This August, Hole in the Sky celebrated the festival’s 10 year anniversary, and what a joyful celebration that was.

By many, it was hailed as the best festival to date, with magnificent performances from such legendary acts as Pentagram, Voivod, Nifelheim, a surprise appearance from Sodom, and a special crafted anniversary set by Enslaved with guests from Emperor, Mayhem, Entombed, and Darkthrone.

With the overwhelming success of the 2009 festival firmly placed in our mental scrap book, we can't wait to start a new and exciting chapter in the Hole in the Sky legacy.

So here we go with the first batch of bands lined up for the 2010 festival.

We've been eager to book the mighty hard hitters Cathedral for quite some time and this time we finally made the schedule work.

Cathedral have been pioneers within the legendary British doom scene for almost 20 years now, never afraid to explore new territories and always coming across as fresh and revitalizing.

Another first is the fantastic Dutch occult rockers The Devil's Blood.

Their debut album “The Time of No Time Evermore” is nothing short of a unique piece of classic hard rock melted together with tasteful hints of 70's prog and psychedelia.

Hole in the Sky is extremely honored to be granted with their first and exclusive appearance on Norwegian soil.

We're also proud to present the rising death metal force Dead Congregation from Greece. As the band put it themselves:

Born in 2004, Dead Congregation focus on the main aspect lacking in today's Death Metal bands/releases: Feeling, spirit, atmosphere and quality. Creating Darkness and Blasphemy is the only goal…

Tickets are on sale now.

Hole in the Sky will take place the 25th – 28th of August, 2010. Also, be aware of related activities around the official festival dates.

Please check back for further band announcements.