Frontman Shashank Bhatnagar have issued the following statement on his Facebook page:
"We are very proud to announce that we will be returning to Norway for the second time in a year to play at the Inferno Metal Festival 2012. It is indeed a great honor to be playing at the world's most infernal and extreme festival that has defined a unique place for itself. Some of the best Indian Metal talents have played at Inferno Metal Festival and we hope to continue the tradition."
This year's Inferno Metal Festival 2012 line-up features some of Metal's most revered names such as AUTOPSY, DECAPITATED, ABORTED, BORKNAGAR, TRIPTYKON, besides a host of other top Metal acts.
In a recent Press Release issued by Inferno Metal Festival, the crew states:
"After a whole year of planning and booking it is with true pride and joy we now can announce the complete line up for this year’s festival! It’s a great honor for us to receive music from nearly 400 bands who wants to play our festival and we’re happy to treat our audiences to new and upcoming bands from all over the world. Inferno kick start this unholy fest with the club day 4th April with 16 bands playing 6 venues all over Oslo, Norway. All in all 48 bands will play during this "black easter" celebration!
The Norwegian giants BORKNAGAR and ARCTURUS are back and TSJUDER has resurrected! TRIPTYKON with legendary front man Tom G Warrior and ABORTED is ready to raise Hell at Rockefeller on Thursday and THRONE OF KATARSIS with the polish heroes DECAPITATED on the Saturday. To top it all off the masters and pioneers of Death Metal AUTOPSY are headlining on Friday.
This band that has inspired a whole generation of Death Metal bands and that we tried to get to play in Oslo for so many years is finally here - It’s historic!"
Band Line-up: Inferno Metal Festival 2012
ARCTURUS - AUTOPSY - BORKNAGAR - WITCHERY - TRIPTYKON - DECAPITATED - ABSU - ABORTED - TSJUDER - AGALLOCH - ANAAL NATHRAKH - EARTH- SOLSTAFIR - EINHERJER - CHURCH OF MISERY - ONE TAIL, ONE HEAD - VESEN - NEKROMANTHEON - MERAH - THRONE OF KATARSIS - VOID OV VOICES - MANIFEST - VELNIAS - TROLLFEST - CHTON - HEADSPIN - THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT - DUNDERBEIST - SOLSTORM - ANCIENT VVISDOM - THE KONSORTIUM - UNDYING INC - RIBOZYME - DEAD TROOPER - AEON THRONE - Ô PAON - EXECRATION - CLEAVER - NECRONOMICON - MOUNT EERIE - CORPUS MORTALE -NOISER - AGGRAVATOR - GATE TO KHAOS - SVARTTJERN - KIRKEBRANN - MAGISTER TEMPLI - VIÐR.
About Inferno Metal Festival:
Inferno Metal Festival is an International Extreme Metal Festival which is arranged during the Easter, 4th - 7 th April in Oslo, Norway. 45 concerts are being held at the venues Rockefeller og John Dee with club concerts in the following venues Blå, Rock In, Unholy, Victoria and Revolver
The Inferno Metal Festival has become a "true black easter tradition" for Metal fans, bands and music industry from all over the world with nearly 50 concerts every year since the start back in 2001. The festival offers exclusive concerts in unique surroundings with some of the best Extreme Metal bands and Experimental artists in the world, from the new and underground to the legendary giants.
For more information, visit Inferno Metal Festival's Official Website.