{{short description|Norwegian rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Slomosa | background = group_or_band | image = Slomosa på Stord.jpg | landscape = Yes | caption = Slomosa performing on the island of Stord in 2024 | origin = Bergen, Norway | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|stoner rock|tundra rock|desert rock|{{nowrap|hard rock}}|alternative metal}} | years_active = {{Start date|2016}}–present | label = {{hlist|Apollon records|Hassle records|Stickman Records}} | website = {{URL|https://www.slomosamusic.com/}} }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-20 |title=Bergensbandet spiller for fulle hus over hele Europa |url=https://www.bt.no/i/W0oLKL |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=www.bt.no |language=nb}}</ref>
== History == Slomosa released their first, self-titled album on Apollon Records in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koczan |first=J. J. |date=2020-08-25 |title=Review & Full Album Premiere: Slomosa, Slomosa |url=https://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2020/08/25/slomosa-self-titled-premiere-review/ |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=The Obelisk}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and their sophomore album titled Tundra Rock in 2024, for which they were awarded the award Best Rock album at Spellemannprisen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sørum |first=Tuva Marie |date=2025-04-24 |title=Spellemann 2024 nominerte og vinnere |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/spellemann-2024-nominerte-og-vinnere-1.17392800 |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> They were also awarded the Bendiksen Award in 2025. The same year they also played at the Norwegian metal festival Tons of Rock.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Musikknyheter.no - Slomosa på Tons of Rock 2025 |url=https://www.musikknyheter.no/konserter/23915/Slomosa-p%C3%A5-Tons-of-Rock-2025.html |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=www.musikknyheter.no}}</ref>
The band has also released a making of-video for their second album.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgqM6U5icTY |title=Slomosa - The Making of 'Tundra Rock' (live at Bergen Kjøtt, Duper Studios) |date=2025-01-16 |last=Slomosa |access-date=2025-10-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
In 2022 they toured in Europe with the band Stöner,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slomosa - events / concerts / festivals |url=https://en.concerts-metal.com/g-46801__Slomosa.html |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=en.concerts-metal.com |language=en}}</ref> and again in 2024 with Greenleaf and also toured in the U.S. in 2025 with the band Helmet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slomosa Kicks Off North American Tour WIth Helmet |url=https://mnrkheavy.com/blogs/news/slomosa-kicks-off-north-american-tour-with-helmet |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=MNRK Heavy |language=en}}</ref>
== Tundra and Lighting == In 2025, they headlined the first "Tundra and Lighting"-festival at USF Verftet in Bergen, which has a focus on promoting local, heavy music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tundra and Lightning - Home |url=https://tundraandlightning.no/ |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=tundraandlightning.no}}</ref>
== Members ==
=== Current lineup (as of 2022) ===
* Benjamin Berdous – guitar, vocal (2016–present) * Tor Erik Bye – guitar (2019–present) * Jard Hole – drums (2020–present) * Marie Moe – bass (2020–present)
=== Past members ===
* Anders Rørlien – guitar (2016–2019) * Kristian Tvedt – bass (2016–2019) * Severin Sandvik – drums (2016–2020)
== Related bands == Marie Moe also played bass in the indie pop band Razika.<ref name="snl.no">{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Razika|title=Razika – Store norske leksikon|website=snl.no|access-date=2025-12-15}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Album ===
* 2020: ''Slomosa'' (Apollon records)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-date=2022-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614212011/https://www.apollonrecords.no/product-page/slomosa-slomosa |language=en |title=Slomosa - Slomosa |url=https://www.apollonrecords.no/product-page/slomosa-slomosa |url-status=dead |work=Apollon Records}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> * 2024: ''Tundra Rock'' (Stickman records)
=== EPs ===
* ''Battling Guns'' (Stickman records)
=== Singles ===
* "There Is Nothing New Under The Sun", 2020<ref name=":0">{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-27 |date=2020-08-26 |first=Ashley |language=en-US |surname=Jacob |title=Slomosa - "Slomosa" |url=https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/slomosa-slomosa/ |work=Everything Is Noise}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> * "Horses", 2022<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-27 |date=2020-08-27 |language=nb |title=– Bergensbandets debutplate er en oppvisning i velkomponert rock |url=https://www.bt.no/i/70X493 |work=www.bt.no}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-27 |date=2019-11-01 |language=nb |title=Bergensbandet Slomosa leverer en knallsingel |url=https://www.bt.no/i/2Gg8bx |work=www.bt.no}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> * "Cabin Fever", 2023<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-04-27 |author=Slomosa |date=2023-07-17 |title=New Single Cabin Fever Out 21.07 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuzyIS5u2uL/?next=%2Fp%2FClsSkGjKe7S%2F&hl=hu}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> * "Rice", 2024<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-27 |date=2024-02-18 |first=James |language=en-GB |surname=Weaver |title=Slomosa release new song 'Rice' |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/slomosa-release-new-song-rice/ |work=Distorted Sound Magazine}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-27 |date=2024-02-17 |language=nb |title=Bandet brenner sakte, så blir de til et inferno |url=https://www.bt.no/i/BWox7e |work=www.bt.no}}<!-- auto-translated from Danish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Norwegian stoner rock musical groups