The Inferno Festival (www.infernofestival.net) is scheduled for April 5th - 7th at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway.

Organizers have issued the following update:

"Thursday, April 5th and Friday, April 6th, Sentrum Scene, Oslo The Inferno Festival will also use the facilities of Sentrum Scene in addition to Rockefeller and John Dee - at Sentrum we offer to our guests Inferno Metal Expo (IMX); do your easter shopping at the music, merch and clothing stands, photo exhibits, artist signing sessions, instrument clinics, cinema and performances. All of this - and more - will be available between 12 and 6 pm, just across the street from the venue.

Signing sessions

ESP Guitars invites us to artist signing sessions and instrument clinics. Thursday: Signing sessions with Shagrath, Silenoz and Galder of DIMMU BORGIR. Friday: Obsidian C of KEEP OF KALESSIN and Steinar Gundersen (SPIRAL ARCHITECT/ session guitarist SATYRICON) will be hosting an instrument clinic and signing session. There will also be signing sessions with Samoth of ZYKLON and of course this years festival headliners IMMORTAL, represented by Abbath and Apollyon.

Happenings

Music videos and interviews hosted by MTV Headbanger's Ball - on the silver screen with full concert PA, metal quiz where you can win humongous amounts of CDs and a Guitar Hero competition where the finals will be on stage - the winner will receive a LTD-guitar signed by all the artists mentioned above.

Movies

The special edition of A Headbanger's Journey (Directed by Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen) will be screened. This film tries to analyze metal as a genre and lifestyle and features interviews with SLAYER, MAYHEM, EMPEROR, Lemmy and many more.

All ages welcome!

An IMX-ticket costs NOK 50,- and is good for both days (Inferno festival pass holders enter for free). Movie tickets are an additional NOK 20,- per day. All ages welcome - alcohol will be served in restricted areas. Tickets can be purchased at Posten or at Sentrum Scene on entry."

The final Inferno lineup is as follows:

Thursday, April 5th:

Rockefeller:

18.15 NORWEGIAN METAL ALL-STARS

19.45 TRINACRIA

21.15 PRIMORDIAL

23.00 ZYKLON

01.00 SUFFOCATION

John Dee

17.45 FATAL DEMEANOR

19.15 KARKADAN

20.45 UNSPOKEN

22.15 PARADIGMA

00.00 WATAIN

Friday, April 6th

Rockefeller:

18.15 RED HAVEST

19.45 GOD DETHRONED

21.15 SIGH

23.00 MOONSPELL

01.00 IMMORTAL

John Dee

17.45 RAVENCULT

19.15 GROUND ZERO SYSTEM

20.45 ROTTEN SOUND

22.15 LEGION OF THE DAMNED

00.00 HECATE ENTHRONED

Saturday, April 7th

Rockefeller:

18.15 BRUTAL TRUTH

19.45 DØDHEIMSGARD

21.15 DARK FUNERAL

23.00 TIAMAT

01.00 SODOM

John Dee:

17.45 LOBOTOMIZED

19.15 RESURRECTED

20.45 BLOOD TSUNAMI

22.15 KOLDBRANN

00.00 ANAAL NATHRAKH