Tag Sweden
Verging on a black metal super group if you will, Night Crowned are made up of fragments of Aeon, Dark Funeral, Cipher System and Night Rage to echo but a few of the CV’s on show within their realms. Born… Continue Reading →
At The Gates are back. The melodic death behemoths from Gothenburg return with a new full length release and what a beast it is. Its 3 years since ‘To Drink From The Night Itself’ and the Swedish Overlords, are back… Continue Reading →
“Rawness is balanced with atmosphere”, explains Burning Darkness’s frontman. The story goes that this second album from the Swedes mixes in horror, Norse folklore and a more melodic progressive element to the known formula of black and blacker metal. The… Continue Reading →
Even though I’m a huge Death Metal fanatic I’m not actually all the mad on OSDM. I mean I like it for sure but it isn’t often my first choice. A lot of early Death Metal bands just bore me… Continue Reading →
The duo behind De Arma that is A Petterson and J Marklund are responsible for so many great bands between them and De Arma is not the only one they have collaborated on either. Armagedda, Bergraven, Saiva, Stilla, Sorgeldom, Whirling… Continue Reading →
King of Asgard have become a staple in the extreme metal genre, having recorded five albums since 2010. Their most recent album, Svartvidr, received a 9/10 review from yours truly Here. I caught up with Bassist Jonas Albrektsson, to talk… Continue Reading →
A few years ago a Swedish friend introduced me to the music of his compatriots Loch Vostok. I haven’t looked back since. Loch Vostok is one of my favourite bands. “The Doctrine Decoded” (2012) and “Dystopium” (2011) in particular are… Continue Reading →
Okay, I’m beginning to think there is some sort of conspiracy at work. Another review, another band I’ve never heard of, again, it’s a pretty bloody good album, and again, it hails from Sweden? How on earth does that land… Continue Reading →
Almost 30 years, 5 albums on, our man from Naglfar brings us 7 pieces of death worship. So suitably our celebration in honor of death starts with the bells and a Burzum like fuzz to get us in the mood…. Continue Reading →
Although both Sweden and Holland have a history of producing black metal bands of the highest order, they might not necessarily seem like a comfortable pairing at first glance. However, what we have here is exactly that and mighty fine… Continue Reading →
We all look for something in music, whether it is an escape, relaxation, or an exhilarating and uplifting effect – music is different things to different people at different points in time. The artform’s relevance is fluid and changes constantly… Continue Reading →
The return of the Vikings. King of Asgard are back with their fifth release, their last being the moody “:Taudr:” album, way back now in 2017. For those not in the know, the Kings play a brand of extreme metal… Continue Reading →