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7" INCUBUS (METAL BAND) - S/T rare only release from morbid angel project, copies SEK 7" PRIDE - YOU´RE THE ONLY ONE/ DREAMER IN THE NIGHT rare swedish metal single, signed by full band on the back. Ahh, Swedish metal bands: with a population just shy of 10 million, Sweden has absolutely no right to produce as many great bands as it has over the last few decades. The following list of the ten best Swedish metal bands is really only scratching the surface of this remarkable metallic nation….
Meanwhile, despite splits, hiatuses and regular lineup reshuffles, Candlemass are still out there spreading the doom gospel with utmost class and power. It hardly needs restating that Meshuggah have been insanely influential over the last 27 years. And, thrillingly, they have retained their mystique, their reputation for always upping the ante and their status as one of the most mind-blowing live bands on the planet.
Raise your horns! No list of Swedish metal bands would be complete without the mighty Bathory.
The Swedish Metal Bands You Need to Know
One of the most influential bands to come out of the country, Bathory pioneered Viking metal and are often credited with helping to create black metal. Their first four albums — Bathory , The Return Following the last of these four landmark albums the band shed its early blackened style and released the record Hammerheart , the quintessential Viking metal album. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!
Impressively, since reforming in , Europe have reinvented themselves as a superlative bluesy hard rock band with several strong new albums under their belt. An absolute no-brainer for anyone that likes their heavy music to be both interesting and distinctive, Opeth have been following their uniquely progressive path for over 25 years, seldom putting a creative foot wrong and producing some of the most beautiful and original albums are metal has ever witnessed along the way.
Formed in , Tobias Forge 's Ghost have taken the world by storm — owing to their theatrical stage presence and catchy classic rock riffs, all of which is meticulously planned out and designed by Forge. Within ten short years, the band captivated audiences young and old and have established themselves as major players within the rock and metal scenes. Still firmly rooted in metal, but with a purposefully diverse sonic palette at their disposal, Katatonia are true originals to be cherished.
With their military schtick and tank that actually fires into the crowd, their live shows have become festival favourites, earning themselves a headline spot at Bloodstock Drawing from historical battles, war, and generally succeeding in acts of combat like Big Burly Blokes do, Sabaton are very self-aware in their brand of fist-pumping, super-macho power metal, planting tongues firmly in cheeks. Of course, its not all battlegrounds and bloodshed, the lyrics to their joyous track Metal Crüe is made entirely of band names.
Sweden is universally known as the birthplace of melodic death metal , but the Swedes had their own black metal scene alongside their neighbours in Norway too. Mayhem's Per Yngve Ohlin, otherwise known as Dead, is a black metal icon — and he hailed from Sweden. Dark Funeral are perhaps one of the most prominent acts within Sweden's black metal scene. The band have released six full-length albums since their formation in and toured with the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Nile and Dimmu Borgir.
Evergrey are the great unsung heroes of Swedish metal. Widely regarded as a progressive metal band, they are in fact entirely unique, with a sound that is as contemporary and crushing as anything out there, but with the unique addition of leader and frontman Tom S. Evergrey write big, epic and wildly distinctive heavy metal songs that exert colossal emotional power.
15 of the best metal bands from Sweden
The infamous black metallers Watain are best known for their intense live shows, involving real animal carcasses, blood, Satanic rituals, candles and pyrotechnics. The smell of their gigs alone is enough to turn most off, but that of course is part of their appeal. However, these antics have also caused controversy, with allegations of animal abuse and a notorious show in Brooklyn, where the audience members were doused in the animal blood, reportedly causing some audience members to vomit.
Influenced initially by bands such as Celtic Frost, Sabbath, Slayer, Death, The Misfits and Motörhead, they later incorporated elements of garage rock into their repertoire, moving away from their original "buzzsaw" guitar tones, however, inventing a sound later referred to as death 'n' roll.
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