Review: Deadnation – Following The Path Of Death
Swedish death metal? Absolutely. Give me buzzsaw guitars, give me as much HM-2 as possible!
Tag: HM-2
NO SHELTER show first song of new album
No Shelter have released the video for “Schizophrenia” from their upcoming third full-length “Remission/ Resolve”, out July 25th.
Preview: Party.San Open Air 2025
This August, Schlotheim burns again.
Bloodbath. Grave. Napalm Death. Mass Worship.
Three days of pure extremity at Party.San Open Air 2025.
No trends. No compromise. Only death.
HM2-styled death metal: Disrupted unleash new single “Coffin Breath”
Hailing from the dalecarlia region of Sweden, HM2-aficionado DISRUPTED (with former Katatonia drummer Daniel Liljekvist in the line-up)have announced the release of the band’s third full-length album, entitled “Stinking Death”, set to drop on January 24 via Trust No One Recordings. Speaking about the track, the band shares: “‘Coffin Breath’ is a straight-forward death metal song …
ASINHELL release new video
Michael Poulsen of Volbeat, Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth), and Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy) formed Asinhell in 2021 to celebrate their love for brutal death metal. The rest is history: “Impii Hora” was released in 2023, the band played shows and tours, and now they celebrate the …
Review: Crawl – Altar of Disgust
Bands churning their songs out with the trademark HM-2 sound will always win my heart. Crawl – who claim legendary death metal capital Stockholm their home – flavour their worship of classic Entombed and Dismember-style death metal with hints of crust and punk (“Enslaved in …
Review: Ontborg – Following the Steps of Damnation
Ontborg surprised me with their latest record “Following the Steps of Damnation”: it unfolds like a frostbitten lament that slowly blooms into grim majesty and the guitars gnash with HM-2 fury (Im in love already). Ontborg weave a melodic death metal tapestry that feels both …
Review: Mass Worship – Mass Worship
If you’re hailing from Sweden and earned a name as a musician in the heavy guitar-kind of scene, it may feel odd to never have played in a HM-2-band. Dunno if that theory holds true, but Mass Worship may prove it. The dudes around Claes …
Review: Sect – Blood of the Beast
Music-wise, my personal journey, socialisation, and (ongoing) transformation began with Swedish Death Metal. Thus, the Boss HM-2 played a critical role. And even though I discovered new genres and new favourites in the last twenty years, I’ll always love the buzzing sound of HM-2 (and …
Swedish-style Death Metal is booming: Endseeker strike a deal with Metal Blade Records
Hamburg-based metalheads Endseeker made a huge step forward when they signed a multi-album contract with Metal Blade Records. The band released an EP and an album via FDA Rekotz, which both earned them a lot of attention. Playing as many shows as possible (until turning …