Interviews

2021 has pretty much been a disaster so far, even worse off than 2020 (we had three great months before the pandemic arrived, remember?). But in all of this darkness, one of the only guiding lights has been an especially stellar slate of new bands releasing debut albums. If you enjoy the sound of guitars with a side order of …

A few years ago National Geographic’s tourist guide to Sweden claimed that Gothenburg is a city built on rock ‘n’ roll. Maybe you’ve heard of acts like In Flames, At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity or Hammerfall – major international metal bands and all from Gothenburg. Best known for churning out heavy metal, Gothenburg’s rock music scene has thrived on its …

Last year Gothenburg’s krautrock/psych rock-inspired six-piece Skuldpadda announced that they called it a quits not long after releasing their second album, but for lead singer Michaela Åberg it didn’t take long before she inadvertently embarked on a solo career.   While suffering from sleep deprivation last fall, experimenting with sounds on her laptop served as meditation. But Åberg never intended …

Tentakel knows that music is a multisensory experience. The one-man arpeggio-driven psychedelic techno excursion provides an awe-inspiring score when brought onto the stage, and combined with visuals the audience is in for a treat. With a background in the legendary bands The Exorcist GBG and Uran, Tentakel’s creator Pontus Torstensson started working on his own music while waiting for band …

Arriving on the Swedish electronic scene with their debut album The Timeless Room in 2007, Lysekil two-piece Octolab picked up lots of attention for their high-energy, dancefloor-friendly melodies. Rising from the ashes of synthpop project Spektron, Arielle Andersson and Fredrik Lundvall Kindsäter combined elements of bubbly electronic sounds and harsh EBM basslines, and quickly gained a following in the scene, …

There are no secrets behind the closed doors of the rock star lifestyle. Notoriously fueled by sex, drugs, and rock and roll, we’ve seen many iconic bands and musicians fall victim to their vices and ultimately lead to their death or the demise of their bands. There are also bands whose ego simply got the best of them and they …