festival review

Concert Reviews: MIDGARDSBLOT 2023 (Borre, Norway)

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 RISE!

MIDGARDSBLOT 2023 (Horten, Norway) August 16-19, 2023 by Jorge Patacas When it comes to combining metal music, viking culture, spirituality, historical surroundings and beautiful nature, there’s no other festival like Midgardsblot. It’s a very special and unique concept and the energy you feel there is somewhat magical and evokes the past. There’s a Viking camp, a Viking market, Viking battles, talks on interesting topics at the Midgard Vikingsenter located next to the festival area, a tattoo convention, a Viking ship trip and people wearing traditional tunics and dresses of…

Concert Reviews: BEYOND THE GATES 2022 (Bergen, Norway)

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 RISE!

BEYOND THE GATES 2022 (Bergen, Norway) August 2-6, 2022 by Jorge Patacas Every August, both locals and people from all over the world gather in the city of Bergen in Western Norway to attend Beyond the Gates, one of the best metal festivals in the Scandinavian country. At this point the fans know there’s going to be a good lineup every year, but this time the organizers went a step further when they announced that Grieghallen was going to be one of the venues, besides the usual former sardine…

Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2022

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 RISE!

TONS OF ROCK 2022 – Ekebergsletta (Oslo, Norway) June 23-25, 2022 by Jorge Patacas Since its inception in 2014, Tons of Rock has become one of the most important rock festivals in Norway and nowadays it’s definitely the biggest one in the country when it comes to this genre. Three years have passed since the last edition and this time a total of 52 countries were represented in the audience and a total of 80.000 tickets were sold over the three days. Since the number of people doubled this year,…

Concert Reviews: MIDGARDSBLOT 2019 (Horten, Norway)

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 RISE!

MIDGARDSBLOT 2019 (Horten, Norway) August 15-17, 2019 by Jorge Patacas The fifth edition of Midgardsblot was held last August. This is a festival that has been growing year by year thanks to the constant work of the managers and volunteers. There is an aspect that distinguishes it from the rest of the European summer festivals, which is the concept, since music and history centered on the Viking period coexist perfectly through shows, DJ sets, seminars, guided walks, thematic games, Viking market and all kind of activities related in one…