Legendary British extremists BENEDICTION are confirmed for the 2010 installment and 10th anniversary of the Inferno Metal Festival Norway which will take place in Oslo, Norway from March 31st - April 3rd.

Other bands to be announced for festival include MAYHEM (celebrating 25 years of Norwegian metal history), FINNTROLL, TAAKE, NACHTMYSTIUM, JARBOE and a unique concert with THE KOVENANT; the band will play the entire Nexus Polaris album live with these original members; Nagash, Psy Coma, Hellhammer, Sverd and Jezebel Deva.

In 2010, The Inferno Metal Festival will gather international media and music industry, artists and fans at the festival hotel Royal Christiania for conferences, expo and happenings. Rockefeller and John Dee are the festivals main venues with club venues at Rock In, BLÅ, Garage, Victoria og Revolver – Four days, 45 bands and music as good as hell.

As well, last year’s tattoo success will be repeated in 2010, with even greater force. 15 artist from all over the world will spend their easter at Rockefeller, tattooing metalheads. The artists are handpicked! So far, the list of studios are as follows:

Lucky 7 Tattoos

Hellspawn Tattoo Studio

Leading Light

Memento Tattoo

Primitive Abstract

Tribulation Tattoo Studio / Liorcifer

Apocalypse Tattoo Seattle / Benjamin Moss og Bryan Griffith

All of the artists will have slots when they arrive in Oslo, but if you want to make an appointment, please do so on the artist websites. These artist are some of the world’s greatest in the art of dark tattoo, needless to say: Plan ahead guys!

For more information visit www.infernofestival.net.