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Defiatory – Apokalyps (Black Lion Records)

This is the third album by the 7-year-old quintet from Umeå, and the first with the current line-up. Musically they are fast & heavy thrash with gruff vocals rather than clean, with the occasional growl added for good measure. At… Continue Reading →

Lord Belial – Rapture (Hammerheart)

Founding fathers of the Swedish melodic black metal scene Lord Belial have been active since right back in 1992. With a steady flow of material and some landmark albums all went well up to the release of 2018’s The Black… Continue Reading →

Interview – Lord Belial

A condensed version of this interview was published in Fistful Of Metal Magazine (available in all good newsagents). This is the full transcript in Q&A format celebrating the return of melodic Swedish BM forerunners Lord Belial and their first album in… Continue Reading →

Watain – The Agony And Ecstasy of Watain (Nuclear Blast)

They may not be decorating the Sistine Chapel but there is no denying that Watain are artists of high regard and once you get over the slightly clunky album title there’s plenty of anticipation on what they are going to… Continue Reading →

Signs Of Truth – Signs Of A Future (Boersma Records)

2022 welcomes the debut release from five-piece Swedish Metal band Signs Of Truth. Expanding on the tag a little, they are nearer a Melodic Heavy Metal Band, with Hard Rock moments, but delivered with a Swedish tradition that goes back… Continue Reading →

Armory – Mercurion (Dying Victim Productions)

Drama and dazzle are at the centre of this, the third album from hyper-speed metal band Armory out of Gothenburg, Sweden. I do believe one or two bands may have come from Gothenburg over the years. There’s a retro feel… Continue Reading →

WAN – AntiChristian Douchebags (Fallen Temple)

I may be nearing a half century but inside there is still the teenager that was filled with glee when finding pics of King Diamond in Metal Forces magazine and reading the blasphemous over the top lyrics of Venom and… Continue Reading →

Urferd – Resan (Black Lodge)

Urferd are a new project from Sweden brought to life by Daniel Beckman (Twilight Force, Ages). For the multi-instrumentalist, debut album Resan marks the beginning of a new musical path, going beyond the genres he has been active in so… Continue Reading →

Meshuggah – Immutable (Atomic Fire)

The work of Meshuggah should be familiar to most readers by now, however, allow me to provide a short history for the uninitiated and plain ignorant alike. Formed in Sweden in 1987, it wasn’t until the release of their brutal… Continue Reading →

Wolf – Shadowlands (Century Media)

What time is it Mr. Wolf? Can it really be 20 years since I was majorly impressed by Wolf’s second album “Black Wings”? Released at the time on No Fashion Records, it was an absolute bugger to get hold of… Continue Reading →

The Hellacopters – Eyes of Oblivion (Nuclear Blast)

Addictive tunes, juicy riffs and captivating hooks: these are the promised features of this so-called “action rock” from Sweden. Add to this the corny, self-effacing name, and you’ve got this long-standing band’s eighth album. I never know how these “old”… Continue Reading →

Dark Funeral – We Are The Apocalypse (Century Media)

I’ve spoken in the past about how I dislike the whole thought process of catchy is lame or false, it’s simply not the case. Music is there to be enjoyed and as pathetic as it sounds sometimes that means I… Continue Reading →

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