Swedish music rocks!

[gambatte]

Roxette?

IGMC....

 

[4F]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B38Ub_LOZh4

 

[henshaw11]

Ah, beaten to it with Hammerfall

..anyhow, a varied selection at the heavier (and mostly more melodic) end of things, some definitely with tongue in (someone's) cheek..

a rather catchy mix verging on eurovision-meets-death-metal (in a good way !) - probably one of my favourite finds this year - Amaranthe:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y25snz83ms


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lV1To-_fU


Scar Symmetry:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY1AEJIkL3w


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylTmVkmsuws


Dream Evil :
"I don't know what scares me more. The drummer, or the fact I just shoot my pants due to the metal overload...."

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgzFMPPH340

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmAa2jwJA34

Europe (forget the Final Countdown, the rest of their stuff is kinda more classic rock and sometimes a bit bluesy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmTyvpYHcIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpzXPX3k1n0

In Flames:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJojO8gNunI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g-ZUMao4Ww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXtDPKkOlA

Hammerfall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDsYmZREwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mj6GRrYmgI

Grand Magus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGBpOZpmq1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMYm0DDTZyI

Dark Tranquility:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkqHj9Q8thw

Arch Enemy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4Dn02bR4pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UILkyxOscY0

Spiritual Beggars:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nw6F9LKdbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm1AOru_540

(Meshuggah and Amon Amarth are another couple that come to mind, but I've not heard much of the former, and I find the latter a bit too grunty..ymmv)

 

[Rasmus]

a rather catchy mix verging on eurovision-meets-death-metal (in a good way !) - probably one of my favourite finds this year - Amaranthe:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y25snz83ms


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lV1To-_fU

Woah - how did I not know about those guys? Instant cd purchase...

I second most of your other suggestions - there really is a lot of quality out there. Meshuggah is a bit of an acquired taste, but they have recorded possibly the greatest metal video of all time:

 

[henshaw11]

Woah - how did I not know about those guys? Instant cd purchase...

I second most of your other suggestions - there really is a lot of quality out there. Meshuggah is a bit of an acquired taste, but they have recorded possibly the greatest metal video of all time:

I'll give Meshuggah another try..

I must admit I can't remember how I found 'em - either a record company mailing or an event mailing I guess - they've got members of a few other bands in their lineup and haven't been going that long. I've seen 'em a few times recently as the headline act- last december at the Borderline (a really small venue a stones throw from the building site that was the Astoria), and back in April at the Garage (kinda size venue Lacuna Coil and Accept have done in the last few years) - not full by any means but a decent turnout. I guy I often see was chatting to 'em at a meet n greet, sounds like they've a new album coming out later this year, so I expect there'll be a tour after that. Tho' other than a support slot with Kamelot and Evergrey last year (which I've not heard much of either, so another reason I'd not heard of 'em before) - and that was just London and Nottingham- they've only done those few London gigs. Unsurprisingly they seem to do a lot of gigs in Scandanavia, including some larger headline slots:
http://www.amaranthe.se/?go=tourdates#Main
- looks like they were on at last years Female Metal Voices fest too.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

...the Borderline (a really small venue a stones throw from the building site that was the Astoria)...

The Borderline is a good venue, seen a few shows there.

 

[Globalti]

The only Swedish band I know: First Aid Kit. I like this country & western style song very much:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC57z-oDPLs

 

[henshaw11]

The Borderline is a good venue, seen a few shows there.

Indeed ! - funny thing is, I've been living in London/Surrey since early '88 and last year was the first time I've been there. Guess it's a funny size for a lot of bands - the sort of place someone not that well known has a chance of a good turnout, next venue size up would be somewhere like LA2/Astoria2 when it was still there, then mebbe the Garage after that - as relatively central venues.
(I went to see a bunch of bands in Kingston (on-Thames) last week at the Robert Peel, 'bout the same size as the Borderline- rather felt for 'em, wet night/monday/students away/not in central London - probably not much more than a handful of us other than people that were friends of the bands )

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Indeed ! - funny thing is, I've been living in London/Surrey since early '88 and last year was the first time I've been there. Guess it's a funny size for a lot of bands - the sort of place someone not that well known has a chance of a good turnout...

They put on some good acts, seen Steve Young, David Olney, Dale Watson, James Hand amongst others. They don't come over very often so the place is usually full.

 

[Aperitif]

Is Denmark near Sweden?
If so, then I need to post a Mogens Ellegaard special. My apologies.


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