Dan Swanö Archives

SuidAkrA – Darkanakrad (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 27, 2024

There are times when we all need a refreshed outlook. In the world of music, it is extremely challenging to keep the approach fresh, sincere, and something that appeals to a fanbase. Truly a balancing act, for Germany’s SuidAkrA, a band that has been together ... Read More

MMXX – The Next Wave (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 11, 2023

When lockdowns hit the globe in early 2020, it changed the course of life for everyone. A time which resulted in frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty for many, some were able to harness all of these feelings into something creative, like MMXX. MMXX, a Doom Metal ... Read More

Interview – Andreas Nilsson of Naglfar

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMay 22, 2020

Keeping an underground Metal band going strong for thirty years is not an easy task. Doing so without compromising the artistic vision one bit is an even bigger challenge. For Guitarist Andreas Nilsson of Naglfar, however, following the heart was the only path he could ... Read More

Naglfar – Cerecloth (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMay 4, 2020

The Swedish Blackened Death Metal scene was just one facet of the nation’s fertile treasure trove of extreme sounds to develop back in the early 1990s. Many of those bands either faded away, morphed into more melodic territory, or came to violent ends. There are ... Read More

On Thorns I Lay – Threnos (Album Review)

Dara PattersonDara PattersonFebruary 21, 2020

Alongside bands such as Nightfall and SepticFlesh, On Thorns I Lay debuted playing Death Metal in their formative years as an intricate part of the Greek underground scene. With roots that date back to 1992, they actually began as Paralysis, changed their name to Phlebotomy ... Read More

Deathwhite – Grave Image (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 30, 2020

Based within the dark hills of Pittsburgh, PA, the Death/Doom outfit Deathwhite are due to release a fresh album, Grave Image, on Friday, January 31st through Season of Mist. For those unfamiliar, the band burst onto the scene in the mid-teens, wearing strong influences pegged ... Read More

Dan Swanö

SuidAkrA – Darkanakrad (Album Review)

MMXX – The Next Wave (EP Review)

Interview – Andreas Nilsson of Naglfar

Naglfar – Cerecloth (Album Review)

On Thorns I Lay – Threnos (Album Review)

Deathwhite – Grave Image (Album Review)

SuidAkrA – Darkanakrad (Album Review)

MMXX – The Next Wave (EP Review)

Interview – Andreas Nilsson of Naglfar

Naglfar – Cerecloth (Album Review)

On Thorns I Lay – Threnos (Album Review)

Deathwhite – Grave Image (Album Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Interview – Donna Pescow

Interview – Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny

Interview – Jem Tayle & Boris Williams of Vamberator

HALESTORM: Hyde Manor (Hardcover Graphic Novel Review)

Elton John: Never Too Late (Documentary Review)

The Virginmarys – The House Beyond The Fires (Album Review)