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Interview: DAYAL PATTERSON (Cult Never Dies)

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by Jorge Patacas The British author and music journalist Dayal Patterson has recently released “Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult – The Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition”, a new version of the original book from 2013, coinciding with its 10th anniversary. He was in Oslo to attend Inferno Festival this year, so it was an ideal occasion to sit down with him and talk in depth about the book, his publishing house Cult Never Dies, his take on AI, and more.   RISE!: – You’ve recently released an expanded version…

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Interview: JESSICA PIMENTEL

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by Jorge Patacas Most people know actress and musician Jessica Pimentel for her role as María Ruiz in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” (2013-2019), but she’s been involved in many other projects in her career not only when it comes to acting, but also singing and playing in metal and hardcore bands. She was at the Inferno Music Conference in Oslo, Norway recently and we had the chance to do an interview with her to discuss how she got into metal, how she ended up being Brujería’s…

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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: SAKIS TOLIS

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by Jorge Patacas Last year, Rotting Christ’s guitarist/vocalist Sakis Tolis released “Among the Fires of Hell”, the first album under his name. This year he was part of the Inferno Festival lineup in Oslo, Norway, and performed these songs live for the first time, so it was the right time to do an in-depth interview with him to discuss some details behind the album as well as his relationship with the Norwegian black metal scene back in the day, his family, his thoughts on AI and other interesting topics.  …

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RISE! invited to Inferno Music Conference 2023

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RISE! will be present at the Inferno Music Conference in Oslo, Norway once again this year. 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 covering the 2023 edition of the festival, which features bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Emperor, Amorphis, Watain, Dark Funeral, Godflesh, the Colombian legends Masacre, Crowbar and Abbath, among others.    

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