Old school booking is proud to present 3 x thrash at Betong, Oslo the 9th of July 2010!

TRENCH HELL: Hailing from Australia playing thrash metal the old school way of course: Inspired by bands as Venom, Razor, Running Wild, Motorhead etc. these guys know their school. The band started already in 2004 and has gained a huge amount of respect in the underground since then. Having 3 official vinyl/CD releases under their belt, they are heading out on a European tour this July, and yes (!!) they are visiting Oslo the 9th of July. Check em out at www.myspace.com/trenchhell

DIE HARD: This band that formed in 2005 comes from Uppsala, Sweden and plays very aggressive thrash metal. If you like Sodom, Celtic Frost, old Slayer and Possessed, this is right up your alley. They have two 7” EPs “Emissaries Of The Reaper” & “Mercenaries Of Hell” ,one 12” EP “Evil Always Return” and one full length album to their credit and got picked up by Agonia Records for their 2009 release “Nihilistic Vision”. It should indeed kick your ass! Taste them at www.myspace/diehardthrash

ANTICHRIST: This band from Vaxjø, Sweden is very obscure. No Myspace, no web-site. BUT, they have released 2 great demos named “Crushing Metal Tape” and “Put to Death”. This band sent us their demos wrapped in death announcements cut from newspapers. This means it is a band to take good notice of. …and of course they play thrash metal the oldschool way! What the hell did you expect! All right!

DJ: Fenriz

Venue: Betong, Oslo
Price: 100/150,– (members / non-members)
Doors: 20:00

We regret to announce that we have to cancel the scheduled Onslaught show the 21st of May 2010. The reason for this is that their management have stopped responding when we attempt to communicate with them, and thus making it impossible to trust and work with them.
Unfortunately it seems like Detente also chooses to cancel the scheduled show we booked with them since Onslaught cancelled.

This gig with Onslaught and Detente will however take place through a different booking agency later on. Onslaught is still up for the idea of Back to School, and when things are sorted with managements , new arrangements will be made.

Black Magic and Repellent will be re-booked for shows in Oslo later this year. Check back for exact dates.

Allright!

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It’s with great regret we have to announce the cancellation of Raise The Dead 2010. Due to personal reasons it’s impossible to make it happen in a decent way. We aim to bring forth only the best for both artist and audience, so instead of doing things half-assed, we regrettably admit that cancellation is the best solution for all parts. We almost had the whole line-up ready with kick ass bands, and some of these bands will play single gigs in Oslo this autumn. Some will be rebooked to Raise The Dead 2011. So look out for some great shows in the near future. Updates concerning this can be found here on www.oldschoolbooking.no. Why not sign up for our newsletter (see the bottom of this site) and know it straightaway?

We would like to thank you all for coming to Raise The Dead 2009, and hope to see you again in 2011. This is not over…

CHURCH OF MISERY
Japan’s masters of Sabbathian stoner doom Church of Misery have been playing songs about serial killers since 1995 and so far no one has come close to being as good as they are. They have been described by doom-metal.com as “slow and rather raw sounding traditional doom-metal/semi-sludge with a nice groove much like, for example, St. Vitus. A true raw onslaught of Doomy music that takes no prisoners!” and this is 100% accurate.

RESONAUT
Resonaut is a trio from Trondheim who plays loud, heavy and doomy music inspired by bands such as Electric Wizard, Sleep, Pentagram, Black Sabbath and Acid King. They have played together for just over a year and are dead serious about developing themselves in the world of doom. They recently released a demo which got outstanding response from many reviewers. They also just played their first gig together with Obliteration and Diskord in Trondheim. They plan to release an EP this fall. Their main focus these days is to play devastating shows with thundering sound and hypnotizing tunes. Experience that at Elm Street.

Date: March 30th 2010
Venue: Elm Street, Oslo
Price: 200 NOK

Church of Misery (JPN)
Resonaut (NOR)

Have you ever felt the power from Hell? Then it probably had something to do with Onslaught from Great Britain. The band that formed already in 1983 and developed themselves into a pioneering thrash band by 1985. Some people give them credit for using the term “Death Metal” first. Whether this is true or not we leave up to others to verify. What we know is true is that they delivered some great records in the mid 80’s. And, yes, this very band is bringing back this power to Norway and the Betong venue Friday the 21st of May 2010.

