Swedish heavy metal

The Pendulum, described in a roundabout way by Sweden's Master Massive themselves as a ‘seventies rock concept album with eighties metal orchestration’ is something o

Sweden’s Unleashed are, in my often not-so-humble opinion, one of death metal’s great treasures.

Our own Mickey Strong had a pop at Swedes Enforcer when reviewing their last album, the almost universally-acclaimed Death by Fire, claiming they were ‘mo

They are Swedish. They play power metal. 

There might just be something in the water in Sweden. How else can you explain the sheer number of quality metal acts emanating from the country?

Swedish glamsters Crazy Lixx return with a fourth album that is – and this is hard to believe given the sublime quality of their recorded output thus far – without doubt their best

With a band whose ever intensifying reputation completely took them by surprise, it is no wonder the ever so humble yet unassailable In Flames still blush when hearing the words ‘p

Is there a more divisive band in Euro metal at the moment? I think not, although to be honest with you I struggle to see what all the fuss is about.

Tom Englund and company are back, and guess what? They ain’t best pleased. Whaddya mean you isn’t surprised?

You can’t dislike Bullet.