Inferno Magazine 2009

OSLO, NORWAY – 8-11. APRIL 2009 THE OFFICIAL FESTIVAL MAGAZINE

THEY SPEAK:

PARADISE LOST – CARPATHIAN FOREST KEEP OF KALESSIN – VREID

ALL ABOUT:

OSLO SURVIVOR GUIDE – CINEMATIC INFERNO CONFERENCE – EXPO – AND MORE

INDIE ANBEFALER Nashville Pussy “From Hell To Texas”

Hammerfall “No Sacrifice, No Victory”

Cannibal Corpse “Evisceration Plague”

På “Art And Accidents” har Magenta med Anders Odden (Cadaver / Apotygma Berzerk / Celtic Frost) i spissen perfeksjonert sin blanding av electro, rock, new wave og goth til en blendende forestillingsverden av harde toner og myke melodier.

Nytt album fra de bredbeinte sørstatsrockerne i Nashville Pussy. Albumet består av 12 fete rockelåter som alle handler om fyll, dop og sex. Anbefales til alle fans av fet rock i samme gate som Gluecifer, AC/DC, Hellacopters og Danko Jones.

Göteborgs store power metal helter, Hammerfall, er aktuelle med sitt syvende album “No Sacrifice, No Victory”.

Bandet leverer nok en knallsterk oppvisning i ren og ekte metal.

Spiller på Rockefeller, Oslo 28. mars.

De ubestridte kongene og legendene av death-metal har igjen overgått seg selv på deres nye album ”Evisceration Plague”.

Cannibal Corpse har med sine eminente riff og suggererende groove laget en ny milepæl innen death metal.

Nok sagt – løp og kjøp!

5/6 Scream Magazine.

I salg nå!

I salg 23. februar.

I salg 23. februar.

I salg 2. mars.

Nightwish

Sarke “Vorunah”

Magenta

“Art And Accidents” AT&MT

SPV / Steamhammer

Nuclear Blast

Metal Blade

Mantic Ritual “Executioner”

Samael “Above” Nuclear Blast

“Made In Hong Kong” Nuclear Blast

Mantic Ritual tar deg med på en tur tilbake til 80-tallet og serverer god klassisk Old School Thrash Metal på sitt debutalbum “Executioner“.

Albumet er produsert i legendariske Stage One Studios med produsent Andy Classen (Legion Of The Damned, Belphegor, Dew-Scented…)

Etter to års stillhet er legendariske Samael tilbake med ny fullengder. Bandet har gått tilbake til røttene og leverer her god gammel aggressiv black metal slik det hørtes på midten av 90-tallet.

Produsert av Fredrik Nordström (In Flames, Opeth, Arch Enemy).

Ny CD / DVD utgivelse fra Nightwish. CDen inneholder diverse liveopptak hentet fra bandets konserter i kjølvannet av deres siste album ”Dark Passion Play”. DVDen er en 45 minutter lang dokumentar som viser livet på veien med Nightwish.

Sarke består av mannen med samme navn, kjent fra Tulus, Khold og Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone).

Debutalbumet “Vorunah” ble spilt inn på 70-talls vis for å bevare den ekte stemningen i musikken, men lyden like fullt sinna, fersk og moderne. Dette er ganske enkelt en moderne klassiker – et tidløst masterverk inspirert av legender som Mayhem, Slayer, Darkthrone, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath.

I salg 9. mars.

I salg 9. mars.

I salg 16. mars.

I salg 6. april.

Nuclear Blast

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BOO! orror, gore, and metal – what more can you wish for for a successful easter?

Even better is, you get it all at Inferno now that we even got a movie programme going. Each year the black buzz spreads to new areas of Oslo, in 2009 we’re ganging up with Cinemateket so they can bring you movies, a Darkthrone gig (something we’ve never been able to do…) remastered and shown on a BIG screen, documentaries and more through the easter week.

Personally I would recommend the one Norwegian movie that freaked me out – “De dødes tjern” / “Lake of the dead” – when I was a kid. Way before slasher movies made their way into my heart, this black and white creepy as hell movie made a lasting impression on many a young mind… and of course, Norways newest movie export, “Dead Snow”, where Nazi zombies are slaughtered in new and interesting ways…

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his year our Expo is also keeping the doors open until 8 pm, so you can chill out in the vorspiel pub, go shopping, meet bands for signing sessions, join instrument clinics etc. without being thrown out at 6 pm. And of course – it’s open for all ages so even the wee ones can get some musical experience in the daytime.

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or those of you who are in – or wanna be in – the music industry another edition of Inferno Metal Conference is ready with panels and workshops open for those who are signed up.

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ore info on all of the above is in the magazine – but most of all, Inferno is about the music; banging your head (or nodding, if you’re getting old) to bands you love, discover bands you didn’t knew existed that still manages to blow you away, meeting old and new friends and generally having a great time.

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Bang your head and massage your neck, Old and metallic salutes -Gro, Inferno

INFERNO MAGAZINE 2009 Editor: Gro Narvestad Writers: Gunnar Sauermann, Anders Odden, Gro Narvestad, Torje Norén Inferno live photos: Wenche Snoen, Alexander Langsholt, Sigbjørn Hessaa.

IMX and IMC photos: Viktor Jæger Inferno logos and illustrations, magazine layout: Asgeir Mickelson at MultiMono (www.multimo.no) Advertising: Melanie Arends and Hilde Hammer at turbine agency (www.turbine.no) Distribution: turbine agency + Scream Magazine (www.screammagazine.com) + Platekompaniet (www.platekompaniet.no) Print: Merkur-Trykk AS Publisher: Inferno Metal Festival AS (www.infernofestival.net) Horns and beer (or soda, if that’s your poison) go out to: All the bands that have played, will play and should've played at Inferno, our amazing volunteers, Scream Magazine, Rockefeller and their crew, the city of Oslo, the fantastic metalheads who every year come to join our party (yes, I am talking about YOU), the good german (AKA Gunnar Sauermann), our partners and staff, our amazing partner and official hotel, Edderkoppen, Norwegian Film Institute and Cinemateket for wanting to cater to our moviehungry fans and putting together an amazing screening programme. And everyone else who thinks they deserve appreciation.

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INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL Oslo, Norway April 8-11 2009 Rockefeller/John Dee Sentrum Scene Rock In – Revolver – Garage Blå – Victoria – Sub Scene TICKETS: 4-day festival pass (including club night + IMX) NOK 1120,One day-tickets thur-fri-sat NOK 455,One day-tickets club night (not including Sub Scene) NOK 200,Sub Scene ALL AGES SHOW (including IMX entry) NOK 125,Inferno Metal Expo (IMX) NOK 125,-

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Inferno Metal Conference (IMC) incl.

VIP party NOK 800,-

Tickets available at Billettservice and www.infernofestival.net

Sentrum Scene, you will NOT be able to get into any of the clubs!

Black Metal Sightseeing incl.

Wardruna gig at Tusenfryd NOK 300,-

IMPORTANT: Ticket exchange: All festival passes/tickets* are to be changed into festival wristbands at accreditation office at Sentrum Scene.

There will not be any ticket sales at the clubs – ONLY at Sentrum Scene.

ALL PRICES INCLUDES VAT AND TICKET FEES Age limit 18 years except SubScene and IMX (no age limit). Some participating clubs have a 20 year age limit – full info on this in the upcoming Festival Guide booklet (where you will find ALL updates and practical info regarding all things Inferno)

Bring your ID to avoid disappointment.

Opening hours are from 12:00 (12PM) to 22:00 (10 PM) Wednesday, Thursday and Friday . After 22:00 Thursday and Friday you can exchange festival pass/ticket for wristbands at Rockefeller.

NB – THIS INCLUDES CLUB TICKETS!!

If you don’t pick up your wristband at

This is for your convenience, to avoid massive queues and chaos at the clubs so you can get in to see the bands you want. *SubScene will provide IMX wristbands and will also have tickets for the all ages show at the door.

Inferno Festival Bag: Available at IMX. Get your bag at the info stand inside Sentrum Scene.

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WEDNESDAY

Carpathian Forest

APRIL 8.

– CLUB NIGHT

GARAGE

ROCK IN

BENEA REACH (NO)

WARLORD (UK)

Hardcore progressive deathmetal – it might sound strange, but Benea Reach, drawing inspiration from bands like Mastodon and Meshuggah, received allround praise for their 2008 album “Alleviat”.

They’re back! Warlord UK got back together in 2008 – prepare for the Warlord attack!

MANHATTAN SKYLINE (NO) If Dillinger Escape Plan ever had a sordid love-affair with Neurosis, the bastard lovechild would sound like these guys. If you wanna discover something new – check out this band and be blown away!

ØRKENKJØTT (NO) What is it with these non-blackmetal Norwegians? Zero Tolerance magazine called them “Norway's latest brilliantly unclassifiable band” – if you like Enslaved, Opeth, Tool and their likes you will probably LOVE Ørkenkjøtt!

DEATHHAMMER (NO) Bathory meets Celtic Frost for a case of beer in the rehearsal room and spawns this duo – oldschool to the bone darkthrash!

VÖRGUS (SE) Swedish quartet who delivers death/thrash/speed and classic heavy metal riffing. A new album, “Hellfueled Satanic Action” is expected sometime this spring.

