SLIPKNOT live at Telenor Arena, OsloPhoto by Linda Tveiten/Tveiten Fotografi   The last Behemoth concerts I attended were at big stages outdoors with awesome sound but lacking the darkness that makes flames look cooler, for example. So the full impact of the band’s image got enhanced at this huge indoors scene. In addition you…

  TESTAMENT live@Rockefeller, OsloPhoto by Andrea Chirulescu   The attendance for the Exodus, Death Angel and Testament concert the 8th of February was massive. Few missed the chance to see three awesome big thrash acts in a row. These bands are usually a part of major festivals’ line-ups and oftentimes play at the same time…

  GEOFF TATE  Support: Saint Deamon  23/1 – 2020  Byscenen  Trondheim   Det er en flott uke for alle proginteresserte i Trøndelag. Dream Theater har såvidt rukket å gå av scenen i Trondheim Spektrum, før det få dager etter er klart for ex- Queensryche vokalist Geoff Tate på Byscenen. Været når Dream Theater spilte noen…

Dark Side of the Wall is a Norwegian ensemble paying tribute to the mighty Pink Floyd and these guys have gained quite the reputation for their magnificent and powerful performances and have thrilled audiences all over the country these past many years. With the timeless “The Wall” LP turning forty years old last year and…

SABATON live at Spektrum Scene, Oslo, Feb 2020 Photo by Anette Skutevik Cold Sunday evenings in Oslo are a good time to attend concerts, especially when it’s the last one of a rather big tour, namely "The Great Tour". The tour started mid January 2020 and consists of Sabaton as headliners, and Amaranthe and Apocalyptica…

Folk i alle aldre, fra de helt yngste på pappas skuldre, til de meget godt voksne, hadde torsdag kveld tatt turen til Spektrum for å nyte Bad Wolves, Megadeth og Five Finger Death Punch. En rimelig spektakulær og variert turnesammensetting, som uten tvil, appellerte til et bredt og uensartet publikum. Da Megadeth entret scenen var…

  MORTEM live at Blå, Oslo Photo by Andrea Chirulescu Full gallery here   Mortem and Ragnarok marked the release of their new albums the 20th of December. I was pretty looking forward to experience Mortem live since it was one of the albums I liked the most in 2019. Mortem’s music combines all the…

    Day 1 The first festival of the year while predominantly Black Metal it offered a wide variety of music styles and non-music related acts enough to cater to the different tastes in the audience. The artistic contribution was done by Trine Grimm and Nick Morte who are tattoo artists. A Theodor Kittelsen inspired…

  MADRUGADA live at Sentrum Scene, Desember 2019Photo by Terje Ottesen   Support bandet Signe Marie Rustad var et nytt bekjentskap for min del. Under det blå og røde lyset som danset over scena så Hun ut som ei skikkelig vakker-tusse. Barbent og full vokal kontroll. Lydteknikkeren hadde litt problem med lyden i denne delen…

  MARDUK live at Røverstaden/OsloPhopto by Storm D -Live Photography   Previous the concert I got time to check the merchandise and I was very surprised to see a Marduk t-shirt with two renaissance cherubs wearing soldier helmets but still cute. I still find the trend of bringing in religious art without major blasphemic modifications…

    The opening act were the Swiss Silver Dust many stage props and made an innovative use of these. The mirror-like screen played a series of scenes that looked perhaps a bit too modern for the victorian fashion-style displayed by the characters in the film. All professionally made and all. Both the soundtracks being…

  DØDHEIMSGARD/ETERNITY Anmeldt av Roger Hagerupsen  15/11 -2019  BLÅ  OSLO  ETERNITY Det er godt med plass i lokalet i minuttene før Oppvarmingsbandet ETERNITY går på , så jeg velger å plassere meg helt fremmerst ved scena. Men i det bandet går på scena ser jeg at det heldigvis fylles på med litt folk lenger bak…

  ENDEZZMA live at John Dee Photo by Silje Storm Drabitius/Storm D -Live Photography   The last time I saw Endezzma was in the middle of nowhere in Sweden on a stage that had considerable sound problems and on daytime, but now under improved conditions in Oslo the show was much better. The kind of…

    En stemningsrapport og bilder fra Imperium Festivalen 2019, et av mine festival høydepunkter i år. (Livet ga meg mye annet å ta tak i,så det tok veldig lang tid å få denne teksten på plass) Imperium, bare navnet er stort i seg selv, og så en black metal festival,på en fort det er…

Winter Storm Festival 2019 – A Short and Concise Review When in Scotland recently, my wife and I decided to pay the Winter Storm festival in the cozy and beautiful town that is Troon a visit as we are both huge fans of NWOBHM, hard rock, classic rock, and the more melodic varieties of said…

