The 2013 edition lineup is listed below:
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Château de Chillon |
Le Romandie |
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Thursday March 14th |
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SHOWTIME |
BAND |
SHOWTIME |
BAND |
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18h00 |
Doors Swiss Alphorns |
20:30 |
Doors |
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19h00 |
Wardruna : Gjallarhorn
feat. Swiss Alphorns |
21:30 |
Imperium Dekadenz
(DE) |
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21:00 |
Curfew |
22:30 |
Hell Militia
(FR) |
| THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2013, CHATEAU DE
CHILLON |
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WARDRUNA : GJALLARHORN FEAT. SWISS
ALPHORNS
WARDRUNA is a Norwegian musical project based on ancient
Nordic beliefs and rune traditions. Led by its frontman Einar
Selvik and Gaahl (ex Gorgoroth, God Seed), the project is set out
to make musical interpretations of various themes in the
pre-christian Scandinavian traditions, using contemporary and other
relevant instruments and techniques sending us back to Vikings
legends and poems. Thanks to contemporary sonorities (for ex.
samples) and a modern approach, WARDRUNA reaches a large audience
allowing a better understanding of some of the influences that
shaped Scandinavian rock. At the occasion of the Inferno 2013, the
band will also play on the stage of the DOCKS on March 15, 2013.
They will present their new album «Runaljod - Yggdrasil» as a world
premiere and in the band's basic formation (without Swiss
Alphorns).
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| THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2013, LE
ROMANDIE |
HELL MILITIA - (FR)
Formed in 1999 by experienced hands (Hell Militia shares its
members with Arkhon Infaustus & Temple of Baal, among others)
the band comes from the French brutal black scene and allows no
escape in front of the density of its dark and powerful
sonoritites. Their last album, «Jacob's Ladder» is a model of
classical black metal and is marvellously well
executed. |
IMPERIUM DEKADENZ - (DE)
Formed in summer 2004 in Germany, Imperium Dekadenz took
their name from a particular affection for the Roman Empire as well
as the ancient Norwegian intellectual guides. The Germans will
bring their atmosferic melodies and destructing riffs to the
Romandie, spreading fire, war and destruction along their
way. |
| FRIDAY 15 MARCH, LES DOCKS |
SAMAEL PLAYS PASSAGE (CH)
SAMAEL has greatly contributed to put Switzerland on the map
of metal fans and has influenced loads of groups worldwide. They
started as a black metal band but increasingly gave an industrial
touch to their music; they will present their special project as a
world exclusive at the 2013 edition of the Inferno Festival and
will perform the album "Passage" (released in 1996) in its
entirety! A performance not to be missed, because it is this album
that established Samael on the international scene as a reference
in the modern and classy black/industrial style. A unique
opportunity to eventually hear "Jupiterian Vibe" and "Shining
Kingdom" live! |
PRIMORDIAL (IRL)
PRIMORDIAL is greatly influenced by the Irish origins of
their members and their sound swings between Pagan, Celtic and
black metal with heroic accents. The band is well known for the
quality of its performances focused on the charisma of its
frontman. Primordial will blast their own definition of the word
"EPIC" with loads of conquering riffs. |
ANAAL NATHRAKH (UK)
ANAAL NATHRAKH released in 2012 the album "Vanitas",
critically acclaimed by independent as well as mainstream
magazines. The few gigs that followed its release combined ferocity
to unequalled technicity and have confirmed all the good
things hat the public was already thinking of Anaal Nathrakh,
spearhead of the new British scene. In such a ruthless and cynical
style, hard to beat! |
ABRAHAM (CH)
First known as Vampire Baron, a slighty less prophetic name,
Abraham proposes to explore the human soul in its altogether
darker, violent, desperate and mystical aspects. Musically, it is a
particularly explosive sound cocktail which can be labeled as
speeded post-hardcore, mixed with hints of greasy
grind/punk. |
WARDRUNA (NOR)
Wardruna is a musical project based on ancient Nordic
beliefs and rune traditions. This project, led by Einar Selvik and
Gaahl (ex Gorgoroth, God Seed), is particularly focused on the
runic alphabet. Their music is played with traditional instruments
and sends us back to Vikings legends and poems. At the Inferno, the
band will present on stage its new album "Runaljod - Yggdrasil"
World Premiere! |
| SATURAY 16 MARCH 2013, LES DOCKS |
MY DYING BRIDE (UK)
MY DYING BRIDE is an absolute reference in the British
doom-metal scene of the 90s. Their latest album "A Map of All Our
Failures", released in late 2012, has been acclaimed by fans and
media, and marks a return to the roots with black and heavy
atmospheres. Scraggy and compact, "A Map of All Our Failures"
proves that My Dying Bride hasn't lost anything of its
arrogance. |
DARK FUNERAL (SWE)
DARK FUNERAL is the mythical figure of the Swedish black
metal scene. Their music is a recipe that really gets down to the
basics: solid and smart riffs, a drummer who goes full blast and
ruthless songs. Dark Funeral is one of the key bands of the second
great wave of Nordic black metal, one of those whose integrity has
never been questioned. |
AURA NOIR (NOR)
AURA NOIR is one of the best Norwegian black metal band.
Composed of seasoned musicians such as Ole Jørgen Moe (Immortal,
Dødheimsgard, Gorgoroth), Carl-Michael Eide (Satyricon, Ulver, Ved
Buens Ende, Cadaver) and Rune Eriksen, who is nothing less than the
former guitarist of Mayhem, they will blast crowds with their heavy
riffs.! |
RORCAL (CH)
RORCAL is one of the most fascinating projects of the Swiss
scene. Hyperactive and cunning, its members have tirelessly been
working over the past five years to develop their sound. After
exploring the heavy countries of drone and doom, their new album
"Világvége" is the turning point that brings them back to black
metal, injecting new blood to their monolithic
riffs. |
ZATOKREV (CH)
ZATOKREV comes from Basel and is a band of sludge/doom
signed by Candlelight Records for its new album, "The Bat, The
Wheel And A Long Road To Nowhere". Let's hope that the presence of
Zatokrev in the catalog of this prestigious label will allow them
to eventually break through the international scene and get a
well-deserved recognition. |
ALGEBRA (CH)
Swiss thrash? Celtic Frost (or so was it at least for a
while), Coroner, Messiah and... Algebra! The Lausanne combo does
not have the notoriety or the impact of his famous compatriots but
it should be a matter of time! No frills, just good old classic
thrash metal straight in your face! |