Tuesday, March 30.

19:00 - 22:00 Grand opening
We take you all on a trip to the Norse history and past with a special event at the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy.

Live special consert by WARDRUNA

Schedule:
19:00 - Doors open - Viking exhibition at night
20:30 - Wardruna on stage
22:00 - Curfew

Bus 30 leaving outside the central station (100m from the hotel) runs every 20 minutes and stops outside the museum.

Wednesday, March 31.
Clarion Hotel Christiania

13:00 Welcome to IMC 2010

13:15 - 14:00 The Real Shit - How to deal with the musicbiz in 2010
Speaker: Anders Odden, IMC - founder

14:00 - 14:45 Workshop - studio work and methods
All bands have now a possibility to record their music with just a laptop and some microphones. How do you go on to make the most of a recording and how do you spend your time the best way?

Speaker: Bård Torstensen (Clawfinger)

15:00 - 15:45 Extreme music in movies and games.
Extreme music has started to get into other territories like games and films during the last years. How is does this work and what are the people who make decisions in this world thinking?

Panel:
Frode Haugen (Editor, Egmont Serieforlaget, Spill.no) 
Tommy Wirkola (Director of Død Snø, Kill Buljo)

Moderator: Bjørn Brem (Gothminister)

16:00 - 16:45 New Markets for Metal - focus area: INDIA
Concerts Norway has since 2002 had a musical collaboration with
India. The collaboration, financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been renewed and expanded several times. Last year an extensive framework agreement set until 2012 was set in place.

The Great Indian Rock festival (GIR) is the biggest celebration of rock music in India in all major cities: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Shillong, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. Among Norwegian bands who have visited India during the past years, we find Benea Reach, Satyricon, Enslaved og El Caco.

Panel and presentation by:
Sahil Makhija - Owner - Demonstealer Records, Owner and Promoter - Resurrection Festival.
Amit Saigal - Owner & Promoter - The Great Indian Rock Festival, RSJ events.
Shashwat Gupta - Partner - Grey and Saurian (management/record label/studio).

18:00 VIP party at John Dee.

Thursday, April 1.
Clarion Hotel Christiania

15:00 - 15:30 Presentation of the book "Innfødte Skrik".
Written by Norwegian author Håvard Rem, this book is the first in depth history of the development of extreme music from the 80s until the present day.

15:30 - 16:20 KEY NOTE speaker for IMC
Martin Eric Ain - Hellhammer/Celtic Frost.

Interviewer: Michael Berberian (Season of Mist)

Martin Eric Ain was there in the very beginning of black and death metal in the early 80s. As the outspoken free spirit he is we are honored to have him as our keynote speaker and guest!

16:30 - 17:00 What is extreme in 2010?
The history of extreme metal is one of sub-culture and underground work. In the present, bands from the scene had crossed the line and become a part of the mainstream pop-culture. Is the element of shock and horror gone? What is next for the Extreme music scene?

Panel:
Martin Eric Ain - Hellhammer/Celtic Frost
Anders Odden - Cadaver/Satyricon
Jørgen Munkeby - Shining

Moderator: Håvard Rem


Friday April 2.

14:00 - 17:00
Blackmetal bus sightseeing

Anders Odden will host the third year of the extraordinary Black Metal Bus sightseeing. It will be more extensive than ever and we will sell all the tickets separate just for this unique trip into Norwegian metal history!

Lim. Ed. 66 tickets will be sold!!!