Diablo Swing Orchestra are a very new discovery for me. I found them via their latest album, โSwagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Holeโ which was released earlier this month. Yet, according to Last FM, itโs already my second most played album of the entire year. You could say I fell down that rabbit hole … Continue reading 318: DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA
When a band is as innovative and unique as Meshuggah was when they first came along, the unfortunate reality is you canโt even touch what they do without (probably unfair) comparisons. But then thereโs Vildhjarta, who actually managed to grow out of the long shadow cast by their fellow countrymen. While many bands who attempt … Continue reading 294: VILDHJARTA
The pairing of two titans such as Rammsteinโs Till Lindemann and Peter Tรคgtgren of Pain and Hypocrisy was alway going to net strong results, but nobody couldโve predicted the direction things would take. Lindemannโs sardonic sense of humour often found in Rammsteinโs lyrics is a central force this time, bolder and more outlandish than ever … Continue reading 285: LINDEMANN
Combining elements of doom, gothic metal, death doom and more, Draconianโs sound is one of beautiful darkness, haunting and passionate in its performance. Draconian are another band I discovered quite late, coming across them via early singles for their seventh album, 2020โs โUnder a Godless Veilโ. Iโm eternally grateful I did, though, because that album … Continue reading 283: DRACONIAN
Novarupta is part solo project, part musical collective, and part art piece. As the creation of Alex Stjernfeldt, Novarupta is currently through a tetralogy of albums based on the four elements. โDisillusioned Fireโ and โMarine Snowโ represent the first two elements - fire and water, respectively. Musically, Novarupta is a unique and exciting listen. While … Continue reading 230: NOVARUPTA
Refused burst onto the scene in Sweden in the early 90s. With their wild aggression and political charges themes, this was a band to be reckoned with. Yet, strangely, perhaps their biggest impact occurred while they were broken up. In 1998, Refused released their third album, โThe Shape of Punk to Comeโ, and it was … Continue reading 216: REFUSED
a band a day. 