Big congrats to the lucky winners who got free festival tickets in their Inferno bag. Have fun and enjoy Roskilde, Brutal Assault, ElektroStat, Oslo Rock City Jamboree and of course next years Inferno Metal Festival. We wish you all a happy festival year; Free your mind and enjoy the people, music and surroundings!

We have some merchandise left so if any of you were unable to pick some up at the festival and want some e-mail us and we'll see what we can do.

We'd like to thank everyone that worked, played and attended Inferno 2013. We hope you had a great time and to see you again in 2013.

Tickets for Saturday will be sold at the door of Rockefeller from 17:00-24:00.

It is with great pride we can announce that Norway's SOLEFALD are ready for next year's INFERNO. The bands is best known for their shrewd avant-garde metal and haven't played live in 12 years - get ready for hard and uncompromisingly progressive avant-garde metal when SOLEFALD enters the stage next year!

Festival passes to INFERNO 2013 will be sold for kr 1000,- in the merch stand at Rockefeller during this year's festival -Welcome to our traditional black Easter celebration in Oslo 27. March - 30. March 2013

Solefald plays Norwegian avant-garde black metal and was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius Jakhelln, with Lars singing and playing keyboard/synthesizer/piano and drums, and Cornelius singing and playing guitar and bass. Ever since they first appeared with the demo "Jernlov", in 1996 Solefald has been an "enfant terrible" in a scene where most have aspired to manifest darkness and evil. Even so Solefald is still something of a secret reserved for the lovers of hard and uncompromisingly progressive music.

Their seventh and last album to date, sees them turn to Norway of the early 1900-hundreds where a young nation zealously explored its cultural roots and simultaneously the most far-flung and inhospitable corners of the globe. In this way Solefald unerringly points their hunting rifles at the driving forces of Norwegian Black Metal and the mighty leviathan it has become. Likewise one can say that Solefald sums up their own career with lyrical presence and epic substance. That means completely giving in to an unbending desire to play True Norwegian Black Metal, -be it with saxophone, Hammond organ, prog riffs, poetry reading, electronic beats, vocal harmonies or the more traditional weapons of black metal. Solefald's backing-band will be fellow Norwegians In Vain.

Wednesday it all kicks off with numerous club concerts, Inferno Open at Royal Christiania and more. Below is a list of events going on Wednesday.

Wednesday April 4th

Royal Christiania: 12:00-24:00 - Accreditation, ticket sales and wristband exchange opens on the 2nd floor.

Royal Christiania: 12:00 - IMC - IMC registration opens and the conference kicks off at 13:00 with its first session.

Royal Christiania: 12:00 - Inferno Open - Welcoming Wednesday - DJ Devil entertains in the bar on the 2nd floor. Stands on the 2nd floor opens.

Royal Christiania: 17:00 - Beer Tasting with Nøgne Ø - Get your tickets at the ticket stand on the 2nd floor.

Royal Christiania: 24:00-03.30 Inferno Open - Good night Wednesday - DJ Nculto & Bff provides the nachspiel entertainment after the club gigs are over.

Volt: 19:00-22:00 - Concert - Borknagar dedicates their performance at Volt this evening to their new album Urd. Volt is a juvenile  club in Lørenskog. To find out how to get there visit www.aktivitetshusetvolt.no

John Dee: 20:00-03:30 - Club Concerts

20:30 - Ribozyme
21:30 - Dunderbeist
22:30 - Nekromantheon

Rock In: 20:00-03:30 - Club Concerts

22:00 - Cleaver
23:00 - Magister Templi
00:30 - Solstorm

Victoria: 20:00-03.30 - Club Concerts

21:20 - Ô Paon
22:15 - Mount Eerie
23:15 - Earth

Unholy: 20:00-03.30 - Club Concerts

23:00 - Gate to Khaos
00:30 - Execration

Blå: 20:00-03.30 - Club Concerts

20:30 - Chton
21:30 - Manifest
22:45 - Hellish Outcast

Revolver: 21:00-03-30

23:30 - Kirkebrann
00:30 - ViðR

300 AS: 19:30 - Club Concerts

20:00 - Void ov Voices/Noiser - there are separate tickets for this concert. If you have a 2012 inferno wristband entrance is 100 NOK and without it is 200 NOK.

