A scant two weeks after wrapping the ‘Breaking Ice’ US tour that will mark the Norwegians’ first headlining run of the States, Slomosa will travel to New Zealand and Australia for a round of six shows in May. The band go in continued support of their declarative second album, 2024’s Tundra Rock (review here), and at this point, their reputation as a live act precedes them. If you live in that part of the world (which I know is bigger than these six locations, but it’s a first foray, not a last), and can make it happen, I strongly recommend you see this band.

I’ve included below a poster for the US run that updates on what shows are sold out or low, etc. Note that it’s not the most updated, since I know the Bowery Ballroom gig March 26 that begins the tour is already sold out. Check local listings before you roll out to a venue, I guess is what I’m saying. But do roll out.

From socials:

Pinch our arms, in May we’re bringing the Tundra Fire to AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND!!! @sidewinder_official are coming along as support in NZ, what a perfect way to celebrate the Year of the Horse!🐴🐴🐴

Pre-sales (Australia only!!) for newsletter subscribers starts tomorrow, general ticket sales from Tuesday. Find ’em on our website [link in bio]🎫

As we’ve said before; when the band slowly started getting together nearly ten years ago our ambition was honestly to some day hopefully score a gig in Oslo. Go all the way to the other side of our country to play, that would be wild! Now we’re going to the other side of the Earth!!! So so insane💪🏽❤️‍🔥🙌🏽

So we hope to see the lot of you!! Which one(s) will it be??🇳🇿🇦🇺🇳🇿🇦🇺

Poster by @olympia.hertzelag 👏

Slomosa – Year of the Horse Tour – Aus & NZ
May 14 Auckland NZ
May 15 Taupo NZ
May 16 Wellington NZ
May 22 Melboune AU
May 23 Sydney AU
May 24 Brisbane AU

Breaking Ice U.S. Tour
Mar 26 New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom
Mar 27 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Mar 28 Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse
Mar 29 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
Mar 31 Greensboro, NC – Eulogy
Apr 2 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade (Purgatory)
Apr 3 Nashville, TN – The Blue Room
Apr 6 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Apr 7 Austin, TX – Brushy Street Commons
Apr 9 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
Apr 10 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
Apr 12 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
Apr 14 Portland, OR – Mission Theater
Apr 15 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Apr 17 Boise, ID – Neurolux
Apr 18 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Apr 20 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
Apr 21 Denver, CO – Marquis
Apr 23 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
Apr 24 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
Apr 25 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
Apr 26 Detroit, MI – El Club
Apr 28 Toronto, ON – The Garrison
Apr 29 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
Apr 30 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
May 1 Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop

Slomosa features:
Ben Berdous – vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – guitar
Jard Hole – drum

https://slomosa1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/slomosa
https://www.facebook.com/slomosaband

https://www.stickman-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Stickman-Records-1522369868033940

http://www.mnrkheavy.com
http://www.instagram.com/MNRK_heavy
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Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

One expects this won’t be Slomosa‘s last round of headlining US touring, but you only get to do the thing for the first time once. The Norwegians generational-spearheads for up-and-coming post-Millennial heavy rock and roll (please, more of that) have been to the States a couple times by now, providing support for the likes of Alkaline Trio and Helmet and obviously doing a bit of beyond-stoner-rockers audience outreach in the process. In Europe, they’re already headliners, both at their own shows and festivals. This feels like a natural next step, and “next steps” would seem to be the band’s collective favorite kind.

As they continue to support Fall 2024’s Tundra Rock (review here), Slomosa spent much of this past Fall touring with Kadavar and (I think) having a hand in hosting the Tundra and Lightning Festival in their hometown of Bergen. They have Norwegian dates on now. Given that it’s Slomosa, I wouldn’t be surprised to find them immediately taking off somewhere else after this, but you’ll note that this tour covers both coasts of the US and in-between. It’s a real-deal US headlining tourtaking place over the course of more than a month. This is Slomosa doing the work of the headliners they’ve come to be. Again, expect more to come.

From the PR wire:

NORWEGIAN RIFF LORDS SLOMOSA ANNOUNCE FIRST HEADLINING U.S. TOUR

BREAKING ICE TOUR LAUNCHES SPRING 2026

Norway’s sludge-fueled heavy groove titans SLOMOSA are storming the States for the first time as headliners. The Breaking Ice Tour hits 28 dates across the U.S. (plus a Toronto date), kicking off March 26 at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City and wrapping May 1 at The Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 12, at 10 am local time. Full dates below.

