Fresh off their pickup at this year’s Spellmannprisen — where the above photo was taken — for their work on 2024’s Tundra Rock (review here), Bergen four-piece Slomosa have announced a run of tour dates in their native Norway for the end of this year. Of course, in October, they’ll play the first-ever Tundra & Lightning Fest in their hometown, and they have other appearances in the Fall as well, but the tour from Dec. 11-20 has distinct ‘victory lap’ vibes, and that’s fair enough for a band who in five years have gone from completely unknown to generational forerunners in heavy rock.

The post on social media was partly in Norwegian, but it said to translate it, so I did, and included that in brackets below. Dig it:

SLOMOSA – 🇳🇴 NORGE 2025 🇳🇴

Super psyched to share this!! Stay tuned internationals, more tour news to come🤘

Now hit that translate button!

Vi gleder oss ordentlig til å spille i Florø, Hamar, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Lillehammer, Moss & Skien for aller FØRSTE gang, i tillegg til å komme tilbake til kjente og kjære plasser!!!❤️‍🔥

[We are really looking forward to playing in Florø, Hamar, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Lillehammer, Moss & Skien for the very FIRST time, in addition to returning to familiar and beloved places!!!❤️‍🔥]

12.09.25 Hamar – Tk Deathfest
02.10.25 Florø – Vesle Kinn
04.10.25 Bergen – Tundra and Lightning
05.12.25 Stavanger – Folken
06.12.25 Kristiansand – Kick
11.12.25 Trondheim – BYSCENEN
12.12.25 Bodø – Sinus
13.12.25 Mo i Rana – BråK
17.12.25 Lillehammer – Wiese
18.12.25 Oslo – Rockefeller
19.12.25 Moss – Verket Scene
20.12.25 Skien – Parkbiografen

Kristiansand, sammen med de forrige spellemannsvinnere i rock, våre brødre i Kristi Brud , og vårt største headlineshow noensinne i Oslo blir også sykt!

Abonner på nyhetsbrevet vårt (link i bioen) for å få pre-sale link allerede i morgen torsdag kl 10!

Ordinære billetter i salg fredag kl 10:00!

Håper vi sees!

[Kristiansand, along with the previous Spellemann winners in rock, our brothers in Kristi Brud, and our biggest headline show ever in Oslo is also getting sick!

Subscribe to our newsletter (link in bio) to get the pre-sale link already tomorrow Thursday at 10 am!

Regular tickets on sale Friday at 10:00 am!

Hope to see you!]

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Order/save ‘Tundra Rock’ at this location: https://slomosa.ffm.to/tundrarock

SLOMOSA Tundra Rock Tour Remaining Dates:
05.12 Tromsø // Blårock Cafe
06.12 Trondheim // Verkstedhallen
07.12 Ålesund // T2 Bar og Scene
13.12 Bergen // USF Verftet

Slomosa are:
Benjamin Berdous – Vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – Vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – Guitar
Jard Hole – Drums

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Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

Okay, you got me. It’s two shows — one in NYC at Gramercy Theatre, one in Montreal at Beanfield Theatre — so when I say “select” in the headline above, yeah, I mean very select. The reason the Norwegian progressive cosmic black metal progenitors are coming to the US at all is a slot (their first; how many ‘firsts’ can be left in a 35-year career?) at Milwaukee Metal Fest on May 16. Whatever gets them over is cool by me. I’m sure they’ll kill it. They’ve been over for Fire in the Mountains in the last I don’t know how many years, and are ostensibly still supporting 2023’s Heimdal (review here), but really if you see them it’s about the whole arc of their latter era and the place to which it’s brought them in terms of sound.

As to that, I’m not sure how Grammys exist and Enslaved don’t have one for metal, but I don’t think they’ve ever been chasing that kind of mainstream validation. They’ve earned it regardless, and if you make heavy metal, the Grammys don’t want to know you until you’ve been doing it for 30 years minimum. Right on that cutting edge.

From the PR wire:

ENSLAVED Embarks On US/Canada Shows In May

Cosmic metal pioneers ENSLAVED will make their anticipated return to North America in May for a trio of extraordinary shows featuring hand picked support acts and distinct set lists.

