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Concert Reviews: IN FLAMES at Oslo Spektrum (Oslo, Norway)

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IN FLAMES at Oslo Spektrum (Oslo, Norway) Special guests: AT THE GATES – IMMINENCE – ORBIT CULTURE December 11, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   Just a few days before Christmas, In Flames visited Norway as part of their two-month European tour to promote the upcoming album “Foregone” to be released in February 2023, and the venue selected for the show was Oslo Spektrum with a capacity for 9700 attendees. The legendary and also melodic death metal pioneers, At the Gates, were also part of this tour as well as two…

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Concert Reviews: AMON AMARTH / MACHINE HEAD at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway)

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AMON AMARTH / MACHINE HEAD at Sentrum Scene (Oslo, Norway) Special guests: THE HALO EFFECT September 23, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   The viking-themed melodic death metal band Amon Amarth joined forces with the americans Machine Head for a two-month European tour as co-headliners having also The Halo Effect as special guests. Initially the event in Norway was going to take place at Oslo Spektrum which has a capacity of 9700 people, but due to ticket sales, it had to be moved to Sentrum Scene which is a venue for…

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Concert Reviews: HJALLARHORN / STILL CRAZY in Reinsvoll, Norway

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HJALLARHORN / STILL CRAZY in Reinsvoll, Norway Friday, August 12, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   Garasjefestival is an annual three-day festival with two stages held in the village of Reinsvoll, Norway. Bands like Abyssic, Blodhemn and Crest of Darkness have all played there in the past and this year Mork and Bömbers were part of the lineup as well. The same organizers were also in charge of this concert with two bands held at the same location, but only the small stage was used this time. The first ones to…

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Concert Reviews: SONATA ARCTICA at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway)

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SONATA ARCTICA at Parkteatret (Oslo, Norway) Special Guests: EDGE OF PARADISE – TEMPLE BALLS Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Jorge Patacas   After their acoustic tour that landed in Oslo last March, the Finnish power metallers Sonata Arctica returned to the Tiger City, this time with an electric set as part of their European leg of the tour in support of their latest album “Talviyö” (Finnish word for “Winter Night”). Doors opened at 19 hs. and half an hour later, the first opening band took the stage. What a great…

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Concert Reviews: ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO at Herr Nilsen (Oslo, Norway)

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO at Herr Nilsen (Oslo, Norway) Wednesday, March 27, 2019 by Jorge Patacas   On March 27, the legendary Testament guitar player, Alex Skolnick, arrived in Oslo with his Alex Skolnick Trio project, which also features Nathan Peck on bass/double bass and Matt Zebroski on drums. The event took place at Herr Nilsen, a small Jazz club located in front of the court where Varg Vikernes was sentenced in 1994. For those who are not familiar with Alex’s side project, it was formed in the beginning of the…

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