Immortal, Satyricon, Mayhem and Enslaved have been confirmed for this year’s edition of the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI), set to take place August 24-27 in Bergen, Norway. In addition, the festival organizers have announced that the 2011 installment of the event will mark its “final chapter.”
The final installment of this amazing extreme metal festival is looking to be cracker with Immortal, Satyricon, Mayhem and Enslaved (The Big 4 of extreme metal?) being added to a line up that already includes Saint Vitus, Devil, Ghost, Marduk, Virus and Godflesh.
Commented the organizers: There’s a saying that all good things must come to an end. For twelve years we’ve been fortunate enough to meet many of our favourite artists, shared some incredible metal moments with fans coming from all over the world, and worked with some of the best in the scene.
Twelve years is a long time and we’ve always invested a lot of time and effort in making the festival the best it possible can be and never compromise.
Hole in the Sky has been a thing we’ve taken great pride in and it would be a very sad thing to let the festival suffer due to other commitments and responsibilities that comes along as you get older, so basically we want go out on a high note when we still feel inspired and on top of the game. Mind you, we will go out in a spectacular fashion.
Hole in the Sky started out with the aim of showcasing the best the underground metal scene has to offer.
Norway has been on the forefront of extreme metal since 1991, that’s 20 years and counting, so we’ve decided to invite four of the most crucial acts in terms of developing the scene. To close the final Hole in the Sky chapter: THE LAST SUPPER, we give you Immortal, Satyricon, Mayhem and Enslaved (The Big 4 of extreme metal?).
Immortal opened the very first Hole in the Sky festival in 2000 and will close the proceedings on the 2011 festivals final day. Satyricon has headlined the festival with huge success two times earlier. Enslaved has delivered some historic sets, both the anniversary concert in 2009, featuring a wide array of metal royalty, and them playing the whole “Eld” album in 2005.
Mayhem are the godfathers of the scene and went at it in spectacular fashion in 2007. We’re glad to have them back for on final round this year.
“It’s been a tremendous ride and we’ve experienced things we’ve never dreamt of when we first started out. Hole in the Sky has been an extremely important and personal thing to everyone involved, something that we’ve been very proud of. Over the last year we’ve felt some sort of fulfilment, that we’ve come full circle so to speak. So in fear of carrying on without the same fire as before we feel it’s better to end it on a high note than let a great thing like this diminish into obscurity. We’re eternally grateful to everyone who has supported us over the years and hope that most of you can make it one last time. It’s going to be one spectacular week” — Torgrim Øyre / booking manager.
Continue reading: The Last Supper | Hole In The Sky.
Tags: Bergen Metal Fest, enslaved, Godflesh, Hole in the Sky 2011, Immortal, mayhem, saint vitus, Satyricon
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