Hole In The Sky Announces Final Festival

[mankvill]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156509

One of the consistently amazing metal festivals in the world will be having its last fest this year.

August 24 - 27
Bergen, NO

Confirmed so far:

IMMORTAL (NO)
MAYHEM (NO)
SATYRICON (NO)
ENSLAVED (NO)
GHOST (SE)
MARDUK (SE)
NEGATIVE PLANE (US)
GODFLESH (UK)
VIRUS (NO)
SAINT VITUS (US)
DEVIL (NO)

Amazing art:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/soulflypremiere/holeskyfinal.jpg

[Northern_Shaman]

FUCK!


That is all. I really, really wanted to attend this some day.

[ravenheart]

Occasionally tempted by this, but I tend to end up liking about 5 bands on the bill as they lean massively towards death metal and just have a sprinkling of doom and thrash.

So far I'd watch Satyricon and Saint Vitus. Probably Devil. Would have watched Ghost too, but having now seen them, they're dull, so I wouldn't.

[ravenheart]

FUCK!


That is all. I really, really wanted to attend this some day.

Then you'd better make it this year. It's the last one.

[Derelict]

That poster is amazing.

Unfortunately, I'll be in Bergen, but about two months prior.

[treghet]

Awesome lineup, but it sucks to see the festival go. :(

[RAZOR]

I always wanted to goto this, too. :(

[daimonos]

Really wish I could go to this. It's cool that they used the old Immortal and Enslaved logo's on the poster.

[NecroRob]

That poster is fucking amazing :metal:

[John The Drummer]

Wow.... what... a line up...... :O

[ravenheart]

Final line-up:

http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2011/hole-in-the-sky-2011/

Seriously considering going to days 2 and 3.

[treghet]

Damn, it got even better. :eek:

Mortuary Drape, Wolf, Diskord, and more? :rocker: This is a diverse and incredible final round to the festival, that's for sure.

[ravenheart]

It's not that diverse, let's be honest. Without Wolf it would be exclusively death, black and doom. Which is what it always is.

[treghet]

Yes, it's a lot of those three genres, but also Nekromantheon is thrash and Virus is avant-garde. And not to mention Primordial, who has an interesting mix of genres.

[mankvill]

Would go Day 1.
Would go Day 2.
Would maybe go Day 3 and leave after Primordial.
Would definitely go Day 4.

[ravenheart]

Yes, it's a lot of those three genres, but also Nekromantheon is thrash and Virus is avant-garde. And not to mention Primordial, who has an interesting mix of genres.

Clutching at straws there, my friend.

I'm investigating travel/accom options for days 2 and 3.

[treghet]

Clutching at straws there, my friend.

Perhaps I am. It may not be so diverse in terms of the past years of the festival, but by my standards, it has a nice mix.

If I was attending (all of the days) I think I would enjoy almost all of the bands, which usually isn't the case when I look at festival lineups. :cool:

[jd091]

Man, they're using Enslaved's old logo. Does this mean they could pull out a bunch of old tunes for this?

[treghet]

That would be awesome. I doubt it though... but you never know. It would be incredible if Immortal played a lot of old stuff!

[stylesclash516]

That is one hell of a line-up. Sucks this will be the last one though. :(