Let's continue with a true highlight. Not a band this time, but a place. Just after a few months getting into black metal head over heels, I checked Helvete. I had heard of the place previously, of course, but now I wanted to know if it still exists. To my delight it does and can be visited. I got insanely expensive plane tickets for me and my love, and off we went to Oslo.
Formerly Euronymous' record shop, it is now Neseblod records, a really awesome record store, which needs its time though. I had to ask the staff how the system works and how to find some bands, and still I found only a fraction, haha. It's a living museum, with or without the black metal room.
Story time. I enter the shop and look around. I ask the guy if I may descend into the depths of the store. He says yes, sure. I descend but through the maze of rooms and corridors, I cannot spot the black metal room, just a door. I ascend. I ask the guy if I may enter through that door. He says yes, of course, but take your phone with you, there is no light in the corridors below. So I descend once more, lighting the way with my phone, finally entering the birth place of Norwegian black metal. There was a light switch then, although I almost hit the alarm button instead xD
Helvete is easily accessible, once you check the opening times of the shop. They kept the room as it was, as you can see it in many legendary pictures, mostly of Mayhem and Darkthrone members. I felt at home in there, haha!
After the session I went back upstairs to purchase some CDs and support the shop after its flood damage. What a great day in Oslo. I felt like so many things had finally clicked and fell into place. I'm lucky to have been able to travel there and see it for myself. I bow to Neseblod records who keep this room alive and have not allowed anyone else to rent these premises and destroy the black metal sign, paint it over etc. Also Oslo has to offer a huge range of awesome museums, I can only recommend those, as well as Vår Frelsers gravlund (cemetary).
dra til helvete!
Daedin
Formerly Euronymous' record shop, it is now Neseblod records, a really awesome record store, which needs its time though. I had to ask the staff how the system works and how to find some bands, and still I found only a fraction, haha. It's a living museum, with or without the black metal room.
Story time. I enter the shop and look around. I ask the guy if I may descend into the depths of the store. He says yes, sure. I descend but through the maze of rooms and corridors, I cannot spot the black metal room, just a door. I ascend. I ask the guy if I may enter through that door. He says yes, of course, but take your phone with you, there is no light in the corridors below. So I descend once more, lighting the way with my phone, finally entering the birth place of Norwegian black metal. There was a light switch then, although I almost hit the alarm button instead xD
Helvete is easily accessible, once you check the opening times of the shop. They kept the room as it was, as you can see it in many legendary pictures, mostly of Mayhem and Darkthrone members. I felt at home in there, haha!
After the session I went back upstairs to purchase some CDs and support the shop after its flood damage. What a great day in Oslo. I felt like so many things had finally clicked and fell into place. I'm lucky to have been able to travel there and see it for myself. I bow to Neseblod records who keep this room alive and have not allowed anyone else to rent these premises and destroy the black metal sign, paint it over etc. Also Oslo has to offer a huge range of awesome museums, I can only recommend those, as well as Vår Frelsers gravlund (cemetary).
dra til helvete!
Daedin
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