What are the best Italian metal bands, and how’s the Italy metal scene? I’d say it’s pretty damn healthy, and there’s also top-tier bands in many different genres. Here you can find my picks for the best Italian metal bands, focusing on underrated/underground bands in my preferred genres.
On Soliloquium’s third full-length album, “Things We Leave Behind”, it felt like I finally started getting things together for real. Most of the previous amateurism was gone, and I attracted interesting guests and collaborators. Here is my deep-dive into the Read more…
“Catharsis” is the first single from Soliloquium’s 2018 album “Contemplations”, the second full-length release. I hadn’t heard the song in a long time, so it was quite fun to listen to it a couple of times and dive into the Read more…
“With or Without” was the single from our debut album “An Empty Frame”, and a seminal song in the Soliloquium discography. It was the first Soliloquium song to get a significant amount of views, and our first lyric video. For Read more…
After diving into the first-ever Soliloquium song “Garden of Truculence”, I figured it would be fitting to move on to the next release in 2013, and another seminal song in the band’s journey: “Crossroads”.
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!
“Garden of Truculence” is the first song I ever wrote for Soliloquium back in 2012 – a rather predictable, but still quite good Swedish-style melodic death/doom song, in my opinion. Here’s a closer, critical look at the lyric themes and musical ideas. It’s a post in a long run of song breakdowns I will be doing. In the end, I hope it will give you a deeper understanding of my music.
Brazilian doom metal band Black Tears of the Fallen invited me to lay down some growls on their upcoming single “Guardian of the Threshold”, and I couldn’t be happier too. The band is kick ass IMO, and when I received Read more…
Attending Frantic Fest 2024 around Pescara in the East of Italy was going to be this summer vacation’s absolute wildcard. I knew very few people going there, and I put all my chips in the middle to see Klimt 1918, Read more…
“Vakaren” is the only Swedish-language track by favorite band Katatonia, a bonus track on the 2016 album “The Fall of Hearts”. It’s one of the recurring tracks in my singing playlist, and also the only Swedish track I’m comfortable singing, Read more…
Hey! Forgive me for the dumbass popup, but I have some new music out! I’m Stefan, the owner of this website and composer of progressive death/doom metal band Soliloquium. Our new single “Famine” is out and would be awesome if you had a listen. Best way to support me, and you might like it! Full album is out April 11th, and already available for digital/physical pre-order.
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