Tag Sweden
I doubt there are many death metal bands that have the release rate and quality of Sweden’s Paganizer. Indeed this is the bands 13th full length and like previous albums the adage of if it isn’t broken then don’t fix… Continue Reading →
In the latest edition of “I can’t believe nobody grabbed this from the review list” it seems Swedish gothic metal clan Tribulation have fallen into my hands to cover. Not a problem really as I have liked what I have… Continue Reading →
Some bands look to push boundaries, blending genres and constantly evolving their sound, while some are content to stick with tried and tested blueprints. There is nothing wrong with this, but there is a risk that these bands can begin… Continue Reading →
Formed in 1999 and hailing from Sweden, Grand Magus have always bubbled away in the Metal underground, a band who I feel have gained themselves a dedicated and strong fanbase but never really hit it super big. Their rise has… Continue Reading →
Six albums in and Swedish Power Metallers Veonity are still evolving, both musically and personally. Guitarist Anders Sköld has decided to take a step away from lead vocal duties this time around to concentrate on just being one half of… Continue Reading →
Hmmmm, tasty. I don’t know about you, but there’s something about really gnarly, HM-2 pedal guitar tone death metal that I just can’t give up. It’s like a fry-up. You know it’s going to clog your arteries, but hell if… Continue Reading →
Look, there’s no getting round this, and let’s not beat around the bush – “Crown of Thorns” is pretty much a shoe-in for my album of the year. This has been a good year for releases, but really, nothing has… Continue Reading →
Relatively new to the scene, Power Metal crusaders Krilloan waste no time in unleashing their second instalment of unapologetic, bombastic, galloping Power Metal. With as much Metal subtlety as a house brick, standing on another house brick, surrounded by more… Continue Reading →
Wipe yourself down. Strap yourself in. I hope you have been to the bog coz Wolfbrigade are back to drag you by the short and curlies through all the dirt and filth 2024 have to offer. They have been kicking… Continue Reading →
I always see new upcoming Heavy Metal bands floating about but I rarely divulge in them for the simple fact that they almost never live up to the excellence of Maiden, Priest, Saxon or so on. Equally those three bands… Continue Reading →
Apparently Tusenårseken means The Thousand Year Oak as this Swedish project helmed by the unbelievably talented Andreas Karlsson, who also has two other acts he runs called Februus and Well Of Depression. This is his third album under this moniker… Continue Reading →
One of the ‘Three pillars’ of the famed Gothenburg sound, standing alongside At The Gates and In Flames, Dark Tranquillity are one of the most influential and important bands in metal. Pioneering the Melodic Death Metal sound with the aforementioned… Continue Reading →