Paganizer

Leper Colony – Leper Colony Review

By Crispy Hooligan on January 13, 2023 in Reviews, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 34 comments

“Ah, the first week of a new year. A week of renewal. Of bitter resentment at work. Of new Rogga projects. Yes, the grimy foreman of the Swedish death metal factory is back with of course another new project. After releasing–by my rough Metallum count–seven full-length albums with various projects in 2022, Rogga returns this month with Leper Colony’s self-titled debut. Coincidentally, I’ll be the seventh writer to review Rogga for this here site. Might ye despair, lest Rogga sneer at your pleas that he just for once in his life slow down and make the death metal masterpiece that more than one reviewer suggested he’s capable of?” Pieces of genius.

Paganizer – Beyond the Macabre Review

By Holdeneye on June 30, 2022 in Reviews, Death Metal, 49 comments

“If you’re a fan of Swedish death metal, or death metal in general, you probably know who Rogga Johannsson is. The omnipresent Swede is in a host of bands, and his output frequency is beyond belief. Paganizer happens to be one Rogga’s longest running projects and, unsurprisingly, pays homage to just about everything that’s awesome about Swedish death metal. Previous album The Tower of the Morbid saw the band combining the buzzsaw sound of Dismember with a touch of melodic death metal a la Amon Amarth, and Beyond the Macabre finds the band dialing the latter up considerably.” Rogga party.

Paganizer – The Tower of the Morbid Review

By Holdeneye on October 31, 2019 in 2019, Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Transcending Obscurity, Death Metal, 46 comments

“Around twelve years ago, I procured a guitar and amp. I messed around for awhile, learning some Iced Earth riffs and some Sabaton solos, but children life got in the way, my priorities changed, and my skills regressed to nothing. Alas, I’ve still never written the power/thrash/doom masterpiece that I always imagined I would. Contrast my experience with Mr. Rogga Johansson, whose unquenchable need to make music has led to his name being credited on approximately 100 different works on Metal Archives, with three full-lengths and two EPs already released this year alone, and he’s back with the latest from his oldest active project, Paganizer.” Morbid tales of time management.

Angry Metal Primer – Rogga Johansson

By Dr. Wvrm on July 14, 2019 in 2019, Angry Metal Playlist, Angry Metal Primer, Death Metal, Swedish Metal, Transcending Obscurity, Death Metal, 61 comments

“In which you are buried under a pile of Rogga.”

Down Among the Dead Men – …And You Will Obey Me Review

By Saunders on June 22, 2018 in 2018, Crust Punk, Danish Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Transcending Obscurity, Death Metal, 32 comments

“Vibrant old school death releases from Lik, Skeletal Remains and Ripped to Shreds have highlighted 2018 so far, and with an upcoming full-length from Extremity on the horizon, things are looking bright for fans of the retro style. That said, can Down Among the Dead Men raise the bar and lay waste to the standout competition?” Old dogs, deadly tricks.

Desdemonia – Anguish Review

By Dr. Wvrm on March 28, 2018 in 2018, Luxembourgian Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Mighty Music, Reviews, Melodic Death Metal, 40 comments

“Have you ever been in the middle of something and suddenly realized you had no idea what you were doing? Desdemonia understand the feeling, but only vaguely, after wandering off in the prime of their career. After two LPs, followed by a nine-year beer run, the Luxembourgians (I believe that’s an AMG first!) remembered to write some more surprisingly decent, albeit rusty, melodeath on 2010’s Existence. Unfortunately, that aptly titled reminder slid off the fridge and eight years passed before they finally answered their label’s phone calls.” Drift of death.

Stass – The Darkside Review

By Dr. Wvrm on September 16, 2017 in 2017, International Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Mighty Music, Reviews, Melodic Death Metal, 36 comments

“Eating, or looking for things to eat. Boning down, or looking for people to bone down with. Shitting, or looking for music to shit on. The angry metal life devotes countless hours to these simple activities. How Rogga Johansson makes time for even one of these is a mystery. Metal Archives lists The Darkside, the debut of Stass, his project of the month with Crematory’s Felix Stass, as his 11th release of 2017.” No rest for the Rogga.

Johansson & Speckmann – Edge of the Abyss Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on September 29, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, International Metal, Reviews, Soulseller Records, Death Metal, 9 comments

“I like to imagine the absurdly prolific Rogga Johansson’s inner monologue to be similar to Pinky and the Brain’s introductory bit, with him eating whatever the Swedes eat for breakfast, wondering ‘what should I do today?’ and answering, ‘the same thing you do every day, Rogga: write and record a death metal record.’ Our hero would then draw a band name from a hat or make one up depending on his mood, and by lunchtime would have written about seven songs and called up whoever was needed to complete the lineup. Johansson & Speckmann had clearly been drawn from what must be a very large hat by now, and before the traditional Swedish dinner bell rang that day, Edge of the Abyss was born.” Pinky and the Brawn.

Down Among The Dead Men – Exterminate! Annihilate! Destroy! Review

By Al Kikuras on November 5, 2015 in 2015, Crust Punk, Cyclone Empire, Death Metal, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, Punk, 21 comments

“Down Among The Dead Men vocalist Dave Ingram has the death metal pedigree of a standard poodle with the roar of a rabid pit bull, widely known for his work with Benediction and a brief yet destructive stint in Bolt Thrower for 2002’s excellent Honour – Valour – Pride. Take one rabid poodle and add some Rogga.

Bone Gnawer – Cannibal Crematorium Review

By Madam X on July 17, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Grind, Pulverised Records, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, 11 comments

“Starting your promo blurb off with “Horror ‘n gore connoisseurs, Bone Gnawer….” will catch my eye. Going on to mention that the band is the brainchild of death metal legend Kam Lee (The Grotesquery, ex-Massacre, ex-Denial Fiend) that’s a great way to keep me reading.” Madam X likes cookouts…and cannibalism.