BLÅ

BLOOD RED THRONE (NO)

Drawing inspiration from the greats – Pentagram, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and so on – this gang will bring the classic doomy heaviness to the stage.

Tchort will have a busy festival this year – playing with both BRT and Carpathian Forest! Blood Red Throne played Inferno in 2002, so it’s about time they came back… They are entering the studio in February to record their new album, and hopefully they’ll premiere some of the new material at Inferno.

SARKE (NO)

TERRORDROME (GR)

Old forces joins together in this new band – Sarke of Khold/Tulus wanted to make and play music inspired by his old favorites, and brought Nocturno Culto of (duh) Darkthrone on board. Their album “Vorunah” is released through Indie Recordings.

Extremely brutal deathmetal from Greece – if you’re into Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation etc., you do NOT wanna miss these guys!!

JOHN DEE

SAHG (NO)

MENCEA (GR) This young greek band surprised and convinced us of their excellence when we witnessed them live at a showcase @ Popkomm in Berlin last year.

Signed to Norway’s Indie Recordings they are ready for Inferno with their technical, groovy and intensely well executed metal.

VICTORIA SCENE

KAMPFAR (NO) Dark, majestic, pagan and grimm... Kampfar will stomp all over Inferno and show us what pagan metal should REALLY sound like.. With their album "Heimgang", released through Napalm Records last august, they prove that time does not heal - their sound is as raw, grandiose and freezing cold as ever!

BLACK COMEDY (NO)

For those about to drone, we very very slowly salute you ! Inspiring the initiation of both Sunn O))) (named after their favorite amps) and Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine (named after a song from their first full-length), Earth will show us personally why so many musicians found - and continue to find - them a source of inspiration for almost two decades.

They call themselves “Cyber metal” – with exDimmu/now Susperia drummer Tjodalv behind the kit you might think you know what to expect – but you really don’t.. A surreal mix of genres and styles, their 2008 album “Instigator” confused and impressed the metal community. Black Comedy must be heard!

VULTURE INDUSTRIES (NO)

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Dew Scented

SUB SCENE – FESTIVAL PASS/CLUB PASS NOT VALID AT THIS VENUE – ALL AGES SHOW

EARTH (US)

A band that is impossible to define musically – they mix doom, progressive, death, thrash, industrial and black to form their unique sound.

One thing is certain though – they will win you over with their live performance no matter what.

Code

Meshuggah

Vicious Art

Septic Flesh Ramesses

THURSDAYAPRIL 9.

ROCKEFELLER

Swallow The Sun

MESHUGGAH (SE) This lean, mean, swedish war machine of technical, brutal metal truly is one of a kind. With 12 releases, 3 swedish Grammy nominations and endless touring behind them, they’ve certainly earned their place as one of the frontrunner bands in the extreme metal world. We can not begin to sing our praises to the live experience that is Meshuggah – if you haven’t seen these guys live before you DO NOT wanna miss them at Inferno!! Their latest album “Obzen” was released through Nuclear Blast march of ’08.

PESTILENCE (NL) Dutch death metal legends Pestilence will honor Inferno with their presence in 2009! A brand new album titled “Resurrection macabre”, that according to main man Mameli will be “…More tech and way more brutal than ever before" is on its way...

We can’t wait to be aurally maimed and abused by these guys!

Pestilence

NEGURA BUNGET (RO)

After their club gig during last years Inferno we were FLOODED with wishes and threats to get these guys back – so this year we’re letting them do their dark ambient folk/black metal thing on the big stage.

JOHN DEE

UNEARTHLY TRANCE (US) This trio from Brooklyn, New York will satisfy both black metallers, sludge fans and doomsters alike, having played with bands as diverse as Morbid Angel, Sunn 0))) and Warhorse, to mention a few.

Their latest album “Electrocution” earned them the moniker “The Celtic Frost of Doom”.

Unearthly Trance will rip your lungs out, play them like a bagpipe, make it sound fantastic - and you’ll love it so much that you’ll buy the album

RAMESSES (UK) Originally scheduled to play last year, Ramesess had to cancel due to health issues – but now they’re back in business and ready for Inferno!

SEPTIC FLESH (GR)

AZARATH (PL)

Their comeback album “Communion” needed to be extremely strong – the last album they released before they disbanded, 2003s “Sumerian Demons” was a helluva album… Septic Flesh proved that some reunions MUST happen – the album received rave reviews and we are very happy to give the stage to these Greeks during Inferno!

Polish BRUTAL metal – we’ve had our share at Inferno over the years. Although they’ve been around for over ten years, they have managed to stay under our radar until now. Brace yourselves – this is brutal, hard and sick!

KAMPFAR (NO) Dark, majestic, pagan and grimm... Kampfar will stomp all over Inferno and show us what pagan metal should REALLY sound like.. With their album "Heimgang", released through Napalm Records last august, they prove that time does not heal - their sound is as raw, grandiose and freezing cold as ever!

KRAANIUM (NO) So many bands, so little grind – well, we try to make up for that by brining in Kraanium. As they say – No glam, just fucking slam!

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ROCKEFELLER

PARADISE LOST (UK) One of the true greats from the UK – they celebrated their first 20 years as a band in 2008.

Alongside Anathema and My Dying Bride they created a whole new genre – Death-Doom.

Straying into both gothic and dark synthbased pop/electronic, they returned to an older and darker sound with 2007’s “In Requiem”.

release "Plague of butterflies" EP was released this september through Spinefarm Records and got well-deserved great reviews.

good stuff. Since their initiation in 2002 they’ve released two albums - “Pick up this sick child” was released in 2007 (EU release) through Mighty Music.

VREID (NO)

ROOT (CZ)

Don’t mention the war! Well, Vreid does. Their stage show for Inferno will mirror the theme of their last two albums – “I Krig” and “Milorg” – the Norwegian resistance movement during the second world war… Angry young Sognametallers with instruments will CRUSH you!

Formed in 1987, Root was one of the first bands in the Czech Republic to thread the black metal path.

With front man Jiri “Big Boss” Valter – who founded the Czech branch of Church of Satan – leading the way, their dark suggestive metal will win you over if you’re not already a fan.

DEW-SCENTED (DE)

PANTHEON I (NO)

Forerunners in the modern german thrash movement, Dew-Scented has pushed out 7 albums since 1996 – and played countless shows with bands like Immortal, Annihilator, Vader, Morbid Angel and so forth. With a fresh edge due to changes in the lineup they are ready to take on Inferno.

With a new album coming out in 2009, we thought it was only fitting to make room for some melodic extreme black metal from Pantheon I – finally!

KEEP OF KALESSIN (NO) From their early days in Trondheim these guys have come a long way the past few years, the breakthrough finally came with the releases of “Armada” and “Kolossus” that turned out to please both critics and fans tremendously. They played a short showcase at the Indie Recordings clubnight last year, but it will be a full gig with all the trimmings at Inferno this time.

SWALLOW THE SUN (FI) Finnish six-piece Swallow the Sun has earned their place as a death/doom band to be reckoned with - they are also known to deliver absolutely mindblowing live performances! Their latest

JOHN DEE

TAETRE (SE)

Sweden + death metal = wonderful!

Featuring ex-members of Dark Funeral, Grave and Entombed you KNOW you’ll get your dose of the

Swedish thrashers with a deathmetal wish - Taetre has been around since 1997, and are currently looking for a new label.

fellow Trolls are back with a vengeance!

CARPATHIAN FOREST (NO)

HELHEIM (NO)

They’re BACK! One of the nastiest blackmetal bands to ever emerge from Norway… Carpathian Forest promise to give the Inferno audience a very special gig - consisting of surprise guest appearances, songs never before played live and a stage show you won't wanna miss…

Epic, dark and monumental viking metal from one of the oldest bands in the genre, the debut release "Jordmundgand" released in 1995 . Their 2008 release “Kaoskult” is their 6th album, and was welcomed with praise from the reviewers and glee from the fans.

SAMAEL (CH)

KOLDBRANN (NO)

From their post-blackmetal beginning Samael slowly moved more into the industrial landscape – but with their 2009 album “Above” the pendulum is about to brutally swing back – commenting on the new album, Vorph said: “It is like an enhanced version of our three or four first albums, maybe the missing link between ’Cermony Of Opposites’ and ’Passage’.”

One of Norway’s hardest working underground dirty blackmetal bands are back at Inferno.

Probably the Norwegian band who played the most nasty clubs in Europe – then again, hard work pays off!

TROLL (NO)

CODE (UK/NO)

”Drep de kristne” – ”Kill the christians” Troll exclaimed in 1996 – and now they’re back! If not kill, then certainly to slightly annoy the Christians with their FIRST EVER live set at the Inferno Festival 2009. Started as far back as in 1992, Troll released four albums before taking a long break from 2001 until last year. Now Nagash and his

Having released one of the more avant-garde and unconventional metal albums the last decade – Noveau Gloaming in 2005 – their fans await their return with trembling anticipation. Well - Code just finished recording their second full-length album which will be released soon – get ready to join in on the necrospirituals!!!

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Two ex-Tsjuder guys started Krypt back in 2006 with the intention of playing – and I quote – “Hellish fucking Black Metal”. And they do. Boy, do they ever!

VICIOUS ART (SE)

SATURDAY APRIL 11.

