Past the Gates Competition 2025 has simply introduced their full lineup that includes new additions Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim, and Gehenna. So y’know, a fairly stacked one.
Along with Taake doing a particular 20 yr set of Doedskvad, this can even be Gehenna‘s first present ever with the unique line-up. They are going to be performing a set based mostly on their first three albums – The First Spell, Seen By the Veils of Darkness (The Second Spell), and Malice.
Past the Gates Competition 2025 will happen in Bergen, Norway between July 30 and August 2 throughout a number of venues, together with USF and the enduring Grieghallen.
“So that is it, the complete line-up for Past the Gates 2025 – Chapter XIII. What’s extra pure than asserting our thirteenth chapter on Friday the 13th?” mentioned Past The Gates organizer booker Torgrim Øyre.
“What can we are saying – we’re immensely proud of what’s unquestionably our most diverse line-up to this point. 18 of the introduced bands have by no means performed the competition earlier than, which we expect is an announcement of fine well being for a distinct segment competition working for 13 years.
“The 2025 line-up boasts a wide array of curated units, together with a primary ever stay look of the unique Gehenna line-up. The reformed band will carry out a set based mostly on their newly re-released three first albums. These are jewels within the Norwegian Black Steel canon and their brilliance can’t be overstated. Pure class.
“King Diamond will play his first solo live performance in Bergen ever, and his first present in Norway in 19 years.
“Opeth has simply launched their barnstormer The Final Will and Testomony to nice acclaim. The album sees the band return to a few of their steel roots, whereas nonetheless protecting their timeless prog parts firmly in place. What an album and what a deal with it is going to be to see the Swedish grasp within the legendary Grieghallen.
“Abbath Doom Occulta will shut the competition by bringing his extremely superior Return to the Raven Realms tour to Grieghallen, that includes songs from his interval in Immortal completely. Thoughts you, the manufacturing is a sight to behold.”
July 30 @ USF Verftet
- Triptykon (performing Celtic Frost)
- I Am Morbid
- Destruction (Infernal Overkill 40 years)
- Hellbutcher
- Attic
- Hellripper
July 31 @ Grieghallen
- King Diamond
- Paradise Misplaced
- Lucifer
- Misþyrming
July 31 @ Kulturhuset
- Koldbrann
- Askereg
- Nihilvm
- Darkened
- Nocturne
- Slaughtercult
August 1 @ Grieghallen
- Opeth
- Candlemass
- Tribulation
- Hexvessel
August 1 @ Kulturhuset
- Furia
- Everlasting Evil
- Morax
- Absu (ft. Zemial, 30th anniversary of The Solar Of Tiphareth)
August 2 @ Grieghallen
- Abbath Doom Occulta (Immortal set)
- Taake (Doedskvad 20th anniversary)
- Gehenna (first present with unique lineup)
- Helheim
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