Johannes Eckerström, singer of Swedish melodic metal group Avatar, has explained why his home country has given the world so many heavy bands. “In Sweden, post-World War II, there’s this kind of […] ...

The day is almost over, which means your Thanksgiving vacation has almost started. All you have to do is get through these last few hours without doing any work and blessed release will have arrived.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- A recipe for rock 'n' roll Swedish style: Import sounds and ideas from the United States and Britain, preferably a few that are decades old. Add energy and attitude. Deliver back ...

Take a look at exclusive shots from new book Råpunk – The Birth Of Swedish Hardcore 1981-89, which captures the bands and the fans of the ’80s Swedish punk movement… Råpunk is also the title of the ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Swedish melodic death metal trailblazers In Flames have released two new singles in the last month and change—“The Great Deceiver” today and “State of Slow Decay” at the end of June—and fans have ...

What do you do when you’re friends and your various bands are in states of downtime? Form a supergroup, or supergruppen in the case of Swedish band Amason which features the talents of Pontus Winnberg ...

I'm slightly speechless about this blog writer Mike Rowell forwarded my way, Swedish Dance Bands From the 70's. The site is one press/album photo after the next of Swedish dudes with long hair, beards ...

A 2013 article in The Atlantic asked a very good, non-rhetorical question: “Why is Sweden so good at pop music?” The fascinating article outlined some potential answers—prioritization of melodies, ...

“There are a lot of really good Swedish bands having success…” says Shout Out Louds’ vocalist/guitarist Adam Olenius before trailing off, his noncommittal tone indicating that he is tired of answering ...

Forgoing the Swedish legacy of ABBA’s pop anthems, Sahara Hotnights’ blend of punk-inspired guitar riffs and frenetic rhythms manifest the rawer version of rock being produced in this Scandinavian ...