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 […] ...

Swedish Heavy Metal kings Europe will mark 40 years of The Final Countdown in 2026 with a 19‑date European tour, performing the classic album in full.

Swedish heavy metal band Ghost returned to Syracuse on Friday. The Grammy-winning band performed at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview as part of its “Re-Imperatour” U.S. tour. Swedish death ...

Military history is filled with stories about great battles, heroic warriors and incredible acts of courage. There are so many great stories from around the world, in fact, that many of them tend to ...

According to Johannes EckerstrÁ¶m, metal music should make you move in some way. Of course, that typically means headbanging or moshing, but as he sees it, that’s a form of dancing. “Heavy metal is a ...

A legendary doom metal band plans on reuniting with a classic singer of theirs. Alas, it’ll just be for one night only. Loudwire reports how Swedish group Candlemass will be performing at this year’s ...

Heavy metal legend Ragne Wahlquist has died. Wahlquist, who was 69, actually died back on Jan. 7. Wahlquist was described as the “Godfather of Swedish heavy metal,” by Blabbermouth.com. The site said ...

Death metal as we know it began crawling from the swamps of Florida in the mid-80s, but at the end of the decade a mutant ...