Concert Reviews: INFERNO FESTIVAL 2024

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INFERNO FESTIVAL 2024 (Oslo, Norway) March 28-31, 2024 by Jorge Patacas For the fourth time in a row we attended the Inferno Festival, which became a traditional event that takes place annually during Easter in the heart of Oslo, the capital of Norway. In each edition the organization not only cares about having an attractive lineup with some of the most important names in extreme metal, but also ensures that both local and foreign audiences complement their experience with unique activities. As a novelty, on this occasion, an art exhibition…

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RISE! invited to Inferno Music Conference 2024

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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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Norwegian folk rock band GÅTE won the national Eurovision final

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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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RISE! collaborates with Inferno Festival Magazine 2024

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Jorge Patacas, editor-in-chief and writer of RISE!, has recently collaborated with the Inferno Festival Magazine 2024 doing interviews with bands that are going to play at the festival such as the melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES, the Norwegian black metal outfit NORDJEVEL and the supergroup VLTIMAS. The other interviews were conducted by Gunnar Sauermann (Metal Hammer), Roy Kristensen (Imhotep / Scream Magazine) and Aleksandra Stasiak. If you are in Oslo, you can find the magazine in places like Rock In, Kniven, Vaterland, Brewgata, Aye Aye Club, Revolver, Katakomben,…

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Interview: FEAR FACTORY

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by Jorge Patacas Last February, Fear Factory’s guitarist Dino Cazares announced Milo Silvestro as the new vocalist, and a new era began for the band. Tony Campos (Static-X) on bass and Pete Webber (Havok) on drums complete the current lineup that has been touring non-stop this year. As part of the European leg of the world tour, they performed in Oslo, Norway, where we were able to conduct an interview with Cazares, the band’s only remaining original member, to talk about the new lineup, upcoming music, tours and more!  …

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