ROCKEFELLER

KRYPT (NO)

JOHN DEE

GRAND MAGUS (SE) I don’t know why, but Sweden seems like a bottomless source of great bands. These bluesy doomsters are no exception – from Waterdragon Records via Southern Lord they ended up where they belong; Rise Above Records. Their latest album “Iron Will” was released summer of 2008.

BLACK COMEDY (NO) They call themselves “Cyber metal” – with exDimmu/now Susperia drummer Tjodalv behind the kit you might think you know what to expect – but you really don’t.. A surreal mix of genres and styles, their 2008 album “Instigator” confused and impressed the metal community. Black Comedy must be heard!

EXECRATION (NO) Great conniseurs of old school deathmetal, these guys plays homage to their heroes but still manage to make their music sound fresh and new.

SEREGON (UK) Voted in as #6 on the “Best unsigned band 2008” top ten list in Terrorizer Magazine, this young british death/thrash band is going places – first and foremost to Oslo for Inferno…

LUCIFER'S POETRY

PARADISE LOST

THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THE HEART OF THE INFERNO FESTIVAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN PITCH BLACK AND NORWEGIAN. YET AT THE SAME TIME INVITATIONS WENT OUT TO THOSE BANDS FROM ABROAD THAT HAVE EITHER BEEN INFLUENTIAL TO THE NORDIC SCENE OR FOUND THEIR OWN DARK PATH IN METAL MUSIC. PARADISE LOST QUALIFIES AS HEAD OF THE CLASS IN BOTH RESPECTS AND THEREFORE IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT THIS LEGEND FROM THE UK CAN BE ANNOUNCED TO TOP THIS YEAR'S GREAT BILLING.

ucifer is believed by many to be the patron of all arts and Heavy Metal in particular. When the poet John Milton (1608-1674) created his famous rhymed epic "Paradise Lost" the proud and melancholic first angel appears to be the true hero, although he instigates the Fall of Mankind from grace. Not surprisingly the English poet was duly accused to have been directly under the influence of the devil by his critics, while he wrote "Paradise Lost" in 1667. What better name could there have been for a bunch of young musicians to adapt as their own, when they formed a new Metal band in the year 1987 to take the world by storm and change its musical course forever – as they must have been guided by Lucifer himself in the eyes of the true believers?

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dressing up like Anthrax with coloured shirts and Bermuda shorts', Greg gives away with an audible grin. 'And Dani was driven to their shows by his dad.' Like Cradle of Filth there was early contact between PARADISE LOST and the Norwegian scene in its embryonic stage. 'Bands like Mayhem started about the same time as we did', singer Nick Holmes points out. 'I used to exchange letters with Euronymous and then there was Metalion from Slayer Mag, who always answered with something like a million pages. We all sent around our demo-tapes and these were the best days in my life.' Nick describes the old scene as some kind of an elitist club: People helped each other out to play abroad and it was most important which

awakened interest "Lost Paradise" appeared in the year 1990.

Mark of the Temptress

"Lost Paradise" follows the trend of its time as it is still firmly based on Death Metal. Yet, opposed to many of their English colleagues like Napalm Death, PARADISE LOST did not try to sound even faster or brutal, but added melancholic and solemn passages obviously deriving from Doom Metal and thereby setting them apart from their average contemporaries. 'There was just one reason for this early development: our former drummer just could not play any faster', quips Greg. It is quite obvious that the guitarist indulges in the famous British understatement, because after being at the forefront of insular 'BANDS LIKE MAYHEM STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS WE DID. I USED TO Death Doom, which was followed up Darkness Rising 'It was the idea of our singer Nick to

by Anathema and My Dying Bride, EXCHANGE LETTERS WITH EURONYMOUS AND THEN THERE WAS METALION the band from Yorkshire has to be take our name from Milton's poem', recalls lead-guitarist Greg held responsible for giving birth to Mackintosh. 'We all agreed that FROM SLAYER MAG, WHO ALWAYS ANSWERED WITH SOMETHING LIKE A MILLION another genre of Metal that had 'Paradise Lost' is an amazing quite a large impact on Norway in masterpiece and its dark background PAGES. WE ALL SENT AROUND OUR DEMO-TAPES AND THESE WERE THE BEST general and Stavanger in particular. was perfectly suited to our musical Only one year after their debut album and lyrical ideas at that time.' Back was released, PARADISE LOST DAYS IN MY LIFE.' – NICK HOLMES then around the middle of the eighfollowed with even slower songs on ties a couple of kids share their love "Gothic" (1991). Although they were band-names were stitched to ones' jacket, who got for Heavy Metal and hangs around the same not the first to include female vocals as Celtic Frost the most obscure patches and who had more Northern English clubs and record-stores. Among had already done that on "To Mega Therion" (1985) tapes than the others gathered in his collection. them are vocalist Nick Holmes, Greg Mackintosh and intensified with "Into The Pandemonium" 'The tape-trading had a lot to do with the creativity and drummer Matthew Archer. In 1987 these three (1987), the credit of making full use of them has to of the whole scene back then and the exchange of recruit bass-player Stephen Edmondson and spirit go to "Gothic". PARADISE LOST consistently ideas', opines Nick. 'Like everybody I was a nut for away Aaron Aedy as second guitarist from his combined Nick Holmes' deep grunts with Sarah Bathory and I was fascinated by the rise of the former band and soon those guys start playing gigs Marrion's temptingly fair and clear voice. As a new Black Metal scene in the North. I still love this under the name PARADISE LOST. 'Those were result "Gothic" coined the term Gothic Metal, style from an outside perspective and always take exciting days', says Greg. 'We were trading tapes which was first take to denote a mixture of Gothic care to watch bands like Immortal when I get the all around the globe and invited each other to gigs and Metal styles, but later took on the meaning of chance at festivals.' Despite being a part of the in England.' At the beginning of the nineties the female fronted Metal. There can be no doubt that global tape-trading circle Paradise Lost quickly British underground is going through a golden age.

"Gothic" had a massive influence on the founding of found their own path although they did not show A telephone call is enough and PARADISE LOST Theatre Of Tragedy, Tristania and Sirenia from too much ambition or take themselves very seriare joining some local stage with Carcass or Stavanger as well as Trail of Tears and more bands ously in the beginning. 'For some odd reason PeacExtreme Noise Terror, while Sabbat and Bolt from other parts of Norway. 'It has always been eville Records took us seriously though', rejoins Thrower are already starting to gain international kind of curious to realize the long term effect our Greg. 'They gave us a deal and sent us to a studio reputation. Others are still trying to find their way: old album caused', wonders Nick. 'We did not to record our debut album.' As a result of this 'Back in those days Cradle of Filth were still think that we had done something special, except

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Photo: Chiaki Nozu

“WE ARE LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO PLAY AT THE INFERNO FESTIVAL AND ARE GLAD WE WERE INVITED. IT IS A GREAT FEELING THAT WE ARE STILL CONSIDERED A RELEVANT BAND AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS. WE ARE ALSO QUITE AWARE OF WHAT THE PEOPLE THERE EXPECT FROM US, WHICH MEANS WE ARE GOING TO PLAY OUR MOST HEAVY SET. TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED!” – NICK HOLMES for combining Death Metal with elements inspired from Celtic Frost, Sisters of Mercy or Fields of the Nephilim.' The singer makes it sound quite simple to break new ground by mixing different styles, but to come up with a convincing formula, which changes the way of how music can be perceived, is no easy feat and a great creative achievement.

'At first only a few people did react positively to our new sound and a Dutch distributor even refused to release 'Gothic' at all', laughs Greg. 'We did not really know what we were doing, but we were aware that our experiment was leading to something literally unheard of. PARADISE LOST remained stunningly productive and again followed up with their third album "Shades of God" (1992) just one year later. 'We had become increasingly ambitious by then and unleashed a true riff-o-rama with this record', says Greg. 'Maybe this was a bit too early and too much. In hindsight it is quite strange that our at first least loved song 'As I Die' would then show us the path to continue on.' On the first pressing of "Shades of God" the English even left out "As I Die" as it appeared to be too awkward to them. Then again it is hard to stop a brilliant tune and from its release on the EP "As I Die" (1992) the song quickly gains popularity. 'Basically our next album 'Icon' was completely written around this song', admits the guitarist. Once again PARADISE LOST stick to their yearly release schedule, when they publish "Icon" in the year 1993.

With this album the unruly bunch from Yorkshire finally had its international break-through and spearheaded a dark trend in Metal: Others like my Dying Bride, Moonspell or Tiamat follow suit and reduce their degree of hardness in favour of adding melancholic beauty and a more Gothic approach. Death Metal came under siege from two sides: In the North a more radical approach was conceived within the Black Metal circle, while in Western Europe the dark found a more subtle expression in the early Gothic Metal. 'It was probably only a lucky coincidence that 'Icon' came

out at exactly the right time', Greg continues to modestly downplay the importance of his band.

'At the time the whole scene was in a high spirit.

There was a great feeling of community between all of us and Anathema or The Gathering played some of their first gigs opening for us.' Their growing success puts PARADISE LOST firmly on the road and by the time they enter the studio again directly after being on tour with "Icon" for nearly two years, the musicians have been away from their homes for a long time. 'Not getting a rest for the most part of five years was beginning to take its toll on our creativity', supposes Greg. 'As a result of this 'Draconian Times' sounds a lot like a more polished version of 'Icon' to me.' Although or maybe even because "Draconian Times" turns out to be the greatest commercial success for PARADISE LOST so far, they decide to drastically change their course.

