VERKET PRESENTS A UNIQUE CONCERT NIGHT WITH HORNDAL, THE LEGENDARY INTERMENT, AND THE REVIVED 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: Purchased at verket.se for 370 SEK (incl. service fee).
Age limit: 13 years old accompanied by an adult or guardian.
HORNDAL
Horndal is the band that transformed the fate of their hometown into brutal metal. When the steel mill closed, the community rusted away and died. A darkness that the band has made its fuel. With a unique and explosive mix of death, doom, progressive and heavy metal, Horndal tells stories of industrial collapse, rebellion and human destiny.
INTERMENT
Emerging from the late 80s and contemporary with legends like Entombed, Unleashed and Grave, Interment has delivered classic Swedish death metal, like the above. After some promising demos in the early 90s, the members decided to focus on their other musical projects, which resulted in the band's acclaimed debut album Into the Crypts of Blasphemy did not see the light of day until 2010.
Interment is ready to deliver uncompromising death metal spiced with two-strokes and the favorite ingredient Boss HM-2.
BIOGRAPHY SOCIETY GANG RAPE
With roots in Bergslagen and the death metal scene, SGR was formed in 1991, an odd occurrence in an otherwise male-dominated metal scene. The death metal riffs were transformed over the years into angry/socially critical crust punk songs that were released on singles, EPs and the full-length No Fate. During the whirlwind years in the service of crust punk, they also took to the road with gigs in Sweden, Norway and a tour in Germany together with Uncurbed before they chose to put their instruments on the shelf in 1997.
After 28 years of hibernation, it's finally time to once again tune down the guitars, turn up the distortion and sharpen the vocal cords to fill Martinhallen with you.
Organizer: Verket, in collaboration with ABF Södra-Östra Dalarna
