HOLE IN THE SKY METAL FEST VII – Day 4
Review and pictures by Frode Kilvik and Pål Johansen Keep Of Kalessin (Norway) Founded by Satyricon guitarist Obsidian C, Keep Of Kalessin have recently been signed to the Norwegian label, Tabu. Keep of Kalessin is on the verge of releasing their new album, Armada. Although musically they don’t bring anything new to the scene, they did deliver the goods tonight, with drums like a machine gun and awesome headbanging throughout the set. Lineup: Obsidian C – guitar Wizziac – bass Thebon – vocals Vyl – drums Set: Approx 30 minutes SAHG (Norway) SAHG were last year’s Hole In The Sky most anticipated newcomer, but due to unfortunate events, the band had to pass up the opportunity. This year however, SAHG have released their critically acclaimed debut album, SAHG 1, and got another chance to appear at Hole In The Sky. Featuring members from Audrey Horne and an ex-member from Gorgoroth, SAHG is bound to be a damn good experience. Carrying the heritage left by Black Sabbath and Pentagram, SAHG is a dark, heavy Stoner Rock band stretching towards Doom. Given a slot later in the evening, when the audience have had their fair share of beer, this would’ve been one of the festival’s definite highlights. However, though SAHG put on an awesome concert, delivering their best and opening their show with amazing pyro effects and sounding as tight as on their album, the crowd just didn’t catch fire. Even when a bomb went off during the first riffs of ”Repent,” the crowd seemed to become more frightened than anything else. Not as planned perhaps, still a pretty neat effect. Lineup: TC KING – bass Tor – drums Thomas – guitar Olav – vocals and guitar Set: Approx 45 minutes 1349 (Norway) 1349 rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997. …READ MORE
