Long-running Swedish Death Metal band Darkane has announced their new vocalist Tobiasz Bennedal. The previously announced Lawrence Mackrory had departed the band, after two stints in the group (1998-1999, 2011 to now). Bennedal will make his debut with the band on July 27th 2024 at Tullakroksfestivalen in Ängelholm, Sweden. Read statements below. Continue reading
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Lik – Carnage
Take three unashamed Deff Metulz heads from that most renowned city of Stockholm, give them an HM-2 pedal, a huge guitar stack, a heritage that includes Dismember, At The Gates and Entombed and, courtesy of Lawrence Mackrory, a stunning sonic assault that takes all the best aspects of Sunlight Studios merged with today’s production values of volume and clarity, and stand back and wait… for your face to be pinned to the wall behind you as the hurricane of Swedish Death Metallage assaults you with unrestrained glee. Continue reading
Nightrage Streaming “Desperate Vows”
Nightrage. Photo Credit: Magnus Ewald
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage is streaming “Desperate Vows,” with guest vocals by Lawrence Mackrory (Darkane, F.K.Ü.), off their upcoming sixth album The Puritan, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records, here.
The Puritan – an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence – welcomes new Nightrage vocalist, Ronnie Nyman, to the mix. Nyman joins founding member, guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, and bassist, Anders Hammer, after performing with the band last year on its Japanese and Russian tours.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01. The Puritan
02. With a Blade of a Knife
03. Desperate Vows
04. Endless Night
05. Foul Vile Life
06. Stare into Infinity
07. Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08. Son of Sorrow
09. When Gold Turns to Rust
10. Fathomless
11. Kiss of a Sycophant
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Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
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Darkane – The Sinister Supremacy
Swedish thrash metal ensemble Darkane are a band with a long history. Back when they started, they were seen as one of the most talented bands in Sweden, poised for greatness. For some reason, they never really broke through, despite a catalogue of high-quality releases like Rusted Angel (1999), Expanding Senses (2002) and Layers Of Lies (2005). Let’s see whether their fortunes will be reversed with The Sinister Supremacy, the latest Darkane album.Continue reading