Fall from Grace With their next release "One Second" (1997) the English include many more electronic parts at the expense of a distinct Metal sound. 'Well, some people was not happy with our development', agrees Greg, 'but we really needed to do have a break and make some changes.' Nick adds that the band did not expect the level of negativity that hit them.

'At least we did not make the mistake of turning to happy music', stresses the singer. 'We remained dark and miserable and then again it was a very creative phase for all of us.' Not everybody was disagreeing with the changes that PARADISE LOST went through. MTV suddenly picked up their videoclips and their sales remained on a high level. As many of their old friends turned their backs to them the band had found new followers in other camps.

'We had kicked a lot of people in their shins, but we are not creating music to please anybody', Greg points out, but Nick shows some sympathy: 'I can understand that Metal-fans do not want their bands to move out of the scene', claims the singer. 'I was

devastated too, when Iron Maiden started to use guitar-synthesizer. To me it felt like the end of one of my favourites. On the other hand it is important to try out something different and challenge oneself and others. I cannot understand any musician, who still sounds like he did twenty years ago.' Many of their early followers had written off PARADISE LOST as they continued on a path outside the confines of the hard genre until and including their tenth album "Paradise Lost" (2005). It came as quite a surprise, when "In Requiem" (2007) saw the Brits return to their roots. 'We had explored our style from 'One Second' onwards in every detail by then', declares Greg. 'Now, we felt like less polish and more evil bite again.' According to Nick the classical feeling of "In Requiem" also has a lot to do with the production. 'It is not so much a massive change in our songwriting', reckons the singer. 'We have just brought the guitars and harsh vocals back to the front.' The bands newly found pleasure in Metal is not only obvious, but continues to this day. 'We are just wrapping up our last songs for the next album', reveals Nick. 'The new material sounds even harder again and I can promise that is going to be as heavy as it can be. At the same time it is all about creating a good song and whatever people think of our previous albums, each of them taught us something new and important!' ow, PARADISE LOST are eager to return to Oslo as they have many good memories of previous concerts in Norway. 'We are looking very much forward to play at the INFERNO FESTIVAL and are glad we were invited. It is a great feeling that we are still considered a relevant band after all those years. There is only one slight problem: We are still looking for a new drummer, but no worries, there will be one with us come Easter.

We are also quite aware of what the people there expect from us, which means we are going to play our most heavy set. Take that for granted!'

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OFFICIAL FESTIVAL HOTEL

SCANDIC EDDERKOPPEN IS STILL HOLDING THEIR TITLE AS THE OFFICIAL FESTIVAL HOTEL. THE HOTEL IS BRAND NEW, LOCATED ONLY A 5 MINUTES WALK FROM THE FESTIVAL VENUE, ROCKEFELLER. IF THE HOTEL IS BOOKED SOLID, YOU WILL GET THE SAME PRICES AT THEIR OTHER HOTEL, BYPORTEN, WHICH IS LOCATED BESIDES THE MAIN TRAIN STATION – A VERY SHORT WALK FROM EVERYTHING IN DOWNTOWN OSLO (YES, INCLUDING THE VENUE) Prices: Doubleroom: 953 NOK Single room: 666 NOK Extra bed: 240 NOK PS: These prices include breakfast.

Booking: Give the code "inferno" when you book rooms to get the special Inferno prices.

Facilities: Breakfast is served until 12.00 every day during the festival Free internet access Free sauna, fitness room and steam bath Hotel parking house

Scandic Edderkoppen, St. Olavs Plass 1, 0165 Oslo Telephone: +47 2315 5600 Mail: edderkoppen@scandichotels.com Web: http://www.scandic-hotels.no/edderkoppen PS: You have to book rooms either by e-mail or phone.

Online booking won't get you these prices.

INFERNO MOMENT I last attended Inferno 2007, though I will also be attending this year 2009. I have to say my most memorable would be meeting Samoth and Trym of Zyklon/Emperor as I've been listening to either or band since I was 17 and back then I never thought I'd meet them in person, however I first saw Zyklon at Wacken 2005. Further I also got to meet Nattefrost, Niklas Kvarforth, Abbath, and Frost along with members of Dimmu Borgir. While attending the pre-Inferno thrash metal night at Club Maidens I had the chance to meet the legendary Frenriz and Grutle Kjellson although he was drunk without much a care to the world lol. I also have to say it was surreal to see Immortal play on home soil especially for their first reunion performance! Though it was somewhat comical the amplifiers had some technical problems and Abbath turned and got pissed only later to explain it out of a typical Immortal show

wouldn't be without some sort of technical problem happening. I should also mention running into Gaahl for 30seconds only to receive that dreaded stare he likes to serve!

To meet all these crazy such demons was quite amazing to me just as them being normal people doing there thing that inspired me musically for so many years! Of course though meeting Kvarforth I admit it was my introduction to that of Shining!

To rap up I would like to say the whole festival had great sound and I truly enjoyed how up close and personal things felt compared to many others shows I've seen. Only thing that sucked was being locked out of over capacitated performances as they were bands with more a following than the area provided.

Karl Knudsen-Amm, Calgary, AB, Canada

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INFERNO FILM CINEMATEKET, DRONNINGENS GATE - WWW.NFI.NO

INFERNO IS EXTREMELY HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT THIS YEAR EASTER WILL GIVE YOU EVEN MORE OPTIONS FOR HORROR & GORE IN OSLO. CINEMATEKET – THE MOVIE LOVERS’ NO.1 CHOICE - HAS TAILORED A SCREENING PROGRAMME ESPESCIALLY FOR YOU, THE INFERNO CROWD, SO YOU CAN ENJOY MOVIES, DOCUMENTARIES AND A VERY EXCLUSIVE DARKTHRONE CONCERT FROM YE OLDE DAYS! THE MOVIE THEATRE, CINEMATEKET, IS LOCATED A 5 MINUTE WALK FROM ROCKEFELLER – OR A 1-2 MINUTE VERY SLOW WALK FROM ELM STREET.

ABOUT CINEMATEKET AND NFI (NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE) he Cinematheque (Cinemateket) makes film history's central oeuvres available to the moviegoing public, while also monitoring the pulse of contemporary film culture. Five days a week there are usually two screenings in each of Filmens Hus' two cinemas. Cinemateket also co-

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"Ever since I attended my first Inferno festival back in 2002, it has been the arena for quite a lot of personal vicissitudes; some good, others bad, and some rather wet: Amongst other things I managed to get a taxi from the Rockefeller venue till Hotel Scandic Byporten to cost me about 800NOK. This is normally a few minutes walking distance. I have raided a bunch of mini bars with the drummer of Usurper; found myself in the suburban Lørenskog, with a limp and without a clue of where in the world I was. (I actually had to phone a friend who had played hockey there some years earlier to resolve the situation.) I have bought pebbles for the price of 500NOK, and thus have had to chase three youths down the street in a drunken frenzy when I found out! I have had 50/50 karsk(moonshine and coffee) with the guys in Perished – it resulted in me waking up at Slottsparken apart-

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archives, FIAF, Cinemateket has access to many films which would otherwise be unavailable in Norway.

INFERNO MOMENT ments. This leads me over to the fact that I the two last years have woken up in my own piss – the first year believing it was just some guy who had spilt water on our bed. But maybe most importantly: I met the girl whom I would marry some years later.

She has been to every festival since the start, except for last years edition when she was pregnant with what has since become the world's most adorable little lad. So I can thank Inferno for a lot of good shit over the years, and maybe also for my marriage and my son! Here's to Inferno and the butterfly effect!

See you at the festival…"

Pål Lystrup

INFERNO FILM INFERNO FILM is the brand new addition to the Inferno Festival, with daily screenings of rarely seen classics and Norwegian films with English subtitles. All screenings at Cinemateket in the Film House in central Oslo.

SCREENINGS: Tue 5th April 18:00: SEASON OF THE WITCH – George A Romero, 1972 20:00: PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS – J. Berlinger, B. Sinofsky, 1996 Wed 6th April 18:00: LADY FRANKENSTEIN – Mel Welles, 1971 20:00: DEAD SNOW – Tommy Wirkola, 2009 Thu 6th April 18:00: DARKTHRONE LIVE 1990 Fri 7th April 17:00: DARKTHRONE LIVE 1990 18:00: THE MONK – Ado Kyoru, 1972 20:00: BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW – Piers Haggard, 1971 Sat 8th April 14:00: DEAD SNOW – Tommy Wirkola, 2009 16:00: THE MONK – Ado Kyoru, 1972 18:00: PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS – J. Berlinger, B. Sinofsky, 1996 Sun 9th April 14:00: LAKE OF THE DEAD – Kåre Bergstrøm, 1958 16:00: SEASON OF THE WITCH – George A Romero, 1972 18:00: LADY FRANKENSTEIN – Mel Welles, 1971 20:00: BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW – Piers Haggard, 1971

LAKE OF THE DEAD 1958

LADY FRANKENSTEIN 1971

THE MONK 1972

DIRECTOR: KÅRE BERGSTRØM ENGLISH SUBTITLES 1H 16MIN

DIRECTOR: MEL WELLES NORWEGIAN SUBTITLES 1H 36MIN

DIRECTOR: ADONIS KYROU ENGLISH SUBTITLES 1H 34MIN

In the silent woods there’s a small lake, from where legend says the dead will return to take revenge on the living. A small group of people experience strange things around this lake…

A different and quite disturbing version of the old Frankenstein tale. This time Baron Frankenstein has a daughter (the lovely Miss Rosalba Neri) who continues his work after his death. But what kind of motive can a hot young lady have for creating a monster?

