2017 has been a decent year for death metal. Some of the genre greats like Immolation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse released new albums. I also found some previously unknown death metal acts that released good albums in 2017. I’ve Read more…
This is my list of the 10 best Slowdive songs. Slowdive is a legendary shoegaze band from Reading, United Kingdom. They released two full-length albums and a few EP’s before disbanding. Slowdive returned in 2017 with a self-titled comeback album Read more…
Kaunis Kuolematon is a Finnish death/doom metal band. They will be the first post in my underrated bands series, as well as the first post on this blog. The band plays classic melodic death/doom metal. The main vocals are growled Read more…
Seeing one of your favorite bands is always a treat, even on a sleepy Monday night in Stockholm. This was my fourth time seeing Anathema. Coincidentally it was also my fourth time seeing support band Alcest. It was simply one Read more…
2011’s “Reports From the Threshold of Death” is my favorite Junius album by far, as well as on one of my all-time favorites. This earlier state of band still has a lot to offer though. On this album, “The Martyrdom Read more…
I only found out about Romania’s Grimegod after missing out on them on the Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2017 festival. I’m a bit disappointed about it, since “Wrong Roads” is a solid slice of death/doom metal. I often prefer my death/doom Read more…
In the fall of 2012, I went to see Katatonia in Stockholm. The support bands were Alcest, that I already liked, and Junius, that I’d barely heard before. Even though my favorite band Katatonia performed well, it wasn’t what I Read more…
This my Swallow the Sun – New Moon review. My Swallow the Sun playlist mainly consists of debut “The Morning Never Came, and a few selected hits from the other albums. I recently wrote a review of “Ghosts of Loss”, Read more…
“Ghosts of Loss” is the second album from Finnish melodic death/doom metal act Swallow the Sun. This review is a part of a relistening binge. I always enjoyed opener “The Giant”, with it’s massive scope and instantly recognizable opening melody. Read more…
This is my list of the best Swallow the Sun songs. Swallow the Sun is a band that I probably should enjoy more, considering how much I enjoy the death/doom metal style. I don’t find them as exquisite as Slumber, Read more…