Interview: TOMAS FIALA (Brutal Assault Festival)

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by Jorge Patacas Thousands of metal fans gather every summer at the Josefov fortress in Jaromer, Czech Republic to attend Brutal Assault, a festival with a lineup of 150 artists that has grown a lot since the beginning 25 years ago. We had the chance to talk to the booking agent Tomas Fiala from Obscure Promotion who has been in charge of Brutal Assault since 2005 to get to know more about the history and the work behind one of the festivals that has become a must for lots of…

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Interview: VULTURE INDUSTRIES

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by Jorge Patacas The Norwegian avant-garde/progressive metal band Vulture Industries is going to release their fifth studio album “Ghosts from the Past” in June, so it was the perfect opportunity to sit and have a conversation with vocalist Bjørnar Nilsen about the concept behind the new material, details about the album cover, music videos and other topics, including the top 3 typical Norwegian things he does!   RISE!: – You have a new album coming out in June called “Ghosts from the Past”. The press release says that “Ghosts from…

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Concert Reviews: HYPOCRISY at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway)

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HYPOCRISY at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway) April 22, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   A few months after playing at Tons of Rock festival, Hypocrisy returned to Oslo as headliners on the last date of a Scandinavian mini tour where they also performed in some Swedish cities to continue promoting their latest album “Worship” (2021). Opening the night was Deception, a band from Stavanger formerly known as Art of Deception who released their third studio album “The Mire” in 2021. The four-piece delivered a dose of death metal with some symphonic elements…

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Concert Reviews: INFERNO FESTIVAL 2023

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INFERNO FESTIVAL 2023 (Oslo, Norway) April 6-9, 2023 by Jorge Patacas Traditionally, most Norwegians look forward to Easter holidays to have some rest at home or at their cabins in the mountains, go skiing, have some good food, read crime novels (yes, that’s a thing over here!) or just relax. For most metalheads, however, the Easter tradition is to be in Oslo city centre to attend Inferno festival which has been an annual meeting since 2001 with visitors not only from Norway, but from abroad as well. Some of the…

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Interview: MASACRE

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by Jorge Patacas Legendary Colombian band Masacre recently toured Europe celebrating their 35th anniversary, putting on a great show at Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. Vocalist Alex Okendo was also invited to talk about his career on a panel that also included Kjetil Manheim, Mayhem’s first drummer, as part of the Inferno Music Conference, an event that gathers press, promoters, record labels and other key players of the music industry. Right after the conference, we had the opportunity to talk in depth with Alex about the early days, tape trading…

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