Carved from a foundation of groove-rich heft, melodic bite, and frostbitten desert attitude, Slomosa’s sound channels the legendary Palm Desert scene through the raw intensity of Nordic rock. Since dropping their self-titled 2020 debut, the band has bulldozed through 350+ shows in 20+ countries, sharing stages with High on Fire, Mastodon, Alkaline Trio, Helmet, Elder, and more, earning a reputation as one of the most commanding live acts in heavy music.

In April, Slomosa won the Spellemann Award for Rock Album of the Year with their critically acclaimed sophomore release, Tundra Rock (September 2024). The album vaulted them into the global spotlight, solidifying their place as the new vanguard of Nordic heaviness. This summer, the band dropped a blistering 14-track live concert film, captured at the iconic USF Verftet in their hometown of Bergen, a high-decibel testament to their atmospheric, distortion-soaked live presence.

Their rise has earned the attention of bona fide rock royalty: Adam Jones (Tool) has publicly championed the band. At the same time, Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri of Kyuss fame have both declared themselves fans of Slomosa’s crushing sonic force.

Slomosa – Norway Dec. 2025 tour:
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

Breaking Ice U.S. Tour
Mar 26 New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom
Mar 27 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Mar 28 Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse
Mar 29 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
Mar 31 Greensboro, NC – Eulogy
Apr 2 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade (Purgatory)
Apr 3 Nashville, TN – The Blue Room
Apr 6 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Apr 7 Austin, TX – Brushy Street Commons
Apr 9 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
Apr 10 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
Apr 12 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
Apr 14 Portland, OR – Mission Theater
Apr 15 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Apr 17 Boise, ID – Neurolux
Apr 18 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Apr 20 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
Apr 21 Denver, CO – Marquis
Apr 23 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
Apr 24 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
Apr 25 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
Apr 26 Detroit, MI – El Club
Apr 28 Toronto, ON – The Garrison
Apr 29 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
Apr 30 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
May 1 Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop

Slomosa features:
Ben Berdous – vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – guitar
Jard Hole – drum

https://slomosa1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/slomosa
https://www.facebook.com/slomosaband

https://www.stickman-records.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Stickman-Records-1522369868033940

http://www.mnrkheavy.com
http://www.instagram.com/MNRK_heavy
http://www.facebook.com/MNRKHeavy

Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

Slomosa, Live at Verftet

The fact of the matter is there aren’t a lot of bands out there right now in the heavy rock underground who could or would inspire this kind of creativity. “Monomann” featured on Slomosa‘s 2024 sophomore LP, Tundra Rock (review here), and the animatic below is by director Frank Marino, who’s had an enviable career in animation — bro worked in Curious George and Futurama both! — and fueled by nothing more than his passion for the music. Which is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

You can tell he’s a fan watching, whether it’s a subtle reference to Fu Manchu or the careful, slightly down-tilted angle drummer Jard Hole holds his head. This video is an animatic, which is why it looks choppier than flash animation from 2003 — not that I was looking at Homestar Runner memes yesterday or anything, but if you’re of a certain age, you’ll have an easier time piecing the frames together in your head — but all drawn out by Marino and manifesting the vision for a story he wanted to tell about the band.

I’ll say it again for emphasis — this is rare. Not that there isn’t ‘fan art’ out there, but not at this level, and not with the obvious dedication to the purpose that Marino put into making this “Monomann” clip, even to this point, let alone a finished work of animation to come from what he’s already got. It’s something pretty special.

Slomosa are at SonicBlast Fest in Portugal this weekend and on from there with their doing-a-professional-album-cycle touring with an expanding reach. Many, many dates follow the video clip below, as seen on social media. Underneath that are the album stream for Tundra Rock and the full ‘Live at Verftet’ set that was recently posted, in case you’d like to make an afternoon of it. You wouldn’t be wrong.

Enjoy:

Slomosa, “Monomann” animatic video

Director Frank Marino on “Monomann”:

Celebrating the fantastic music by Norway’s Slomosa and showcasing the imagination of a lifelong artist and career Animation Director. This is an animatic, meaning it’s an edited storyboard with lots of poses, but not fully animated. This is a personal project that I worked on for nearly a full year on the side whenever I could. A true labor of love started as an effort to display a fuller range of my creative abilities beyond those listed on my IMDB page. Though I am super proud of those credits, including Futurama, Transformers, Curious George, Disenchantment and Supervising Director of all three seasons of FOX’s Duncanville. All of the art is mine and I put everything I had into it. I used Toonboom Storyboard Pro, which is widely used in the animation industry.

