Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth’s driving force throughout the years. Opeth has consistently incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical and jazz influences into their usually lengthy compositions, as well as noticeable [...]
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Freak Kitchen [Sweden]
Posted: 6th December 2011 by guzz69 in F, Freak Kitchen, SwedenTags: Freak Kitchen, Mattias IA Eklundh
Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992. Because of the high technical level of their compositions people sometimes refer to their style as progressive metal or progressive rock. Freak Kitchen’s style of music is influenced by many genres besides the traditional heavy metal, ranging from jazz to pop.
Paatos [Sweden]
Posted: 14th November 2011 by guzz69 in P, Paatos, SwedenTags: Landberk, Paatos, Petronella Nettermalm
Paatos is a Swedish rock band that was formed in 1999 by Reine Fiske and Stefan Dimle (both previous members of Landberk), Petronella Nettermalm, Ricard Nettermalm and Johan Wallen. Paatos is usually classified as progressive rock, albeit influenced by bands such as Portishead and Massive Attack.
Clawfinger [Sweden]
Posted: 22nd October 2011 by guzz69 in C, Clawfinger, SwedenTags: Clawfinger, Jocke Skog, Zak Tell
Clawfinger is a rap metal band from Sweden and one of the earliest bands to adopt this sound. Clawfinger is known for aggressive but melodic music and tackling political and anti-racist themes in their songs. The band’s origin dates back to the summer of 1989 when Zak Tell and Jocke Skog met while working together [...]
Abstrakt Algebra [Sweden]
Posted: 20th October 2011 by guzz69 in A, Abstrakt Algebra, SwedenTags: Abstrakt Algebra, Candlemass, Leif Edling, Mats Levén
Abstrakt Algebra was a Swedish experimental metal band with influences from power metal and doom metal. It was founded by bassist Leif Edling in 1994, shortly after his main project Candlemass split up. They made one album, but Edling had already started working on a second album with a different line-up. However, due to the [...]