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The feeling when something unexpected and very very nice happens:) I have a lots of love for Norway and the people I know there so now I´m taking a moment to give some thanks and promoting the great guys at Norwegian Rat clothing company who just sent me some really great gifts!!  Not just one, but two of their awesome limited edition jackets (the Halvdan Svarte GAAHL´S WYRD one and also the Naglfar edition) and a couple of bags and patches.
All in superb quality and I just LOVE all the details: rat buttons, a paw print here and there, embroideries, inside prints from great Norwegian tattoo artists like Jannicke Wiese-Hansen of Nidhogg Tattoo studio in Bergen (she was also the organizer of the legendary Blekkmetal event in November 2015. N.R. still got some of the festival t-shirts in stock! ) and Dagfinn Bjelland of Karma Tattoo in Haugesund :D
I took some pics to show you (below).

Huge thanks to Thomas, Sølve & Trond! And I think that I have Kirsti R. to thank aswell;))?

“From the east comes Hrym | with shield held high;
In giant-wrath | does the serpent writhe;
O’er the waves he twists, | and the tawny eagle
Gnaws corpses screaming; | Naglfar is loose”
– Völuspá 50 –

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Nidhogg Tattoo
Karma Tattoo

Had an awesome week in Derbyshire with Kev and Alice but the main reason for them to have me in the first place was the Uprising Festival in Leicester where HELL were playing.

The only full production show this year with all the pyros and fireworks and stuff. The venue was stunning and the festival organisation was just great. Had such a good time:))
I sent off all the pictures to the band first so have waited a bit to publish them all on my page. Some of them were posted on facebook.com/extremmetal, tho.

https://www.facebook.com/HELLofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/TheUprisingFestival/
https://www.facebook.com/Resinevents/


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londonLong day. Early wake up call, train in many hours Glasgow – London (Nice views!! Lots of sheep:D), straight to the venue (way too long walk to the venue with all the gear) Always kinda cool when organizers care to pick up the bands somewhere. After a long day travelling it´s not on the top of the wishlist to do subways and long walks trying to find the place. Luckily we got full-service Vincent (Gigs in Glasgow) with us so he was in charge. Still, it was a fukken long walk!
VALKYRJA did a great gig! Until there were technical problems and then the microphone died. After some attempts to communicate with the sound booth, just to realize no one was even there, RDSX walked off the stage and the rest of the band followed. Nothing much to do. But at least it was great as long as it lasted:)
And our Vincent had a 10 hr bus drive home to Glasgow and had to leave before this exciting night was even over. Kudos to the guy for all his efforts!!



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The whole “De Mysteriis Dom Satanas”. Freaking amazing!! I still hold the 2006 Gates of Metal show as the best one ever, but this was truly amazing!!! Awesome stage also! Sharon from Toxic Vison made the crosses and Ester (Segarra) did some decoration work with a bunch of ribs:))

»THE GALLERY
https://www.thetruemayhem.com
http://www.skrikhult.se/

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blekkmetalBlekkmetal 13-15 November, 2015,- Bergen, Norway
“Welcome the early 1990s… To the beginning of the Norwegian Black Metal scene, to the grimness, the feeling, the art, the music….”
“BlekkMetal will only happen once. Never again.”

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Kinda last minute decision and totally against my financial situation, but one does not simply say no to once in a lifetime events like this!
Fantastic weekend and not that often I go to a festival with only headliner bands:) Many of them I saw live for the first time, some of them I´ve seen many times, but all of them had special setlists so there were so many awesome surprises. Lots of legends on stage those two nights. Had such a great time! Collected whatever I could find on YouTube. Hopefully there will be more! Wish I had all the setlists!
Thank you all!!!:)

BANDS ON FRIDAY (Links to the galleries):

THE GALLERIES: »Enslaved / »Aeternus / »Gehenna / »Hades Almighty / »Gaahls Wyrd » / Some snapshots from the weekend

THE GALLERIES: »Enslaved / »Aeternus / »Gehenna / »Hades Almighty / »Gaahls Wyrd

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“Three piece outfit from the deep woods of Sweden that will always do what the hell they please. Featuring members from: Nekrokült, Domination, Decapitate, (ex-) Vomitory and Gehennah.”
Ronnie Ripper and TURBOCHARGED ripping the place first thing on the second day. Good crowd concidering the all night partying and hangovers:) Happy to meet them again (last time at Metal Magic for some years ago), also I got to know Ronnies awesome gf Aga Zu;) Collected the guys with TURBOCHARGED patches (made by Rudolf K.)for a group photo while they were still standing:)


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http://www.rtmc.ro

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