Commenting on the dates, founding guitarist Ivar Bjørnson says:

“Greetings from the western mountains of Norway, as one does. We’re getting close to May, and that means Enslaved is coming back to North America. Not a moment too soon, if you ask us. We’re going to start off in Montreal on May 12th with special guest Spectral Wound. The day after, May 13th, we’re hitting New York with the Infinity Ring as our special guest. Then on May 16, the day before the Norwegian National Day of all things, we’ll be at the legendary Milwaukee Metal Fest for the first time. We have special guests. We have special set lists. Yes, we have it all now. We want to see you there.”

ENSLAVED North American Dates:
May 12 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre (w/ Spectral Wound)
May 13 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre (w/ The Infinity Ring)
May 16 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest

VIP Tickets: https://tix.soundrink.com/tours/enslaved
Tickets: https://enslaved.no/tour/

ENSLAVED is currently on tour in support of their latest avant-garde creation Heimdal. Stream the Deluxe Edition of the record here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/heimdal-deluxe.ema

Heimdal (Deluxe) includes the studio album in full, as well as alternative versions of two album tracks ‘Forest Dweller’ and ‘Congelia’, both with sublime performances from renowned cellist Jo Quail, bonus track ‘Gangandi’, plus the entirety of ‘The Otherworldly Big Band Experience’ – Enslaved’s stunning 2022 streaming event featuring fellow psychedelic Norwegian prog band Shaman Elephant.

Enslaved’s latest studio album Heimdal (released March 2023) is both a departure and a communion with roots forged over three decades ago in the turbulent birth throes of Norway’s black metal scene. It’s a record that points towards new beginnings, and a dawn that’s on the other side of the apex of the land. A psychedelic journey through arcane Norse folklore, connecting with one’s ancient ancestors and our future selves.

Enslaved are:
Ivar Bjørnson | guitars
Grutle Kjellson | vocals
Arve ‘Ice Dale’ Isdal | guitar
Håkon Vinje | keyboards, clean vocals
Iver Sandøy | drums

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Enslaved, Heimdal (2023)

With five bands, Bergen Doom Collective‘s Enter the Void Vol. 1 is starting out manageable with their inagural edition. Set for May 31 in Bergen, Norway, the lineup is mostly crushing, with Morpholith making the trip from Iceland to join forces with Old Horn Tooth (UK) and native Norwegian destroyers Dwaal and Bismarck. Holy smokes. That is four outfits who make a point of their heaviness. You want to be obliterated by volume? Bismarck into Dwaal into Old Horn Tooth into Morpholith. By the time they’re done, you’ll be little more than thankful goo on the floor.

But don’t forget Gjenferd! It’s a different sound and intention, but the up and coming rockers released their self-titled debut (review here) and are also set to appear at Desertfest Oslo a few weeks prior. They bring a sense of movement to the bill for Enter the Void that’s like your departure point as you make your way into the consuming darkness of the following four acts. They’re a counterintuitive fit on paper, but it’ll work on stage to set up a flow from one into the next until Morpholith finally capture the heat death of the universe and everyone goes home to sleep it off. Glorious.

Info from the PR wire and social media:

Enter the Void vol.1: A Sonic Journey into Darkness

Ticket link: https://kulturhusetibergen.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/enter_the_void

Bergen Doom Collective, in collaboration with Kulturhuset in Bergen, Worship Bookings from Iceland, London Doom Collective, and Helvetes Indre Kretser, presents Enter the Void vol.1 – the first edition of an intense mini-festival that takes you deeper into the sonic abyss. A festival dedicated to promoting heavy underground music across multiple genres!

On May 31st, Kulturhuset in Bergen will be the epicenter of a sonic storm, where some of the most uncompromising bands from the underground scene will perform their mesmerizing rituals. Expect crushing riffs, psychedelic atmospheres, and a total experience that challenges both senses and mind.

The lineup consists of handpicked artists representing some of the finest within heavy underground music. This is not just a mini festival – it is a journey through the void, an echo from the abyss.

• Morpholith (IS) – Crushingly heavy, riff-driven, and atmospheric doom!

• Old Horn Tooth (UK) – Slow, melodic, and psychedelic doom!

