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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

Nachtmystium’s Blake Judd Comments on Roadburn Appearance and Audio Stream

Posted on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Nachtmystium‘s Blake Judd commented: “Our experience at Roadburn was truly one of a kind. Never have we been treated so well by organizers of any festival or tour we have been a part of, and it was truly a blessing to work with the kind folks behind this amazing festival. ...read more

Terrorizer: In Conversation With The Devil’s Blood

Posted on Friday, May 14th, 2010

Louise Brown, editor of Terrorizer recently recently conducted an interview with SL of The Devil’s Blood. A few excerpts from the chat follow below: Terrorizer: The first time I saw you was at Roadburn 2008 and I was totally blown away, then you returned in 2009 as a last minute ...read more

Terrorizer Band of the Day: HOUR OF 13

Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer picked Hour of 13 as band of the day Who said you needed to be one über-evil BM band to spit forth the vilest abominations possible? The beauty of Hour of 13, purveyors of ‘true occult doom’ as they‘re saying, is ...read more

Gig Review: The Devil’s Blood – The Underworld, London, Feb 19

Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Classic Rock Magazine:  Give it a year or so, and this venue will have somehow shoehorned in about 10,000 people. You now it’s like – some gigs become legendary, and people are desperate to be associated with them. How many times have you heard the claim “Oh ...read more

First bands For Hole In The Sky Announced

Posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009

Our good friends over at Terrorizer announced the first bands for Hole in The Sky 2010 (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI), set to take place August 25-28 in Bergen, Norway: The fest has been eager to book the mighty hard hitters Cathedral for quite some time and this time they ...read more

Album of the day: The Devil’s Blood – The Time of No Time Evermore

Posted on Monday, October 19th, 2009

Lovingly pinched by Stonerrock.com: This six piece band out of Holland delivers a sophisticated and layered album that is taking the world by..a tsunami of stage blood! Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: Yes, their live show consists of smoke machines, candle sconces and a basting of ...read more

For your online listening pleasure: Greymachine, Jesu & The Devil’s Blood

Posted on Friday, August 7th, 2009

There’s some nice, new music online: stream the whole GreyMachine (Jesu’s Justin Broadrick, Isis’ Aaron Turner, Head of David’s Dave Cochrane and Godflesh / Jesu’s Diarmud Dalton) debut album here. A track of the album, Vultures Descend, has been available as mp3 for some time now. A new Jesu song, ...read more

Roadburn playlist: August (Walter)

Posted on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Obviously, we need good music on the stereo while we are busy putting together the 2010 edition of the festival. Be on the lookout for updates from time to time on what’s spinning on the Roadburn turntable, CD player and Winamp player (And if you are on Last.fm, come join ...read more

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