Enjoy...

Below is a description of where you can buy tickets, exhchange your ticket into wristbands and pick up your accreditation the various days.

Wednesday April 4th:

Tickets: Tickets can only be bought at hotel Royal Christiania between 12:00 and 24:00. Tickets for all days are available for purchase.

Ticket Exchange: Your ticket HAVE to be exchanged into a wristband before you go to any club. You can exchange your ticket into wristbands at hotel Royal Christiania between 12:00 and 24:00.

Accreditation: Your accreditation can be picked up at hotel Royal Christiania between 12:00 and 24:00. Remember to bring your ID.

Thursday April 5th:

Tickets: Tickets for all days can be bought at hotel Royal Christiania between 12:00 and 22:00. At the venue entrance you will only be able to buy tickets for Thursday from 17:00.

Ticket Exchange: You can exchange your ticket into wristbands at hotel Royal Christiania between 12:00 and 16:00 and at the venue after the doors open at 17:00.

Accreditation: Your accreditation can be picked up at hotel Royal Christiania between 12:00 and 22:00. Remember to bring your ID. After 22:00 you will NOT be able to get your accreditation anywhere on Thursday so make sure you pick up yours in time.

Friday April 6th & Saturday April 7th:

Tickets: Tickets can be bought at the venue entrance after the doors open at 17:00.

Ticket Exchange: Your tickets will be exchanged into wristbands at the venue entrance from 17:00.

Accreditation: Your accreditation can be picked up at the venue entrance from 17:00.

Map to the venue and hotel Royal Christiania can be found here.

If you're already in town and ready for the festival to get started there's no need to wait to get going. There are lots of related events going on Monday and Tuesday that may suit your taste. Below is a summary of some of these events.

Monday April 2.

Rock In: 20:00 - Quiz with the opportunity to win Inferno tickets - www.rockin.no

Tuesday April 3.

DeVilles: Official Inferno warm-up with DJ Satan - www.devilles.no

Rock In: Concert - Voluspaa - www.rockin.no

Unholy: Concert - Diskord and Ghoul Cult - www.unholy.no

Popsenteret: 11:00-18:00 - Norwegian Black Metal - Part One exhibition covering early Norwegian BM history. For more information visit:  www.popsenteret.no

Galleri MAP: 13:00-17:00 - Photo Exhibition - Norwegian Metal in Concert - www.galleri-map.no

Wednesday the 4th at 20:00 Void of Voices (w/Atilla Csihar) & Noiser will be performing at 300 AS located at Sørenga.

The doors will open at 19:30 and the performance will start at 20:00 sharp.

The entry is 200 NOK or 100 NOK if you got any kind of 2012 Inferno wristband.

300 AS is located at Sørenga. To find your way there you can check our map and also watch the video below:

Tonino Lamborghini Energy Drink gives away 3 Inferno festival passes.

Make sure you stop by 7-Eleven in Storgata in Oslo (Storgata 10A) March 29th between 14:00 and 19:00 where you will meet representatives from the energy drink company and the festival that will tell you more about the rules and
how to participate in the competition.

At Clarion Royal Christiania Wednesday April 4th at 17:00 there will be a beer tasting session with Nøgne Ø, the uncompromising brewery from Grimstad.

The beer tasting session cost 100 NOK (or 15 EUR if you buy using PayPal beforehand). You will also be able to buy a ticket for this at the ticket stand at Royal Christiania which opens at 12:00.

The session will be held in the room called "Galleriet" and will be concluded with a listening session of the new albums from Lakei and Aura Noir courtesy of Indie Recordings.

We unfortunately had a server crash this weekend that resulted in some downtime Saturday and Sunday.

In the crash we lost some e-mail and also some newsletter members.

If you've sent us an e-mail lately without getting any answer in a timely fashion please resend it to us in case it's one of the e-mails lost in the crash.

If you've signed up for the newsletter in the last few months you will have to sign up again as you will be gone from the lists due to this crash.

The crash gave us the chance to update our forum software so there's a new and improves forum ready for use. All the member logins are as it was pre crash. The only thing lost on the forum side are a few profile pictures.

Everything should be back up and running as normal as of Today so if you see anything now working as it should please let us now.