• Dwaal (NO) – A raw fusion of doom and post-metal, resulting in a sonic storm!

• Bismarck (NO) – Bone-crushing doom, sludge, and post-metal with esoteric soundscapes!

• Gjenferd (NO) – Hard-hitting riffs, highly catchy vocal harmonies, and a sonic explosion of delicious ’70s rock.

Tickets are limited, so secure your spot before darkness falls!

Sponsored by @orangeamplifiers
Poster by @hypnotistdesign

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/641193358356395/

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Morpholith, Dystopian Distributions of Mass Produced Narcotics (2024)

Gjenferd, Gjenferd (2024)

With Slomosa‘s global takeover of the heavy rock underground well underway, there’s probably nobody better to have sitting at the top of the poster for the inaugural edition of the Tundra and Lightning Festival, set for this Oct. 3-4 in the band’s hometown of Bergen, Norway. They’re hardly alone, as the lineup revealed today shows they’ll be joined by Orange Goblin for what will be their last Norwegian show as they wrap their 30-year career arc, as well as The Good the Bad and the Zugly, Spidergawd, Audrey Horne, Thulsa Doom (oldschool, good pick), and a slew of upstarts further down the bill.

It’s a first-year, feel-it-out kind of two-dayer, but they’ve got the aesthetic and concept on lock, as well as the lineup, and for something that’s just months away from happening for the first time, that’s not nothing. With Begen as an epicenter for a rising generation of heavy rockers throughout Norway and Scandinavia more broadly, and festivals happening everywhere all the time throughout Europe, in Fall or otherwise, this just makes a lot of sense to me. Will be cool to see how it builds over the next few years as well.

From social media:

Tundra and Lightning Festival October 3 – 4 2025!

Ticket link: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/344497371

Bergen Live and USF Verftet are joining forces to present a brand new rock festival in Bergen on the first weekend of October 2025. Tundra and Lightning is the festival that Bergen needs. The festival will make full use of the entire USF venue and will grow each year in line with the development of the USF Cultural Quarter.

Lineup:
⚡Slomosa
⚡The Good The Bad And The Zugly
⚡Orange Goblin (UK)
⚡ Audrey Horne
⚡ Thulsa Doom
⚡ Spidergawd
⚡ Heavy Lungs (UK)
⚡ Phantom Fire
⚡ Sklitakling
⚡ Last Hounds (UK)
⚡ The Clumps
⚡ Morax
⚡ Hästspark (SE)
⚡ Of All Things

For more info and tickets visit tundraandlightning.no.

See you in Bergen!

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Slomosa, live at Regency Theater, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025

It’s not that warm tones, classic-style groove and progressive underpinnings haven’t been a part of Kryptograf‘s approach all along, but their third record, Kryptonomicon, brings new perspective and complexity to their songwriting. At the same time the ultra-manageable, accessible, send-to-your-normie-friends-to-show-them-what-heavy-rock-is-all-about seven-song/33-minute course of the LP is defined by the band continuing to take on more straightforward structures and stripping back some of the prog of their 2020 self-titled debut (discussed here) or 2022’s The Eldorado Spell (review here), and sounding in general way less concerned with genre than, say, anyone who reviews the album is likely to be. This is only to the record’s benefit.

Drummer Amund Nordstrøm makes his debut on Kryptonomicon alongside guitarist/vocalists Vegard Strand and Odd Erlend Mikkelsen and bassist Eivind Standal Moen, so inevitably there’s been some shift in dynamic in the three years since the last outing, but the songs are fluid and that’s crucial to understanding how the LP works. “Beyond the Horizon” is the opener and tells a lot of the story if you’re paying attention — it gets a little lush later on, but rocks plenty at the outset, is a fitting setup and engagingly catchy, etc., well composed and recorded with an organic if not strictly vintage mindset — but so much of what Kryptonomicon accomplishes as a collection comes through in the three-minute centerpiece “You and I.”

