he experimented with different sounds. His first steps as a solo artist were on a genre he called Dark Dungeon Music, this being the beginning of the…

Read More

Concert Reviews: ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO at Herr Nilsen (Oslo, Norway)

RISE!

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO at Herr Nilsen (Oslo, Norway) Wednesday, March 27, 2019 by Jorge Patacas   On March 27, the legendary Testament guitar player, Alex Skolnick, arrived in Oslo with his Alex Skolnick Trio project, which also features Nathan Peck on bass/double bass and Matt Zebroski on drums. The event took place at Herr Nilsen, a small Jazz club located in front of the court where Varg Vikernes was sentenced in 1994. For those who are not familiar with Alex’s side project, it was formed in the beginning of the…

Read More

Interview: SUPERLYNX

RISE!

The Norwegian band Superlynx has just released their sophomore album “New Moon” after three years of their debut “LVX”. This new effort is getting several positive reviews and the band is currently playing a lot of shows introducing more people to their Stoner/Doom sound with haunting vocals by Pia Isaksen, who is also their bass player. We talked to her as well as Daniel Bakken (guitar) and Ole Teigen (drums) about the past, present and future of the band. Enjoy!   RISE!: – Let’s start talking about the new album,…

Read More