A limited number of 2013 festival passes will be available for sale in the merch stand at this years festival for 1000 NOK. Make sure you secure your 2013 tickets early and save a bit of money.

We will also announce the first bands for 2013 during the festival. Look out for the announcement on Thursday the 5th.

Tickets ordered from abroad from this week on will not be shipped by regular postal services like earlier. This is due to the fact that they may not arrive in time.

This does not mean that foreigners can't still order tickets but your tickets will rather be available for pick-up in your name at the following times and locations:

Wednesday April 4th - Accreditation desk at Royal Christiania (our official festival hotel) from 12:00-24:00.

Thursday April 5th - Accreditation desk at Royal Christiania (our official festival hotel) from 12:00-22:00.

Friday April 6th - The venue door at Rockefeller from the venue opens until 24:00.

Saturday April 7th - The venue door at Rockefeller from the venue opens until 24:00.

Remember to bring an ID when picking up tickets.

Tickets will also be for sale at these locations and times.

With their debut album "Natural Born Bastards" upcoming, Headspin was supposed to make their first live show during Club Night at the Inferno Festival 2012.
 
Headspin is a norwegian/UK thrash metalband consisting of members from Gorgoroth and  Keep Of Kalessin alongside London-based singer Agamoth Abgott. Their music is 80's thrash metal style in the vein of Coroner, Exodus, Megadeth and Metallica.
 
However, because of reasons out of our control Headspin has to withdraw their appearance at Morningstar Music's Inferno Club Night on Wednesday April 4th.
 
Of course we're not leaving you without any thrash metal this night so we've found a great replacement in norwegian based Hellish Outcast.
 
Hellish Outcast play a mix of thrash, death and hardcore and has recently signed with UK based label Transcend Records for their upcoming debut album "Your god will bleed".

Unfortunately ABORTED can't make it to INFERNO this year but promise to come back stronger. We are happy to announce that Oslo's own 1349 will replace them on so short notice to serve the masses some true Norwegian black metal!

1349 rose from the ashes of the band Alvheim in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway. 1349 tour on a regular basis; their live shows often begin with drummer Frost (Satyricon) and guitarist Archaon fire-breathing. In recognition of their influences, the band performed a cover of Mayhem's "Buried by Time and Dust" on their debut album, Liberation. At their live shows they have also covered Celtic Frost, the band that vocalist Ravn cites as his principal influence.

1349 released their fifth full length album Demonoir on 26 April 2010 in Europe and the USA. The album shows a return to their earlier hyperspeed sound, while continuing its low-fi production and ambient sensibilities.  1349 has toured with Carcass, Suffocation, Aborted and Celtic Frost which frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer joined 1349 on stage at their last appearance at The INFERNO festival 2008. Can we hope for the same this year since they are sharing the same stage? We can't wait to see them back and they promise to blow the heads off the INFERNO crowd!

Wanna sleep like a king or a queen? Wanna party like an animal? Wanna rock like a monster? We can help you.

In cooperation with NRK P3s Pyro and Royal Christiania we're giving you the chance to do so.

Send us your best festival camp story and win the hugest, superior de luxe VIP suite at the official Inferno hotel. Inferno and Pyro is searching for a True Metal Festivalhead and your best or worst festival camp-story. We want to hear the good things, the bad things or your most crazy festival experience ever!  The stories will be read in the Pyro radio show, on air every Tuesday from 21:00 at NRK P3. Pyro and Inferno will pick out the best story which will also be published in the Inferno program booklet.

You might win the 2-floor superior VIP-suite at The Inferno Festival hotel Clarion Royal Christiania in Oslo from Wednesday april 4th with check out at Sunday April 8th  for you and a friend AND Inferno 4 days VIP-pass included for both!

The VIP- Fabulous- suite : 2 Floor suite which includes; large living room (capacity 17 people seated), dining room (10 persons), guest bathroom, master bathroom with jaccuzi, piano, and large closets as well as a wardrobe.

What to do to enter the contest? Send your story and tell us why you deserve to win to: pyro@nrk.no

The 2012 edition of the Inferno Magazine is now available. Read about every band on the lineup as well as interviews with Arcturus, Borknagar, Solstafir and Tsjuder.

