Best of
20 best Deftones songs
Deftones is one of my favorite bands, and this is my list of the 10 best Deftones songs. It also includes five songs that almost made it into the list. Even with my five extra songs I left out massive Read more…
Doom metal
Katatonia live at Metaldays 2017 review
After a crazy Slovenian storm that cut short and almost cancelled the preceding Sanctuary gig, Katatonia finally came on stage. My mood was on top and I secured a great spot in front, right between Jonas Renkse and Roger Öjersson. Read more…
Doom metal
The Foreshadowing live at Metaldays 2017 review
The Foreshadowing is a band that I’ve been quite obsessed with over the years. They’ve released four great records, making them a constant in my playlist rotation since around 2007. Metaldays 2017 finally gave me opportunity to see them live. Read more…
Live reviews
Death Angel live at Metaldays 2017 review
The last day of Metaldays 2017 was an exhausting one. Six days of partying, extreme weather and noise took its tool, and at this point I just wanted to head to a silent place and stay there. I missed all Read more…
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Metaldays 2017 review – good for Metaldays 2018
Metaldays 2017 was a fantastic festival filled with great performances and great partying. The crazy Tolmin weather did its best to halt the festival, but there really wasn’t anything stopping the bands or attendees this time. There was an undeniable Read more…
Best of
Best European metal festivals (that I’ve been to)
This is my ranking of the best European metal festivals. Naturally, I can only the rank the one’s I’ve been to, which excludes big metal festivals like Hellfest and Graspop. It’s also strictly from my viewpoint, which means a focus Read more…
progressive metal
5 reasons why I don’t like new Opeth
Insane memes and online flaming aside, there are several reasons why I don’t like the three latest Opeth albums. I find “Pale Communion” rather decent, especially the song “Faith in Others”. I’m still to find a single musical moment that Read more…
Doom metal
Katatonia – The Fall of Hearts review (and 2017 revisit)
This article is a combination of my original “The Fall of Hearts” review, also available at rateyourmusic.com and Metal Archives, and my follow-up track by track analysis. Original Katatonia – “The Fall of Hearts” review I was perplexed the first Read more…
music marketing
How to promote metal music online
I’ve read many guides about music promotion and marketing online, and most of them apply to promoting metal music as well. But metal is a genre that has extremely engaged fans, and specific digital habits. Some of the habits provide Read more…
music marketing
How to promote and market music on Bandcamp
It’s not always easy to promote and market your music for maximum exposure on platforms like Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud and YouTube. All of them have their own particular success strategies, and it’s rarely the logical one. Such is definitely Read more…