Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2024

TONS OF ROCK 2024 (Oslo, Norway) June 26-29, 2024 by Jorge Patacas Norway’s biggest rock/metal festival, Tons of Rock, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and continues to grow and break records. On this occasion, the event was attended by a total of 150.000 people of all ages (yes, from children to grandparents) spread over four days, surpassing the mark of 100.000 from the previous edition. Thanks to the incredible work of the promoters, the crew and several volunteers, everything was very well organized ensuring that all basic needs were…

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Concert Reviews: MORTUOUS / FACELESS BURIAL / RUUN at Vaterland (Oslo, Norway)

MORTUOUS – FACELESS BURIAL – RUUN at Vaterland (Oslo, Norway) June 6, 2023 by Jorge Patacas   Eirik Waadeland is one of the most active members of the Oslo underground scene these days. He’s currently playing in four bands, working at Kniven, one of the most important metal bars in the city, and he’s also co-organizing the upcoming first edition of the Oslo Deathfest as well as other gigs like this one. His band Ruun kicked-off the event at around 20:30. This death metal trio has been around since 2017…

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Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2022

TONS OF ROCK 2022 – Ekebergsletta (Oslo, Norway) June 23-25, 2022 by Jorge Patacas Since its inception in 2014, Tons of Rock has become one of the most important rock festivals in Norway and nowadays it’s definitely the biggest one in the country when it comes to this genre. Three years have passed since the last edition and this time a total of 52 countries were represented in the audience and a total of 80.000 tickets were sold over the three days. Since the number of people doubled this year,…

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Concert Reviews: ÆSTHETICA / WRATH at Rock In (Oslo, Norway)

ÆSTHETICA – WRATH at Rock In (Oslo, Norway) Saturday, March 5, 2022 by Jorge Patacas   The booking agency Brenn Alt has been producing shows in different parts of the Nordic country for a while now. The bar/venue Rock In has been their home many times when it comes to concerts in Oslo and this was also the case on March 5 with a bill featuring two bands. The evening began with Wrath, a young trio coming from Haugesund and Bergen, two cities located in the west coast of Norway.…

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