Sweden’s Amon Amarth bring a tale of love and vengeance in Jomsviking.
Read More »Single Review: The Bongo Club – All She Said
Rising dance-punkers The Bongo Club surge in delivering the invigorating and especially infectious appeal of modern rock that has gone MIA for some time now. Having just formed nearly three years ago in their humble town of Boras, the Swedish quartet has definitely sustained New Years bliss with their latest …
Read More »Album Review – Manimal: Trapped in the Shadows
When it comes to straight-up heavy metal, most fans believe that it can’t get any better than the classics: Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, etc. If their latest release, Trapped in the Shadows, is anything to go by, Sweden’s Manimal are certainly subscribers to this philosophy. Their second album thoroughly succeeds in …
Read More »Album Review: Solution .45 – Nightmares in the Waking State: Part I
Solution .45 is a Swedish metal supergroup of sorts, mainly known as one of a few of ex-Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam’s current projects. With their better-than-expected debut album, For Aeons Past, released over five years ago, fans have eagerly awaited more of the band’s steadfast take on Gothenburg-inspired melodic …
Read More »Album Review: Manegarm – Manegarm
Manegarm release their 8th full album and celebrate 20 years of a metal legacy.
Read More »Small Feet – From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean
Swedish indie band Small Feet, aside from having a deliciously clever name, have a minty new sound relying on acoustic instruments and quirky howling vocals. The group’s second album From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean is a collection of just ten songs; each rumbling with overlapping guitar …
Read More »In Flames at Stage AE on 05/14/2015
Pittsburgh welcomed Gothenburg, Sweden natives and alternative/melodic death band In Flames to the stage. Their fifteen song set spanned sixteen years of the In Flames catalogue – no Lunar Strain, The Jester Race, or Whoracle this night. More than half of the set came from 2006s Come Clarity or …
Read More »Album Review: Hardcore Superstar – HCSS
Almost two decades after their debut release, Hardcore Superstar attempt to go back to their roots. Is the rekindling of their original sound anything worth remembering?
Read More »Photos: MACHINAE SUPREMACY
Photos of Machinae Supremacy live from MAGFest13 in National Harbor, Maryland! There were people coming to the convention JUST for these guys and they had everyone jumping. It was an impressive show with a great sound setup and great lighting. It also included a girl swinging a chainsaw.
Read More »Interview: MACHINAE SUPREMACY
After their performance at MAGFest13, the men behind the supremacy talk about touring, writing, crazy fans, and how they can do everything better than YOU!
Read More »Dark Tranquillity at Altar Bar on 01/12/2015
Album Review: Machinae Supremacy – Phantom Shadow
The Swedish kings of video game metal bring out their sixth full album Phantom Shadow. How does an album with less 8-bit bleeps and more instruments and atmosphere work for a group who is so identified with their unique style? Follow me on Twitter! @RockedReviews
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