Tag Sweden
Pigeon-holing metal bands into one of the vast array of subgenres has gone out somewhat of vogue of late. With every metal band on the scene wanting to appear as truly unique it seems that the harder they struggle, the… Continue Reading →
As soon as a recent Dynazty track starts playing, it’s instantly recognizable as being them. This Modern Melodic Heavy Metal band occupy their own shelf (for want of a better visualisation) on the wall of Metal. Their music being as… Continue Reading →
It’s hard to see a new Soilwork album without feeling that you know what to expect. Not that I’m complaining, as I have all 11 albums they’ve released plus other bits. I expect melody, I expect aggression, I expect a… Continue Reading →
Dark Tranquility is my favorite metal band ever, no contest. I’ve been listening to them my whole life and they’ve only put out phenomenal albums. So, when I heard that front man Mikael Stanne was forming a band with former… Continue Reading →
It is hard to believe that it has been 26 years since the melodic death overlords, Arch Enemy, burst onto the scene with the truly legendary ‘Black Earth’ and from that day on they have simply gone from strength to… Continue Reading →
Can it really be way back in 2017 that Witchery had their last album? Well, Jensen’s Swedish dark blackened thrash crew are back with another album, along with another line-up change. Victor Brandt, who it turns out had actually toured… Continue Reading →
Ghost is a name many will be familiar with as the famed hard rock/doom metal band from Linköping Sweden, who have been around for over a decade. Since their 2010 debut record, the band have gone through many personnel changes… Continue Reading →
Swedish act Mondocane released a fine album, ‘Dvala’, in 2021, which I reviewed for the site, and you can check out here, an album abounding with atmospheric causticity but also embellished with subtle keyboards and melodies as once again I… Continue Reading →
There were a couple of bands called Entrails in Sweden back in the early 90s during the days when the ‘Swedeath’ sound was craved for and opposed the more clinical cleaner sound that was emanating from Morrisound Studios around the… Continue Reading →
Four-piece deathmongers Paganizer seem to have been around for eternity and whilst the band has existed under this moniker since about 1999 it feels like they have been around since death metal emerged in the mid-80s. However, one thing is… Continue Reading →
Aldriendir aka Andreas Baier is a Swedish musician who obviously likes to keep himself busy in a variety of cross-genre bands. We recently encountered him in stoner / desert rock group Besvärjelsen and he has worked past and present with… Continue Reading →
Besvärjelsen hail from Stockholm, Sweden, a country which has a rich musical history and a knack for churning out some high-quality bands across many genres of music. Typically touted as a stoner/doom/occult rock style band, the five piece has their… Continue Reading →