Tag Sweden
After album ‘VII: Född Förlorare,’ which had a cover song by Landberk on it Shining released a single for Förtvivlan, Min Arvedel with another cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘Prince Of Darkness’. Obviously caught by the covers bug, now we have… Continue Reading →
Ah, and here we are, with the second album from brilliant death metal rising stars, Sectu. I had the very good fortune to review their debut “Inundate” when it was released, and at that time, I made comments that placed… Continue Reading →
With the number of available and active bands delving into melodic death metal it never surprises me as to the amount of talent the world has to offer in the genre. Many would argue that melodic and death metal are… Continue Reading →
Listening to v.e.g.a. yesterday got me thinking that black metal and industrial go together so fantastically well it’s a shame more bands don’t do it. Plutonium, a solo act fromSweden, is another fine example of this integration of styles and… Continue Reading →
Swedish power metal titans’ Sabaton’ have been wailing on about War for the past 13 years and have released 5 albums which includes the 2005 album “Primo Victoria” which gained them a huge fan base. Their music is addictive and… Continue Reading →
It’s fair to say that Rob Lowe era Candlemass has been ever so slightly divisive for Candlemass fans. There are legions of Candlemass supporters who are all massively invested in their own particular favourite album from their long back catalogue…. Continue Reading →
Established acts like Marduk don’t make bad albums, they never will but the question of whether one Marduk album is better than another is open for wide debate as Marduk fans spanning 20 years argue for their own particular choice,… Continue Reading →
Deals Death no doubt slightly vexed that there are already a couple of bands out there called Death Dealer decided upon their slightly clunky moniker when they got it together in Sweden in 2008. They released one independent album ‘Internal… Continue Reading →
Thrash metal is what Sweden’s Desultor are about. It’s clear from listening to “Masters of Hate”, their debut album that they don’t believe in messing about. Non-stop and like a whirlwind, it is also rich in technicality. The spooky, extra-terrestrial… Continue Reading →
As I listened to “Blood of Saints”, the penny, or as Engel are Swedish, the krona dropped. The style made me remember I’d seen Engel play live at the Forum inLondonin 2007 in support of Amon Amarth and Dimmu Borgir…. Continue Reading →
Unleashed have been undergoing a strong resurgence since the release of 2006’s “Midvinterblot”, an album which saw them in particularly vital form. Each subsequent release has been an improvement on the former. Of course, there is a finite amount of… Continue Reading →
RAM are a traditional heavy metal behemoth from Sweden, a country containing many of the most promising prospects of the heavy metal genre of late. RAM have had a very healthy underground following with two studio albums behind them, ‘Forced… Continue Reading →