  Beyond the Gates 2019 Dag tre/lørdag   Necros ChristosDette var også et ukjent band for meg, men dæven, en bra oppdagelse og en god start på siste dagen.   LuciferÅåå, Lucifer, det ble en stor forelskelse.De kom som et frisk ,men dypt pust og trollbandt flere enn meg.De var rett og slett perfekt, absolutt…

    On the 22th of November we got the pleasure to listen to a great mix of proto metal sounds, stoner rock, psychedelia and bluesy grooviness, Tempelheks delivered a pretty convincing performance. Their stage appearance and lively performance added a lot to the general 70’s vibes. The proto metal riffs surface now and then…

  Beyond the Gates 2019 Dag to/fredagDenne dagen hadde to forskjellige spillesteder. Det startet på Kvarteret. Og med en forhåndsfavoritt, Inculter Det var midt på dagen, de to første konsertene, Inculter hadde allerede  begynt da jeg kom meg inn i lokalet. Det var veldig fullt på Kvarteret, selv midt på dagen. Kvarteret er studentforeningens lokale,…

  Beyond the Gates 2019 Endelig ble det Bergens tur, det var 15 år siden sist.  Bergen, som var fribyen min, noen fine somre i midten av tenåra. Den er også fortsatt min norske favoritt by. Jeg har nok  aldri har vært lenge nok i til å bli lei  den. Jeg har masse minner med…

  Einherjer live in OsloPhoto by Terje Ottesen There have been many extreme concerts arranged at Røverstaden now. 1349 delighted the audience with new songs from their latest album recently, and the polish Death Metal machinery of Vader and Hate were also performing at this venue. The next show to look forward to is going…

    Swedish Death Metal legends Entombed, together with Aborted and Baest manage to draw a decent crowd in spite of having to compete with Killswitch Engage and Revocation who were playing next door. The concert started with Baest which delivered a pretty energetic performance. They play well executed Death Metal and offer pretty good…

 BYSCENEN  TRONDHEIM    18/10-2019     Mitt forrige møte med Turboneger var rett og slett en litt kjedelig opplevelse synes jeg. Det var en glovarm junidag på sletten under en stekende sol på Sweden rock festival 2018. Det er varmt i kveld også, ikke minst fordi det er ganske fullt og utsolgt på Byscenen denne…

    The marvelous ensemble that is the Manfred Mann’s Earth Band paid the beautiful (and nearly sold out) Grieghallen in Bergen a visit earlier on tonight (October 16) and it turned out to be a hugely enjoyable and musically rewarding evening. These world-class musicians entered the stage at roughly 7 PM and launched into…

ARVAS/ ISTÅRN/DAMNATION Anmeldt av Roger Hagerupsen  GOOD OMENS  TRONDHEIM  26/9-2019 Tre litt forskjellige band står på menyen denne fredagskvelden på Good Omens. Men fellesnevner en selvsagt den litt mer ekstreme varianten av metal. Første band ut i kveld er: DAMNATION: Jeg slet litt med å finne noe særlig info om dette bandet før konserten, så…

After you witness the intense live performance of AIRBOURNE, there’s quite high chances you’ll wish to see them live again, whether you dig their music or not, since the Aussie blokes surely know how to handle a crowd. And a decent sized one, like a sold out Oslo based Rockefeller venue size. A venue that…

TONY HARNELL Roger Hagerupsen HJORTEN SCENE  TRONDHEIM  12/9 – 2019 Noen ganger er det hyggelig å bevege seg litt utenfor komfortsonen sin. Om det så er er å stå opp klokken 9 om morgenen å gå en lang tur, fremfor å ligge å dra seg til Dagsrevyen begynner, eller lage seg en bedre middag isteden…

    Hellbotn is a festival that is located at Kolbotn which is a suburb in Oslo so the transportation is not a problem from downtown. The local venue counts with several stages of different sizes. The biggest one of them has really good sound and plenty of space so it has nothing to envy…

MIDGARDSBLOT 15 – 17/8 -2019 Borre VESTFOLD Torsdag 15/8 Da er det tid for mitt første besøk til Midgardsblot, og idylliske omgivelser ved Midgard vikingsenter. Denne årlige festivalen, som trekker både metalfolk og vikinger fra inn og utland feirer i år sitt 5. år, og har i år som hvert år ett variert program som…

Sometime earlier this year (2019), if I remember correctly, a new Norwegian festival announced its debut: Impreium Festival, in the old fortress from Halden, Norway. A festival who offered a solid black metal lineup and whose obvious intention was to showcase some of the finest Scandinavian acts from the genre to a small but dedicated…

 FREDAG 7/6  Fredagen føles varmere enn de foregående dagene (noe som er bra da dette er dagen med minst interessante band for min del), men om det bare er huden min som trenger en pause eller om det er tilfelle aner jeg ikke. Men selv om det frister å se MAGNUM så velger jeg likevel…