The fires hath been quelled on the Norwegian metal scene. Fifteen years ago, it was awry with stories of church burnings and rituals ruling the hills and fjords of the northernmost parts of one of the worlds northernmost nations as some of the genres most noted performers, took to actually acting out some of the depraved things they sing about.

Burning churches, and such.

Scandinavian metal is extreme, but the artists of today have come to realize that it doesn’t necessarily have to become a lifestyle choice.

So they persist, and this year at SXSW we are very happy to announce that we are presenting the cream of the crop (at the least the ones who never burned churches and can still get Visas) from the Scandinavian metal scene.

Seeing the light of day for literally the first time in months, right here in Austin, TX, Enslaved, Sabaton, Avatar, Goat the Head and 1349 will all share the stage at Red 7 Patio on Friday March 14th.

As long as no one throws a goat head at the police station across the street, everything should be fine.

Original post by matt