Hammerfall are a strange band to define. If we go by their name alone, not to mention their often over the top album covers,...

Following up from their highly-praised demo EP Samsara two years ago, Snailking's long-awaited, monolithic full-length Storm is finally in our midst. Hailing from Sweden,...

In this age of vintage fashion, throwback culture, and 16 year-olds relentlessly hammering “like this comment if you know REAL MUSIC!” into Zeppelin songs...

When Angela Gossow, the legendary singer of Arch Enemy, announced that she was stepping down as the singer of the band, she shook the metal community to its...

Violence and war are a common topic in metal. From Metallica’s “One” to Megadeth’s “Symphony of Destruction”, and 95% of Manowar’s discography, countless bands...

Sabaton were an acquired taste for me. While I had enjoyed their previous records, it wasn't until 2012's Carolus Rex that I truly started to pay attention...

The former singer of Nightwish has just released her first solo album. She tells us about some of the extremes she had to deal with as part of the popular band, as well as the details of her new effort.

Astrophobos are relative newcomers to the Swedish black metal, but with the release of their debut full-length Remnants Of Forgotten Horrors they’re certainly poised...

Lake Of Tears formed in the early 90s as a somewhat straight-forward doom metal band, but over the years the initial sound went in a...

Kamchatka are no strangers to the Swedish hard rock/heavy metal scene; having begun well over a decade ago, they released their first album in...