Le Moine was immediately banned in Norway, but has since then enjoyed a legendary status among cult film buffs as a beautiful, but strange taboo-breaker. Based on the famous book by Matthew Lewis, by many regarded as the foundation for the whole gothic genre.

SEASON OF THE WITCH 1972

PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS 1996

BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW 1971 DIRECTOR: PIERS HAGGARD NORWEGIAN SUBTITLES 1H 33MIN

Back in old England. A farm boy digs up parts of the devil in a small rural village and slowly the entire community changes. Exceedingly creepy and well crafted tale of dark forces at work among the young and susceptible.

DARKTHRONE 1990 FENRIS (DRUMS, VOCALS), NOCTURNO CULTO (GUITAR, VOCALS), IVAR ENGER (GUITAR), DAG NILSEN (BASS).

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Live from Bootleg TV back in the early days of 1990. Thanks to the magic of the digital age, image and sound is crystal clear and finally does the band justice. A big thanks to Fenris, Nocturno Culto and the crew at Popsenteret i Oslo for making this screening possible.

DIRECTOR: GEORGE A. ROMERO NORWEGIAN SUBTITLES 1H 44MIN

Not really a horror-film from the maker of Night of the Living Dead, but a strange tale of a bored housewife dabbling in black magic. A minor masterpiece and a film that even Romero-fans may have missed.

DEAD SNOW 2009

DIRECTOR: JOE BERLINGER & BRUCE SINOFSKY NO SUBTITLES 2H

A horrible triple murder sends a whole society into a raging frenzy. Those who are easiest to blame are the non-conformist teenagers of the neighborhood. A brilliant documentary – More scary than any horror movie.

DIRECTOR: TOMMY WIRKOLA ENGLISH SUBTITLES 1H 30MIN

It’s winter in the far north and a group of friends set out for a remote cabin. Everything is set for the perfect Easter holiday, except for the bloodthirsty battalion of undead Nazisoldiers roaming the area.

CINEMATEKET, Filmens Hus, Dronningens gate 16 – a five minute walk from Rockefeller.

TICKETS: NOK 45,- with Inferno festival pass. (NOK 75,- without) TEL: 22 47 45 89 WEB: www.cinemateket.no

OSLOGUIDE ALL DRESSED UP AND SOMEWHERE TO GO: * = Venues

BLÅ* Brenneriveien 9c

MØLLERS CAFÉ Mariboes gate

BLÅ is an independent club in Oslo for live, contemporary “jazz and related sounds.” It is a professional venue dedicated to up-and-coming acts from all over the country, while also hosting established international artists. BLÅ presents live performances for body, mind and sound system, almost every day of the week.

Age Limit: 20 Years. www.blaaoslo.no

Situated on the corner one block away from the festival venue, this place will be packed throughout the weekend. Not only is it close to the venue - the beer is cold and cheap. Just be aware of the fact that this is not the classiest pub in downtown Oslo… They do have some decent stuff in their jukebox though!

GLORIA FLAMES Grønland 18 ROCKEFELLER MUSIC HALL* & JOHN DEE* Torggata bad Originally an indoor pool, Rockefeller opened as a music venue in 1986. There are 2 stages – Rockefeller, the main stage, has a capacity of about 1500, and downstairs you'll find John Dee with a 400+ capacity.

Age Limit: 18 Years. www.rockefeller.no

SUB SCENE* Kirkegata 34 This all-ages venue also boasts a manga-café.

This place does not serve alcohol, and has limited opening hours on 'normal' days.

Age Limit: All ages! www.subscene.no

UNHOLY Dronningensgt. 22 Hard rock/metal every day from 4 PM www.unholy.no

REVOLVER* Møllergata 32 Just around the corner from Rockefeller/John Dee you’ll find this relatively new club – they offer great vegan/vegetarian food in addition to great burgers! They also host DJs and bands on stage.

If you have an Inferno bracelet you will get special prices on STUFF here too.

Age limit: 20 years. www.revolveroslo.no

GARAGE* Grensen 9 The rock place previously known as So What!

– now one of the best rock pubs close to Rockefeller. A little hard to find, but remember you can always ask people in the street. Garage also have an outdoor area for enjoyment of refreshments and cigarettes.

Age limit: 20 Years upstairs, 18 downstairs at the concert. www.garageoslo.no

ELM STREET Dronningens gate 32 The food is still worth the trip, and the management might let the bartenders play some metal during the Inferno week, despite the change in profile. Not the hottest place if you want to hear metal all the time, but if it's full of metalheads.

During the festival days it tends to get back to the feel of 'old times'. www.elmstreet.no

NY-LON Arbeidergata A bar for the musically open-minded. You might hear anything from reggae to metal during your stay there. Fantastic bartenders and diverse music makes this an exellent alternative if you get sick of the metal pubs. Just a word of caution; money runs out REAL fast at this place!

ROCK IN* Øvre Slottsgate 10

TEDDYS SOFT BAR Brugata

In this dark sub-level club you can hear metal all the time, no matter who is working. Rock In plays everything metal, earlier they were known to play mostly traditional heavy metal and loads of stuff from the 80s, but during Infernoweek they amp up the extreme-factor…

Age Limit: 20 Years. www.rockin.no

This place has kept its original decor from when it first opened in 1958, and here you can meet anybody. Rockabillys, media personalities, musicians - they all enjoy the milieu and great food Teddy's offer. Put some money on the Wurlitzer and breathe in the atmosphere! And it's only a 2minute walk from the festival venue.

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About 5 minutes by foot away from Rockefeller you will find this rock/ metal hangout. If the weather is pleasant they will open the outdoor area, probably the best place in downtown Oslo to drink beer in the sun. www.gloriaflames.no

BAR ROBINET Mariboes gate Literally next door to the main entrance at Rockefeller you will find this tiny bar that serves plenty of rock'n roll to go with your fancy drinks. Good place for us elderly metallers, you gotta be 23 years old to get in.

LAST TRAIN Universitetsgata The only rock hangout in Oslo where people have learned that they will NOT get music by request.

One of Oslos oldest watering holes for the rockers, it has been a place for beerguzzling and intimate concerts since 1984. Bands like Entombed, Cadaver, Danko Jones, Hellacopters etc. have played here over the years. www.lasttrain.no

EXPRESSEN Jernbanetorget One of the oldest pubs in downtown Oslo – I think a couple of the original guests are still there.

Good mix of old sailors, drunks of all ages and it's the first pub you see when leaving Oslo Central train station. Opens at 8 am and has karaoke for the ones not quite satisfied with just watching bands at Inferno.

TANGO WITH CASH SOUND OF NOISE Henrik Ibsens gate Situated right across the street from Rockefeller, this is a good place to purchase music. Open every day during the festival! www.soundofnoise.net

RÅKK & RÅLLS Akersgata Second-hand shop where you can find rarities and maybe a bargain but mostly the prices here are a bit steep. Also very close to Rockefeller.

NESEBLOD Rathes gate 7 Owners Ruben and Kenneth really knows what people want; here you can find rare demos, first editions etc. Of course, it ain't cheap but well worth it if you want off-the shelf stuff. www.neseblodrecords.com

WOW! SIGHTSEEING!

Sinnataggen, the little Angry Boy. Open 24hrs a day year round, and its FREE! How to get there: Bus 20 and tram 12 and 15 to Vigeland Park stop.

Underground: All westbound lines to Majorstuen station.

AKERSHUS CASTLE / NORWEGIAN RESISTANCE MUSEUM Built in 1299, this magnificent castle was the stronghold of defense against naval warfare during the middle ages. It has stood proudly overlooking Oslo's harbour for over 700 years so far, and here the Nor wegian Resistance Museum is also housed. If you're into history, and maybe especially WWII, this is worth a visit. A wonderful old fortress with an amazing view of the Oslo fjord. Open 11 am 4 pm. How to get there: Smack dab in the middle of Oslo, on the waterfront by the City Hall.

THE MUNCH MUSEUM Tøyengata 53

Oslo’s brand new Opera house is finished, and already considered a tourist magnet. The white marble building with a sloping roof you can stroll around on is well worth seeing – bring a cup of coffee and some friends and sit down on the marble and take in the sight of the fjord. www.operaen.no

A museum dedicated to Norway's most internationally acclaimed and famed painter, Edvard Munch the artist most known for his painting Skrik (The Scream). Located next to the beautiful Botanical Gardens, make a day of it and walk through the parks after visiting the museum.

Open: weekdays 10 am 4 pm, sat./sundays 11 am 5 pm. How to get there: All eastbound metro trains from the city to Tøyen station. Bus no. 20 to the Munch Museum.

