What kind of metal and rock bars can you find in Stockholm? Are they any good, and where are they located? Where can you experience metalhead culture and have the chance to meet other metalheads? Let’s dive into it!
Fueled by interesting discussions with several friends, I wanted to dive into why people stop listening to extreme metal music. This applies to completely dropping extreme metal, but also the gradual transition to softer and different listening habits. I’ve had my own weird, musical journey in terms of this, and Read more…
This my Göteborg/Gothenburg metal scene guide where you can find cool, metal-related things to see and do in the second biggest city in Sweden. The home of bands like In Flames, Dark Tranquillity and At The Gates is bound to draw some serious metal tourism. But where should you go, Read more…
Are you looking for thrash metal from 2021? Well, not everything is about albums. How about listening to an obscure international thrash metal collaboration instead? I think it’s a good idea. But that’s because I wrote the song. It does have pretty nasty riffs and hooks though. Playing with me Read more…
The two-year wait is over! Today I’m glad to announce the new Soliloquium album “Things We Leave Behind”, the successor to 2018’s “Contemplations”. It will be out on 16 March 2020 on Rain Without End/Naturmacht Productions. Preorder will be available on 17 February! “Things We Leave Behind” tracklist: Dead Ends Read more…
Helevorn Origin: Spain Genre(s): Death/doom metal, gothic metal For fans of: Swallow the Sun, My Dying Bride, Draconian, Evadne, The Foreshadowing This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “Aamamata” Spain’s Helevorn are on album four of their Gothic-influenced take on death/doom metal. 2014’s “Compassion Forlorn” is the strongest album so Read more…
Loneshore Origin: Brazil Active since: 2014 Label: BadMoodMan Music Genre(s): Death/doom metal, progressive metal For fans of: Opeth, Katatonia, Daylight Dies This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “From Presence to Silence” What can a bunch of Brazilians that really like death/doom metal and Opeth achieve? A whole lot, apparently! Read more…
Metaldays 2018 in Tolmin, Slovenia is approaching and I just printed my festival and transportation tickets. Don’t miss my Metaldays guide to practical stuff like beer prices, Tolmin town and other festival things below. Here, we will focus on the bands. 2018 is my third, and weakest, Metaldays Iine-up. There Read more…
Time for a small update on 2018, two months in: a list of my good albums from 2018. It hasn’t been a great year for music so far but there are some albums that I found interesting. I’m also going to list some coming albums that I’m excited about. Please Read more…
These are my tips for the people attending the Brutal Assault metal festival in 2019. The Brutal Assault festival is held every year in Fortress Josefov, Jaromer, Czech Republic. I attended in 2015 and 2016, and I thought I’d share my experiences. For more info, check the official Brutal Assault Read more…