And just a week before the Norway trip, me and my brother Benjamin Moss, had another unforgettable trip to Palermo Sicily and a tattoo convention held by another old time friend and amazing host Christian Boatta.
we came a day early so we can see the most amazing catacombs world wide, in my opinion, just so much amazing reference of mummies, too much for one day and definitely a truly inspiring place.

Then later that night we drove about an hour away to Aliester Crowley's Thelema Abbey which is still barely standing and where for 3 years he practiced much of his sex majick rituals.  Most of his art on the walls has been destroyed or stolen by now, but some is still there, and we did our own little ritual, mine for Infernum rise. we also had a great guide and a known Crowley expert Mr. Rodan, that explained it all to us in great details, old and new alike.

then I got to do some killer tattoos over the weekend, some continued work, some new...

and during all this time there we had so much great food which Sicily is knows for, and for good reasons, some were things that you will only find out there, such as the spleen and lung sandwich...

was another one of those very unique and special trips, with a great hosts and beautiful people that made it all even a greater experience.
definitely another new favorite spot out there on this globe- I can't wait to go back in the first chance I get ...

and for now, I'm back home, in my little corner of Hell, with the wife and the cat...letting it all sink in...another amazing time in my life, and glad I talked my brother Benjamin to join me on that venture....

till next time, hope to see you all in our Infernum!!!

....where to even start explaining this amazing experience I just had @BlekkMetal a very special once in a life time event....
it started by having Abbath and the Old Funeral guys on same flights from NYC to Bergen, and some nice talk with all.
then landed in Bergen on Thursday at noon and a couple of hours later was tattooing my brother The Real Vitorio from Italy and the one and only Hoest/Taake at Let's buzz tattoo where we guest on the days around the festival.
Friday and Saturday we were tattooing 12-9pm and right after got to see an incredible line up of true Norwegian black metal all dating back to early and mid 90's when The True Norwegian Black Metal was officially recognized - needless to say, the shows were all amazing and brought back so many memories for all those years that I've been listening to that kind of music.
everyone was so nice- NO ROCK STARS!!! just hanging out no matter who you are, all egos were left at home, including band members, producers, directors, photographers. tattoo artists, and artists in general.
got to meet so many good talented people, not just musicians, also mr. Beste was there, and many that supported the scene all the way back from the first producers that believed in them and got them in the recording studio, to the media people that put them in the media in a brighter supportive light, even the director of the legendary Necromentik was there sharing some insights.
on Sunday I won best of day for tattooing, and we had more traditional Norwegian food with a super performance of old Norse music and instruments at the after party in the garage bar.
on Monday I got to tattoo Frode Kilvik the talented bass player of Aeternus and Gaahl's Wyrd -what a great guy and true Maiden fan with more music stories then I can handle...haha and when we were done, went to dinner with a bunch of great tattoo artists that all share the passion for the music and mr. Gaahl and company.
I don't want to start tagging people here since I'm sure I will miss some names that deserve to be mentioned....the only ones I will tag is of courseJannicke Wiese-Hansen for a great thank you for pulling this amazing event together and everything all around...including my awesome new tattoo and a perfect souvenir for this specific event. and my brother Benjamin Moss which have been by my side for many years now and share just about any amazing event, trips, etc...around the world.

so thanks to everyone who made this happen, friends, clients, organizers, bands.....you all know who you are, for an epic trip and experience I will never forget!!!!

ALL HAILS!!!!! AVE SATANAS!!!!! and...CVLT!!!!!!

and my awesome new tattoo by Jannicke- thank you so much!!!