VIKINGSKIPHUSET Huk Aveny 35, Bygdøy

HOLMENKOLLEN / FROGNERSETEREN

The Viking Ship Museum is well worth seeing, if you're interested in history. Here they have 2 fullsized excavated Viking Ships from the 9th century – the Gokstad ship and the Oseberg ship – besides other findings from the same era. Open monthurs. 11 am 4 pm. To get there; Bus num ber 30, tell the bus driver where you want to go

A ten-minute tram ride from downtown Oslo you'll find yourself sur rounded by vast nature and the view of the city and fjord – from up there it is really quite breath-taking! If you got the money for it, stop in at the ski jump's museum, do a virtual skijump or just try to climb the jump all the way up (it's a long way to the top...) – and finish off with hot chocolate and apple pie at Frognerseteren, an old ski lodge nearby. You get there by taking the tram from any of the subway (T-bane) stations west to Frognerseteren.

OPERAEN Kirsten Flagstads plass 1

NORSK FOLKEMUSEUM Museumsveien 10, Bygdøy At the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History you can get a glimpse of traditional Norwegian culture and history. The Open-Air Museum features 150 authentic buildings from different regions. See one of the country's oldest structures, Gol Stave Church, from the 13th century. The Open-Air Museum is also the site of a restored pharmacy, bank, post offi ce, dentist offi ce and a newly restored Oslo apartment building from 1865. Open all days 11 am 3 pm. To get there: Bus number 30 – tell the bus driver where you want to go

VIGELANDSPARKEN Kirkeveien THE VIGELAND PARK covers an area of 80 acres.

The 212 sculptures are all modeled in full size by Gustav Vigeland. He also designed the architectural setting and the layout of the grounds. The sculptures are placed on an 850 meter long axis divided into 5 main units: Main Entrance, The Bridge with the children's playground, The Fountain, The Monolith Plateau and The Wheel of Life. Here you will also find

NO MONEY, MO’ PROBLEMS ATMs are plentiful in Oslo - there is one inside the venue, conveniently (sic!) placed right outside the toilets, under the stairs leading up to the gallery.

Be sure to check that the ATM is the kind that takes VISA/Mastercard/AMEX, we have known people who lost their card into 'regular' debet card ATMs...

If you need to cash travellers cheques etc., there is an exchange office at Oslo Central station, and if you have foreign currency in cash there is also an exchange-machine you can use 24/7.

Remember that all 'normal' stores are closed on thursday and friday during easter - also that following monday. If you want to save some money on food and drinks, go to a grocery store and stock up on wednesday. There is a store right next to the Edderkoppen hotel - and also one at Oslo Central station that is a bit more expensive but that is open some hours during those holiest of days as well.

All of the above: www.visitoslo.com

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS • • • • • • • • • • • •

Ambulance Police Fire dept.

Tourist information Taxi

113 112 110 815 30 555 02323 02202 08000 Gardermoen airport 815 50 250 Torp airport 3342 7000 Train/bus/tram info 177 Edderkoppen hotel 2315 5600 Byporten hotel 2315 5500 Rockefeller 2220 3232 Operator/phone info 1881

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“IT [TRONDHEIM] HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CITY THAT WAS GREAT FOR MUSIC, BUT THE BANDS THERE LACKED A BELIEF IN THEIR WORK, TOOK A LONG TIME TO RELEASE ALBUMS OR STAYED AT HOME INSTEAD OF MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES ON TOUR” – OBSIDIAN C.

KEEP OF KALESSIN TRONDHEIM HAS NEVER BEEN AT THE FOCUS OF INTEREST IN THE RISING NORWEGIAN METAL SCENE SINCE THE NINETIES, DESPITE ORIGINAL HARDROCKERS TNT HAILING FROM THIS CITY. KEEP OF KALESSIN HAVE SET OUT TO CHANGE THIS AND TO PUT THEIR HOMETOWN BACK ON THE MAP OF HEAVY MUSIC. MASTERMIND AND GUITARIST OBSIDIAN C. REVEALS HOW THE INFERNO FESTIVAL FITS INTO HIS PLANS FOR WORLD DOMINATION. y visions have always been far more ambitious than the current status of this band would actually seem to allow', tells Obsidian C. with a broad smile. 'The Inferno Festival offers us the perfect opportunity to present Keep of Kalessin in a way that reflects our concepts and ideas far better than usually possible. We are planning a big show with pyrotechnics, props and a lot of extras on stage. It is going to give people an impression of how all our concerts should look like – if we could afford it.' Big words and great promises, but Keep of Kalessin have always lived up to the high expectations, which they have generated so far. With a full hour playing

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time, Obsidian also announces to add some rarely played songs to the set.

Burning Ambition "Think big!" could be the motto for every undertaking that Keep of Kalessin are currently embarking on. In order to record their latest album "Kolossus" (2008) the band did not simply go to a studio, but rather bought a share of it. As their Morningstar Studio is located in the musicians' hometown Trondheim, Obsidian C. and his collaborators were able to work long-term and concentrate on composing their songs instead of travelling long

distances. Their aim has been no lesser task than growing from the band's roots in Black Metal and taking that style much further and even beyond.

'It will probably need a while until people realise, what we are doing', opines the outstanding guitarist. 'Especially in a live-situation there is the danger of only noticing the harsh singing and blast-beats instead of the very different riffing that we use. We are still working on better bringing out the epic feeling of our songs on stage. We want to make it easier to get them for all those, who do not know our albums.' Either Keep of Kalessin are succeeding in their plans or they

have simply acquired a larger following that is more familiar with their songs as they continue to draw bigger crowds to their shows in Europe as well as in the United States. 'We are of course very happy to have such dedicated fans and receive their very good reactions, but we would like to give them even more and therefore practise hard to improve our performance', declares Obsidian C. and shows once again a burning ambition that fuels his visions.

Underground Kings It has not always been like that in the nearly sixteen years of Keep of Kalessin's existence. 'We were just too lazy in our early days', admits the guitarist, 'but that has changed.' His confession could be seen as symptomatic for the Metal scene in Trondheim. While Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and even Kristiansand had their share of international successful acts, Trondheim seemed to lag behind. 'It has always been a city that was great for music, but the bands there lacked a belief in their work, took a long time to release albums or stayed at home instead of making a name for themselves on tour', states Obsidian.

'Our hometown has unique scene with highly original protagonists like Chton, Manes, Bloodthorn or Atrox, but we all lack in infra-structure and connections. This means that Keep of Kalessin is still part of the underground as we are from Trondheim.' His band is taking large steps of changing that. When Keep of Kalessin was reborn in 2003 after a four year break, Obsidian recruited drum-maniac Frost (1349, Satyricon) and Mayhem’s Attila Csihar contributed his enigmatic dark vocals on the EP "Reclaim", which captured immediate attention among critics and fans alike. It took another three years before the forth fulllength "Armada" (2006) followed. The guitarist had meanwhile exchanged his famous guests for highly talented local musicians in order to form a real band that was able to go on extended tours. Singer Thebon, bass-player Wizziac and Vyl on drums impressed with their skills at

“WE ARE PLANNING A BIG SHOW WITH PYROTECHNICS, PROPS AND A LOT OF EXTRAS ON STAGE. IT IS GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE AN IMPRESSION OF HOW ALL OUR CONCERTS SHOULD LOOK LIKE – IF WE COULD AFFORD IT.” – OBSIDIAN C.

the next shows, where many people did not even notice the change behind the drum-kit. With "Armada" Obsidian C. had begun to steer away from the classical Black Metal of previous years and set out on a new course that was based on his stunning skills as a guitarist adding a fiery and intricate riffing to the songs. The latest release "Kolossus" (2008) brought a continuation and refining of this new direction. Their growing reputation enabled Keep of Kalessin to play at se-

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veral festivals and join a number of tours in Europe and the US last year and gained Trondheim's finest to play at the Inferno Festival. 'It is just great to play in our own country and at the same time to be able to present ourselves to an international audience and friends from all over the world', remarks Obsidian. 'Now, our only problem is to get absolutely everything on stage, which we have on our minds.'

Gunnar Sauermann

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INFERNO MOMENT “Me (claudio,green tshirt) and Zambo (red tshirt), both italian with a big love for heavy metal and busty womens meet for the first time in our life at the inferno festival 2006. We live in differents part of italy and we meet each year, since 2006, at the inferno festival. 2009 will be the 4th time in a row here in Oslo.

Each year we saw Pat Mazzuoccolo, an italian journalist well

know in Oslo, we looked at her with desire: a love started at first sight! So last year we stopped her and we talked a lot telling that we felt in love for her. She was very cute and funny, and of course lovable, so we took a picture, get a smack on our cheeks (unfortunately) and were happy for the rest of the night. Pat we love you!!! :)“ Marco and Claudio

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GODDAMN BASTARDS!

