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Concert Reviews: INFERNO FESTIVAL 2026

May 4, 2026May 5, 2026 RISE!

INFERNO FESTIVAL 2026 (Oslo, Norway) April 2-5, 2026 by Jorge Patacas 2026 marked the 25th anniversary of Inferno Festival and our sixth time attending. This was the first edition organized entirely without the involvement of former director Jan-Martin Jensen, who sadly passed away last year. Fortunately, the new director and crew are carrying on his legacy maintaining the festival’s quality and identity intact. As always, the main stages were located in the complex composed of the venues Rockefeller and John Dee, which are internally connected by a staircase. Rockefeller…

Special Report: INFERNO FESTIVAL 2022

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 RISE!

Watch the RISE! special report about Inferno Festival 2022! Concert footage, reviews, interviews and more!

TONS OF ROCK 2019 – PREVIEW

March 17, 2019June 25, 2019 RISE!

In just 5 years, Tons of Rock has become one of the most important rock and metal festivals in Norway. The first edition (2014) was held at the Frederiksten fortress located in Halden, a town near the border with Sweden, and it was a success thanks to a great organization and lineup which featured bands such as Slayer, Anthrax, W.A.S.P., Ghost, Sabaton, Kvelertak, among many others. The event got bigger on the follow-up editions (even Black Sabbath played their final show in Norway at the festival) and this year the…