Interview: JESSICA PIMENTEL

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: TONS OF ROCK 2019

Starting in 2014, Tons of Rock has quickly become one of the biggest and most important festivals in Norway with people from more than 50 other countries visiting as well. Also they always feature bands from different genres, so there’s something for everyone no matter your age and musical taste, and that’s one of the keys for their success. For its sixth edition, the organisers decided to move the event from Halden to Oslo, using a huge green area called Ekebergsletta located in the Ekeberg area, a few minutes away…

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TONS OF ROCK 2019 – PREVIEW

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…

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