After a whole year of planning and booking it is with true pride and joy we now can announce the complete line up for this year's festival! It's a great honor for INFERNO to receive music from nearly 400 bands who wants to play our festival and we're happy to treat our audiences to new and upcoming bands from all over the world. INFERNO kick start this unholy fest with the club day April 4th with 16 bands playing 6 venues all over Oslo. All in all 48 bands will play during this black Easter celebration!

The Norwegian giants BORKNAGAR and ARCTURUS are back and TSJUDER has resurrected! TRIPTYKON with legendary front man Tom G Warrior and ABORTED is ready to raise Hell at Rockefeller on Thursday and THRONE OF KATARSIS with the polish heroes DECAPITATED on the Saturday. To top it all off the masters and pioneers of death metal AUTOPSY are headlining on Friday. This band that has inspired a whole generation of death metal bands and that we tried to get to play in Oslo for so many years is finally here - It's historic!

For a detailed view of the schedule and more information on each band click here.

The demo upload deadline to get considered for a spot at the 2012 edition of the festival is December 24th. 

January 28th INFERNO invites you to the annual diabolic kickoff party at John Dee in Oslo. Live shows by VESEN, TROLLFEST, BULK, DEAD TROOPER and the full festival lineup for 2012 will be revealed. DJ SATAN will keep the infernal party going long into this true Norwegian winter night and the 2012 edition of the collectable INFERNO Magazine will be released. Doors open at 20:00, Tickets: 200,- NOK  - Limited number of tickets in sale now at www.billettservice.no 

Vesen

Vesen was formed 1998-99 in Skogbygda, Norway, with the intent to pour out some ugly black thrash. A couple of demos down the line, a relocation to Oslo and some lineup changes, Vesen released their first full-length album, the self-financed "Ugly" in 2005 (followed by a music video for the track "See You in Hell"). The album was well received by media and fans alike, and earned the band spots in both of Norway's biggest metal festivals, Inferno and Hole in the Sky. http://www.vesen.org/index2.php

Trollfest

With a lineup that includes musicians from bands as varied as URGEHAL, PANTHEON I, UNTIME, MELCH, HALLUCINATIONS, POWERSWORD and SARKOM, TROLLFEST's members bring with them not only a wealth of experience and the skill to make use of instruments like the accordion, the banjo and the saxophone, but also a sense of diversity that allows the band to create a sound that is distinctly its own.  Whilst "True Norwegian Balkan Metal" goes some way towards describing the TROLLFEST sound - hinting as it does at the extreme end of metal, with a good pinch of local traditional folk - it doesn't really go the whole way towards capturing the sense of fun and sheer exuberance with which the band tackles everything it does, whether it involves playing in the studio or performing live.  http://www.trollfest.com/

Bulk

2004 saw the birth of BULK, spawning in a cesspool of broken gear in Oslo, reeking of stale beer and choking on their umbilical cord. Their musical vision was realized as the PA burst into flames, but neither fires, gas-leaks, fungus or any other vile crap can put a stop to genuine gutbusting bulldozer metal. A few years worth of experimenting with soundscapes and orientation resulted in the current lineup and their aggressive yet groovy sound, caught in a whirlpool of stonermetal havoc.http://www.myspace.com/bulk1

Dead Trooper

Formed in 2002 in Oslo, DEAD TROOPER released the "Spiritual Funeral EP" in 2005 which got them invited to join Susperia on their European tour. The release of the debut full-length album "Cynisist" in 2009 and the "Sickening" EP in 2010 followed, earning the band critical acclaim from both fans and press. They now  work on their follow up album "Erector" with guests from bands like Enslaved, Keep of Kalessin and 1349. DEAD TROOPER has a lineup that combines impressive musical skills and experience with enthusiasm, charisma and high energy to produce the kind of "groovy, aggressive thrash metal" that has won them fans and friends all over the world. http://www.facebook.com/deadtrooper

INFERNO Metal Festival presents: EARTH, MOUNT EERIE and Ô PAON at Victoria, Wednesday April 4th. EARTH; the pioneers of drone-doom metal, MOUNT EERIE's mix of organic black metal and low-key acoustics and the French Canadian project Ô PAON will kick start next year's festival at Victoria for the INFERNO Club day

After playing the INFERNO festival back in 2009, there has been a strong wish both from the band and the festival audience to see them at Victoria once again. So we are really happy to announce that Earth is back for 2012.

