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Swedish Death Metal for me is a little like Brazilian Death Metal, I really have to be in the mood to fully appreciate it. Now, don’t get me wrong I’m not saying I don’t like either of these niche subsets,… Continue Reading →
When Swedish Death Metal comes from another country is it still Swedish Death Metal? The same could be said for Brazilian Extreme Metal, very unique sounds. Ones that are highly praised too and also replicated. I think it’s high time… Continue Reading →
I find it kind of funny that whilst Metal as a whole is the beating heart of the underground it is massively popular, I mean look at Wacken, Hellfest and to a lesser extent Download, these are hugely successful gatherings…. Continue Reading →
The Stockholm old-schoolers return with this, their third album, following from their last release, “Black Magic Fire” back in 2014. I have “Black Magic Fire” in my own personal collection, and while I remember enjoying it, I wasn’t completely blown… Continue Reading →
Last year’s self-titled EP from this international entity blew me away with its take on old-school Swedish death metal. Raw, grim and atmospheric, it underscored what so many modern exponents and worshippers are missing in creating such Swedeath: authenticity. Formed… Continue Reading →
Twenty-two years after their brilliant debut ‘Internal Caustic Torments’ arrived, at long last Sweden’s Wombbath are back with another slab of unadulterated death metal. Perhaps what distinguished these guys from many of their native contemporaries was the clear homage to… Continue Reading →