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Midgardsblot 2018 – Where Black Metal and Vikings Meet

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Per Ole Hagen

Dimmu Borgir 17082018-18 Midgardsblot is a unique festival in that it combines two cultures that you shouldn’t think had too much in common – the extreme metal and the viking communities. But this happened for the fourth year last weekend at the Midgard viking center at Borre in Norway, and what a weekend it was! (Photo above: Dimmu Borgir)

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Inferno Metal Festival 2018 – Thursday with Obituary, Dark Funeral and more

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Per Ole Hagen

Odium 29032018-14 The traditional Black Easter in Oslo with the Inferno Metal Festival started yesterday, the 18th edition in a row. And this year more people than earlier, and from even more countries have gathered in Oslo for their yearly ritual. The festival has thirty six bands, nine each night, and several headliners from the top shelf of extreme metal. Here are the bands. I saw the first night. (Photo above: Odium)