The gate opens at 18:00
- The Violent Years
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- James Band
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- This is the band that plays kick-ass rock and roll, garage style, like MC5 or The Sonices did decades ago. The Norwegian southerner confirm that the formula sounds fat this day and day, and they pump sweat that reek of the sixties and seventies, with a organ and mouth organ to complete the sound picture. James band can play on more the one string at a time.
- Lost Vision
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- Was formed in 1995 and consists of Anders Myhrvold (guitar/vocal), Raymond Evensen (bass/vocal), Thomas Myhrvold (guitar/chorus) and Thomas Lundby (drums/percussion). Lost Vision played mostly covers in their early days, by bands like Kiss, Iron Maiden and C.C.R, but also a little self-composed material. Now a days Lost Vision is putting all their energy in self-composed material, and their music can be described as heavy, melodious, with a dash of progressive hard rock/metal. The band has recorded 2 EP’s and they come from Norway.
- Stump Vold
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The gate opens at 12:00
- Arcturus
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- Is a Norwegian progressive avant-garde symphonic black metal band, composed of Steinar ”Sverd” Johnsen (Keyboard), Jan Axel ”Helhammer” Blomberg (drums/percussion), Knut Magne ”Mølleren” Valle (guitar), Hugh Mingay (bass), Simen ”Vortex” Hestnæs (vocal), Tore Moren (guitar). Vocalizations are traditional black metal, but the music is more symphonic – i.e. inspirational emotional keyboards backed by acoustic guitars and pulsing rhythm. The dancers Mari ”Delirium” Sletten and Tina ”Delight” Rasmussen Nyborg, contribute to the very theatrical stages show, lifting it to the ceiling. Arcturus has released several albums and toured all over Europe. Arcturus website.
- Bermuda Triangle
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- Bermuda Triangle is from Oslo and was formed in 2001. Bermuda Triangle was first noticed internationally when John Digweed included them on his CD mix MMII. With their debut album Mooger Fooger, Bermuda Triangle has established themselves as providers of electronic music that showcase a musical side with diversity and extensive variation in sounds and styles. More info on Bermuda Triangle
- deafmazjiiN
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- deafmazjiiN iz a downtuned metalband with influenze from nirvana, alice in chains, metallica, ac/dc, slayer and voivod. This is a trio with per Bertrand AA songwriting vox and guitar, Erik Mortensen bass,Ole Holte on drums. deafmazjiiN have opened up for Black Debbath, Cumshots, with great succezz. deafmazjiiN website.
- Canopy
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- A new hope for death metal, combining uncompromised brutality and headbangable groove with twists and turns to keep the listener on the edge. Their debute album "Serene Catharsis" has just been recorded, a CD that will take the world by storm. Don't miss this up and coming deathmetal squadron from Stockholm! Canopy.
- Vintage Echoes
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- Is a local blues& rock’n roll band with a lot of energy. They like to play on more the one string at a time and for all kinds of ears. They produce all their material them self. The band is composed of, Bjørn Olav Brendalsmo (guitar/vocal), Tor Arne Brendalsmo (bass/vocal), Preben Kobro (guitar/vocal), Svein Olav Flaten (Keyboard/vocal), Arnuff Apland (drums/percussion).
- 4cl
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- The band is composed of 3 glass rattling bartenders and one bar liker. When there not busy with the liquid stuff, they play self-produced rock. All four of them come from Risør Norway Christopher Rygh (Bass), Tom Clausen (drums/percussion), Sindre Granum (Guitar), Ole Jonas Kverndal (guitar/vocal). The guys are at the moment putting all their energy in self-composed material, and are momentarily recording an album in the sound studio at the mill,(Mølla Lydstudio). Yvonne Riddi (chorus/vocal) from Tromsø will be joining 4cl. Riddy will be singing chorus and some of her own songs.
- Stage Craft
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- They come from Tønsberg in Norway, and they like to improvise during performances. The band likes to plays progressive rock, i.e. all from pop, hard rock to more experimental, and willingly some metal. Everything they like they play, and their music appeals to most people.
- Dag Are Band
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- The ensemble is composed of people that help make the Mølla festival happen, Knut Magne Valle’s music students and Mølla’s faithful co-worker Dag Are. Their music hard to described with a few words, it has to be experienced. But if one should try to give it a sprout, the catchwords would be, jam, improvisation and rock.
Promenaden Pub
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Download the Press Release as .doc file in English or in Norsk. Some changes have occured in the festival line-up since the Press Release, please see the updated line-up here
