BORN FOR BURNING was formed by Mickael Broberg (also vocalist in UNANIMATED) in 2012 as a homage to the legendary BATHORY. In 2013, he wrote and recorded the first three songs, where “Destruction Eternal” ended up on a (now sold out) compilation LP put out March 2014 by Critical Mass Recordings. The track was well […]
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Swedish metal legends GEHENNAH’s debut album “Hardrocker” finally sees a proper re-issue for the first time in over 20 years! Tremendous effort has been put into this project, from digging up the original artwork and loads of old band photos to excavating the master tapes. The Swedish underground label Critical Mass Recordings has worked closely […]
OUT NOW: the second full length attack by OBNOXIOUS YOUTH (Sweden), titled “Disturbing The Graves”. It’s been six years since the debut album, and the time has finally come for 12 new tracks of fucked up aggression, desperation and darkness! OBNOXIOUS YOUTH defy logic, genres, order and last but not least, the rules. The result […]
After the highly appreciated full-length album “Svartnad” from last year, THE PETE FLESH DEATHTRIP already present a new 2 track digital single with two different guest singers. “The True Salvation” features Rogga Petersson from the Swedish Thrash/Death Metal legends MERCILESS, also singer in 100 Years. ”White Faced Devil” features Mr. Dim from Swedish acts like HARM’s WAY and TRASH AMIGOS, also […]
The third volume in the “Critical Mass” vinyl compilation series is here! Once again, we have hand picked thirteen of the best Swedish acts in the hard metal (death/thrash/black) and old school hardcore/d-beat genres. Most of the tracks are recorded exclusively for this compilation, and the rest are released on vinyl for the first time. The great cover artwork was created […]
The traditional Swedish Death Metal sound and attitude is of course dominant on this recording, but THE PETE FLESH DEATHTRIP brings a lot more to the table, both sonically and aesthetically. Doomy parts fit the lyrical themes of introvert darkness and despair perfectly, and the furious, fast parts lend from Black Metal territories. All these elements […]
Finally on vinyl! THE PETE FLESH DEATHTRIP debut is one hell of an album. TPFDT bolts out crushing classic Swedish Death Metal, and add sinister blackened overtones that really make the band stand out. Just check out the video clip below! For the first time on vinyl, the 2015 re-issue with completely new artwork. (Originally […]
INSANE from Italy released their only LP back in 2005, and this is the official “10 Year Anniversary Expanded Vinyl Edition”. For all fans of old school thrash, and SLAYER‘s “Show No Mercy” in particular. This edition has: • 3 bonus tracks (the 2003 “Fuckin’ Demo”) • Loads of unseen photos • Newly written liner […]
The second volume in the “Critical Mass” vinyl compilation series was released on January 16:th 2015. Once again, we have hand picked twelve of the best Swedish acts in the hard metal (death/thrash/black) and old school hardcore/punk genres. To make the album really stand out, we asked the bands to contribute exclusive material, and they delivered! Eleven of the twelve bands recorded new […]
So this site doesn’t look like it used to. What happened? Well, in short: in late 2013, co-founder Daniel Löfquist and me decided to put an end to the web magazine we had been running since 2006. Our staff had, at that point, lost some of its most driving writers, resulting in a site that […]