The first time they were here was on tour with Motorhead in 1987 when they ended up on Rockefeller in Oslo. This time around they are playing their 1986 set-list exclusively.  You know what this means: Only songs from their 1985 debut “Power From Hell and 1986 “The Force”. No newer stuff will be played. So this is a unique chance for those who have been there since that time to re-live this, and an opportunity for the younger audience to experience something special. Expect their thrash anthems “Onslaught (Power From Hell)”, “Death Metal”, “Angels Of Death” and the likes. Grab out those old records and prepare yourself for a classic night.

With them as support they have legendary Detente from Los Angeles, U.S.A. and Norway’s own up and coming Black Magic. Detente started in 1985 was one of the first bands to do a crossover between thrash and punk and was soon picked up by Roadrunner Records. Sharing the scene in the early days with bands like Violence, DRI, Dark Angel and others, they still know their old school.

Black Magic started as a one-man band in 2006, but now has a full live line-up, including members from Deathhammer. According to themselves they sound like “a taste of evil in the form of black/thrash.” We believe them.
Be there this night and thrash till the death and have a fight with the beast, ALRIGHT!

www.myspace.com/onslaughtuk
www.myspace.com/detenterna
www.myspace.com/bestialpurity

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Onslaught will play under Old School Booking’s new concept night Back to School May 21st 2010 at Betong, Oslo.

21 May 2010:
BACK TO SCHOOL
Onslaught (UK)
Dètente (USA)
Black Magic (NOR)
Venue: Betong, Oslo
Price: TBA

Be cruel to your school! Old school booking is proud to present our new theme nights named BACK TO SCHOOL. This concept is built around the idea of having old and legendary bands playing songs and set-lists from the early stages of their career. Many bands are pressed by their record companies and new releases to play recent material when they tour. BACK TO SCHOOL is the free haven for the bands to play ONLY old classics.

Fenriz from Darkthrone once said: “You don’t know if a record is good until it’s gone at least 15 years”. We believe in that philosophy too. So while we wait for new records to become good (like good wine), we listen to early material from bands. This means if we invited Metallica, they would only be allowed to play songs from “Kill ‘Em All” and “Ride The Lightning”. You get our point. We take the music from the roots and put it on stage.

If you go to gigs with bands which have been around for a while, it’s quite common to observe that it’s the old songs that get the most enthusiastic reception from the audience. So with this concept we give the bands an opportunity to play only killers and no fillers, and the audience to experience the atmosphere of old times into the bargain. It’s a win/win situation, alright!

So, old metal fans: You are invited to re-live the old times. And young bangers: It’s never too late to experience the old school. Thanx to us! Motorbreath! That’s how we live our lives. You are all very welcome to Hell! All right!

First BACK TO SCHOOL-gig:

21 May 2010:
BACK TO SCHOOL
Onslaught (UK)
Dètente (USA)
Black Magic (NOR)
Venue: Betong, Oslo
Price: TBA

(Tickest sales and prices will be announced when we get to it)

And: Proxy and Anna is proud to welcome the new head of press and latest member of Team Old School: Tore “Alright” Stud Bronson Bratseth!

20 February 2010:
Saint Vitus (USA)
In Solitude (SWE)
Centurions Ghost (UK)
Betong, Oslo

Allright! Bullets and gunpowder! Old School booking is once again inviting living legends to Norway. This time they introduce none other than Saint Vitus. If your heart beats like there is doom at your door, it’ll skip a beat or 2 just now. Its right: saint Vitus finally lands on Norwegian ground. Believe it or not, the 20th of February 2010 they’ll be on stage at the Betong venue in Oslo.

Saint Vitus is not small news. These boys, or ehem, grown men, should need no introduction, but let’s give a quick résumé for those who are yet to be seduced by this glorious band. AAHHH!