Earth

Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson. The band's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages. Their early work characterized by heavy distorted droning, minimalist, lengthy, and repetitive structures; it is recognized as pioneering the genre of drone doom - an experimental offshoot of doom metal. Following a hiatus due to Carlson's personal problems, Earth reappeared around 2005 with a markedly different sound. Their music was still drone based, slow-paced and lengthy, but now with a drummer and featuring strong elements of country music, jazz, English folk rock, including Fairport Convention. The drone doom band Sunn O))), who formed as a tribute to Earth, were named after their collective amplifiers of choice, Sunn. Sunn O))) also has a song entitled "Dylan Carlson" on its demo.

Earth released their album Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I in February and their new album Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II will be released in February 2012 so we are looking forward to hear their new material live at INFERNO this year! http://www.thronesanddominions.com/

Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie is an Anacortes, Washington-based band fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records. Mount Eerie know no boundaries and switches from organic black metal and hardcore to low-key, acoustic guitar and vocal. Phil Elverum is a multi instrumentalist and artist which spent several months in Norway making his book and Album Dawn. Mount Eerie will bring you music from another dimension when they hit the stage of Victoria! http://www.pwelverumandsun.com/

Ô Paon

'Ô Paon' is Geneviève Castrée, a French-Canadian living in the United States. She was born in Québec City, grew up in Montréal and now she lives in Anacortes in Washington State. Geneviève Castrée was once known for her other project called Woelv. She has made a collaborative record with "The Watery Graves of Portland". 'Ô Paon' has a self-released seven inch and she has just completed her first full-lenght 'Courses'. Her latest project is called 'Urine', which can be found on her homepage. http://www.opaon.ca/

From the ashes of Celtic Frost, TRIPTYKON and ONE TAIL, ONE HEAD of the new Norwegian black metal scene will play this year's black Easter celebration! 

As Celtic Frost had once arisen from Hellhammer's ashes, so arises Triptykon from Celtic Frost's ashes. Created to further evolve the darkness invoked by its immediate precursors, seminal black/-extreme metal pioneers Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, Triptykon evolved from a Celtic Frost side project initiated by Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Gabriel Warrior), the group's singer, guitarist, and main songwriter. Fischer commented: "Triptykon will sound as close to Celtic Frost as is humanly possible".

The band released its debut album Eparistera Daimones in spring 2010. Both music and lyrics so far disclosed by Triptykon reveal a group immersed in themes such as history, occultism, human disintegration, religious fanaticism and nihilism. Extensive touring followed, and the bands live repertoire is evenly divided between Triptykon's own music and classic Celtic Frost material. We can't wait! http://triptykon.net/

The most fertile breeding ground for Norwegian Black Metal has for some time now been situated in Nidaros, and One Tail, One Head is probably the most promising act out of this scene. Consisting of members from highly respected bands like Mare and Celestial Bloodshed One Tail, One Head have two acclaimed demos to their name, and have recently released two EPs on Norwegian cult label Terratur Possessions. 

One Tail, One Head treads it´s own path, though carrying the torch of esoteric tradition detecting elements from many different sources of sound, despite the simplicity of the music, believing in the power to create and manifest visions by their own premises. All in the name of death itself and the journey towards the endless light.  One Tail, One Head has been spreading it´s violence and intensity across Europe and have gained notoriety through their intense live rituals combining atmosphere, pure energy and aggression. The future of Norwegian black metal? No, this is the end. Tornekrans og svovel! http://onetailonehead.wordpress.com/

The mind blowing Icelandic Vikings SOLSTAFIR and Norways dirty black thrash heroes VESEN is ready for this years black easter celebration.

Sólstafir is an Icelandic metal band which formed in 1995 and currently has four full length releases. The band's unique style has made it hard to categorize Sólstafir into a specific genre or group of genres. Sólstafir were formed by 3 friends, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, Halldór Einarsson and Guðmundur Óli Pálmason in January 1995. Solstafir got exceptionally good reviews for their album Köld, and descriptions like "Imagine if Nachtmystium, Alice In Chains, and Neurosis got hammered while listening to Entombed's DCLXVI - To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak The Truth - it would sound something like this" and "Sigur Rós goes metal!" were becoming really common. The band has played at many of Europe's biggest festivals and their latest album "Svartir Sandar" was released October 14th this fall. Watch out for this anti-christian, Icelandic, heathen bastards when they hit the INFERNO stage 2012!

