Norway 2

Norway 1

The scene in Norway is in general pretty small, but people come out for shows and support local and international bands when shows are arranged. The scene used to be alot bigger 6-7 years back and there were more shows. If we go even further back we got bands when Norwegian hardcore was at its best!

Sportswear


Svart Framtid


So Much Hate


Onward


Now its bands like these that are taking back the scene. Really good bands and I recommend to check them out!

Common Cause

Death Is Not Glamorous

Evolve

Bitter Taste

Problems

Bitter Taste and Evolve are the most recent bands, Evolve all straight edge as Norway's only SXE band.

Only DIY I can think of is photographers, if that counts. Me being one of them and then you have a couple more + a guy that has been in the scene from the beginning; Ole Christan.

We had a zine called Sight Beyond Sight but I don't know if it's being published any longer.

Vegetarianism and veganism are also a big part of the scene. Many people have dropped the edge while young kids are joining in being edge. Also animal rights play a part of the scene and Drys Frihet (Animal Liberation) has merchtables at almost every show with t-shirts, zines, pins and vegan sweets.


The most used venues is Blitz and Humla/Hausmania. Squat-houses, the only places we are able to put on all-ages shows.

Norway

The scene in Norway is quite small actually, a close-knit community, where almost everybody knows everyone (at least in Oslo). And most of the people who are into hardcore is into various Animal Rights groups. It's cool and all, but I wouldn't mind if more people would come to shows.

These bands sum up Norway pretty well, (I may have left out some bands, but these bands were the first that came to mind, sorry.. )

Common Cause


Death is not Glamorous


Cover: Keith Rosson

Problems


Artwork: Esben Titland

Strike a Match (Members from Soulfire and Death is not Glamorous)
Demo


Evolve (my band)


Bitter Taste


Almost every show is very DIY, there aren't many venues that book hardcore shows with all ages, so the venues for most punk and hardcore shows in Oslo is at Blitz and Hausmania (two squats).



There hasn't been any zines released for awhile, not to my knowledge. These are the first two I can come up with...

Sight Beyond Sight


No Cage Is Big Enough (2007/2008?)