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Horndal 4/10

VERKET I AVESTA PRESENTS UNIQUE CONCERT EVENING WITH HORNDAL, THE LEGENDS INTERMENT AND THE RESURRECTED SOCIETY GANG RAPE.

On Saturday, October 4, Verket invites you to a concert in the heart of the old ironworks in Avesta with the metal heroes Horndal – and no less than two bands in the heavier school. It will be an evening where the echoes of history and the raw power of music will make the old blast furnaces shake once again!

Horndal has made a name for itself with its heavy metal, deeply rooted in the fate of its hometown after the closure of the steel mill. With three critically acclaimed albums under its belt, where every note and every line of lyrics bears traces of the rise and fall of the industry, it's hard to imagine a more fitting venue for a gig than Verket – a place where history is still felt in the walls.

To make the evening even more special, Verket, in collaboration with ABF, has invited local death metal legends Interment, pioneers of Swedish death metal and an integral part of the iconic "Sunlight Scene."

And as if that weren't enough: the evening in honor of the long-defunct cult band reunites Society Gang Rape, a name that is still whispered with reverence among the initiated. A band that left an impression but disappeared, and which is now – for the first time in ages – taking the stage again.

This is an evening that will never be repeated. A unique combination of contemporary and historical weight, gathered in an environment where steel once glowed and where music now takes over as the new fire.

LET'S METAL!

Date: October 4, 2025

Place: Martinhallen Verket, Avesta.

Time: Admission from 6:30 PM

Tickets: 370 SEK (incl. service fee) purchased at verket.se

Contact: Charlotte Wells 0226 – 64 51 56 or Johan Kvastegård 0226 – 64 58 89

Organizer: Verket, in collaboration with ABF Södra-Östra Dalarna

Avesta Art artist in residence 2025

The work is pleased to present this year's Avesta Art artist in residence Amanda Karlsson. In her work, she explores the complexities of being human and how a fictional space can function as a stage for our need for intelligibility.

Justification:

Drawing on a childhood in the deep forests of Värmland surrounded by working-class and mythological storytelling, this year's artist-in-residence creates scenography for a fictional reality. In oil painting on flat, shaped wood, the images are transformed into three-dimensional sculptures where she offers us (new) stories and comprehensibility in a changing contemporary world.

We warmly welcome Amanda Karlsson to the Work for Avesta Art residency 2025!

Amanda Karlsson's sculptural paintings are both direct and general in their appeal, while at the same time there are layers of narrative and subtlety within them. Says Charlotte Wells, operations manager, museum director and curator at Verket.

The allure of getting very close but never being completely let into Amanda Karlsson's fictional world challenges the viewer's imagination and awakens their own associations, says Ann Björklund, museum educator.

During her stay, Amanda Karlsson will create a large-scale three-dimensional oil painting that will be exhibited during the Avesta Art season after the residency.

AVESTA ART RESIDENCE

The residency offers working artists a work stay in an inspiring mill environment in the scenic southern Dalarna. The artist in residence is given creative freedom to explore and deepen their own artistry in the encounter with the ironworks environment.

The purpose of Avesta Art residence is to strengthen professional art scene in Dalarna and to enrich and develop a fruitful companionship with Avesta Art and Verket.

Avesta Art residency is implemented with funds from the Dalarna Region.

Contact:

Amanda Karlsson 076 – 346 58 84

Charlotte Wells 0226 – 64 51 56

Johan Kvastegård 0226 – 64 58 89

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