Author: Jim

I do photo & digital stuff for a museum and archive. Fan of a wide range of music with speciality in Scandinavian metal.

When you think of Gothenburg based bands, names such as At The Gates, Dark Tranquility and In Flames will no doubt come to mind. Arguably some of the premier bands that helped develop the "Gothenburg sound" of metal, they helped drive the scene forward with their incorporation of elements form all around the metal scene … Continue reading Album Review: Vampire – Rex

Gothenburg based metallers Vampire are gearing up to release their brand new album entitled Rex via Century Media records. A fine example of old meeting new, the album marks the third full length release in their growing repertoire. Prior to the release, our senior editor got the opportunity to chat with guitarist and songwriter Black String about … Continue reading Interview: Black String of Vampire

Eccentric psychedelic rockers The Alligator Wine have recently released their debut album entitled Demons Of The Mind. A unique album with all the instrument melodies coming from hammond organs and moogs, the act have been gaining in popularity since they first came onto the scene a few years ago. Prior to the release of the album, we … Continue reading Interview: Rob Vitacca of The Alligator Wine

Finland’s spearhead of melodic death metal, Insomnium, will play a special worldwide live stream show on Friday May 29th, 2020, at 19.00 CEST . The band will perform their illustrious magnum opus, the 40 minutes song/album Winter’s Gate, which, for example, has been chosen as one of the best albums of 2010’s by the revered Inferno magazine. Insomnium … Continue reading Insomnium perform special “Winters Gate” live stream show

Naglfar are currently gearing up to release their brand new album entitled Cerecloth via Century Media Records. The first in 8 years from the trio, it marks the triumphant return of one of metal's most consistent bands. Prior to the release, our senior editor got the chance to discuss the album and whether metal should challenge the … Continue reading Interview: Kristoffer Olivius of Naglfar

Today's band of the day doesn't really need any introduction other than that it's Imonolith and legendary drummer Ryan "RVP" Van Poederooyen is here to tell you more about them... Simple things first – where are you guys from? We’re all from Canada. Myself, Brian, Scott and Kai live in Vancouver, British Columbia and Jon … Continue reading Band of the Day: Imonolith