Tag Sweden
As with so many bands of their style and era, Tiamat have gone through a number of incarnations to get to where they are at now creatively. Starting out as a death metal band in the late 80’s and early… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2006 by drinking buddies, Sweden’s Zombified released their debut, ‘Zombified Slaughtermachine’, in 2010. Having no knowledge of this band or their debut, I could at least glean from their name that death metal was the order of the… Continue Reading →
With most of the press stuck outside until just before Sonne Adam came on stage, one assumes that the two previous bands were suitably supported, but in any case, I was only really interested in a couple of the bands… Continue Reading →
I was first alerted to Loch Vostok by a number of ProgPower goers. That was about three years when “Reveal No Secrets” came out. “V: The Doctrine Decoded” is their fifth album release. When I first heard the name, I… Continue Reading →
To much fanfare comes “God is an Automaton”. This is Sybreed’s fourth album. With influences such as Fear Factory, Meshuggah, In Flames and Depeche Mode, their brand of music is termed “death wave”, which amounts to a mix of extreme… Continue Reading →
Whilst embracing these ‘Hymns Of Reverse Darkness’ I went looking for further illumination on these whipped angels assuming as they were on Hellthrasher Productions that they were Polish. Wrong straight away as it would appear that Flagellated Seraph come from… Continue Reading →
Has it been worth the wait for Sweden’s Witchcraft, put on hold since 2007 after the release of the amazing “The Alchemist” album? A lot can happen in five years and Witchcraft has not gone unscathed with original founder Magnus… Continue Reading →
Bullet. Is it really album number four? Their no frills heavy metal charm, all leather beer and armpit swear, has been entertaining the hell out of me since Heading To The Top so I was really pleased to get this… Continue Reading →
This is a landmark tenth full length album from Sweden’s “Masters of Death” who are now joined by Tobias Cristiansson from the ashes of Dismember (whom are sadly missed I might add). Ola Lindgren survives as the founder member in… Continue Reading →
If you’re from Gothenburg, Sweden, and you play Melodic Death Metal, there’s a lot to live up to. In the face of such high expectations, I hoped for either a new slant on the subject or an energy-sapping performance on… Continue Reading →
As far as depressive blackened textures are concerned there are few more adept at painting them musically than the Swedish band Shining. Perhaps for some the thought of approaching the music is too off putting as dwelling on the… Continue Reading →
The sound of Diablo Swing Orchestra is unique. Comprising a panoply of styles including swing jazz, classical, mariachi, metal and much more, they then combine them to create a host of moods but above all entertainment and fun. Coinciding with… Continue Reading →