Darkane are one of the forgotten bands of the Swedish metal scene. Rarely do you hear their name appear in a conversation about the country’s world class melodeath establishment next…
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Kreator will always be legends. Along with Sodom and Destruction, the German warriors created the famous Teutonic thrash sound that would go on to inspire black and death metal. Their…
Swedish quartet, Tungsten, are one of the most unique groups in metal. Not because of their sound, but because they started as the brainchild of Hammerfall/Manowar drummer, Anders Johannson, as…
Lars ‘Lazare’ Nedland formed Black Void as the counterpart to his melodic hard rock band, White Void. You’ll already know him as a founder member of avant-garde black metal legends,…
This year could be one of the most fertile for doom metal since the early 1990s. Messa, Eight Bells, Tuskar and Hangman’s Chair have all put their spin on the…
Evil Invaders are the self-proclaimed purveyors of heavy metal that’s fast, loud ‘n’ rude. They sing about this on their 2015 debut, Pulses of Pleasure, and let you know in…
German thrash stalwarts, Destruction, will always be known for their classic 1985 debut, Infernal Overkill. Many cite it as a proto-black metal album, and you can hear its influence on…
Vocalist, Antony Hämäläinen, specialises in lending his talents to international metal groups. His most famous band is the Gothenburg-based melodic death metal outfit, Nightrage, which used to feature Tomas Lindberg…
Black metal legend, Abbath, is one of the genre’s most recognisable faces, thanks to his distinctive corpse paint and granulated voice. The Norwegian multi-instrumentalist’s solo career started in 2016 and…