Tag: metal

Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2025

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TONS OF ROCK 2025 (Oslo, Norway) June 25-28, 2025 by Jorge Patacas The last week of June in Oslo, Norway means it’s time for the country’s biggest festival, Tons of Rock, which takes place in the Ekeberg area. We have attended this event every year since its sixth edition in 2019 and one thing we can confirm for sure at this point is that it never disappoints. They always have a good lineup with some of the most important names in both the Norwegian and international rock and metal scene…

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RISE! invited to Inferno Music Conference 2025

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RISE!’s editor-in-chief and writer, Jorge Patacas, has been invited to this year’s Inferno Music Conference to be held in Oslo, Norway as part of Inferno Festival. The conference gathers musicians, media, promoters, managers and other key players in the music industry. You can find the program here.  

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Interview: ART OF DEPARTURE

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by Jorge Patacas Art of Departure is the solo project of Tarald Lie Jr, ex Tristania drummer and lyricist. He did vocals and played all instruments on his six-song self-titled debut album, except for a few guest appearances. We had the opportunity to do an interview with Tarald to talk about the project and the recently released album, as well as his early days as a musician, his influences growing up, his memories playing with Tristania and future plans!   RISE!: – Art of Departure’s debut album has just been…

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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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Concert Reviews: MIDGARDSBLOT 2023 (Borre, Norway)

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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…

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