Part of the burden of being a music snob is that I am constantly searching for new music. For me, the Swedish contemporary metal scene has more talent than one can begin to understand, and two of the bands I've discovered more recently that I think everyone could benefit from are Witchgrave and Antichrist.
Witchgrave is from the town of Vaxjo, Sweden which is considerably further south than Stockholm or the infamous Uppsala. It started as a duet, but grew to incorporate two more members (one of which is also in Antichrist). Their four song demo/e.p. called "The Devils Night" delivers solid beginning to end. The sound to me is something between Screaming era Judas Priest and Welcome era Venom. My personal favorites are "Satanic Slut" and "Beg For Mercy". Definitely my favorite as of late. Listen repeatedly!
The second band is also from Vaxjo and in fact shares a member with Witchgrave. Antichrist is tasteful metal that for me envokes early 80s Exodus and December era Morbid. Their debut record "Forbidden World" came out last year on the High Roller label which also release "The Devils Night". Everything about this band is well executed (love the cover art). The first two tracks "Dark Sorcery" and "Militia of Death" are of favorites. Enjoy and bang your head!
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