Formed in 1998/99 in Skogbygda, Norway, with the intent to pour out some ugly, black thrash. A couple of demos and lineup-changes down the line, Vesen released their first full-length, the self-financed UGLY, in 2005. Their sophomore album came in 2009, DESPERATE MINDLESS AGGRESSION, and GOAT CARCASS RISING followed in 2011. Get ready for black thrash straight from the Norwegian underground at this years INFERNO!

The accreditation for 2012 is open and available here.

The deadline for accreditation applications is March 1st 2012.

Inferno Switzerland 2012 held in Lausanne March 9-10th has released their first 4 bands. Click below to find out which bands that are ascending upon the alps in March.

Together with BORKNAGAR, ARCTURUS, TSJUDER, AGALLOCH , ANAAL NATHRAKH, ABSU and WITCHERY the 2012 edition of the INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL will be even darker and more extreme than ever! 

Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme. The band split up in early 2004 after releasing the album Blot in December 2003, but later reformed. In September 2008, Einherjer announced that they would reunite to do some selected shows across Europe in 2009, including the Ragnarök, Kaltenbach and Wacken festivals. The band signed with Indie Recordings in December 2010 and their new album "Norrøn" was released last month, September 2011.

The band's name is taken from Norse mythology, where the term Einherjar describes the slain warriors who have gone to Valhalla and joined Odin's table. So prepare for Krieg when these brave Vikings step down to enter the INFERNO stage 2012! http://www.einherjer.com/

Church of Misery is a doom metal band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 1996.  The band melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock.  After several releases on small independent record labels, they released the EP Murder Company on Man's Ruin Records, then moved on to Southern Lord Records to release their debut full-length album, Master of Brutality. In 2004 they released their second full-length album, The Second Coming. That same year Japan's Leaf Hound Records released a compilation of the band's early works. They released three split EPs, two with Sourvein and one with Deer Creek, and a live DVD of their 2005 European tour.

Most songs by Church of Misery are about serial killers and mass murderers. Every song title has a serial killers name in it and the band plays a cold, raw and groovy kind of doom with trashy, obscure vocals and English lyrics. Combined with touring Europe, this has made the band an international cult phenomenon. Church of Misery will blow your mind with their serial killer doom when they hit the stage at INFERNO 2012! 

http://www.churchofmisery.net/news.html

The legendary pioneers of true Norwegian Black Metal TSJUDER and the American occult extreme metal band ABSU will hit the INFERNO stage in 2012!

Tsjuder crawled up from beneath anno 1993. Their intention was to create the rawest form of Black Metal, and continue that for the lifetime of the band. The line-up has shifted through the years but the permanent line-up came with Anti-Christian joining original members Nag and Draugluin in 2000.

The band is known worldwide for their uncompromising Black Metal. Inspired by bands like Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, Kreator and Sodom the main composers Nag and Draugluin developed TSJUDERs distinctive sound which made the band legendary.

In December 2005 Tsjuder held its last concert, and the band was put on ice. But in 2009, with hardly anyone knowing, the band started playing together again. Nag and Draugluin gained lots of new inspiration and made the new album, "Legion Helvete" which will be released this October! When these legendary pioneers of true Norwegian Black Metal enters the INFERNO stage they will make history!
https://www.facebook.com/tsjuderband?sk=app_2405167945

The music of ABSU has been described as mysterious, majestic, magical, powerful and progressive, but the band has always declared the sound to be classified as "mythological occult metal." This style of supernatural music has earned ABSU a strong following, yet a cult-like status around the world. Their talent to combine the right amounts of extreme metal music with progressive overtones, and solid songs with magnificent showmanship, has merited the respect of fellow musicians and followers alike.