Slomosa’s Tundra Rock was my favorite album of 2024 and you should all go listen to it if you haven’t yet! I’m happy to share this original short story with everyone, especially fans of the Desert/ Stoner Rock genre. It’s my love letter to the music that has always been a part of my artistic journey. Be on the lookout for nods to a few of my personal favorites.

Also visit my portfolio site frankmarinoanimation.com
stonequest.net is a bouldering map project I work on when I can
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0547772/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/frankmarinoart/

SLOMOSA 2025 Touring Schedule
07 Aug – Sonic Blast (PT) +
08 Aug – Alcatraz (BE) +
10 Aug – Rocklette (CH) +
12 Aug – Cologne, DE • Carlswerk Victoria x
13 Aug – Frankfurt, DE • Batschkapp x
15 Aug – Alta Live (NO) +
22 Aug – Vangen Festival (NO) +
24 Aug – Furiosfest (FR) +
12 Sep – TK Deathfest (NO) +
20 Sep – Høst Rock (NO)+
02 Oct – Florø, NO • Vesle Kinn
04 Oct – Tundra & Lightning Fest (NO) +
09 Oct – Krakow, PL • Klub Kwadrat ^
10 Oct – Warszawa, PL • Niebo ^
11 Oct – Berlin, DE • Columbiahalle ^
12 Oct – Frankfurt, DE • Zoom ^
13 Oct – Lille, FR • L’AÉronef ^
15 Oct – Bordeaux, FR • Rock School Barbey ^
16 Oct – Madrid, ES • Mon Madrid ^
17 Oct – Barcelona, ES • Sala Apolo ^
18 Oct – Lyon, FR • Le Transbordeur ^
19 Oct – Paris, FR • L’Élysée Montmartre^
21 Oct – Stuttgart, DE • Im Wizemann ^
22 Oct – Salzhaus, CH • Winterthur ^
23 Oct – Vienna, AT • ARENA ^
24 Oct – München, DE • Theaterfabrik ^
25 Oct – Leipzig, DE • Felsenkeller ^
26 Oct – Hamburg, DE • GF36 ^
28 Oct – Köln, DE • Live Music Hall ^
29 Oct – Groningen, NL • De Oosterpoort ^
30 Oct – Nijmegen, NL • Doomroosje ^
31 Oct – Utrecht, NL • Tivolivredenburg ^
01 Nov – Antwerp, BE • Trix ^
04 Nov – Copenhagen, DK • Vega
05 Nov – Malmö, SE • Plan B (Garage Stage)
06 Nov – Göteborg, SE • Monument 031
07 Nov – Stockholm, SE • Bar Brooklyn
08 Nov – Borlänge, SE • Broken Dreams*
05 Dec – Stavanger, NO • Folken
06 Dec – Kristiansand, NO • Kick Kulturhus
11 Dec – Trondheim, NO • Byscenen
12 Dec -Bodø, NO • Sinus
13 Dec – Mo I Rana, NO • Bråk
17 Dec – Lillehammer, NO • Wiese
18 Dec – Oslo, NO • Rockefeller
19 Dec – Moss, NO • Verket Scene
20 Dec – Skien, NO • Parkbiografen

+Festival
^Support For Kadavar
*With Greenleaf & Lowrider
xSupporting Mastodon

Slomosa features:
Ben Berdous – vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – guitar
Jard Hole – drums

Slomosa, Live at Verftet

Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

Slomosa on Facebook

Slomosa on Instagram

Slomosa on Bandcamp

Slomosa on Soundcloud

Stickman Records website

Stickman Records on Facebook

MNRK Heavy website

MNRK Heavy on Facebook

MNRK Heavy on Instagram

Is it news that High on Fire are continuing this Fall to tour to support their 2024 album, Cometh the Storm (review here)? As a condition of who they are, probably not. The European dates below had been announced back in May, and that they’d do the West Coast before going abroad isn’t a shock necessarily, but it is good news. They’ve got shows with the reunited Acid Bath in August as well, and they’re High on Fire, so it’s not like they haven’t been around.

Maybe that’s me taking the band for granted after more than a quarter-century of their repeatedly, consistently killing it. I acknowledge that potentiality. For what it’s worth, I consider myself lucky to take them for granted. I think maybe I’m not alone in that.

