norwegian black metal

Concert Reviews: RAUMER at MoRo Kulturpub (Flateby, Norway)

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 RISE!

RAUMER at MoRo Kulturpub (Flateby, Norway) June 3, 2023 by Jorge Patacas Raumer is a black metal band formed in 2020 which got its name from a Scandinavian tribe originally from the area of Romerike that stood against Olav Haraldsson who wanted to Christianize them back in the 11th century. The five-piece – comprised of Savarak on vocals, Odin on lead guitar and additional vocals, Hypnoticvs on rhythm guitar, Inferis on bass and Ziechenbart on drums – has released their debut EP “World Ablaze” a few weeks ago via…

Concert Reviews: INFERNO FESTIVAL 2023

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 RISE!

INFERNO FESTIVAL 2023 (Oslo, Norway) April 6-9, 2023 by Jorge Patacas Traditionally, most Norwegians look forward to Easter holidays to have some rest at home or at their cabins in the mountains, go skiing, have some good food, read crime novels (yes, that’s a thing over here!) or just relax. For most metalheads, however, the Easter tradition is to be in Oslo city centre to attend Inferno festival which has been an annual meeting since 2001 with visitors not only from Norway, but from abroad as well. Some of the…

Interview: CADAVER

February 24, 2019March 2, 2019 RISE!

The legendary Norwegian Death Metal band, Cadaver, is back. This time, the mastermind Anders Odden, also known as Neddo, decided to do everything by himself and the band is currently working on a new studio album, so it was a perfect time to interview him. The multi-instrumentalist also plays in Satyricon, Order, Magenta (with his wife Vilde) and has been part of Celtic Frost and Apoptygma Berzerk, just to name a few. He is also a key figure in the Norwegian Black Metal history, since he was there from the…