Over the past few days, Beyond the Gates festival has announced a spectacular all-star tribute to Quorthon and the music of Bathory and a Satyricon residency in Grieghallen, where the band will perform two unique sets with no repeats. Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived; Beyond the Gates 2024 is now revealing the full lineup and daily schedules!

The festival has added nine names to the already stacked program: MAYHEM will bring its highly anticipated 40 year anniversary show to the opening day of the festival. Grieghallen house band ENSLAVED, will this time celebrate its iconic breakthrough album, ‘Frost,’ which was of course recorded in Grieghallen. Meanwhile, Italian cult phenomenon Death SS will play its first show in Norway ever. Yes, you read that right Steve Sylvester will bring his theatrical heavy metal show to Bergen and Beyond the Gates!

In addition, Norwegian icons WHOREDOM RIFE and VEMOD will each be celebrating the launch new albums next year, so they have been invited back to support their respective offerings. And the lineup is finalized with New York black metal collective BLACK ANVIL, Polish OWLS WOODS GRAVES (featuring members of MGLA), German black heavy metal outfit ATTIC, and Norwegian newcomers SYN.

The epic four-day metal event will take place once again in the heart of Bergen (NO) from July 31 – August 3, 2024!

The full lineup and daily schedules are as follows:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 – USF Verftet
Mayhem (40th Anniversary)
Watain
Trelldom
Whoredom Rife
Black Anvil
Manbryne

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
USF Verftet
Behemoth
Venom
Death SS (First ever show in Norway)
Cult of Fire
Darkspace
Attic

The Day Shift – Kulturhuset
Ritual Death
Doombringer
Syn

The Night Shift – Kulturhuset
Ahklys
Old Tower

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
Grieghallen
Satyricon (Horns & Diadems pt 1)
Enslaved (Performing ‘Frost’)
Djevel
Dødheimsgard

The Day Shift – Kulturhuset
Owls Woods Graves
Bad Omen

The Night Shift – Kulturhuset
Aura Noir
Fir

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 – Grieghallen
Satyricon (Horns & Diadems pt. 2)
Blood Fire Death – A Tribute to Quorthon and the music of Bathory
Vreid
Vemod

Day tickets are now on sale HERE.

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Beyond the Gates has just revealed that Norwegian iconic metal band Satyricon will play two unique concerts in Grieghallen as the festival’s artist in residence!  

Since the early 90s Satyricon has been a flagbearer and innovator within the confines of Norwegian Extreme Metal – always searching for new ways to challenge themselves and the listener. From songwriting to visual art, production and presentation – Satyricon has always strived to be ahead of the pack. 

‘Horns & Diadems’ are two unique sets that celebrate the music and art of this treasured duo, as well as honoring their impact on Norwegian music history and culture. From the early beginnings with ‘Dark Medieval Times’ and ‘The Shadowthrone’ to milestone albums such as ‘Nemesis Divina,’ the groundbreaking ‘Rebel Extravaganza,’ to chart toppers ‘Now,Diabolical’ and ‘Deep Calleth Upon Deep,’ Satyricon has made no compromises in their 30+ year career as a genre defining entity.

The two concerts will have completely different setlists, spanning from the early days – featuring songs that haven’t been performed live for many, many years – up until present day. 

Satyricon frontman Satyr comments: “What we are doing here is an example of the route this band has taken. A residency at the mighty Grieghallen feels like a natural next step following appearances at the The Norwegian Opera and Ballet and the art exhibition, Satyricon & Munch at the Munch Museum. We will try and show everyone exactly what this band is about and we very much look forward to it already.”

Adds festival manager, Torgrim Øyre: “We’ve always strived to be able to offer our festival audience something unique – to take them on a journey that you can’t experience anywhere else. Working with Satyricon on this project is an exemplification of just that. The band has a tremendous history and is an artist that has always pushed the boundaries of the genre, never doing anything by halves. Rest assured – they won’t do that this time either. Satyricon has been creatively restless from the get-go, something that has resulted in a rich and diverse catalogue. We can’t wait to hear the band take a deep plunge into their history and and take us all on a Supersonic Journey from their roots and beyond.”  

The concerts will also include guest musicians who have made a mark on Satyricon’s illustrious history. The two shows will take place in the iconic Grieghallen Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3. The event will be enriched with a variety of art exhibitions and other Satyricon related activities.

Expect the unexpected.

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Beyond the Gates Festival 2024 has recently revealed a very special and rare all-star tribute to Quorthon and the music of Bathory! Under the banner of Blood Fire Death, the unique set will not only see former members of Bathory take the stage, but will also feature current and past members of Aura Noir, Darvaza, Emperor, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Mayhem, Primordial, Satyricon, Watain + Whoredom Rife.

