Slomosa
Slomosa | |
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 Slomosa performing on the island of Stord in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Slomosa is a Norwegian rock band from Bergen, Norway, established in 2016. Their sound is inspired by stoner rock and the desert rock scene. Their style has been self-described as "tundra rock", which is also the title of their second album from 2024.[1]
History
[edit]Slomosa released their first, self-titled album on Apollon Records in 2020,[2][3] and their sophomore album titled Tundra Rock in 2024, for which they were awarded the award Best Rock album at Spellemannprisen.[4] They were also awarded the Bendiksen Award in 2025. The same year they also played at the Norwegian metal festival Tons of Rock.[5]
The band has also released a making-of video for their second album.[6]
In 2022 they toured in Europe with the band Stöner,[7] and again in 2024 with Greenleaf and also toured in the U.S. in 2025 with the band Helmet.[8]
Tundra and Lighting
[edit]In 2025, they headlined the first "Tundra and Lighting" festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, which has a focus on promoting local, heavy music.[9]
Members
[edit]Current lineup (as of 2022)
[edit]- Benjamin Berdous – guitar, vocal (2016–present)
- Tor Erik Bye – guitar (2019–present)
- Jard Hole – drums (2020–present)
- Marie Moe – bass (2020–present)
Past members
[edit]- Anders Rørlien – guitar (2016–2019)
- Kristian Tvedt – bass (2016–2019)
- Severin Sandvik – drums (2016–2020)
Related bands
[edit]Marie Moe also played bass in the indie pop band Razika.[10]
Discography
[edit]Album
[edit]- 2020: Slomosa (Apollon records)[11]
- 2024: Tundra Rock (Stickman records)
- 2026: Live in Bergen (Apollon records)
EPs
[edit]- Battling Guns (Stickman records)
Singles
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Bergensbandet spiller for fulle hus over hele Europa". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ Koczan, J. J. (2020-08-25). "Review & Full Album Premiere: Slomosa, Slomosa". The Obelisk. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- 1 2 Jacob, Ashley (2020-08-26). "Slomosa - "Slomosa"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ Sørum, Tuva Marie (2025-04-24). "Spellemann 2024 nominerte og vinnere". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "Musikknyheter.no - Slomosa på Tons of Rock 2025". www.musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ Slomosa (2025-01-16). Slomosa - The Making of 'Tundra Rock' (live at Bergen Kjøtt, Duper Studios). Retrieved 2025-10-20 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Slomosa - events / concerts / festivals". en.concerts-metal.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "Slomosa Kicks Off North American Tour WIth Helmet". MNRK Heavy. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "Tundra and Lightning - Home". tundraandlightning.no. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Razika – Store norske leksikon". snl.no. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ↑ "Slomosa - Slomosa". Apollon Records. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ↑ "– Bergensbandets debutplate er en oppvisning i velkomponert rock". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ "Bergensbandet Slomosa leverer en knallsingel". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ Slomosa (2023-07-17). "New Single Cabin Fever Out 21.07". Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ Weaver, James (2024-02-18). "Slomosa release new song 'Rice'". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ "Bandet brenner sakte, så blir de til et inferno". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-04-27.