From the PR wire:

High on Fire Announces North American Headlining Tour

Grammy-Winning Group Extends Global Grand Slam in Support of ‘Cometh the Storm’ LP

Iconic U.S. rock band, High on Fire, has announced a North American headlining tour in support of its celebrated LP, ‘Cometh the Storm’. In the midst of sold-out summer dates alongside Acid Bath, the GRAMMY Award-winning group details an autumn headliner run that will launch on September 17 in Vancouver, BC. The tour is scheduled to run through September 30 in San Jose, CA and will feature support from Charger and Bastardane. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.

“High on Fire is headed to stages near you,” said the band in statement. “Let’s get LOUD.”

Additionally, High on Fire has been announced as one of the spotlight acts of Sacramento, CA’s four-day Aftershock Festival, performing on October 2. For full details, visit this location.

High on Fire tour dates w/ Acid Bath:

August 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall
August 22 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
September 13 – Syracuse, NY @ Sharkeys Event Center

‘Cometh the Storm’ autumn North American tour 2025:

September 17 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
September 19 – Edmonton, BC @ The Starlite Room
September 20 – Calgary, AB @ Dickens
September 21 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry
September 24 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
September 25 – Fort Collins, CO @ The Coast
September 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Commonwealth Room
September 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Usual Place
September 29 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
September 30 – San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
October 2 – Sacramento, CA @ Discovery Park (as part of Aftershock Fest w/ Testament, Carcass, Nails + more)
October 17 – Jacumba Hot Springs, CA @ Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel (as part of Jacumba Breakdown Fest)

Following the North American dates, High on Fire will kick off a sixteen-city, nine country European tour on October 25 in Maastricht, Netherlands. The tour is scheduled to run through November 16 in Istanbul, Turkey and will include high profile appearances as part of the Samhain Festival (NL), Bruges is Doomed (BE), and the Damnation Festival (UK). Support to High on Fire on non-festival dates will come from Necrot.

High on Fire ‘Cometh the Storm’ autumn European tour 2025:

October 25 – Maastricht NL @ Samhain Festival (w/ Author & Punisher, Conan, more)
October 26 – Bruges, BE @ Bruges is Doomed (w/ Conan, more)
October 28 – Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft *
October 29 – Brno CZ @ Kabinet MUZ *
October 30 – Vienna, AT @ Arena Wien *
October 31 – Munich, DE @ Hansa 39 *
November 1 – Milan, IT @ Legend Club *
November 2 – Martigny, CH @ Les Caves du Manoir *
November 4 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Kesselhaus *
November 5 – Essen, DE @ Turock *
November 6 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom *
November 8 – Manchester, UK @ Damnation Festival (w/ Deafheaven, The Haunted, more)
November 11 – Athens, GR @ Kyttaro Club
November 12 – Thessaloniki, GR @ Mylos
November 15 – Cankaya/Ankara, TR @ 6:45 KK
November 16 – Istanbul, TR @ Blind
* = Necrot supporting

High on Fire are:
Matt Pike – Guitar/vocals
Jeff Matz – Bass/backing vocals/saz
Coady Willis – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/highonfire
https://www.instagram.com/highonfireband/
http://www.highonfire.net

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High on Fire, Cometh the Storm (2024)

We’re past the days of bands putting out home videos, at least generally speaking. I’m sure somebody out there is still doing concert blu rays or DVDs — hell, somebody has a new VHS on the way right now; it’s a big world full of people into hyper-specific shit — but clearly the moment, which was probably about 25 years ago at this point, has passed. Still, looking at the full-set, 82-minute clip of Norwegian heavy rock forerunners Slomosa playing last December for a crowd of 1,300 people in their hometown of Bergen, there’s a documentary aspect. 10 years from now, with however much more behind them, both Slomosa‘s fans and the band themselves are going to be really glad this video exists to preserve this time.

No question Slomosa have made the first half of the 2020s — bumpy as it’s been — their own. Like Slift and a few others, they emerged from out of the covid fog with clear, fresh intention toward genre, and their takeover of the underground that began with their 2020 self-titled debut (review here) hit a new, this-is-for-real stride with last year’s Tundra Rock (review here), delivered through Stickman Records and MNRK Heavy and widely lauded. It won the year-end poll here handily, for example. And the band has accordingly broadened the scope of their touring radius. They’ve done the US multiple times over by now, been all around Europe, and will spend much of the rest of this year doing fests and club shows throughout the continent while saving a domestic Norwegian run for December as they round out a busy 2025 ahead of a likely-also-busy 2026.

