Swedish folk metal force Grimner returns with thunder and fury with their new single ‘Irrbloss’, a second glimpse of their upcoming album ‘Stormvingar’, set for release in September via Despotz Records!
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Swedish thrashers Dead Sleep release new single and music video ‘Children of the Blade’ from their upcoming album ‘Repulsion’, set for release in June!
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Swedish melodic death metal band Abandon Agony released their new single ‘Polar Shift’ from their upcoming debut full-length ‘Endbringer’, out in May!
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Swedish black metal outfit Flykt unveiled the details of their upcoming album ‘Sinister Strain’, out in June via Hammerheart Records and unleashed the new track ‘An Uncarved Block’!
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Monolord have shared the new track ‘Oozing Wound’, a second preview of their upcoming album ‘Neverending’, out next month with Relapse Records! Catch them live this summer at only a few European festivals, including Alcatraz, or this fall on their Europe tour!
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Sweden’s Bewitched is back. This Friday, they are unleashing their comeback full-length album ‘Diabolical Death Mass’ with Osmose Productions, the first new release in 2 decades!
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Swedish modern metal outfit Self Deception release their new single ‘DON’T B E L O N G’ in anticipation of their upcoming Napalm Records debut ‘One Of Us’, out next month! Catch them live at several European festivals this summer or this fall on their Nordic Tour with Amaranthe and Ankor!
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Swedish gothic doom entity Draconian dropped their latest new single ‘Misanthrope River’, another track from their upcoming album ‘In Somnolent Ruin’, out next month via Napalm Records!
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Brand-new Swedish power metal band Shadowborne signed a multialbum deal with Scarlet Records and is expected to release their debut album this summer!
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Monolord returns with ‘Neverending’, their first album in half a decade, out in May via Relapse Records and unveiled a first track with ‘You Bastard’! This fall they’ll be touring Europe but before that there are a couple of exclusive festival shows this summer, including Alcatraz in Belgium!
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Album Reviews
The fourteenth studio album “The Last Will and Testament” from the Swedish masters of progressive metal Opeth captures engaging dynamic riffs with dark keyboards texture. Out via Reigning Phoenix Music since November 22nd.
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Sweden’s powerhouse The Crown returns with a solid album “Crown of Thorns”, delivering their trademark of aggressive death/thrash metal, out via Metal Blade Records!
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Tribulation’s sixth studio album “Sub Rosa in Æternum” is memorably catchy and equally haunting and perfectly fits in the gothic metal canon. Out via Century Media Records since November 1st, and comes recommended to fans of Moonspell and Type O Negative, or even more gothic rock/electro affiliated acts like Sisters of Mercy or Depeche Mode!
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Tenth studio album “Sunraven” from these Swedish heavy doomsters conveys the majesty of Grand Magus and evokes a relentless quality, in sounding all-powerful, and majestic. Out since yesterday, October 18th, via Nuclear Blast!
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After being on my radar for a while Dampf have outdone themself with their new album ‘No Angels Alive’ that was released on 23 of August via Silver Lining Music. This album is extremely catchy and almost all songs live rent free in my head after a couple of listens.
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Sweden’s Necrophobic returns with a staggering new album, “In Twilight Grey”. The songs here sound heavier, rawer, and more sinister, making them deliver one of their best studio albums of their career. Out via Century Media Records since last Friday!
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At the end of last month, the Swedish metalcore legends Dead By April were finally back with their latest album ‘The Affliction’, another solid album that on the one hand surprises with some really cool collaborations with other bands and artists, but on the other hand doesn’t really bring in much new. If you’re a fan of the band, you’ll love this, though!
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Swedish melodic blackened death metal super group Night Crowned offers a compelling mixture of aggression and modern mixture of Nordic melodies on the third album ‘Tales’ out via Noble Demon Records today!
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“Hamartia” showcases the band’s memorable songwriting and wittingly transitioning into an era of prosperity, Tribulation has created its own sub-genre of dark gothic music and continue to expand their trademark palette. Released via Century Media Records.
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Despite a lengthy hiatus, Swedish death doom veterans Runemagick has been quite prolific again these past few years with ‘The Cenotaph of Mankind’ as the latest engraving into this monolith of doom. Out since last Friday via Hammerheart Records.
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