Slomosa

Slomosa
Slomosa performing on the island of Stord in 2024
Background information
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Alternative rock stoner rock tundra rock desert rock hard rock alternative metal
Years active	2016 (2016)–present
Labels	Apollon records Hassle records Stickman Records
Website	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. ^[1]

History

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

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

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

Album

• 2020: Slomosa (Apollon records) ^[10]
• 2024: Tundra Rock (Stickman records)

EPs

• Battling Guns (Stickman records)

Singles

• "There Is Nothing New Under The Sun", 2020 ^[3]
• "Horses", 2022 ^{[11] [12]}
• "Cabin Fever", 2023 ^[13]
• "Rice", 2024 ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "Bergensbandet spiller for fulle hus over hele Europa". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
2. Koczan, J. J. (2020-08-25). "Review & Full Album Premiere: Slomosa, Slomosa". The Obelisk. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
3. Jacob, Ashley (2020-08-26). "Slomosa - "Slomosa"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
4. Sørum, Tuva Marie (2025-04-24). "Spellemann 2024 nominerte og vinnere". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-10-20.
5. "Musikknyheter.no - Slomosa på Tons of Rock 2025". www.musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
6. Slomosa (2025-01-16). Slomosa - The Making of 'Tundra Rock' (live at Bergen Kjøtt, Duper Studios) . Retrieved 2025-10-20– via YouTube.
7. "Slomosa - events / concerts / festivals". en.concerts-metal.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
8. "Slomosa Kicks Off North American Tour WIth Helmet". MNRK Heavy. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
9. "Tundra and Lightning - Home". tundraandlightning.no. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
10. "Slomosa - Slomosa". Apollon Records. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
11. "– Bergensbandets debutplate er en oppvisning i velkomponert rock". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
12. "Bergensbandet Slomosa leverer en knallsingel". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
13. Slomosa (2023-07-17). "New Single Cabin Fever Out 21.07" . Retrieved 2023-04-27.
14. Weaver, James (2024-02-18). "Slomosa release new song 'Rice'". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
15. "Bandet brenner sakte, så blir de til et inferno". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-04-27.