As to the main topic...one band I found out about after getting into Persuader was Freternia. Both bands did a split CD together before Persuader's debut album came out (which is how I found out about Freternia). I tracked down Freternia's album "A Nightmare Story" and really enjoy it. The band apparently either broke up or have been on hiatus since 2002 though.
i too would recommend Assailant i'm clearly biased though
check out a couple of new songs from our upcoming album "wicked dream" and a new music video at www.myspace.com/assailantsweden , hope you'll like 'em!!
to persuader, sorry about shamelessly using your board for assailant promotion, feel free to use ours when you're done in the studio