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    BOKASSA

    Jun 20, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS: ALI COOPER

    STONERPUNK TRIO BOKASSA are hitting the road supporting Metallica and Ghost in stadiums across Europe this summer. But how exactly did a six-year-old band from the middle of Norway snag an opening slot on the biggest metal tour of the decade?

    Growing up on a diet of NOFX, Bad Religion and Propagandhi with a side order of Slayer, frontman Jørn Kaarstad developed an unusual taste for the best of both punk and hardcore worlds.

    “We all wanted to play punk and hardcore but still wanted to play big

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