Angry Metal Guy

Beardfish – Destined Solitaire Review

By Angry Metal Guy on August 2, 2009 in 2009, 3.0, Progressive Metal, Reviews, SPV, Swedish Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, 3 comments

“Apparently, someone forgot to inform Beardfish that 1970 has graciously left us behind to suffer without it. If they’re not careful, these guys are going to get lost in a pile of pet rocks, bell bottoms and turtle necks. Still, it’s hard to argue in matters of taste, so I’m going to try to be as fair about this record as I can be. While these guys aren’t really doing something that I enjoy intrinsically, I do appreciate certain things about them and their new album Destined Solitaire.” Angry Metal Guy weighs in on Swedish proggers who will never forget the feeling of ’68.

Shining – VI/Klagopsalmer Review

By Angry Metal Guy on July 25, 2009 in 2009, Black Metal, Osmose Productions, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Black Metal, 1 comment

As a matter of full disclosure, I must say that I am a huge Shining fan, but a fairly new one. I totally got turned onto this band because of their opus V:/Halmstad which was easily the best record I bought in 2007 and which blew me away. I then went back and got their […]

New Katatonia Record Announced!

By Angry Metal Guy on July 23, 2009 in 2009, Blog Posts, Doom Metal, Swedish Metal, Doom Metal, 0 comments

I guess that one shouldn’t really be happy when one hears about a new Katatonia record being released. I mean, their music is massively depressing and it makes me all sad inside. And yet, I love it so much.

Valkyrja – The Invocation of Demise

By Angry Metal Guy on July 13, 2009 in 2.5, 2007, 2009, Black Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Black Metal, 1 comment

Valkyrja – The Invocation of Demise Rating: 2.5/5.0 – Nothing special Label: Metal Blade Websites: myspace.com/valkyrjaswe | valkyrja.swe.name Valkyrja hails from Sweden, where the ice-cold summers, and even colder winters, apparently breed tons of little metal kids.Â Everywhere you look here you run into a band, and many of them are good.Â But certainly not […]

Megadeth – Head Crusher

By Angry Metal Guy on July 9, 2009 in 2009, American Metal, Blog Posts, Roadrunner, 1 comment

I make no bones about it, I am not a big Megadeth fan.Â Remember that part of Lord of the Rings where Gandalf calls ThÃ©odin “the lesser son of great fathers?”Â Yeah, the way I see it: Megadeth is pretty much the same way.Â Overrated, not very interesting and pretty much just kind of annoying.Â […]

Swashbuckle – Back to the Noose Review

By Angry Metal Guy on July 7, 2009 in 2009, 3.0, American Metal, Nuclear Blast, Reviews, 1 comment

Swashbuckle – Back to the Noose Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Nuclear Blast (EU | USA) Websites: myspace.com/swashbuckle | swashbuckle.info Release date: July 24th, 2009 (EU) | August 11th, 2009 (USA) Pirates are becoming an all-too-common and all-too-silly theme in our current societyâ€”sort of a strange zeitgeist, if you will.Â Everything from the pirates in Somalia to […]

10 Questions With Esko from Fejd

By Angry Metal Guy on July 7, 2009 in 2009, Folk Metal, Interviews, Napalm Records, Swedish Metal, Folk Metal, 0 comments

Fejd released their fourth CD, Storm, earlier this year and, for those of you who regularly come to this site, you’ll know that I really dug it.Â But who are these Swedish viking types, and where do they come from?Â How is it that they were producing totally awesome demos, but never got a record […]

Indukti – Idmen Review

By Angry Metal Guy on July 7, 2009 in 2009, Progressive Metal, Reviews, SPV, Progressive Metal, 3 comments

Indukti – Idmen Rating: 4.25/5.0 – Excellent, but winding and weak at moments Label: InsideOut Websites: myspace.com/indukti | indukti.com Release date: July 27th, 2009 There is a challenge with truly progressive metal and rock and that challenge is, of course, how one describes it in novel terms without sounding like some kind of pretentious ass.Â […]

Ensiferum – New Album Details Confirmed!

By Angry Metal Guy on July 7, 2009 in 2009, Blog Posts, Finnish Metal, Folk Metal, MySpace, Power Metal, Spinefarm, 1 comment

Awww, yeah.Â I’m totally fucking stoked.Â According to Ensiferum’s myspace page, the band has confirmed some details and we’re going to be getting a new record in September!Â So, uh, yeah.. Also, for you Americans who read this thingâ€”these guys are touring the states: GO SEE THEM. Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM have set “From Afar” […]

Between the Buried and Me Done with New Record

By Angry Metal Guy on July 7, 2009 in 2009, American Metal, Blog Posts, MySpace, Progressive Metal, Releases, Sporadicore, Progressive Metal, 0 comments

Tommy from Between the Buried and Me has posted a message on their MySpace page updating about their studio process.Â After 5 weeks of recording they have finished with their new album, The Great Misdirect.Â It is scheduled to be out on the 27th of October.Â Here’s the post: hello everyone… writing to update everyone […]