Beyond the Gates (music festival)

Beyond the Gates is an annual extreme metal festival that takes place every year in August in Bergen, Norway. The main stage is at USF Verftet, a refurbished sardine factory transformed into a venue.[1][2]

Beyond the Gates
GenreHeavy metal
Dates2013-
Location(s)Bergen, Norway
Websitehttps://www.beyondthegates.no

The festival took place after Hole in the Sky, a predecessor extreme metal festival which took place also in Bergen in August, ended.[3] The first edition of the festival took place in 2013.[4]

2020 edition and COVID-19 pandemic edit

On 25 April 2020, the festival organization announced that the 2020 edition of the festival would be cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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References edit

  1. ^ "BEYOND THE GATES Festival Review: A Black Packing Rite Of Passage". metalinjection.net. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-04-12. The curation at this festival is bonkers, and plays out like a who's who of Scandinavian icons. Watching the bands that started this crazy scene, in a city where much of its origin story takes place, is a pilgrimage any fan should absolutely take in their lifetime.
  2. ^ "Norwegian fest 'Beyond the Gates IX' reveals full lineup". nextmosh.com. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ "MERCYFUL FATE, CANDLEMASS, OPETH, ENSLAVED, SODOM And Others Confirmed For Norway's Beyond The Gates IX Festival". bravewords.com. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. ^ "AN NCS INTERVIEW: TORGRIM ØYRE (BEYOND THE GATES FESTIVAL)". nocleansinging.com. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

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