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The Roadburn Guide to Hole in the Sky 2010, August 24 – 28, Bergen, Norway

Posted on Thursday, August 19th, 2010

We are ready to immerse ourselves in the best that this year’s Hole in The Sky Festival, set for August 24 – 28, Bergen, Norway, has to offer. What about you?

URFAUST- Wednesday, August 25th (20:00)

Urfaust is an aural vessel of occult madness, adding touches of avant-garde and ambient to their black metal induced rituals, which sets them apart from their peers.

GRAVE MIASMA- Wednesday, August 25th (20:55)

Spearheading a New Wave of British Death Metal, Grave Miasma, formerly known as Goat Molestor, are definitely the most morbid of the bunch. Their Exalted Emanation EP gained them a fierce cult reputation, and the band’s sludgy and downtuned DM will bring nothing but total devastation to Hole in the Sky. We’re ready.

ASTROSONIQ - Thursday, August 26th (20:00)

Pairing elephantine riffs with orgone accumulators, space funk and even avant-metal, Holland’s Astrosoniq have carved a niche of their own. Riding out on some deliciously nasty grooves, Astrosoniq offer some of the best post-psyche power trips around.

ANGEL WITCH – Thursday, August 26th (23:00)

Casting their spell again, Angel Witch’s nostalgia trip is a very good one, harkening back to simpler times when NWOBHM was a musical force driven by sheer enthusiasm for the cause and not some overused label. Plus, who can resist an old-fashioned crowd sing-along?  Go on, it’s good for you. Wait ‘til the chorus of Angel Witch kicks in: You’re an angel witch, Yoooooou’re an ANGEL WITCH!

SOLSTAFIR – Friday, August 27th (18:55)

Originally a Black / Viking Metal type of band, Iceland’s Sólstafir evolved to combine the best of psychedelica, doom and postrock into an epic sound of their own. The release of Köld catapulted the band into the spotlight of metal connoisseurs the world over.

THE DEVIL’S BLOOD – Friday, August 27th (20:00)

Listening to the fantastic occult horror rock sounds of Holland’s very own The Devil’s Blood makes you realize that the psychedelic era (i.e. the late 60s / early 70s) was as much about Roky Erikson, Anthony LaVey and The Manson Family as it was about free love, mind-altering substances and flipped out hippies.

CATHEDRAL – Friday, August 27th (22:45)

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, doom stalwarts Cathedral have never sounded better than on their latest album, The Guessing Game, which could easily be mistaken for a long-lost, progressive rock gem from the early 70s. Released on the Vertigo (Swirl) label, of course!

VENOM – Friday, August 27th (00:45)

Bergen, Norway: Welcome to Hell. In League With Satan. Buried Alive. Black Metal.
Even without Mantas and Abbadon in the band, Cronos’ Venom delivers all of the band’s stone(d) cold iconic songs with power and conviction. This is classic rock, Hole in the Sky style!

TRIPTYKON – Saturday, August 28th (20:00)

Tom Gabriel Warrior’s triumphant return. Picking up where Celtic Frost’s Monotheist left off, Triptykon‘s debut Eparistera Daimones is a bleak, deeply personal affair, and easily the best metal album of the year.

AUTOPSY – Saturday, August 28th (00:55)

One of the most revered bands in the entire history of death metal, the recently resurrected Autopsy will play their first ever gig in Norway. This is the perfect opportunity to witness death metal as it was meant to be: downtuned doomy riffs paired with stomach-churning lyrics.

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Playlist: Cosmic Connections by Leslie Hadlock

Posted on Monday, August 16th, 2010

It is high time for a Top 5 (plus) around here and I’m going to do the honors. I was inspired by a recent “name that tune” moment with Walter that ended up having cosmic connections to Voivod, who are in the UK this week and here in NL on ...read more

Austin Metal Music Examiner: The 10 Most Expensive Black Metal Albums

Posted on Friday, August 6th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Austin Metal Music Examiner: Hessians the world over pride themselves in buying stacks of CDs and LPs at a time. We think nothing of blowing hundreds of dollars in a single visit to our favorite record stores or online distros. It’s expensive enough to keep up with ...read more

Finland Chart:Wolf People UK’s Tom Watt unearths Finnish Psych Rock, Prog, Acid Folk and Jazz.

Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Inspired by yearly trips to Northern Finland with his girlfriend, Wolf People UK‘s Tom Watt has been collecting Finnish records for a few years now and has amassed a healthy collection of Suomalainen psych rock, prog, acid folk and jazz. Finland Chart Compiled by Tom Watt Mr Madman- Hullu Madman ...read more

A comprehensive guide to the MC5’s recordings by Arthur Magazine

Posted on Friday, February 26th, 2010

TEN OUT OF 5: A comprehensive guide to the MC5’s recordings, for the curious, the enthusiast and the hopeless completist by Arthur Magazine‘s Seth “The Seth Man” Wimpfheimer, James Parker and Ian Svenonius. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams Halloween Night 1968, the Grande Ballroom, Detroit. First night of a ...read more

Playlist: January (Sarah Kitteringham)

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010

The Roadburn playlist is a monthly update from the Roadburn staff reflecting what we are spinning here in the head office. These are the records that get us through the day as we work on Roadburn Festival business and our blog. Much as you’d expect, our playlists feature heavy rock, ...read more

Label of love: Young God

Posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Guardian.co.uk: Started as a means of releasing the music of his band Swans, Michael Gira’s underground imprint now embraces psych-folk luminaries including Devendra Banhart and Akron/Family Writing about Young God being a classic record label feels a little like an act of deception. Not because it hasn’t ...read more

The Year in Metal: Brooklyn Vegan’s Best of 2009

Posted on Friday, January 8th, 2010

“Another year gone, but not without lasting memories! Eyehategod, Keelhaul…  Not to mention the tons of memories jogged by my turntable and iPod. Estimates place the number of albums released in 2008 at 115,000, and while similar data for 2009 is scarce, I think that number seems on the low ...read more

Brooklyn Vegan: The Year in Metal continued

Posted on Friday, January 8th, 2010

“Earlier I discussed my favorite LPs of the year, but why leave the fun to just one? I asked some of my favorite artists and promoters for their 2009 highlights. The responses were great. You already saw some of them. Justina listed some quotes, Liam Wilson talked about Philly, and ...read more

Roadburn’s Album of the Decade: Electric Wizard – Dopethrone

Posted on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The votes are in, the points have been awarded and the math has been done. More than 150 of you have taken the time to forward your Top 10 list for the Roadburn Album of the Decade. Here then is your list (and a stunning list it is). It seems ...read more

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