With a melody that would make Spidergawd blush, “You and I” stands between the title-track with its post-Graveyard sway and doomly creep, and the thicker motor-chug of “From Below,” with a nighttime cruise of a tempo and proto-metallic atmosphere answering back to “The Blade” earlier. At 3:04, it’s not the shortest cut — that’s the penultimate “Lost at Sea,” at 3:03 — but “You and I” stands out for how absolutely, emphatically taut it is. Understand, “Beyond the Horizon” and certainly “The Blade,” or even “Lost at Sea” which is so obviously conscious of what it’s trying and succeeding to evoke, and even the eight-minute finale “The Gales” don’t lack efficiency for what they’re doing.

The qualifier isn’t to be missed there. At no point are Kryptograf wasting time on Kryptonomicon, and I’m not trying to be cutesy and imply otherwise. But it’s worth keeping in mind even when smacked in the face by a song like “You and I,” which is just so ready to elbow its way into heavy rotation on your mental jukebox — if you’re younger: the playlist in your brain — with a chorus that shimmies, shuffles and soars in the span of about 10 seconds and lands a hook of a quality that not every band gets to write. I’m not talking smack about any of the other songs here — again, part of what makes the album work so well is that they’re not repeating themselves nearly as much as I am in talking about how they’re not repeating themselves — but “You and I” has that easy immersion of the kind of piece that came together in 20 minutes in a rehearsal space and nobody quite knows where it came from but there it is.

No idea if that’s the actual story of it, mind you, but that strut in the second half, the harmonica pushing in with righteous, classic arrogance, and the turn back to the chorus at the finish — it is at the very least a purposefully placed centerpiece. But like “Beyond the Horizon,” it doesn’t necessarily speak for the whole scope of Kryptonomicon, whether its breadth is shown in the acoustics included in “Lost at Sea” — a thrilling bit of anachronism in that it’s a band primarily 1970s-rooted and a move that sounds more derived from circa-’04 Mastodon; kudos all the more to Kryptograf for pushing genre limits in small but effective ways — or in the tumult of “The Gales,” which resolves in more acoustics, organ, and a lightly twisting riff that wouldn’t be out of place on an earlier Uncle Acid record.

But, while one might namedrop a band as a reference for a given part here and there, as they approach maturity, Kryptograf come through as more stridently themselves than they did even a few years ago, and where parts of Kryptonomicon might still draw from the Witchcraft / Graveyard school of retro-heavy, as the songwriting has grown sharper, the stylistic reach has expanded correspondingly. So Kryptonomicon is both the tightest record the band have yet produced — and considering it’s a one-quarter new lineup, that in itself is something worth recognizing — and the farthest ranging.

If that seems counterintuitive, the best advice I can give you from one listener to another is don’t get hung up on it, because the craft and performances throughout Kryptonomicon are strong enough that the band make their way smoothly from the start to the finish on their own terms, without question or anymore bumps along the way than give it character. As fascinating as the direction of Kryptograf‘s growth has been — and it has been; I’m not being sarcastic — the truth of the matter is that if this is your first Kryptograf record, the band make it easy to get on board.

Part of that is in the hooks of “Beyond the Horizon,” “You and I,” “From Below,” and so on, but from the outset it’s more about the controlled presence the band offer as they stand behind their songs. There is never a question that a piece will get where it’s going, and as the varied material is brought together by the vocals, or by a bassline, or a toe-tapper stretch of snare to push a driving riff, the lack of pretense reveals itself as an essential facet of the album’s persona. Kryptograf don’t present themselves in the name of genre expansion, or world takeover via t-shirt sales, or whatever it is that has bands releasing LPs these days. As a collective, they are most of all about the songs they’ve made, and their third album benefits from the clarity of vision behind it and the palpable attention to detail in the recording. If you believe in New Heavy Norway, I don’t see how you can fail to include Kryptograf among its brightest lights.

Kryptograf, Kryptonomicon (2025)

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Hitting Ireland and the UK in a couple weeks’ time before returning to the US for their second Stateside touring stint since their second album, Tundra Rock (review here), was released last September, Norwegian heavy rock spearheads Slomosa — seen above in full flannel regalia — have rolled out ‘The Making of Tundra Rock,’ a 37-minute documentary and performance video that goes behind the scenes as its title suggests. The band, maybe last week?, had put up a video for “Monomann” from the album that would seem to have been taken from this, and it’s one more way in which they’re engaging their audience and inviting people to take a look at what they do on a professional level.