The guitarist Dave Chandler formed the band in L.A. in the late 70s. They were one of the first doom bands to emerge from the waves of Black Sabbath’s crusade in the same decade. The name itself was taken from the Black Sabbath song “Saint Vitus Dance” from their “Vol 4” album (1972). Even if Saint Vitus had lots of Black Sabbath’s bluesy elements, they also mixed in inspiration from punk and especially Black Flag was a reference point.
After a couple of years and albums with vocalist Scott Rieber in the lead, the bone-hard Scott Weinrich took over the microphone. Weinrich, also known as “Wino” had already made himself known through his own band The Obsessed. It was nevertheless with Saint Vitus things started to escalate and his legendary status was nailed forever. Along with other American bands like Pentagram and Trouble, and the British Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar, Saint Vitus set the standard early on how doom metal SHOULD sound. 13 tons of downtuned guitar, hypnotizing, thundering riffs, a desperate and melodic clean vocal with harmonies and atmospheres sending you straight to another dimension. If you are at first trapped by doom, it’s almost impossible to convey back to reality. Bun then again, who wants that anyway!

20th of February is the date to mark at Betong. You have no reasons not to be there this night. Support acts are Swedish In Solitude and the British Centurious Ghost. A night without comparison. Doomed to be Great!

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Kuler og krutt! Atter en gang inviterer Old School Booking levende legender til landet og denne gangen er det snakk om selveste Saint Vitus! Hvis du har et hjerte som banker for doom så tipper jeg den gamle surklende blodpumpa i brystet ditt hoppet over et par slag akkurat nå. Det stemmer folkens! Saint Vitus kommer endelig til Norge! Tro det eller ei! Den 20 Februar står de på scenen på Betong i Oslo. Juhu!

Saint Vitus er faen ikke småtteri! Disse gutta, eller… kremt, mannfolka, trenger jo strengt tatt ingen introduksjon, men la oss uansett ta en kjapp oppsummering for de av dere som ennå ikke har blitt forført av dette fantastiske bandet. Ahhh, gled dere…

Gitarist Dave Chandler dannet Saint Vitus i Los Angeles på slutten av 70-tallet. De var et av de aller første doom-banda som dukket opp i kjølvannet av Black Sabbaths blytunge korstog på 70-tallet. Nå må det jo nevnes at selve bandnavnet er tatt fra Black Sabbath-låta «St.Vitus Dance» som er å finne på albumet «Vol 4» fra 1972, men selv om Saint Vitus hadde mye av Black Sabbaths bluesbaserte mørke i seg så blandet de også inn elementer fra punk, og spesielt Black Flag var en viktig referansekilde.

Etter noen år og et par album med vokalist Scott Reagers i spissen tok tøffingen Scott Weinrich over mikrofonen. Weinrich, også kjent som «Wino», hadde allerede bemerket seg som vokalist og gitarist i sitt eget band, The Obsessed, men det var med Saint Vitus ting tok av og legendestatusen var spikret for evig og alltid. Sammen med andre amerikanske band som Pentagram og Trouble, og ikke minst britiske Witchfinder General og Pagan Altar, satte Saint Vitus tidlig standarden for hvordan doom metal SKAL låte. Tretten tonn med nedstemte gitarer, hypnotiserende og dundrende riff, en desperat og melodiøs clean vokal og harmonier og stemninger som sender deg rett inn i en annen dimensjon. Er man først fanget av doom så er det tilnærmet umulig å komme seg tilbake til virkeligheten igjen. Men hvem pokker vil vel det?

20. februar braker det altså løs på Betong! Og det finnes absolutt ingen gode grunner for å ikke møte opp denne kvelden. Support er svenske In Solitude og britiske Centurions Ghost, så dette blir en helaften uten sidestykke. Doomed to be GREAT!

Please contact Old School Booking at: annaconda@oldschoolbooking.no if you have any information about this. Reward will be given (smells like free entrance at a show!)

– Anna & Proxy

During the Raise The Dead Fest, Radio Hammartid from Norway was there. They recorded all the shows as well as doing some interviews with: RAM, Tyrant and Manilla Road.

This wednesday there will also be a short interview with us from Old School Booking.

Everything will not fit into one show, so over the next couple of weeks you will need to tune in:

Hammartid is broadcasting on Radio Revolt each Wednesday and Monday (re-runs) from 21.00 – 23.00 (+1 GMT). Live stream on this address: http://streamer.radiorevolt.no:8000/live128.m3u. For more info visit Hammartid at http://www.myspace.com/hammartid.

Cheers n’ beers,
Anna & Proxy