The setlist here encompasses both their albums, and if this was a middle-of-the-night infomercial in 1994, this is the part where I’d say, “You’ll get hits like, ‘Horses,’ ‘Cabin Fever,’ ‘There is Nothing New Under the Sun,’ ‘Battling Guns’ and ‘Monomann'” — the latter of which was on a rad shirt design not too long ago that I tried to buy but it sold out too quickly; alas — as the words scrolled by in block letters on the screen like game show credits. This isn’t 1994 or an infomercial, and at the moment there’s nothing to sell here — a refreshing change, generally speaking — but one does hope the audio from ‘Live at Verftet’ makes its way to a CD/vinyl pressing sooner or later, no less to document the first-two-albums era of Slomosa than to give fans a killer takehome while everybody waits to find out what’s in store from a third studio full-length sometime in the next few years.

I don’t think there’s another new European band who’ve come up in the last half-decade who’ve had the kind of impact Slomosa have, and I expect that the next few years will continue to see their influence spread as they cement their status as headliners. They definitely headlined this show, and playing as a five-piece, they put into emphasis the energy, the songwriting and the fun that they’ve brought to an underground that desperately needed it.

PR wire info follows. Enjoy the clip:

Slomosa, Live at Verftet

Norwegian tundra rock titans Slomosa have dropped a crushing, full-blast concert film capturing the sheer force of their live show. Filmed late last year, the 14-track onslaught is raw, hypnotic, and unrelenting, showcasing the band at their most explosive.

The set was recorded on December 13, 2024, at the iconic USF Verftet in their hometown of Bergen, Norway — a night packed with seismic riffs, pounding rhythm, and crowd-splitting energy.

The band says, “After we had hammered through 84 gigs, it was time to play the last grand finale of 2024; a release gig for ‘Tundra Rock’ at home in Bergen, playing our biggest headline show anywhere till this day. A special and unforgettable December night for us in the band, with 1300 friends and strangers in a packed, sweaty room.”

In April 2025, Slomosa took home the Spellemann Award for Rock Album of the Year for their critically-lauded second album, Tundra Rock, released in September 2024—a towering record that further cemented their status as the new heavyweights of Nordic rock.

Tundra Rock is out now. Stream/purchase HERE: https://slomosa.ffm.to/tundrarock

The band will return to Bergen’s stage this October 2025, headlining the Tundra & Lightning Festival—a can’t-miss eruption of fuzz, volume, and primal force.

Full setlist of USF Verftet Concert:

Afghansk Rev
Cabin Fever
Rice
Estonia
In My Mind’s Desert
MJ
Psykonaut
Battling Guns
Red Thundra
Monomann
There Is Nothing New Under the Sun
Horses

Encore:
Kevin
Scavengers

2025 Touring Schedule
18 Jul – Fjellparkfestivalen (NO) +
25 Jul – Rock Im Wald (DE) +
27 Jul – Blue Moon Festival (DE) +
30 Jul – Rockstadt Extreme Fest (RO) +
07 Aug – Sonic Blast (PT) +
08 Aug – Alcatraz (BE) +
10 Aug – Rocklette (CH) +
12 Aug – Cologne, DE • Carlswerk Victoria x
13 Aug – Frankfurt, DE • Batschkapp x
15 Aug – Alta Live (NO) +
22 Aug – Vangen Festival (NO) +
24 Aug – Furiosfest (FR) +
12 Sep – TK Deathfest (NO) +
20 Sep – Høst Rock (NO)+
02 Oct – Florø, NO • Vesle Kinn
04 Oct – Tundra & Lightning Fest (NO) +
09 Oct – Krakow, PL • Klub Kwadrat ^
10 Oct – Warszawa, PL • Niebo ^
11 Oct – Berlin, DE • Columbiahalle ^
12 Oct – Frankfurt, DE • Zoom ^
13 Oct – Lille, FR • L’AÉronef ^
15 Oct – Bordeaux, FR • Rock School Barbey ^
16 Oct – Madrid, ES • Mon Madrid ^
17 Oct – Barcelona, ES • Sala Apolo ^
18 Oct – Lyon, FR • Le Transbordeur ^
19 Oct – Paris, FR • L’Élysée Montmartre^
21 Oct – Stuttgart, DE • Im Wizemann ^
22 Oct – Salzhaus, CH • Winterthur ^
23 Oct – Vienna, AT • ARENA ^
24 Oct – München, DE • Theaterfabrik ^
25 Oct – Leipzig, DE • Felsenkeller ^
26 Oct – Hamburg, DE • GF36 ^
28 Oct – Köln, DE • Live Music Hall ^
29 Oct – Groningen, NL • De Oosterpoort ^
30 Oct – Nijmegen, NL • Doomroosje ^
31 Oct – Utrecht, NL • Tivolivredenburg ^
01 Nov – Antwerp, BE • Trix ^
04 Nov – Copenhagen, DK • Vega
05 Nov – Malmö, SE • Plan B (Garage Stage)
06 Nov – Göteborg, SE • Monument 031
07 Nov – Stockholm, SE • Bar Brooklyn
08 Nov – Borlänge, SE • Broken Dreams*
05 Dec – Stavanger, NO • Folken
06 Dec – Kristiansand, NO • Kick Kulturhus
11 Dec – Trondheim, NO • Byscenen
12 Dec -Bodø, NO • Sinus
13 Dec – Mo I Rana, NO • Bråk
17 Dec – Lillehammer, NO • Wiese
18 Dec – Oslo, NO • Rockefeller
19 Dec – Moss, NO • Verket Scene
20 Dec – Skien, NO • Parkbiografen