This just came down the wire this morning, so I haven’t had time to sit in my own ’70s cushion chair and dig in, but you do get to see the band recount their favorites from the new record (and then play them) and the sound on the recordings is such that if the audio was posted to Bandcamp as an album-performance in-studio live record kind of thing it’d probably be worth picking up, so even at a skim it’s got something to offer anybody who dug the record. And if Slomosa‘s winning the year-end poll here is anything to go by, that’s plenty of people.

The video, PR wire info, and all the upcoming tour dates I currently have follow here. Enjoy:

Slomosa, ‘The Making of Tundra Rock‘

Slomosa Releases “The Making of ‘Tundra Rock'” Performance + Interview Video

Norwegian Rock Band set to Support Helmet on ‘Betty’ 30th Anniversary Tour; See New Music Video “Monomann”

Slomosa’s New LP, ‘Tundra Rock’, Out Now!

Norwegian “tundra rock” band, Slomosa, has released a live-in-studio performance and interview video centered on its new album, ‘Tundra Rock’, which was released this past September via Stickman Records in Europe and MNRK Heavy in the US, and was hailed as “a sweeping signature hybrid of revved-up stoner rock riffage, grungy hooks, and a concentrated punk wallop”. Recorded live in Bergen, Norway, the 37-minute “Making of ‘Tundra Rock'” video spotlights the undeniable energy and unquestionable catchiness that surrounds Slomosa, paired with behind-the-scenes stories about creating the album and forming the band.

Simultaneously, Slomosa drops a new play through music video for the powerful ‘Tundra Rock’ track “Monomann”. Crank it up now.

Slomosa will support Helmet on the North American leg of its ‘Betty 30th Anniversary Tour’. The 25-city winter tour kicks off on February 19 in Ft. Worth, TX and runs through March 23 in Baltimore, MD. The tour routing is as follows:

Slomosa + Helmet ‘Betty’ 30th Anniversary US Tour 2025:
February 19 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips FTW
February 21 – San Antonio, TC – Paper Tiger (Slomosa headlining show)
February 22 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
February 23 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
February 25 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
February 27 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
February 28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
March 1 – Oakland, CA – Crybaby
March 2 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
March 4 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
March 5 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
March 6 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
March 8 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
March 9 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
March 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
March 11 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
March 12 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
March 14 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s
March 15 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co
March 16 – Ferndale, MI – The Magic Bag
March 17 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
March 18 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Fairmount
March 20 – Boston, MA – The Paradise Rock Club
March 21 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
March 23 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage

UK & Ireland 2025:
31.1 / Limerick / Dolan’s Kasbah
01.2 / Belfast / Voodoo
02.02 / Dublin / The Grand Social
03.02 / Manchester / Rebellion
04.02 / Glasgow / Garage Attic
05.02 / Nottingham / Rescue Rooms
06.02 / Brighton / Green Door Store
07.02 / London / Underworld
08.02 / Bristol / Thekla
09.02 / Norwich / Waterfront Studio

Tickets on: https://www.slomosamusic.com/

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Order/save ‘Tundra Rock’ at this location: https://slomosa.ffm.to/tundrarock

Slomosa are:
Benjamin Berdous – Vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – Vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – Guitar
Jard Hole – Drums

Slomosa, “Monomann” live at Bergen Kjøtt, Duper Studios

Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

Slomosa on Facebook

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Slomosa on Soundcloud

Slomosa on Spotify

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For context: Slomosa have already made their US live debut on a comparatively brief Fall tour (live review here) and recent confirmations for 2025 have already seen them announce a UK and Ireland tour for early Feb. in addition to being added to the lineups for Sound of Liberation‘s anniversary party in Cologne, Germany, on March 29 as well as Desertfest Berlin in May and SonicBlast Fest in Portugal next August. The let’s-squeeze-in-another-US-run tour being announced here alongside Helmet doing Betty in full — what’s up, dudes my age? — comes as Slomosa continue to support their second album, Tundra Rock (review here) and wrap up their Fall stint through Scandinavia. They work really fucking hard, in other words.

