Tag Sweden
With the re-release of an album like Viva Emptiness it’s as well for me to state where I stand on the original. I owe Katatonia more than most bands as, without being overly dramatic ‘Discouraged Ones’ had a definite hand… Continue Reading →
Blowing off the cobwebs of your stereo and denim are Sweden’s Night, their previous two 7 inch singles were an indication of their sound, their style and this is the first full length album that I have really been waiting… Continue Reading →
There is something rather grimy about the name Ash And Coal and typing it into a search engine I keep getting directed towards images of thick tarry gloop spreading over areas of land and coating it in a filth where… Continue Reading →
If I said that Draug the man behind dark act Svart had current ties to Halmstad in Sweden that may well give some of you clues to certain affiliations he has. Yes he is also the bass player of Shining… Continue Reading →
Another short but sweet slab of vinyl from Gaphals, this time from a Stockholm based band called Jehovah Eyes. There is very little info on them that I can find and their Facebook page only has a few posts on… Continue Reading →
Having a record deck and speaking Swedish are possibly not essential when it comes to writing music reviews but in the case of this 7” release they would certainly help. Luckily I have a record deck but… apart from that… Continue Reading →
Another new album, and another band I’ve never heard of, although each and every track on Noctum’s Metal Blade début ‘Final Sacrifice’ tells of classic metal and hard rock influences. Hailing from Sweden, home of so much excellent metal and… Continue Reading →
Blackened satanic metallers Necrophobic have been hitting the headlines for some depressing reasons this year – and unfortunately all totally unrelated to their music. In March, founding band member David Parland died, apparently after committing suicide. Then last month the… Continue Reading →
Beast are a high energy rock n roll band from Sweden, some call this speed punk and some call it all manner of things! ‘Dead or Alive’ is their debut album release that is presented in a real nice digi… Continue Reading →
Since reviewing the reissue of their debut early this year I have become a firm fan of In Solitude and ‘Sister’ has been one of my most anticipated album releases of the year. Their debut was such a confident and… Continue Reading →
Sometimes the passage of time seems to pass extremely quickly. I mean, it seems like only yesterday that Swedish crew Centinex were consistently delivering excellent Swedish death metal, and I lamented their loss just as much as the next slave… Continue Reading →
Long gone are the dark and brooding days of one of post metal’s most evil sounding albums – the masterpiece that was ‘Eternal Kingdom’ is long dead and the band once branded as ‘NeurIsis’ have taken a complete U-turn with… Continue Reading →