Dirty Skunks

The annual, traditional celebration of the stink — that is, the birthday of our most active concert organizers, Dirty Skunks — has somehow become synonymous with the first major post-New Year's event. The Dirty Skunks mini-festival turned…

We sat down with the duo Črt Batagelj and Matej Ahlin, better known as Dirty Skunks, to talk about the premiere of Tolminator, the new metal festival coming to Tolmin. It goes down at the well-known venue in Tolmin (and Sotočje) from July…

Last Friday, most of Slovenia was probably busy gorging on duck, mlinci and red cabbage washed down with young wine, while those hungry for a dose of brutality poured into Orto bar for a deathcore package the likes of which we probably…

Human history is riddled with dark prophecies about the end of the world — and its eventual rebirth — whether you're talking Norse Ragnarök, the Mayan apocalypse, or the biblical end times. The new studio record from Slovenia's thrash…

Just over ten days ago, Ljubljana was hot not only because of the summer weather, but also because, under the wing of Dirty Skunks, the hellish duo of Night Demon and Midnight came thundering into town. Despite their genre differences, the…

After last year's string of cancelled shows, the scene has finally come fully back to life and is picking up some international flavor again. This past Sunday, organized by Earsplitter/Dirty Skunks, Danish death metallers Baest paid a…

It was almost surreal, a couple of weeks back, to walk into Orto bar again after months away — for reasons we all know — and it felt almost as strange writing these lines, which is why this review is running a little late. And not just any…

If there's a silver lining to be found anywhere in the last two shitty years, it's at least this: bands haven't let their creative energy die out despite the complete live music blackout, and new album releases have been coming thick and…

We're lucky that the live music scene is at least barely alive right now, even if it's just scraps of what a normal gig calendar looks like. The damage that the coronavirus pandemic (and the complete inaction of those in charge) has left —…

This was probably one of the last shows — if not the last — before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and the state of emergency that followed, two weeks ago at Orto bar. As if the crowd could sense that life was about to change…

As far as Mondays go, Garfield is absolutely right: they suck. But a concert evening like the one that went down last week at Ort makes starting a new week a whole lot easier. German technical death metal heavyweights Obscura returned to…

"Bottom line — an unforgettable, marathon night, and here's to many, many more years of Dirty Skunks!"

An already packed December concert calendar got one final, unexpected Krampus surprise for all the naughty ones — Swedish doom merchants Tribulation. They're currently touring Europe with the megalomaniac Ghost, and it's great to see a…

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 16 November 2019 A rainy Saturday is the perfect excuse to lounge around and binge something good — and there's no shortage of options these days — but not last Saturday! Last…

On a rainy Friday evening, a nicely packed Orto welcomed the trio that likes it slow — Oceanwake, October Tide, and Swallow the Sun.