Tag Sweden
Gothenburg doomsters Altareth finally drop their debut long player “Blood” after having formed in 2013. Theirs is a classic, fuzzed up doom sound drawing from the well of the masters but also taking influence from as far afield as Opeth… Continue Reading →
There are just some bands that you know transcend norms. It turns out to be twelve long years since the Swedish Doomsters produced their last album, “Mammon’s War”. What’s more worrying is that I reviewed that piece of work and… Continue Reading →
Well, well, well, whoda thunkit? Once again the esteemed editor of this online zine you are reading has decided that what I need is yet more music hailing from the land of Sweden, and you know what, he’s damn right!… Continue Reading →
Swedish black metal is well represented in the world of the dark arts, and it is further reinforced by the existence of Zornheym, the catalyst for the creation of Zornheym was the phoenix which rose in the form of Zorn… Continue Reading →
Hulkoff (Guitarist/Vocalist Par Hulkoff being the main member, hence the name) is already a well known charting force in his native Sweden, achieving Number One status with his second album “Pansarfolk” last year. Obviously, he’s wasted no time in following… Continue Reading →
I don’t really understand Djent fully, it’s also a silly name for a genre. I don’t even really know if I’m the biggest fan of it, but conceptually it’s a cool idea. Tech Metal is also something I’m not that… Continue Reading →
Greetings fellow retroanauts. Are you ready to swing your flares to the unashamedly back in time sounds of Wooden Fields? Do you believe every t-shirt you wear should be both “tied” and “dyed”? If the answer is “yes”, well grab… Continue Reading →
Henrik Nygren’s Melodic death metal project Carchosa, from Malmö, Sweden is back once again with the second release ‘Realms’. The eponymous debut release was a respectable musical offering which had some fantastic compositional work and solid displays of musical prowess… Continue Reading →
Short, sharp, vicious and incendiary describes this debut effort by Emissary Of Suffering, who hail from Sweden. From what I can glean from the internet this act has been the formulation of two artists, Mattias Rasmusson and Nils Groth, both… Continue Reading →
Wanton Attack are a Swedish duo who personify the classic Swedish metal scene, a new force to be reckoned with indeed. The duo are Micael Zetterberg (vocals/drums) and Niklas Holm (guitars/bass). The album PR material cites early Mercyful Fate, this… Continue Reading →
Fifteen years into their career, Portrait have developed a reputation for classic sounding, old school heavy metal. The Swedes have a string of long players, EP’s and split releases under their belts and latest cut, “At One With None” is… Continue Reading →
‘Cold Darkness’ and ‘Fall Division-Luciferianism’ from the Swedish underground here. Sounds sinister and it is. The unwieldly to pronounce Hladomrak have been in existence since 2011 and were started as a one-man outfit by Evgenerator who has kept them going… Continue Reading →