The records Black Waltz on which the band found their slightly psychotic sound and Hail the Apocalypse marked the breakthrough of the Swedish groove/modern metal band Avatar. The question that naturally comes to mind...
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Report: Marduk, Immolation, Origin and Bio-cancer
Hot weather and extreme metal either works like a charm on a festival (read: cooling beverages and good music) or it can be a curse in a small packed venue. Even though tonight’s concert...
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Rimfrost
My first acquaintance with the Swedish black metal formation Rimfrost was when I heard A Frozen World Unknown (2006). Especially the song Freezing Inferno, in all its frostbitten gloriousness, with Hravn’s Abbath-like vocals, whirlwind...
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Amon Amarth – Jomsviking releaseshow
If history has taught us anything about vikings, it is that they achieve success by going on raids. The Swedish viking metallers from Amon Amarth therefore embarked on a journey through the United Kingdom,...
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Amon Amarth – Jomsviking
Since having been sent from the Golden Halls in 1998, Amon Amarth has released nine impressive studio albums. The tenth will be released on the 25th of March 2016. For this anniversary, a concept...
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The Unguided – Lust and Loathing
The Unguided is a modern metal band from Sweden. The band mixes melodic death metal with trance and metalcore. You can expect catchy melodies, clean vocals as well as harsh vocals and distortion guitars...
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Entombed A.D. – Dead Dawn
The reincarnation of Entombed is back with their second album. After the departure of Alex Hellid in 2013 in Entombed, the four remaining members had to change the name of the band for legal...
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Mammoth Storm – Fornjot
Usually, I’m not the one to follow Doom metal as closely as other genres I like, but from time to time, my musical mood shifts to one that likes to dabble in the nice...
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Ghost – Meliora
Swedens most famous occult rock band Ghost are back with their third offering Meliora. The band has ‘departed’ with former front man Papa Emeritus II, who is succeeded by his three month younger brother...
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Tribulation – The Children Of The Night
Whoever said that metal is not innovative anymore, should listen to Tribulation’s third full-length effort The Children of the Night. Hailing from Sweden and being classified as (progressive) death metal (partially due to the...
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