Tag Sweden
I was relatively late to the Garmarna party, only really becoming aware of them at Midgardsblot a few years ago. Since then, I have been intrigued by their unique brand of eclectic folk rock and have enjoyed exploring their 30… Continue Reading →
Speaking English as a first language can be both a blessing and a curse. The fact that it is so widespread across our planet, and for the majority, the international language of Metal and Rock, means that I can stick… Continue Reading →
Six misanthropic numbers depicting “a spiritual journey through the destruction of the western civilization and the rise of Antichrist and his eternal kingdom” are what to expect here. I was well acquainted with this Swedish black metal, having first encountered… Continue Reading →
If I was a Bond villain looking to hold the world to ransom by destabilising the Black Metal community (unlikely but stay with me here), my nefarious plot would involve removing the letter “v” from all keyboards being manufactured. Imagine the consternation… Continue Reading →
When Swedish black metal act Mörk Gryning folded back in 2005 I was massively disappointed, and I mean that. I felt betrayed that a band I had followed since their debut had decided to give up despite releasing four exceptional… Continue Reading →
Just like politicians, who so often misjudge their audiences these days, bands miss-step. Who can say why? A spurt of creativity too far or a complete lack of it? Imperfect lives; band or relationship breakdown, or other life changing circumstances,… Continue Reading →
You know you’ve made it as a band if you’ve signed to Metal Blade, let’s be honest about it. Lik (that’s Swedish for Corpse, language-fans) are an oldschool Swedish Death Metal band from…um…Sweden, and they made quite the splash when… Continue Reading →
Once again we see the Swedish death metal guru Rogga Johannson involved in yet another project, ably assisted by Peter Svensson (Assassin’s Blade) on bass/backing vocals and Lars Demoké (drums). This is on top of his collaboration with Paul Speckmann… Continue Reading →
I like my Death Metal naughty, full of gore and pulled straight from an 80s video nasty. I mean that’s not strictly true I am a big fan of Tech and Prog Death too. For the most part though I… Continue Reading →
Back when I was a nipper in the 90s…. Ok, just in my 30s…. I was exploring the odd world of what I like to think of as “post -Norwegian black metal weirdshit”. Elend, Monumentum, Mortiis era 1, Ahkenaton’s Divine… Continue Reading →
The calibre of personnel within the ranks of Sweden’s Trident amount to something of an underground super group to some extent boasting members or ex-members of acts such as Dissection, Lord Belial and Altar Of Sacrifice to name a few… Continue Reading →
Things don’t get much bleaker than industrial black metal. So, if you’re looking for something uplifting, you might want to pass on this one. I don’t know whether this really is, as the blurb claims, “the most extreme (…) record… Continue Reading →