After nearly two decades of silence and side projects, Sweden’s melodic death metal maestros At the Gates dropped 2014’s seamless At War With Reality and have been assaulting the entire globe with a touring schedule as relentless as the riffs ever since. With a confidence and chemistry most full-time bands would kill for year after years of relentless practice, At the Gates really do seem like one of the most proficiently savage and insanely-catchy bands to ever emerge (and then re-emerge) from this subgenre.
For those who missed our last installment, We post biweekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that does not fall neatly into the confines of conventional “metal,” it should come as…
Just like football players, there are countless musicians who blossom through setting roots and letting them grow and there are those who only thrive on constant change. The Stockholm-based death metal project Feared has evolved over the past eight years to become a creative outlet for two musicians who never…
For those who missed our last installment, we will now be regularly posting what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that doesn’t fall neatly into the confines of conventional “metal,” it should come as no…
A while ago, I ran into IAMFIRE at Download Festival without even knowing sported Peter Dolving, formerly of The Haunted, on the vocals. I instantly fell in love and ran (well, flew) back home to tell all of you to listen to what little material the band had back then on their SoundCloud.…
The Haunted’s comeback is consistently impressive for me. They meandered for a while and got a bit less heavy, but with the return of vocalist Marco Aro and drummer Adrian Erlandsson; and joining of guitarist/Youtube legend Ola Englund, they’re fresher than ever. Don’t believe me? They just put out a…
So, in case you’ve missed it, The Haunted are back. I know they didn’t really go anywhere, but they’re back to their roots. While I liked former vocalist Peter Dolving’s take on the band and their slower, groovier albums; The Haunted were always about aggressive thrash to me, and Marco Aro…
Swedish thrash metal act The Haunted are streaming a brand new track over at MetalSucks. The track, titled ‘Time (Will Not Heal),’ comes as the first official stream in case you missed it on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show. Catch it below. -KG
So it would seem the old-school version of The Haunted are undoubtedly back with the release of a new EP Eye Of The Storm and a new/old lineup to boot. If you’ve followed the band’s trajectory from the beginning, through visceral and thrashy death metal to more melodic and subdued territory, you’ll…
Yes, you read it right! Swedish thrash/melodeath legends The Haunted have been on hiatus since most of the members left last October, but now they’re back, and stronger than ever! The new lineup includes old vocalist Marco Aro (who was on the phenomenal albums Made Me Do It and One…