CARPATHIAN FOREST

PERVERTED LYRICS, BLASPHEMOUS MUSIC, LEATHER, SPIKES AND BLOODY CORPSE PAINT – WHEN CARPATHIAN FOREST ENTERS THE STAGE IT CAN HARDLY GET ANY MORE TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL THAN THIS. AFTER A PROLONGED BREAK, NATTEFROST AND HIS ROTTEN COMPANY ARE FINALLY RETURNING WITH A VENGEANCE TO DELIVER A VERY SPECIAL HEADLINER SHOW AT THIS YEAR'S INFERNO FESTIVAL: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! attefrost's approach to his band and music Restless Natives has always been infernal, defiant and selfWhile CARPATHIAN FOREST appeared to be destructive. Whether the bandleader has inactive nearly all of last year, the band was actuemployed rather aged and potbellied go-goally preparing to go to studio again. 'We have dancers for the recording of a concert-DVD, finished most of the pre-production with some puked live on stage and straight into the camera songs contributed by me, Tchort and Blood in front of ten thousands of spectators at the Pervertor', claims Nattefrost. 'Some material goes back to the recording of 'Fuck You All !!!!', when Wacken Festival or allowed pictures to be taken we ran out of time and had to leave a lot of exof him covered in his own shit – he has certainly always done it in his very cellent but unfinished ideas beown downright dirty and hind.' It has always been a tradegritty black-dandy style. Not “AN EXTREME CHARACTER LIKE ME mark of the singer to dig out surprisingly all kind of some riffs, melodies and lyrics, rumours have been floating WILL ALWAYS ATTRACT RUMOURS which sometimes go back for around for the last three years and have been buried on years as CARPATHIAN NOT MATTER IF TRUE OR FALSE. old tapes and sketchbooks. 'I FOREST announced a new have also been busy with my album tentatively titled "UniTHE ONLY IMPORTANT MATTER IS other band NATTEFROST and versal Evil" three years ago have two albums ready in the and have since played only TO LEAVE ALL BULLSHIT BEHIND raw for it', he reveals next. This a handful of gigs. For a has become increasingly less while it seemed that NatteAND GET GOING AGAIN. BLACK confusing in the process of frost had completely dissongwriting. 'I can easily keep my appeared off the face of this METAL IS DEFINITELY NOT ABOUT bands apart', emphasises Natteplanet and was subsequentfrost. 'Everything that is more ly even declared dead by BEING DOWN IN THE GUTTER!” personal like sexual perversions some legends. In fact the goes into NATTEFROST, which is exuberant singer is alive musically much more relaxed and – NATTEFROST and kicking and talks faster like a playground for black than ever. 'There were simpRock'n'Roll. In contrast to this ly some issues in my family and I had to direct most of the humour has gone out of CARPATHIAN all my energies there for a while', explains FOREST. There the music has to be a challenge Nattefrost in an outburst of words. 'An extreme and I deal with deeper topics like life and death, character like me will always attract rumours good and evil, the questions of existence, the uninot matter if true or false. The only important verse and religion.' This does not mean of course matter is to leave all bullshit behind and get that the Norwegian has suddenly become a pious going again. Black Metal is definitely not about person. 'I keep a strongly anti-religious perspecbeing down in the gutter!' tive and rather face the harsh realities of life in my

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lyrics than deal with an imaginary world of dreams although I have occasionally quoted from the scriptures. The song 'Christian Incoherent Drivel' is based on John's 'Revelation' for example.' Religiously inclined people are obviously not going to attend the show.

Live after Death 'There would be riots, if of some Christian or other fanatics were trying to take our Easter party in Oslo away from us', promises Nattefrost. 'We are a part of this country and proud of it – although we are usually anti-everything. At least nobody will confuse this with some stupid right-wing agenda in our case.' To get that party started CARPATHIAN FOREST have some aces up their sleeve: 'I do not want to spoil the fun by giving away too much, but we will deliver a very special show for this event as we are all hungry to get out again after this long break', hints the singer at things to come. 'On top of the usual sick shit we have invited some great guests to join us on stage. And as I was tired to play the same old classics that everybody is shouting for, we are going to perform a lot of songs which we have never included in a set ever before.' Nattefrost is particularly proud to have been offered a headlining position. This is well deserved as CARPATHIAN FOREST were founded as early as 1990 and have kept the faith delivering brutally honest Black Metal ever since, while slowly but surely gaining critical acclaim as well as popularity without selling out. 'To be finally recognised as a major band sure feels good', delights Nattefrost in this honour. 'And it is about damn time for that!' Whatever will happen at their Inferno show, rest assured that these goddamn bastards are going to kick your ass!

Gunnar Sauermann

“ON TOP OF THE USUAL SICK SHIT WE HAVE INVITED SOME GREAT GUESTS TO JOIN US ON STAGE. AND AS I WAS TIRED TO PLAY THE SAME OLD CLASSICS THAT EVERYBODY IS SHOUTING FOR, WE ARE GOING TO PERFORM A LOT OF SONGS WHICH WE HAVE NEVER INCLUDED IN A SET EVER BEFORE.” – NATTEFROST

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BLACKSHININGLEATHER 1992 – BLOODLUST AND PERVERSION, 1995 – THROUGH CHASM, CAVES AND TITAN WOODS (EP), 1998 – BLACK SHINING LEATHER, 2000 – STRANGE OLD BREW, 2001 – MORBID FASCINATION OF DEATH, 2002 – WE’RE GOING TO HELL FOR THIS: OVER A DECADE OF PERVERSIONS (SAMPLER), 2003 – DEFENDING THE THRONE OF EVIL, 2004 – WE'RE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD FOR THIS/LIVE PERVERSION (DVD), 2004 – SKJEND HANS LIK (SAMPLER), 2006 – FUCK YOU ALL !!!!

“I was at your Inferno festival in 2005. I'm an Aussie guy and was so enchanted by the chunk selection of bands you get together that i had to go...

I saw Arcturus play there that year, and I was sitting down and Hellhammer came by! So I said hello to him and we had a chat!

He is an absolute champion of a drummer, and a really nice down to earth bloke... The amount of music he has been making and or involved in is incredible!!

INFERNO MOMENT So keep doing your thing Inferno!! you seriously know how to rock!!

Cheers & Regards James McDermott”

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VREID

PITCH BLACK RESISTANCE

“WE RECEIVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR LYRICS ESPECIALLY FROM GERMANY. THEY UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO DEAL WITH HISTORY VERY WELL AND KNOW THAT WE DO NOT HOLD A GRUDGE AGAINST GERMANS” -HVALL

BORN OUT OF TRAGEDY, VREID HAVE RISEN OUT OF THE ASHES OF WINDIR AND FOUND THEIR VERY OWN WAY SINCE 2004. CREATING A UNIQUE BLEND OF NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL AND DOWN TO EARTH ROCK'N'ROLL THIS PITCH BLACK BRIGADE MEANWHILE GAINED A DEDICATED FOLLOWING WORLDWIDE. WITH "I KRIG" (2007) AND CURRENTLY "MILORG" THE TROOPERS FROM SOGNDAL HAVE BASED TWO ALBUMS ON THE RESISTANCE IN NORWAY DURING WWII. t is a dark night on the 9th of April, when a giant shadow glides slowly into the Oslo Fjord. It belongs to the heavy cruiser Blücher as Nazi-Germany has just begun its "Operation Weserübung" ("Weser Exercise") to occupy Norway. The ship's main armament is aligned to fore and aft as Rear Admiral Oskar Kummetz does not expect any serious resistance. He is about to be proved wrong. As Blücher nears the Drøbak Sound, where the fjord has its most narrow passage, the ship is illuminated by searchlights. At 04:21 hours the three 28 cm guns of the Oscarsborg Fortress on South Kaholmen Island open fire at nearly point blank range with other coastal batteries following. The shells immediately wreak havoc on Blücher and the cruiser's fate is finally sealed, when hit by torpedoes from a nearby battery on North Kaholmen Island. All attempts by its commander Kapitän zur See Heinrich Woldag to run his ship aground fail. At 06:22 Blücher capsizes and sinks, taking 830 men of the 2,202 crew and troops on board with her into a wet grave at 90 metres depth.

As a result the invasion of Oslo is delayed long enough for the Royal family and the legitimate Norwegian government to escape to exile in England.

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Freedom Fighters 'The sinking of the Blücher inspired many Norwegians to join the resistance', explains VREID'S bassplayer Hváll, who has taken a university degree in history. 'As the major organised act of resistance at the very beginning of the occupation, this action obviously needed to be turned into a song on our concept-album about the Milorg.' "Milorg" is an abbreviation of Militær Organisasjon ("Military Organisation") the largest Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Despite all the glorification and posthumous heroism attached to an event like this, which became a shining beacon in the struggle for freedom, VREID see more than one side to this story. 'The instrumental 'Blücher Pt. 2' is

being finished with their musical creativity and dealing with the terrible loss of life at war', relates formed VREID together with guitarist Ese. With Hváll. 'Even in the hour of victory the sight of bodies Valfar gone it was obvious to the remaining musicifloating in the ice-cold waters or people burning ans that they had to take another direction away alive in the ship's oil-spill and their horrible screams from all the Vikings and medieval battles that Windir left an empty feeling in the memories of the defendhad already dealt with. 'Our first album 'Kraft' was ers.' It is clearly not VREID's aim to settle old scores quite an experiment', admits Hváll. 'We broke eveor tear open barely healed wounds still alive within rything down to its core and rebuild from scratch.' the younger generations. In the opinion of the giant As every members of VREID loves extreme Metal as bass-player the telling of those stories from the past well as Rock'n'Roll, their combined music makes is rather bringing people together then taking them use of elements from both directions, which became apart. 'We receive a lot of interest in our lyrics much clearer on their next output "Pitch Black especially from Germany', says Hváll. 'They underBrigade" in 2006. 'At that time we had finally found stand the need to deal with history very well and our very own style and identity', stresses Hváll proknow that we do not hold a grudge against Germudly. 'With 'I Krig' we added new ans. In fact we have many dediinspiration and a stronger atmoscated fans there and love to tour in “NOW, WE WILL TAKE THIS phere, which we have developed Germany.' VREID's fascination with on 'Milorg' even further.' To break Norway's historic fight for freedom GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND away from Windir and create a started, when the band discovered completely new band was not an a collection of war-time poems by DELIVER A VERY SPECIAL SHOW easy task, but much appreciated by resistance member Gunnar-Reiss a continuously growing following Andersen, which inspired and were WITH A LOT OF EFFECTS IN that is showing up at their concerts. used on their 2007-album "I Krig".