They’ll go coast-to-coast in the company of Helmet, scootching up to Canada for Toronto and Montreal shows. I won’t be the least bit surprised when tours are announced to follow-up on this in Europe to coincide with one if not all of those fest appearances above; you’ll note that the Sound of Liberation party is six days after the US tour ends. One thing to the next is how Slomosa seem to like it. Six days is more than they gave themselves last time they crossed the Atlantic, as I recall.

Word came down the PR wire:

Slomosa Announces North American Tour with Helmet

Norwegian Rock Band to Support Influential Group on ‘Betty’ 30th Anniversary Tour

Slomosa’s New LP, ‘Tundra Rock’, Out Now!

Norwegian rock band, Slomosa, will support Helmet on the North American leg of their ‘BETTY 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR’, along with War on Women. The 25-city tour, which kicks off on February 19, 2025 in Ft. Worth, TX and wraps on March 23 in Washington, DC, will see Helmet performing the iconic “Betty” album in its entirety alongside favorites from the band’s extensive catalog.

Slomosa continues to tour in support of its new album, ‘Tundra Rock’, released this past September. Purchase ‘Tundra Rock’ at this location: https://slomosa.ffm.to/tundrarock

Tickets for the Helmet + Slomosa tour go on sale this Friday, December 6, at 10 AM ET / 3 PM UK / 4 PM CET, with presales available prior via Spotify, Knotfest, and Blabbermouth. Visit Helmet’s official site for ticket links and additional details. The tour routing is as follows:

Helmet ‘BETTY’ 30th Anniversary US Tour 2025:
February 19 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips FTW
February 22 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
February 23 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
February 25 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
February 27 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
February 28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
March 1 – Oakland, CA – Crybaby
March 2 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
March 4 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
March 5 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
March 6 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
March 8 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
March 9 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
March 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
March 11 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
March 12 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
March 14 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s
March 15 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co
March 16 – Ferndale, MI – The Magic Bag
March 17 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
March 18 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Fairmount
March 20 – Boston, MA – The Paradise Rock Club
March 21 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts*
March 23 – Washington, DC – Union Stage*
* Dates without War on Women

UK & Ireland 2025:
31.1 / Limerick / Dolan’s Kasbah
01.2 / Belfast / Voodoo
02.02 / Dublin / The Grand Social
03.02 / Manchester / Rebellion
04.02 / Glasgow / Garage Attic
05.02 / Nottingham / Rescue Rooms
06.02 / Brighton / Green Door Store
07.02 / London / Underworld
08.02 / Bristol / Thekla
09.02 / Norwich / Waterfront Studio

Tickets on our homepage: https://www.slomosamusic.com/

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Order/save ‘Tundra Rock’ at this location: https://slomosa.ffm.to/tundrarock

SLOMOSA Tundra Rock Tour Remaining Dates:
05.12 Tromsø // Blårock Cafe
06.12 Trondheim // Verkstedhallen
07.12 Ålesund // T2 Bar og Scene
13.12 Bergen // USF Verftet

Slomosa are:
Benjamin Berdous – Vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – Vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – Guitar
Jard Hole – Drums

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Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

Norwegian heavy progressive rockers Kosmodome are set to release their second album and first for Stickman Records, Ad Undas, tomorrow, Oct. 11. With it, they expand on the proggier side of their 2021 self-titled debut, as opener “Neophobia” — also the longest track (immediate points) at 8:41 — finds the band led by brotherly duo Sturle Sandvik (guitar and vocals) and Severin Sandvik (drums and vocals) prioritizing scope with an expanded reach in psychedelia and krautrock, guitar and vocals matching melodically in “Hyperion” in a way that leaves the listener less sure which is following which, and Ole Andreas Jensen‘s bass and Erlend Nord‘s guitar add to the sense of motion as “Hyperion” embarks on its purposefully-understated chorus for the second time.