ABSU initially spawned in Dallas, Texas in 1989 under the first name Dolmen and later changed the name to the present, due to their vast attraction towards Sumerian/Mesopotamian mythology. The line-up has been varied but today the bands members are: Proscriptor McGovern (Russley Randell Givens) - Drums & Percussion, Lead Vocals, Mellotron, Lyrics, Arrangements, Ezezu (Paul Williamson) - Bass, Vocals and Vis Crom (Matt Moore) - Guitars. In February the band made a six date US tour with Immortal. After this tour, Absu entered the studio to record their next album, titled 'Abzu' which will be released this fall 2011. Get ready for occult metal when ABSU enters the stage at INFERNO this year! http://absu.bandzoogle.com/home.cfm

The american avant garde folk metal band AGALLOCH and Britains most necro black metal band. ANAAL NATHRAKH are the next band on the bill for the INFERNO festival 2012. Together with the legendary BORKANAGAR, ARCTURUS and WITCHERY the 2012 edition of the INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL will be extreme.

Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums.  Inspired from bandS like ULVER  and KATATONIA, Agalloch performs a progressive and avant-garde style of folk metal that encompasses an eclectic range of tendencies including neofolk, post-rock, black metal and doom metal.  Common themes in Agalloch's imagery and subject matter are natural beauty, melancholy and allusions to ancestral Heathenry. One of the non-traditional instruments Agalloch has been known to use is the skull of a deer. In the song "The Lodge" John Haughm strikes the deer skull in order to create an unusual clicking sound.  http://www.myspace.com/agalloch

Anaal Nathrakh was created for one purpose - to be the soundtrack for armageddon, the audial essence of evil, hatred and violence, the true spirit of necro taken to its musical extremes. Since being founded in 1999, the band has gained a reputation for embodying precisely these things, with a history including not only the release of four albums and an EP to rapturous acclaim, but collaborations with such legendary figures as Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Shane Embury and Danny Herrera (Napalm Death), Nick Barker (Testament, Dimmu Borgir). The band headlined the small stage back in 2007 and we are glad to get them back for a true extreme live performance in 2012! http://www.myspace.com/anaalnathrakh

Our demo/promo upload function is now available for 2012. This upload is meant for bands applying for the earlier spots at John Dee and the various venues used during the club day.

If you want to upload promo material but are interested in other spots than these please send us an e-mail to notify us about your upload.

Click here to go the upload function.

The official festival hotel Royal Christiania is now accepting bookings for Inferno 2012. The period you can book at a special festival price is from April 1st to April 9th 2012.

The prices are:
Single room - 666 NOK
Double room - 999 NOK
Extra bed - 240 NOK

To book a room call or e-mail at:
E-mail: inferno.christiania@choice.no
Tel. + 47 23 10 80 92
Important: Give the reference code "Inferno 343033" to get our festival prices.

For further details visit our hotel page or the Royal Christiania webpage.

The tickets for Inferno 2012 are now available for purchase both in Norway and abroad. Choose the ticket of your choice in the ticket box on the right hand side to order. Tickets for norwegians are purchased through Billettservice while foreigners can purchase using PayPal. If you buy using PayPal the tickets will be shipped to you by regular postal services.

Keep in mind the 18 year age limit of the festival. Some club day venues have a 20 year age limit. Too see which ones visit the venues page.

Three bands that could not make it this in 2011 is ready for next year's black easter celebration.

Borknagar:

Get ready for black folk metal with a progressive twist when Borknagar returns to the INFERNO stage 2012! The band formed in Bergen in 1995 and is known worldwide for their melodic black metal. Borknagar released their eight full length album" Universal" last year and joining the line-up is former vocalist I.C. Vortex! The band has gone back to their roots with a primal yet mind blowing challenging energy and sound!

Arcturus:

Yet a legendary band is returning when the masters of avant-garde black metal joins the INFERNO line-up 2012! Formed in 1987 by legends like Hellhammer, Samoth and Garm as the black metal band Mortem. The band changed name to Arcturus and released their debut album "Asperia Hiems Symfonia" in 1996 evolving into a symphonic, experimental black metal band. After four album releases the band members went their separate ways in 2007. In 2012 Arcturus is back and they will hit the INFERNO stage with full force!

Witchery:

From the ashes of Satanic Slaughter, Witchery rose in 1997 to give the world true Swedish speed metal! Serious technical thrash mixed up with a dark sense of humour, Witchery is known not only for their sound but also for their lyrics containing morbid topics like executions, murder, necrophilia, and resurrections. A cult phenomenon with their own Ben Wrangler, this band will wake the dead at INFERNO 2012!