Beyond the Gates comments, “2024 marks 20 years since the passing of Thomas ‘Quorthon’ Forsberg. Quorthon is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians and composers in the world of extreme metal. It’s safe to say that Black Metal as we know it today would never have been the same without the music of Bathory. The trademark riffing, the production and all over aesthetic is omnipresent in all the bands that has later made their mark on the genre.

“On the final day of Beyond the Gates 2024 a massive line-up featuring members and ex members from bands like Aura Noir, Bathory, Darvaza, Emperor, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Mayhem, Primordial, Satyricon, Watain and Whoredom Rife will gather in Grieghallen to pay tribute to Quorthon’s legacy and the music of Bathory.

“The concert will be rounded off with a spectacular production, elevating the music and the imagery of the legendary band like you’ve never seen before.

“Gather, Bathory hordes!”

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Beyond the Gates Festival recently revealed the return of its third annual Beyond the Gates Experience, which offers special guided tours in the heart of Bergen (NO) by some of the Norwegian music scene’s own icons! These once-in-a-headbanger-lifetime experiences will be offered to fans during the festival, which includes a tour to the infamous Fantoft Stave Church with Finn Håkon Rødland, the Black Metal Landmarks tour with Tore Bratseth, and Beyond the Black Metal Classics – a guided tour of Grieghallen with Pytten!

Fans can purchase their tickets and select their preferred date and time HERE.

Black Metal Landmarks with Tore Bratseth

Metal legend and storyteller bar none, Tore Bratseth (Old Funeral, The Batallion, Bömbers) will take you on a trip to the outskirts of Bergen to show visitors a series of key locations in the Norwegian black metal lore. The trip includes stops at the Lysekloster ruins, where a series of legendary photo and video shoots have taken place, as well as the bunker where Euronymous was photographed for the “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” promo cycle. Another stop on the trek is the location of the original Os Rock Club where Mayhem rehearsed before the recording “DMDS” in Grieghallen, and also regular rehearsal place for Old Funeral and Amputation.

This trip will go by bus from outside of Grieghallen (Nygårdsgaten).

Beyond the Black Metal Classics – a guided tour of Grieghallen with Pytten

If you want to get an in-depth look at how some of the most renowned black metal classics from the 90s came together, look no further! Legendary producer Pytten has offered to take the Beyond the Gates audience on a guided tour of Grieghallen, where he recorded seminal albums such as Enslaved’s Vikingligr Veldi, Frost and Eld, the first two Emperor albums, In the Nightside Eclipse and Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, Gorgoroth’s Pentagram and Antichrist, Mayhem’s De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, and Immortal’s Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, Battles in the North. Without a doubt, all of these records were instrumental in shaping what became the sound of the inimitable Norwegian Black Metal scene in the 90’s.

In an effort to make this an intimate experience for all attendees, there will only be a very limited number of tickets available for each group.

Fantoft Stave Church Tour with Finn Håkon Rødland

Any self-respecting black metal aficionado knows the dark story of the genre’s origins, which includes the infamous Fantoft Stave Church arson that took place on June 6, 1992. Now rebuilt exactly as it was before the fire, fans can get a personal tour of this legendary site with black metal historian Finn Håkon Rødland.

“As a festival, Beyond the Gates is immediately lovable. Bergen is intrinsically part of that embrace… Sure, Norway’s expensive, but seeing the best bands out there, taking in a Tolkienesque fjord or two, pilgrimaging to Fantoft church, hitting up Gaahl’s art gallery (Galleri Fjalar) nestled in the quaint houses at Bryggen while Freyr gleefully and continually pisses rain on you from the heavens? All worth its weight in hordes of kroner.” – Decibel Magazine, December 2022 issue

Since the inception of the Beyond the Gates festival, fans have been coming to Bergen to see performances of their favorite Norwegian artists in their home environment. As most visitors know, nature and local culture has always been a poignant source of inspiration for the bands emerging from the Bergen scene. Yet again, Beyond the Gates will give all of the traveling fans the opportunity to get an unique insight into all aspects of the Norwegian Metal scene and the local culture in general. In that regard, we’re putting together a series of events before and during the festival so that all of you can discover what inspired – and still does – the Norwegian metal scene.

More special events will be announced, including exclusive listening parties, music and culture panels, in-depth live interviews, and a wealth of of events and activities that will give you a Beyond the Gates Experience that will last for a lifetime. Stay tuned for more…

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