Tag: doom metal

Concert Reviews: HØSTSABBAT 2022 (Oslo, Norway)

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HØSTSABBAT 2022 (Oslo, Norway) October 7-8, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   There are plenty of festivals around Europe nowadays, but some of those are unique for one reason or another. Høstsabbat in Oslo, Norway is one of them. It’s a small festival with a lineup that mostly features bands which are along the lines of doom, psychedelic and stoner genres and it’s held in a church! Last time we attended this festival was in 2019 and just like then, they had three stages this time: the main stage located at…

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Interview: VEIL OF SECRETS

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The long awaited return of Vibeke Stene to the metal scene has finally happened in 2020. The former Tristania vocalist has teamed up with Asgeir Mickelson (ex Borknagar, ex Ihsahn, etc.) in a new Doom Metal band called Veil of Secrets. They’ve just released their self-produced debut album, “Dead Poetry”, so we contacted them to discuss the same and everything else related to the band.   RISE!: – Asgeir, I know you’ve been involved with some bands along these years, but Vibeke, tell us what you’ve been doing these years…

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Interview: SUPERLYNX

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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,…

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HØSTSABBAT 2019 – PREVIEW

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Right from the underground music scene of Oslo, Norway, Høstsabbat emerged in 2013 and it has slowly developed to become one of the most important scandinavian festivals for fans of genres such as Doom, Stoner, Psychedelic, Prog and Space Rock. This festival has a unique atmosphere, not only because it reunites some of the best underground bands from the aforementioned scenes, but because it’s being held in a church (!). Yes, once again on this year’s edition, the Kulturkirken Jakob church located in the Grünerløkka area in Oslo will be…

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