Tag Sweden
Swedish retro rockers, Children Of The Sun follow up their 2019 debut LP “Flowers” with another slice of late ‘60’s love culture worship in the shape of “Roots”. Taking inspiration from greats like Janis Joplin and fusing it up with… Continue Reading →
The time is upon us for another slab of battle storytelling formed from poignant moments of wartime in the history of our existence, told under the ever graceful and power laden guise of the Swedish aural warlords, Sabaton. ‘The War… Continue Reading →
Norse mythology and Swedish black metal combine with the fourth album from these pagan brigands. Having been burning the Thursian Flame since 2010 they have gained presence and appreciation for their past work and last album RÖK certainly created an… Continue Reading →
Dark Tranquillity released their twelfth album Moment in 2020, but at the time were only able to stream a gig from an empty theatre. Finally they are back on tour in America which is hopefully a sign that things are… Continue Reading →
Doing a trawl through the internet yielded very little as to who is actually in this Swedish band as this debut full length ticks plenty of boxes for me. All of the three tracks on the debut EP have ended… Continue Reading →
Formed in Sweden in 2015, “The Sanctity Of Death” is the second full length release from Ultra Silvam. Their brand of black metal is altogether old school in delivery, with opening track “Dies Irae” introducing the listener to a quasi-melodic… Continue Reading →
Written during a time when vocalist Johannes Perrson was exploring the remote areas of northern Sweden, the aptly named ‘The Long Road North’ serves to bridge the gap between 2019’s ‘A Dawn to Fear’ and last year’s EP ‘The Raging… Continue Reading →
This is Veonity’s fifth album (their debut emerging back in 2015 – and impressively in the Metal world with the same line-up!) and their second in their new home of Scarlet Records, enabling the band and their polished, expertly executed… Continue Reading →
When it comes to promotion of bands, there are some tried and tested tricks. Some of these are well worn, of course. A nicely written bio, some promotional pictures, some easily transferable words within the accompanying blurb. Then, of course,… Continue Reading →
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation, Katatonia have released Mnemosynean, an offering to the goddess of memory. Encompassing 2 CDs, this extensive collection of rarities, B-sides, unused album songs, special edition bonuses, covers and remixes, will delight… Continue Reading →
Although the Swedish incarnation of Sarcasm have been around since 1990, the band did not properly get going with album releases until 2016 with “Burial Dimensions”. With a couple of current members being involved with the band since the 1990s,… Continue Reading →
Necrophagous are a Swedish death metal band. What if I told you that the line up of the band was comprised of dudes that used to be members of the mighty Entrails? Featuring Tommy Carlsson (Visceral Bleeding, ex-Entrails) – Vocals… Continue Reading →