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Ja Ja Ja talks to Ormeyngel
Ja Ja Ja interviews Lars of Okkultokrati/Problems about his (excellent) record label , the Oslo scene, Black Flag and more: http://www.jajajamusic.com/index.php/2011/12/best-nordic-record-labels-2-ormeyngel-no/
Okkultokrati go south
Okkultokrati are heading south for a series of Spanish/Iberian dates this coming weekend:
11/20 - ¡Concierto Secreto!, Benicarló (Castellón)
11/21 - AVV Arrebato, Zaragoza (ESP)
11/23 - Sentinel, Erandio (Bilbao)
11/24 - Ibu Hots, Gasteiz (ESP)
11/25 - CSA Antiguos Almacenes de La Mina, La Gandara/Udias (ESP)
11/26 - Monkey Club, Gijon (ESP)
11/27 - Palavea Squat, A Coruña (ESP)
11/28 - La Faena II, Madrid (ESP)
Black Hole X-mas
It's official: the upcoming Okkultokrati record due out in late November will be an extra-special Christmas-themed split 7" with Haust called "Black Hole X-mas". Haust contribute a new recording of the modern evergreen "No Christmas" which originally premiered during last year's Alternativ Julekalendar and Okkultokrati respond in kind with "All I want for Christmas is glue". Official release is November 25 via . If you're looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for your favorite misanthrope, this is it!
Core Values #1: Ugly Fucking Norway
Invisible Oranges is hosting a mixtape of Norwegian metal and hardcore consisting primarily of tunes culled from the catalog of the mighty Black Hole Crew, aka Haust/Okkultokrati/Dark Times/Årabrot/etc.: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/11/mixtape-core-values-1/
Obviously regular IAT! readers should already be well aware of these bands because they are the shit, but if not- this is a decent place to start.
Problems 2011
Problems have a new cassette out on , the label of Norway's Black Hole Crew: http://Okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2011/10/problems-2011-tape-out-now.html
And speaking of said crew, look for a new record from Okkultokrati to be released via in late November.
White Juice preview
Upstart Norwegian mysterious guy hardcore act White Juice are streaming their new cassette release at Bandcamp: http://whitejuice.bandcamp.com/
Features members of Haust, Okkultokrati and Blackest Woods, so you know it's raging.
Årabrot/Okkultokrati split on the way
Årabrot and Okkultokrati, two of Norway's heaviest and darkest acts, will be teaming up for a split 12" to be released on July 1 via . Full details here: http://Okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2011/05/Okkultokratiarabrot-split-12.html
If you happen to be near Oslo, there will be a record release show at Blå on June 25 which also happens to be the releasefest for Next Life's new LP as well.
Drugged SS - I hate what you think about my life
After previously self-regulating themselves to willful obscurity, Drugged SS' excellent cassette release "I hate what you think about my life" is now available as a proper mp3 download and not just a shitty tape rip: http://Okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2011/05/drugged-ss-i-hate-what-you-think-about.html
Recommended for all fans of misanthropic hardcore.
MP3: Hexvessel - Wayward confessor
Not to diss on Torpedo, but when I imagine the soundtrack to the end-times, I tend to think of Apocalyptic Folk or the "metaphysical black'n'roll" of Okkultokrati. Hexvessel fit into the former category and provided a perfect soundtrack for my apocalyptic/disaster-prep book club meeting last night where we discussed the first half of the anthology "Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories". Amongst other similar artists, naturally, many more of which I will be listening to as I await the coming drift of the radiation cloud headed now for the Pacific coast.
The Quietus investigates Necromantic Norway
The Quietus interviews Årabrot and Haust, two members of Norway's Black Hole Crew, ahead of the former's Ja Ja Ja gig in London tomorrow: http://thequietus.com/articles/05737-rabrot-interview-haust-necromantic-rock-norway
Featured above: Okkultokrati, the third part of the triad that makes up the so-called "Necromantic Norway" scene and still by far my favorite of the bunch.
Lilla Himmel announces the year of the 7"
Norwegian label has announced that they will be repressing Okkultokrati's "Knarkskog" EP with new cover art once the band returns from tour. They'll also be putting out two split 7"s with the band Wits End, one with Swedish act Tjuvjakt and another with Americans Perfect Future. Sample the band here: http://witsend.bandcamp.com/
The Guardian vs the Black Hole Crew
The Guardian reports the new scene of necromantic noise coming out of Norway: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/feb/02/necromantic-rock-metal-norway
Of course, regular readers should already be well aware that they are talking about Haust, Okkultokrati and Årabrot, three of Norway's best. No idea what those commenters are thinking praising Turbonegro over these dudes as if the last 15 years didn't happen, but whatever. Remain ignorant and enjoy Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult.