Año: 2026

While any band, metal or not, would kill to have a classic in their discography, I often feel that having one can do their other albums a disservice. Some classics continue their perpetual status by virtue of self-fulfilling “this is good because we have been told it must be” prophecy (Tomb of the Mutilated), while … Seguir leyendo “Carbon Tomb – Passage to a Neutron Star Review”

I’ve been on a bit of a thrash bender in June, and Ruyned will conclude this month’s kick for ol’ Grin. The Romanian trio sends me deep into the heart of July with turbocharged, high-octane riffing and a moderate case of whiplash. Profanum Sacrificium, Ruyned’s sophomore LP, plays thrash the way the olde school intended—at … Seguir leyendo “Ruyned – Profanum Sacrificium Review”

I sommar kommer ZZ Top tillbaka till Sverige med sin The Big One-turné, för sina 32:a och 33:e spelningar på svensk mark, på Dalhalla och i Malmö. Turnéaffischen och namnet antyder att vi har en Eliminator-fokuserad konsert att vänta. Under Eliminator-turnén 1983–1984 – bandets andra, tredje, fjärde och femte Sverigebesök – gjorde de inte mindre … Seguir leyendo “KRÖNIKA: ZZ Top i Sverige genom åren”

Det finns få band vars framgång i så hög grad definieras av den särprägel som vokalisten tillför musik och identitet. Man kan hävda att James Hetfield är oersättlig, liksom Mick Jagger. Med sin unika röst satte Chester Bennington Linkin Park på världskartan och blev inte bara katalysatorn bakom bandets enorma genomslag, utan också en av … Seguir leyendo “Linkin Park – 3Arena, Stockholm 29 maj 2026”

Review by Jeger Arckanum – Motestandarin (EP) Record Label: Darkness Shall Rise Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 8/10 It goes without saying that the Swedes are the ones who put real Occult-driven Black Metal on the map: Ofermod, Arckanum, Dissection, Watain. And it also goes without saying that to this day, the Sverige scene consists of … Seguir leyendo “Review: Arckanum – Motestandarin (EP)”

Review by Rick Eaglestone Flykt – Sinister Strain Record Label: Hammerheart Records Year: 2026 Rating: 7/10 Seven years is a long time to hold your tongue. Since Charnel Heart announced Flykt to the Swedish Black Metal scene in 2019, the Stockholm duo of Andreas (ex-Valkyrja, vocals) and Joel (ex-Rev 16:8, guitars) have said almost nothing: no … Seguir leyendo “Review: Flykt – Sinister Strain”

Review by Transmontanus Kalmansurma – Sysimaa (EP) Record Label: Independent Year: 2026 Rating: 7/10 Finland has long possessed a unique relationship with darkness, and Kalmansurma appear intent on continuing that tradition through a sound that occupies the bleak territory between Black Metal and Doom. Hailing from Kärkölä, the duo have quickly established an identity rooted … Seguir leyendo “Review: Kalmansurma – Sysimaa (EP)”

Review by Jeger Autrest – Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves Record Label: Northern Silence Productions Year: 2025 Rating: 8.5/10 What is the return on life’s eager investment? Never what you would think. For each individual, a bitter tale to be told; one of longing, of suffering and of hiding. But what of the Wolf? Beyond ancient … Seguir leyendo “Review: Autrest – Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves”

Thrash has enjoyed a solid year thus far…Whether your poison has included the head-spinning technical fireworks of Cryptic Shift, the sprightly horns-up gallop of Kreator’s inspired latest, lean, mean death-thrash of Nuclear Tomb, hard-hitting punch of Furi Helium, or rabidly nasty old school battering of Desolus, the legendary genre where many a metalhead cut their … Seguir leyendo “Imperium – Exodus Unknown Review”