+Festival
^Support For Kadavar
*With Greenleaf & Lowrider
xSupporting Mastodon

Slomosa features:
Ben Berdous – vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – guitar
Jard Hole – drums

Slomosa, Tundra Rock (2024)

Slomosa on Facebook

Slomosa on Instagram

Slomosa on Bandcamp

Slomosa on Soundcloud

Stickman Records website

Stickman Records on Facebook

MNRK Heavy website

MNRK Heavy on Facebook

MNRK Heavy on Instagram

If you like your sludge sludgy and perhaps wrought by some of the progenitors of the style, then you’ve probably already seen the dates posted around for the Crowbar and Eyehategod co-headlining summer tour. The two acts, both based in New Orleans and either of which you could rightly call ‘legends’ in the style, will spend much of August plundering around the East Coast, and one recalls both bands having done boat shows in New York in summers prior, so certainly the two of them, well, take your Dramamine, is all I’m saying.

The particulars on where and when follow here, as per the PR wire, along with a stream of Crowbar‘s 2022 album, Zero and Below (review here), which remains their most recent work. I know it’s probably not top of anybody’s priority list in terms of marketing, but this lineup of Crowbar‘s been together for years, are tight as hell onstage, and are enough of a force to give the band’s catalog its due at shows. Maybe a live album is in order at some point in the near future? Just thinking out loud, I guess.

To the info:

CROWBAR To Join Eyehategod For Summer US Co-Headlining Tour; Tickets On Sale Now!

CROWBAR will join their comrades in Eyehategod for a US co-headlining tour this Summer! The journey, which will commence on August 8th in Tampa, Florida and close on August 30th in their home city of New Orleans, Louisiana, includes a performance on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise in New York City.

Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

CROWBAR w/ Eyehategod:
8/08/2025 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
8/09/2025 Respectable Street – West Palm Beach, FL
8/10/2025 Trolley Pub – Summerville, SC
8/11/2025 529 – Atlanta, GA
8/12/2025 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
8/13/2025 Cobra Cabana – Richmond, VA
8/14/2025 Rocks Off Concert Cruise – New York City, NY
8/15/2025 Phantom Power – Millersville, PA
8/16/2025 Geno’s – Portland, ME
8/17/2025 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
8/18/2025 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
8/19/2025 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
8/20/2025 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA
8/21/2025 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
8/22/2025 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH
8/23/2025 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
8/24/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
8/25/2025 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO
8/26/2025 89th Street – Oklahoma City, OK
8/27/2025 Club Dada – Dallas, TX
8/28/2025 House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
8/29/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
8/30/2025 Southport Hall – New Orleans, LA

CROWBAR’s most recent studio offering, the critically acclaimed Zero And Below, was released in April 2022 via MNRK Heavy. Led by riff lord and vocalist Kirk Windstein, with guitarist Matt Brunson, bassist Shane Wesley, and drummer Tommy Buckley, songs like “Chemical Godz,” “It’s Always Worth The Gain,” and “Bleeding From Every Hole” are unapologetic emotional outpourings, with a bare-knuckle resolve alongside its soul-searching vulnerability, reliably delivered with crushing heaviness.

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Crowbar, Zero and Below (2022)

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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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)

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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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)

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