Norway

Interview – Havanna Winter

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Creating a buzz around the internet, Havanna Winter is a multi-talented young woman with a very bright future. Building six million plus followers across social media, Winter has utilized the platforms to express her artistic talents as a singer, songwriter, and all-around creative force. With ... Read More

Tsjuder – Helvegr (Album Review)

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In the world of Norwegian Black Metal, there are few names as synonymous with uncompromising consistency as Oslo’s dark sons, Tsjuder. Formed in 1993 as Ichor by Jan-Erik Romøren aka Nag, the band etched its foothold during second wave Black Metal’s formative years, though they ... Read More

Enslaved – Heimdal (Album Review)

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The wheels of creation keep turning for Bergen, Norway’s eclectic purveyors of Extreme Metal, the ever-evolving Enslaved. Released back on March 3, 2023 through Nuclear Blast, album number sixteen, Heimdal, continues a legacy growing since 1991 with its gnarled roots embedded in the old school Black ... Read More

Interview – Magne Furuholmen of a-ha

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Nearly everyone, no matter their age, knows and loves the ’80s Pop hit “Take on Me.” One of the decade’s most beloved tracks that still permeates popular culture in film, television, as well as simple trips to the grocery store, everyone knows the song… but ... Read More