Lausanne, February 12, 2013 Press release Inferno Festival 2013: The label Season of Mist invites itself to Le Romandie in Lausanne for a not to be missed opening night! After announcing the festival’s program at the DOCKS and at the Château de Chillon, here comes the Romandie, a venue which will welcome the label Season of Mist and two of its top-grade representatives, Hell Militia (FR) and Imperium Dekadenz (DE), Thursday March 14, 2013. THE NIGHT IN DETAIL SEASON OF MIST OPENING NIGHT 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. http://www.hellmilitia.net 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. http://www.imperium-dekadenz.de Learn more about the label Season of Mist here: https://www.facebook.com/seasonofmistofficial/info PRESALES Tickets are on sale on https://www.petzitickets.ch/event_description.php?event_id=25254 PRICE: CHF 15.- (CHF 10.- for those who have an entry for the WARDRUNA – GJALLARHORN concert at the Château de Chillon). www.leromandie.ch www.infernofestival.ch 1/Press release Inferno Festival 12.02.2013 THE PROGRAM OF THE INFERNO FESTIVAL 2013 AT A GLANCE Château de Chillon Thu March 14, 2013 Doors 6PM / Concert 7PM WARDRUNA – GJALLARHORN FEAT. SWISS ALPHORNS Get prepared for the amazing original and firm favourite production of the Inferno Festival Switzerland 2013, WARDRUNA – GJALLARHORN, on March 14, 2013. This project featuring Swiss Alphorns and Norwegian traditional instruments such as horns (Neverlur), percussions, flutes and vocals will be presented exclusively at the Inferno Festival Switzerland in the unique venue of the Chillon Castle (Montreux). www.wardruna.com Le Romandie / Lausanne Thu March 14, 2013 Doors 8:30PM / Concerts 9PM INFERNO FESTIVAL 2013 SEASON OF MIST OPENING NIGHT HELL MILITIA (FR) IMPERIUM DEKADENZ (DE) www.leromandie.ch Les DOCKS / Lausanne: Fri March 15, 2013 Doors 6PM SAMAEL PLAYS PASSAGE (CH) PRIMORDIAL (IRL) ANAAL NATHRAKH (UK) ABRAHAM (CH) WARDRUNA (NOR) Sat March 16, 2013 Doors 5PM MY DYING BRIDE (UK) DARK FUNERAL (SWE) AURA NOIR (NOR) RORCAL (CH) ZATOKREV (CH) ALGEBRA (CH) www.lesdocks.ch More information on www.infernofestival.ch DISCOVER THE INFERNO FESTIVAL’S CONFERENCES AND PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR AT EJMA / LAUSANNE, SAT. MARCH 16, 2013 / 2-4PM Our festival offers special and free conferences and performances at the EJMA music school situated in the Flon area in Lausanne. SAT MARCH 16, 2013 2-3PM CONFERENCE WITH MICHAEL BERBERIEN More information will be disclosed on our website www.infernofestival.ch 2/Press release Inferno Festival 12.02.2013 3-4PM MASTERCLASS WITH EINAR SELVIK, WARDRUNA’S COMPOSER AND ARRANGER (NOR) 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. During this masterclass, the composer and arranger of WARDRUNA, Einar Selvik, will make you discover his traditional instruments and will explain his way to compose for an unique experience and return back to the Vikings’ times and mystical Norway. MAIN CONTACTS & MEDIA Direction and program: Fabrice Bernard / [email protected] Communications and PR: Lara Rossi / [email protected] / Tél. 0041 (+79) 425 13 26 OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS État de Vaud, Ville de Lausanne Couleur3, Metal Hammer, Hard Rock Magazine, Transit, Daily-Rock Les Docks, Le Romandie, le Château de Chillon, l’EJMA L’association Fer de Lance, la Fondation CMA, Fassbind Hotels BANDS AND FESTIVAL’S PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL Access on ftp.headstrong.ch ID: infernopro Password: inferno2013 File: DATA THE INFERNO FESTIVAL SWITZERLAND The first edition of the Inferno Festival in Switzerland was held in February 2011. In March 2012, the Lausanne district of Sévelin lived a memorable second edition which sold out and welcomed more than 2,000 people from all over Switzerland and abroad (Brazil, USA, India). Thanks to Swiss and international headliners such as IMMORTAL and MESHUGGAH, and new collaborations started in French Switzerland (EJMA, Lausanne Tourism Dém'ART, CMA Foundation, Giger Museum) to offer much appreciated lectures and performances, the event took a new dimension. Besides a definitely metal line up that should thrill all the fans of this style of music (and there are plenty of them in Switzerland!), the Inferno Festival is also a multidisciplinary cultural event in the broadest sense (music, modern dance, photography, plastic arts), open to the world and others. Indeed, each year, exhibitions, performances and lectures are offered to the public, in addition to the concerts performed at the DOCKS. This wish to open up the genres and to take a cultural and social dimension enables the event to appear as a forum dedicated to an extremely creative and dynamic style. STAY TUNED WITH THE INFERNO FESTIVAL! www.infernofestival.ch Facebook Twitter 3/Press release Inferno Festival 12.02.2013 .