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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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Welcome to Hell, Or Should We Say, Welcome To Hole In The Sky 2010

Posted on Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Roadburn’s currently gearing up for Hole In The Sky 2010 (Bergen Metal Fest XI), set for August 24 – 28, Bergen, Norway.  Find out why down below: Welcome to Hell, or should we say, welcome to Hole in the Sky 2010. This particular introduction is of course chosen carefully as ...read more

Cathedral To Celebrate 20 Years With Original Lineup; Presenting Their Seminal Album Forest of Equilibrium In Its Entirety

Posted on Monday, July 26th, 2010

The year 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Cathedral and in order to commemorate the occasion the band will perform a one-off show on December 3 2010 at the O2 Academy in Islington, North London. For one night only Cathedral will be performing two sets, including the entirety of their ...read more

Cathedral: European Headlining Tour Announced

Posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Veteran British doom / stoner band Cathedral will embark on a European headlining tour in November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 07 – Köln, Germany – Underground Nov. 08 – Stuttgart, Germany – Die Röhre Nov. 09 – Vienna, Austria – Szene Nov. 11 – Pratteln, Switzerland ...read more

3rd Psych Frog Festival

Posted on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Latest update, Monday, July 19th: THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELED!!! Spain’s very own Psych Frog Festival will run for three days from Thursday, July 29  to Saturday, July 31, 2010, Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain. The 3rd edition of the festival will feature a host of European stoner types like Graveyard, ...read more

The Quietus: In Their Own Words – Lee Dorrian On The Legacy Of Napalm Death

Posted on Monday, June 7th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Quietus:  “A lot of people probably still think I’m the same person I was in 1988 because they’ve got a record there which makes Napalm Death timeless for them. Their vision of you is from that time. But in reality I might be the same in ...read more

Pro-shot concert footage of Cathedral’s performance at Roadburn 2009 now available!e

Posted on Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Lee Sakura, Roadburn’s video director, has uploaded brand-new professionally filmed concert footage of previous Roadburn festivals. Brace yourself for the full-length performance by Cathedral below:  Audio mixed and mastered by Marcel van de Vondervoort (Astrosoniq, Spacejam Records, Torture Garden Studio)

Cathedral: ‘The Guessing Game’ Trailer Available

Posted on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

An eight-minute trailer for The Guessing Game, the ninth full-length album from the veteran British doom / stoner band Cathedral, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on March 26 in Europe and on April 20 in North America. Produced once again by Warren Riker , who ...read more

Cathedral: U.K., Ireland Dates Announced; New Track Available For Streaming

Posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010

To celebrate the release of their latest album, The Guessing Game, veteran British doom/stoner band Cathedral has announced six live shows in late April / early May 2010. Taking in England, Scotland and both Southernand Northern Ireland, these dates will represent the group’s first headlining gigs since the “Doomed Trinity” ...read more

Album of the day: Cathedral – The Guessing Game

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: A double album is always a curious read, and Cathedral’s ninth full-length, The Guessing Game, with which the legendary UK doom outfit celebrates their 20th anniversary, is no exception. All the more so considering The Guessing Game is so close to the 80-minute limit of ...read more

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