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Inferno Festival this year was held in March since that in 2002.It was beautiful weather during the festival as every year,so there were more metal-population in Oslo around that time

We went to the venue to get our wrist bands quite early on the first day,and after that checked in a hotel called Perminalen Hotel.Actually,we tried to book Phoenix hotel which had been opposite of Elm Street Cafe same as last year,but unfortunately it was closed to be a student flat or something

There're enough numbers of accommodation in Oslo,but mostly they're expensive,and besides some of them were closed because of Easter during the festival.

We got to the venue before 19:30,and I saw Mortis at first.I'd never listened his music until then,but it was much cooler than I expected,so I'm going to get his CDs as soon as possible.By the way I wonder how long it takes to put on a make up to be like that for him...

Lamented Souls played as the third band at Rockefeller.I saw them for a while as I heard its members would consist of Apollyon(Aura Noir) and Siemen(Dimmu Borgir/Arcturus).Then,I moved to the lounge which was the same floor as Rockefeller to look around.There were several shops including clothes and goods same as last year.
It was the first time Inferno Festival since the smoking-ban started last June in Norway,so there was a smoking area on the top floor(outside) of the building.Although it was quite chilly on each night time,it was crowd by the metal-heads with beer (of course)

I missed to see Estonian band Horricane at John Dee,but I regretted about it as my friend said they were stunning.
Finally when Morbid Angel appeared on the main stage, the heat in the venue reached to the highest,but on the other hand some audiences were already tired and so drunk

Anyway I'd never expected that I'd be able to see Morbid Angel with David Vincent.At the same time,I wondered what would be going on his another band Genitortures.

We got to the venue around 21:00 at the second day,as we'd been eager and hustled too much at the first day

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So,I saw Aura Noir at first,then waited for Arcturus.I was listening their CD's since some years ago,but I didn't think they'd play any gigs,and besides I couldn't imagine how they would be.But,their performance was much fabulous than I expected! Basically their music has like musical tastes different from other metal music,and they expressed its atmosphere marverously.Exotic and mysterious dancers appeared in some songs on the stage,then it changed the venue like a theater,so it was like an abstract art.I felt somewhat unusual that Siemen(a vocalist) was singing just with a mike at first,because he normally does with a musical instrument,but his appearance with a half-faced mask really went with their album's title "La Mascarede Infernal".After they played all songs,all casts including dancers showed up on the stage,and it was also like the ending of a play.I suppose their rehearsal must have been hard.

The last band at that night in Rockefeller was Candlemass.A vocalist sang with an operatic voice as usual.

Finally the last day came.We had to be the venue from the beginning,as Nattefrost would play at first in Rockefeller.It was too early order for him,but it couldn't be helped as his appearance had been announced just 2 weeks before of the festival as the replacement for another band.But It was much better to see his gig for me though

Anyway,I suppose it was good opportunity to see his solo project's gig.Other members for Nattefrost were a bassist from Carpathian Forest,Jonto from Ragnarok(drum),and Høest from Ragnarok/Taake.Høest joined Nattefrost as a guitarist,though he's a vocalist in Ragnarok.We really enjoyed their gig both musically and virtually

.Moreover,they played an encore even though they were the first band.

After Nattefrost's stage,we had a rest for a while,and returned to Rockefeller to see Green Carnation.I like their latest album,and they mainly played their songs from that album.

We finally went to John Dee to see Tsjuder although it was already the last night.I was really looking forward to see their gig as I couldn't when they were touring with Carpathian Forest in this February.Their gig was excellent as I expected,but I thought they should have played at Rockefeller.The numbers of audience went up time to time,and eventually some of them couldn't enter to John Dee

Returning to Rockefeller,we saw Gehenna.I didn't know their clothes on the stage would be like that.
Dissection played as the last band,and it was the second time to see their gig since they revived last year.It seemed they played more songs than they planed as encores to respond audiences

This festival is one of my favorite metal festival,but every time Im suffered from expensive prices in Oslo

especially accommodation and beer in the venue.(A glass of beer costs 52NOK-about €6.50)
It can't be helped because it's in Norway,so expecting exciting shows again,lets save money for the next year