Sweden’s Frusen Sorg are turning trauma, instinct and emotional honesty into some of the most compelling extreme music of 2026. We sat down with Kalle Mattsson to discuss Smärtpunkter and the philosophy behind the chaos. Read More …
Tag: Swedish metal
AVATAR’s Johannes Eckerström On Forbidden Knowledge, The Forest & Why We Crave Chaos
AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström talks Don’t Go In The Forest, Australian tour plans, stage transformation, literature, fear, ritual and why the scariest thing in the forest might be yourself. Read More …
Clawfinger Interview | Bård Torstensen on Before We All Die and the Band’s Return
There are comeback records, and then there are records that arrive sounding like the world has caught back up with the band that made them. For Clawfinger, Before We All Die feels exactly like that. Released on February 20th, the Swedish Norwegian crossover pioneers have Read More …
EVERGREY BLEEDS LIGHT INTO THE DARK
Evergrey have built a legacy on darkness—but now something’s shifting. In this raw interview, Tom S. Englund opens up about their most “positive” album yet, the risks of evolving their sound, and what Australian fans can expect when the storm hits. Read More …
Avatar Set Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland Dates for 2026 Tour
Australia… they did not forget. Three years after first tearing through Australian stages on their long-awaited debut headline run, Swedish metal visionaries Avatar are set to return to Australia and New Zealand this August and September, bringing their latest chapter of chaos, theatre, and razor-sharp Read More …
Self Deception Interview: Patrick “Hagge” Hallgren Talks Australian Tour 2026,Time’s Up & Signing With Napalm Records
There are bands that tour.There are bands that grind.And then there are bands like Self Deception — the Swedish rock juggernaut that takes twenty years of fire, failure, fury, and evolution… and turns it into a worldwide party people are still trying to recover from. Read More …
EVERGREY Ignite a Breathless New Era with “OXYGEN!” — A Haunting Cry of Survival and Strength
Swedish metal titans EVERGREY have returned, breathing life and anguish into a brand-new single, “OXYGEN!”, a track that embodies everything fans have come to love about the band — and then pushes it further into the abyss. Before embarking on a massive European and UK Read More …
Curse of Cain – Achtung Album Review: Sweden’s Cinematic Metal Returns
Album Review by Brenden BodyBag Following on from their 2023 self-titled debut, Sweden’s Curse of Cain have returned with their highly anticipated second album Achtung. The band describes themselves as “Movie Metal,” and it’s a fitting tag—everything about them, from the music to the visuals, Read More …