Swedish Metal Bands

AirNorton

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It seems to me that the best metal bands are Swedish. Meshuggah, Katatonia, Opeth, you know. They keep the shit real over there apparently. Anyone else made this profound observation?:kickass:
 
profound? hardly. and in fact its a false observation. sweden is the metal NOOB capital of the world. the most accessible, catchy, sell out proned and shallow metal bands are from sweden. EXCEPT for the examples you gave ironically enough.

the UK = consistantly the best, most and highest quality metal since day one. followed closely by america, THEN maybe sweden.
 
NineFeetUnderground said:
profound? hardly. and in fact its a false observation. sweden is the metal NOOB capital of the world. the most accessible, catchy, sell out proned and shallow metal bands are from sweden. EXCEPT for the examples you gave ironically enough.
I agree.
 
NineFeetUnderground said:
profound? hardly. and in fact its a false observation. sweden is the metal NOOB capital of the world. the most accessible, catchy, sell out proned and shallow metal bands are from sweden. EXCEPT for the examples you gave ironically enough.

the UK = consistantly the best, most and highest quality metal since day one. followed closely by america, THEN maybe sweden.

Sadly I must agree with you NFU. This may be the 1st positive praise of American metal I've ever read on this forum.
 
UMMM....

UK - Cradle of Filth, Dragonforce :lol:

US - Emo, Screamo, Metalcore, Pantera :erk:

Sweden - Opeth, Dark Tranquillity, Katatonia, Candlemass, Cult of Luna

I don't remember any Swedish bands selling out, other than In Flames...
 
"Clawfinger" Metal Rappers, "The Best one's" from, dare I say it...Stockholm Sweden. :D

One wonders if Opeth and Clawfinger know/respect each other.

Hey Zak if you ever read this. :Saint:

Clawfinger are great imo... "Warfair" pitchshifter remix is the dogs. :rock: :kickass:
 
Soilwork are from Sweden and they suck massively.

And America has loads to answer for, like half/most of Roadrunner and that's just for starters.

Which isn't to say that the UK doesn't have some prize twats like Dragonforce too. In fact the only current UK metal band that I like much is Akercocke. Norway isn't bad for metal of course...
 
Entombed, Opeth, The Haunted, The Cardigans (yes, really), Meshuggah, Burst. I like plenty of Swedish bands. Swedes do music well...

The UK has fuck all to offer in metal. Maiden are still good, bizarrely, but I can't think of one good modern metal band form UK....
 
Ooo, I thought of a good one. Frost*. A new prog band from UK. Sounds excellent. Nowhere near metal, though. What new or modern metal bands are from England?? I'd love it of we did have some...
 
evildave said:
Entombed, Opeth, The Haunted, The Cardigans (yes, really), Meshuggah, Burst. I like plenty of Swedish bands. Swedes do music well...

The UK has fuck all to offer in metal. Maiden are still good, bizarrely, but I can't think of one good modern metal band form UK....

...apart from Akercocke :)