“Obsternasig” ultimately works in a similar style of folk-informed classic heavy prog, but as Kosmodome subvert the longest-song-last genre norm (among others; that’s part of the idea here) and put “Neophobia” and “Hyperion” at the start, “Obsternasig” and the space-rock shoving “Dystopia,” which follows, can breathe as a result of “Neophobia” having already provided a summary of Ad Undas‘ scope. It doesn’t necessarily account for the sci-fi drama of “Dystopia” — which of course is about now — or the taut twists and jabs of “Turmoil” that writhe around subdued, sad verses, but focusing on immersion early lets Kosmodome have the flexibility later to bring disco-era funk into the bass and keys of “Turmoil” and to harness and subsequently blow up a slog in “Fatigue.”

It is in the patterning of the vocals on the intricate rhythms of the guitar (or vice versa) and in the patience of their execution that Ad Undas most displays the growth in Kosmodome‘s sound. I suppose in a word that would be “songwriting.” Fine. Kosmodome was hardly rushed, mind you, but the guitar is a little more willing to leave space around it, a little less busy at least on the outward impression, and when they launch into the jam on “Neophobia,” they sound like they’re there for a reason. And it’s true that you don’t get that in the same way on “Obsternasig” or “Fatigue,” but that’s because Kosmodome are making their songs with more than one purpose. On Ad Undas, each track feeds into the overarching flow and adds something new to the proceedings without taking away from what came before.

In this way, Kosmodome are able to foster a sound drawing from prog, psych, classic heavy, boogie rock and other various microgenres well served by the unhurried nod with which “Fatigue” is resolved, but not tethered to that nod as a crutch for songwriting that lacks variety or diversity among its influences. Kosmodome might dig on some heavy grooves, but there’s more happening in the songs than a riff parade, though parades are fun and if there was one, the ending of “Fatigue” would probably let you go. It wouldn’t be fair to call what they’re doing revolutionary, since homage is a part of the aesthetic, but Kosmodome‘s prog has character and charm beyond being well composed and executed, and one hopes the band continue to dive into their work with such individualism as their goal.

Ad Undas streams in its entirety on the player below, followed by more info from the PR wire.

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The brainchild of the two Sandvik brothers, Sturle on guitars and vocals, and Severin on drums, Kosmodome’s music is riff-based rock with stoner elements all of which are placed within a progressive universe to great effect. Together, the duo bridges the gap between the explosive drive of bands such as Mastodon with melodic magic and retrospective, clever songwriting.

Hailing from Bergen, Kosmodome’s astonishing debut album from 2021 heralded the arrival of a melodic progressive powerhouse of a different stripe. While endlessly groovy, the band sidesteps the stoner genre by virtue of their sheer creativity, crafting extremely catchy but still unpredictable tracks topped by excellent vocals. With an explosive drive in which the melodious contrasts the hard and heavy music, Kosmodome came to blow minds with their psychedelic sounding, 60s atmosphere-coloured rock!

In recent years, the band has reached out beyond the Norwegian west coast and is now ready with their second full length album “Ad Undas”. On this album, they are less confined by genre expectations, but still sound like Kosmodome. Growing up with all types of music genres in a musical home from world music to metal is something the songwriting reflects.

Musically the record shows what else lives inside the progressive universe Kosmodome are building, where one/the goal is to avoid being stuck in genre expectations. Seeking a more dynamic and melodious sound than earlier, the songwriters – brothers Sandvik, but appearing as a stellar four piece live band – still deliver an album with heavy riffs, aggressiveness and many surprises.

Lyrically it delves into personal struggles with self-doubt, the pressures of societal expectations, and the existential battles of modern life. The songs touch on different aspects of the human condition, from the fear of failure and the need for growth to the turmoil of modern living and relentless self-exertion in a chaotic world. Ad undas is a Greek term meaning “to the waves”, but in Norway it is used as an expression when everything goes “to hell” or fails (everything goes south).

Kosmodome have played concerts on different stages in Norway and abroad, and are ready for more live performances after a studio hiatus in 2023 working on their much-awaited, second album, “Ad Undas” , set to be released on Stickman Records on October 11, 2024!

“Ad Undas” Tracklist:
01. Neophobia
02. Hyperion
03. Obsternasig
04. Dystopia
05. Turmoil
06. Fatigue

Kosmodome is:
Sturle Sandvik – guitar/vocals
Severin Sandvik – drums/vocals
Ole Andreas Jensen – bass
Erlend Nord – guitar

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