Sentrum Scene is located in the heart of Oslo, right at the edge of a trendy area and adjacent to one of Scandinavia's grittiest quarters. This Thursday, the 1,750-capacity venue is sold out. I made it inside just 20 minutes before the first band started. The interior is designed with a cross-hatch design, making me feel like a Lego figure inside a Vox AC-style amp turned inside out. The lights resemble your grandma’s satellite dish, and I’m sure Sentrum chose this look deliberately—I actually like it!

The Dahmers are the openers tonight. It’s plural, so I expect kidnappings, murders and some cannibalism. Big bands usually avoid sharing gear, and D-A-D has the large stage props you'd expect, leaving the openers to cram their drums and cabinets into the leftover space. But The Dahmers manage to make it look elegant with a huge, light-up “Dahmers” logo centered above the drums and the entire band.