Tag Sweden
Well, it’s no surprise to those of us of an extreme metal persuasion that a lot (and I mean A LOT) of great bands have come from Sweden. Imperishable look to join the ranks of our illustrious Scandinavian cousins, and… Continue Reading →
Melodic death metal from Sweden is like a badge of honour. Scar Symmetry are known exponents of the genre, having been doing it since 2004. I know this band from their earlier works and live performances, which were always noteworthy… Continue Reading →
I’m not going to pretend this is going to be a great, detailed in-depth review of Vomitory’s history since the late 1990s and comparing this, the Swedes’ first release since their reformation in 2018, to the older stuff. Because for… Continue Reading →
Well, while not perhaps the first band to merge the ferocious d-beat energy of Discharge with the all-conquering guitar sound of the HM-2 pedal, Industrial Puke do have both an amusing name, and a knack for not outstaying their welcome…. Continue Reading →
Deathstars, leaders of the current milieu of gothic, industrial and electronic related metal have again peaked their heads above the parapet to give us another fun and memorable piece of metal that can have a club dancing within seconds. Everything… Continue Reading →
These Swedes last album ‘Zenith’ was a slight departure from the bands usual style and approach. Having come together again for ‘Nostalgia’ it’s not a case of re-hashing the older sound, to some extent there is more of the old… Continue Reading →
I’ve been listening to a good lot of dungeon synth music recently, so as synchronicity is high on my life path at the moment (ludicrously so) it wasn’t much of a surprise when this dropped into the review lists. So,… Continue Reading →
A new Runemagick album is always a source of great pleasure for me. One of the most prolific, yet still obscure bands since the turn of the century, the masters of dread atmosphere have been plying their wares since the… Continue Reading →
Those of us old enough will remember that during the late 80s many thrash acts decided to change their style into more technical or progressive realms and for quite a lot of them it was a death knell, a nail… Continue Reading →
I think this band are great; having recently completed a short tour is America, Century are coming at you with their debut album. The band play awesome heavy metal, there’s a lot of influence of the NWoBHM, current US scene… Continue Reading →
Returning to the metal stage from their lonesome and windswept homeland of Varmland, Sweden, Tribulation are back with another piece of gothic metal that is vampiric in nature and has wholly abandoned all the death and blackened metal elements of… Continue Reading →
MDXX are a mysterious quartet spearheaded by the mastermind behind them who is known simply as V, the other members being A, C and T. Influenced by recent years filled with death and despair, V created a world which mirrored… Continue Reading →