Therefore VREID are aware of the 'We are now officially obsessed', ROCKEFELLER. ..WE ARE high expectations awaiting them at claims Hváll with a laugh. 'After gothis year's INFERNO FESTIVAL. ing on tour with 'I Krig', we realised BOUND TO MAKE IT A NIGHT 'When we played here first with that we were not yet finished with Windir, the amazing reaction in this period. Our parents grew up WELL WORTH REMEMBERING!” John Dee took us by surprise', reduring these times and therefore calls Hváll. 'In 2005 we did not know we have a very personal relations-HVALL what to expect opening the mainhip with it.' stage with VREID, but we were again received very well by a large crowd. Now, we Phoenix Rising will take this great opportunity and deliver a very VREID's relationship with history goes back in time special show with a lot of effects in Rockefeller. This even before the founding of the band. Nearly all its is our chance to present VREID to an amazing aumembers had contributed to Pagan Metal heroes dience from all over the world including many peWindir, when this renowned Sogndal legend came ople from our home in Sogndal and we are bound to to a very tragic end due to the deadly accident of its make it a night well worth remembering!' mastermind Valfar in 2004. Yet singer Sture, bassplayer Hváll and drummer Steingrim were far from Gunnar Sauermann

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GEAR YOURSELF UP! ………………. AT THE INFERNO METAL EXPO

nce again the exhibition and trade part of the festival is taking place at Sentrum Scene, the next door venue of Rockefeller. As before you’ll find various stands and exhibitions, activities and happenings at the Metal Expo.

New this year is that all the stands and exhibitions will be located at Sentrum Scene. The reason for this is to get more space at the Rockefeller venue complex, for relaxation and a chance to chill out between the concerts. It also seemed like a good idea to gather all trade in one place. The expo is now open until 20:00 (that’s 8 pm).

This years Inferno exhibitors includes Lucky 7 Tattoos with special guest tattoo artists from Spain and USA. Our Dutch friends Goddess of Desire is bringing their spikes and merchandise back, more t-shirts and caps from Swedish Texas Clothing. Expect some gothic fashion from Darklands and extreme hair & stying from Adam & Eva. Riff provides simply the best musical equipment along with instrument clinics. American Vendetta shows the amazing poster art of Christian Sloan Hall, directly from his medieval castle somewhere in Scotland.

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Please say hello to my mother Signing sessions are fun and a way to “meet & greet” the artists. Last year there was a big turn up for the Satyricon signing session. In 2009 you can get yourself and your gear signed by Paradise Lost, Keep of Kalessin and many more. Remember only one item signed and please don’t expect all artists to talk to your friends on your mobile phone.

mAlice in Wonderland No expo without performance artists, this year we have some mad circus puppets for you. In their own words; “MAD circus puppets is a “grrrlish” performing group since 2008. Pretty young, but already well known, sexy & provocative theatrical group that surprise the audience, who actually participate to each show without knowing exactly what’s going on! Always new and unpredictable performances, MAD circus puppets have a nucleus of 3 unconventional girls and, now and then, the group expands”.

At the expo they will perform “mAlice in Wonderland”: the real story (not) for children…never before told!” You’re hereby warned!

Inferno festival bag – you gonna get yours!

Let the games begin There will be games on the big screen, free of charge and with competitions.

Last year there were lots of Guitar Heroes on stage! If you’re more into mind games, the Scream Magazine Quiz will test your knowledge of bands, albums and festivals. Test your skills and win festival passes for 2010 and other cool stuff.

Widescreen horrific Get a taste of the Inferno Film – we’ll show you some selected movies from the film program just to tease you. Have a look at the film program on page 14 and 15 ;-D

Demo panel - axe your babies If you’re in a band – here’s your chance to get a live review of your CD demo by an international music industry panel. You’ll get advice directly from the panel and you can ask questions back. Deliver your CD-demo at the info stand at the expo and be present at the demo panel sessions. Your demo will be played loud (almost up to eleven!) in front of the audience and you’ll get the verdict…..no holds barred!

The festival bag, which has turned into something of a collector’s item, contains magazines, CD-samplers, discount flyers, snacks and other giveaways. In addition to this we gonna spice it up a little; Tickets to Norway Rock Festival 2009, and of course to the futuristic Inferno 2010, will be put in two of the bags. More festival tickets to come, so be sure to check the content of all your friends bags!

So where’s my bag then? When you’re checking in for your festival pass at the entrance of Sentrum Scene you will receive a bag ticket – deliver this ticket at the Info stand at the expo and you're gonna get your smashing Inferno bag item of 2009.

Check the inferno website for the complete IMX line up and the exhibitor list.

Inferno Metal Expo (IMX) Explore the world of metal culture www.sentrumscene.no

Thursday 9. and Friday 10. April 12-20 HRS Entrance: NOK 125,- (incl. ticket fee) valid both days Free access with festival pass or SubScene ticket!!!

Free age limit (iD check in bars)

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IMC 2009

INFERNO MUSIC CONFERENCE 2009 WILL SEE THE 4TH VERSION OF IMC - INFERNO MUSIC CONFERENCE. IMC HAVE PROVED TO BE THE BEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE IN THE METAL MUSIC BUSINESS TO MEET EVERY YEAR AND 2009 WILL SEE AN EXTENDED PROGRAM OF: SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, SPEED-MEETINGS AND MORE. IF METAL IS YOUR BUSINESS – MEET AT IMC. Wednesday April 8th 15:00 Welcome to IMC 15:15 What does it take to get signed now - And signed to WHAT? The record-industry has gone downhill the last 5 years and the day of reckoning is here. New bands still pop up like mushrooms after a rainfall, but what is the future for a newcomer? What kind of new deals and collaborations are coming in this time of change?

Panel: Michael Berberian – Season Of Mist Records (FR) Espen Røhne – Indie Recordings (N) Jone Nuutinen – Urbanited Music (Fin) 16:30 IMC Artist Workshop The new promotion – what kind of new ways and through what kind of alternative arenas can bands promote their music? What to do with plenty of good ideas but not nearly as much money? What are street teams and what do they REALLY do?

Speaker: Jone Nuutinen – Urbanited Music (Fin)

Thursday April 9th 14:00 Merchandising in the new millennium – is CDs just a part of the merchandise? What is next? Merchandising is more and more important as a significant part of bands revenue - and is also key to promote bands. Metal is famous for its range of merchandising, but where does this go next?

PANEL: TBA 15:00 Endorsement and sponsors.

How do you get them onboard and how does endorsements and sponsors work in the metal-business? Many artists get an endorsement deal where they get everything from reduced prices to free custom-made guitars from a company. How does this work and how can these kinds of deals benefit both sides to a greater extent?

PANEL: TBA 16:00: IMC Artist Workshop Start spreadin’ the news! Does smaller bands need a press agent?

Which media channels do you use to promote a new album? What kind of press release works internationally?

A lot of new artists don’t know how to get their name out there and really should have a press agent – come pick up some good tips and points from someone who knows what he’s talking about.

SPEAKER: Duff Battye – Duff Press (UK) 17:00 KEY NOTE speaker for IMC: TBA

IMC both days including catered VIP party – NOK 800

THE INFERNO MUSIC CONFERENCE IS HELD AT SCANDIC EDDERKOPPEN. FOR REGISTRATION AND TICKETS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.INFERNOFESTIVAL.NET

18:00 VIP PARTY Meet and greet other IMC delegates at this party hosted by Inferno, Music Export Norway and Indie Recordings!

BLACK METAL SIGTHSEEING & WARDRUNA GIG Friday April 10th Black Metal bus sightseeing: Last year saw the invention of the Black Metal Bus sightseeing where all the IMC delegates got a unique experience that included a peek into the Norwegian black metal history, the Viking history and the connection between Norse folk music and the black metal references.

Wardruna gig We are proud to do this again - this time we have arranged a very special gig with WARDRUNA which will be held inside a mountain hall at the Norwegian Viking theme-park, Tusenfryd. The concert will be held on a replica of the famous vikingship, Oseberg skipet. The whole event is sold as a separate ticket to anyone who wants to participate in this special experience.

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13:00 Departure Hotel Edderkoppen 13:15 Visit to the site of "HELVETE" including the basement 14:00 Heading to Tusenfryd 15:00 WARDRUNA exclusive concert at the mountain hall 16:30 Heading to Rockefeller.

17:00 INFERNO Blackmetal Sightseeing including Wardruna gig at Tusenfryd NOK 300

Kristian Krohg-Sørensen fotograferte Anders Bakke (She Said Destroy)

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