Concert Reviews: MORTUOUS / FACELESS BURIAL / RUUN at Vaterland (Oslo, Norway)

MORTUOUS – FACELESS BURIAL – RUUN at Vaterland (Oslo, Norway) June 6, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Eirik Waadeland is one of the most active members of the Oslo underground scene these days. He’s currently playing in four bands, working at Kniven, one of the most important metal bars in the city, and he’s also co-organizing the upcoming first edition of the Oslo Deathfest as well as other gigs like this one. His band Ruun kicked-off the event at around 20:30. This death metal trio has been around since 2017…

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Concert Reviews: RAUMER at MoRo Kulturpub (Flateby, Norway)

RAUMER at MoRo Kulturpub (Flateby, Norway) June 3, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Raumer is a black metal band formed in 2020 which got its name from a Scandinavian tribe originally from the area of Romerike that stood against Olav Haraldsson who wanted to Christianize them back in the 11th century. The five-piece – comprised of Savarak on vocals, Odin on lead guitar and additional vocals, Hypnoticvs on rhythm guitar, Inferis on bass and Ziechenbart on drums – has released their debut EP “World Ablaze” a few weeks ago via…

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Concert Reviews: LUCIFER’S CHILD / NERVOCHAOS at Revolver (Oslo, Norway)

LUCIFER’S CHILD – NERVOCHAOS at Revolver (Oslo, Norway) May 29, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Only a few months after their impressive performance at Midgardsblot festival, the Hellenic black metal outfit Lucifer’s Child returned to Norway, but this time as part of their first headlining tour called “The Fall of the Rebel Angels Tour” with the Brazilian death metallers Nervochaos acting as special guests. The doors at Revolver opened at 20:00 as expected and the South Americans hit the stage twenty five minutes later. Last time I saw these guys…

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Album Reviews: ONE MIND MINISTRY – “Gates of Time”

ONE MIND MINISTRY “Gates of Time” (Independent) by Jorge Patacas Twelve years after their formation, the German quintet One Mind Ministry finally released their first full-length album “Gates of Time”, which was recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundlodge Studios in Germany. Right from the start with “No Funeral”, we get an in-your-face dose of extreme metal with thrashy riffs and 90s black metal-inspired melodies courtesy of guitar players Havoc and Sacul, while Al Sahmut on bass brings the groove and Kaos does a phenomenal job on drums both in the…

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