Hole In The Sky Bergen Metal Fest XII | 24. -27. August 2011
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Hole In The Sky 2008

    • Wednesday Aug 27
    • Dismember (SE)
    • The Batallion (NO)
    • Urgehal (NO)
    • Old (DE)
    • Inquisition (CO)
    • Thursday Aug 28
    • Lobotomized (NO)
    • Tyrant (SE)
    • Cephalic Carnage (US)
    • 3 Inches of Blood (CA)
    • Exodus (US)
    • Friday Aug 29
    • Carcass (GB)
    • Meshuggah (SE)
    • Behemoth (PL)
    • Dead To This World (NO)
    • Municipal Waste (US)
    • Asphyx (NL)
    • Brutal Truth (US)
    • Saturday Aug 30
    • Sadistic Intent (US)
    • Gehenna (NO)
    • Electric Wizard (GB)
    • Primordial (IE)
    • Keep of Kalessin (NO)
    • At The Gates (SE)
    • Nachtmystium (US)

  • Dismember (SE)

    Dismember

    These veterans have never bowed down or copped out, persevering through every trend in the metal world for 20 years by sticking to their guns and playing pure, undiluted no-bullshit Death Metal the ...More

  • The Batallion (NO)

    The Batallion

    During the summer of 2006, these local maniacs from Old Funeral, Deathcon, Borknagar and Grimfist got together to reawaken the spirit of classic old school deaththrash. And what a job they have don ...More

  • Urgehal (NO)

    Urgehal

    «This is Satanic Black Metal!» Leaders of the Norwegian black metal-underground for the past 15 years or so, these guys are solid proof that true Satanic essence is not a thing of the past in all ...More

  • Old (DE)

    These crazy Germans didn’t make it to Bergen last year, but fortunately they are making it up to us this time! Proud purveyors of nothing but raw, alcohol-driven Hellhammer-obsessed black/thrash- ...More

  • Inquisition (CO)

    Inquisition

    Hail the Cult! We are honoured to present these US-based Colombian black metal-masters for the first time in . Inquisition have released cult-classics like «Into The Infernal Regions of the Ancien ...More

  • Lobotomized (NO)

    Lobotomized

    Filthy punk/death/crust-metal from these Oslo-based freaks. Consisting of members from Vesen and Diskord, these guys don't take themselves to seriously, with their penchant for covering artists lik ...More

  • Tyrant (SE)

    Tyrant

    Raw, punkish black/thrash-metal is the order of the day from these Swedes. Heavily influenced by the olden Gods (Venom, Bathory, Bulldozer, Hellhammer and fellow Swedish legends Nihilist) these guy ...More

  • Cephalic Carnage (US)

    Cephalic Carnage

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  • 3 Inches of Blood (CA)

    3 Inches of Blood

    Canadian orc-slayers 3 Inches of Blood have been at it since year 2000, and their youthful take on the good old power/heavy metal formula has given them a devoted fan base world wide. Latest alb ...More

  • Exodus (US)

    We are extremely proud to present British occult doom legends Electric Wizard at HITS 2008. Masterminded by Jus Oborn, this band has been an institution in the doom underground since they founded i ...More

  • Carcass (GB)

    Carcass

    The Gods of Grind! Having reformed in order to play a select number of festivals, it is with great pleasure we present these Liverpool legends in Bergen. Setting the benchmark in every genre from g ...More

  • Meshuggah (SE)

    Meshuggah

    These crazy Swedes have been assaulting audiences for twenty years with their impossible-to-copy polyrhytms, and it is with great pleasure we announce their first appearance at Hole In The Sky. Upc ...More

  • Behemoth (PL)

    Behemoth

    This Polish horde needs no further introduction. Without doubt one of the best live bands ever, Behemoth left the audience completely awe-struck during their HITS 2005-performance.With current r ...More

  • Dead To This World (NO)

    Dead To This World

    Tuesdays headliners Dead To This World are no strangers to Hole in the Sky, and this time they are armed with fresh material from their upcoming album. Consisting of seasoned metal veterans from ...More

  • Municipal Waste (US)

    Municipal Waste

    Bangover! Equally obsessed with beer bongs, circle pits, surfboards and classic 86 style crossover thrash, these Virginia-based party monsters have been causing all kinds of mayhem since signing wi ...More

  • Asphyx (NL)

    Asphyx

    Death metal! Playing these shores for the first time in probably 15 years, these Dutch occult riff masters have reunited with the inimitable screams of legendary Martin van Drunen and are set to re ...More

  • Brutal Truth (US)

    Brutal Truth

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  • Sadistic Intent (US)

    Sadistic Intent

    These guys are not only backing Jeff Becerra as Possessed, Sadistic Intent are legends in their own right, with the extremely cult and much sought-after EPs «Impending Doom» (1990), «Ressurrecti ...More

  • Gehenna (NO)

    Gehenna

    Seeing as their Hole in the Sky 2005-performance was unfortunately cut short, it is with great pleasure we present Stavangers favorite Black Metal-progenies; Gehenna. A band rarely witnessed on sta ...More

  • Electric Wizard (GB)

    Electric Wizard

    We are extremely proud to present British occult doom legends Electric Wizard at HITS 2008. Masterminded by Jus Oborn, this band has been an institution in the doom underground since they founded i ...More

  • Primordial (IE)

    Primordial

    For many years the leaders of the Irish metal scene, these veterans recently released arguably their best album yet with the late-2007 album To «The Nameless Dead», hailed by many critics as albu ...More

  • Keep of Kalessin (NO)

    Keep of Kalessin

    These Trondheimers and fresh additions to the Nuclear Blast-rooster made more than a few heads turn when they released the epic «Armada» album back in 2006. After a couple of years of touring and ...More

  • At The Gates (SE)

    At The Gates

    They are back. Finally giving in to overwhelming demand, the Bjørler-brothers have put The Haunted on hold for the summer of 2008 and reunited with Tomas Lindberg for a string of dates with At the ...More

  • Nachtmystium (US)

    Nachtmystium

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