MARCH 26th, 2025
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS



MARCH 13th, 2025

DIRKSCHNEIDER


It definitely is the evening of very cool stage entries. The Dirkschneider band is rushing on stage after a funny intro that resembles some retro German tunes. Musicians are up and then comes Udo himself. For some reason, the bassist leaves the stage soon, hiding in the right corner. Udo is wearing gloves - I would have never bet that Michael Jackson is his inspiration, but here we go.

Udo is definitely not smaller than Accept - the setting is big. And what I suddenly enjoy is a fantastic guitar tune. It is extremely dry and gnarly, brutal and roaring - making the 40-years-old stuff sound extra sexy. I mean, I could never be able to handle Accept’s old recordings, - they are just terrible. But hearing this live is rocking my body. On the second song Living for Tonite I understand that I cannot distinguish the bass and during the song it suddenly appears with the bassist coming onstage from the right. Some tech issues.

Coming back to the sound. It gives so much more justice to these songs from the past. It is modern but still keeping the spirit of the 80th, just enhanced.
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FEBRUARY 22nd, 2025
INFERNO FESTIVAL PRE-SHOW

 


The myths about the early history of Norwegian black metal are many. Countless documentaries, films,
and books have tried to find answers to what happened in Norway in the early ‘90s. Being able to visit the
places where these events took place, with someone who was there, makes it a personal journey.

Through his record store, Helvete, and his band, Mayhem, Øystein Aarseth, aka Euronymous, became a
key figure in the scene. He both inspired and promoted all the early bands in the Norwegian metal scene,
such as Emperor, Darkthrone, Immortal, Burzum, and others. He was later killed by Varg Vikernes, aka
Greven, the notorious leader of Burzum, in his apartment on August 10, 1993, after a year of turmoil in the
growing underground scene in Oslo and Bergen.

This date marked the end of an era. The small scene, which had been unknown to the public until then,
became infamous in the tabloid media and made headlines far beyond Norway.

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