Emerging from the Northwest region of the USA, Hoaxed is a relatively new band with a promising future. A duo, formed in 2020 by Kat Keo and Kim Coffel, the two ladies have a deep history together in prior projects that did not pan out....
Sweden's Katatonia are one of those bands that has been around forever, yet perhaps do not get all the recognition they deserve. First begun nearly thirty years ago, initially as more of a Doom Death Metal act, they soon shifted toward a highly distinctive sound...
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 within...
The end of one path leads into the next, thus beginning a fresh, exciting new journey. Spending 16 years as guitarist in the popular Swedish Dark Metal acts Katatonia, in 2010, Fredrick Norrman decided to bid farewell to his longtime bandmates...
With the times changing, so does the music. As a result, the normal progression veers off course into an entirely different entity, encompassing some of the best moments of different bands. In the case of Swedish Heavy Metal, Bloodbath was born in the late '90s...
It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, that the further the distance, the longer the duration, that the yearning builds ever so slowly. Such is the case in the darkened hearts of Katatonia's North American fan base who has waited four long years...
Attempting to label some bands is merely impossible, and a task better left undone. When it comes to Sweden's Katatonia, what ever box one tries to put them in, they will eventually bust out of. Originally begun as a more Doom Metal act, dating back...
Twenty-five years ago, in 1991, Jonas Renkse (vocals) and Anders Nyström (guitar) conspired together. In collaboration, they embarked on an incredible journey that turned into an inspirational landscape for Doom and Progressive Metal in Sweden, creating the renowned Katatonia. Debuting in 1993 with full-length album Dance...
The Progressive band Votum from Warsaw, Poland came together back in 2002. Releasing their demo that same year, entitled Bow To The Sound, their sound, initially, clearly was coming from traditional Metal roots. However, they soon proved to become the leaders of the new Wave of...