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This Swedish traditional heavy metal ripper is the work of battle-hardened metal talents on a quest to expose the bleeding heart of heavy metal: listen to the full album now and check out an interview with the band.

Naglfar mastermind Marcus “Vargher” Norman revives his Ancient Wisdom moniker in a successful return after almost 20 years.

Named after their hometown, the Swedish sludge/hardcore band aims to tell the story of Horndal’s downturn, an event that’s been mirrored by similar towns worldwide. Read an interview with drummer Pontus Levahn.

A post-metal album which preoccupies itself with extremes. Listen to “Fyra” in full.

Two decades following the release of their final album “Death’s Design,” Anders “Blakkheim” Nyström and Dan “The Spirits” Swanö reflect on their time as progressive black metal band Diabolical Masquerade.

Take the plunge into gothic metal with Draconian’s latest, which is streaming in full.

Eighteen years after his debut, Sweden’s Leviathan returns with a brand new album. Listen to “Förmörkelse” in full and read a brief interview with project mastermind Roger Markstrom.

Black metal’s roots can’t be more undefined if they tried. Listen to Lifvsleda’s latest release in full.

New death metal? New death metal. This Swedish outfit will release their first full-length in seven years next month — stream the album’s closing song now which features a guest solo by Nile guitarist Karl Sanders.

The Swedish Roman Catholic black metal is back and stranger than ever.