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I already knew that Heljarmaðr (GRÁ, CURSED 13) was a great vocalist so I was really excited to see him with DARK FUNERAL ! He´s maybe not as huge as the rest of the guys (I mean they are really big!!:)) in the band but he´s got the most powerful voice and also handles the fronting business like a freaking boss. The band also added a new bass player Natt (ex-ANGREPP, WITHERSHIN). Kick ass show!:D


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The great outdoors with Unleashed. (very) Icy & (very) cold.

Pictures for promotion & the album “Dawn of The Nine”

Thankful for warmers & coffee:) The semla season starts way too early these days but we didn´t mind. So we had those also.
It was a shit cold day, so some hours outdoors required some Viking genes for sure. Pro guys! We tried out a couple of locations but forests and lakes didn´t win this time.
Lovely bunch of ppl but it was way too cold to spend any time for goofing about. Just a little bit:)

Nuclear Blast are huge and still one of the most photographer friendly labels out there. They sent me first a care package with a couple of CD versions and a T shirt, and later on the vinyl:)

 

» UNLEASHED live @ extremmetal.se
» UNLEASHED @ The Works
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https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Unleashed/Dawn_of_the_Nine/492817

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Dawn of the Nine is the 12th studio album by Unleashed. It was released on 27 April 2015 by Nuclear Blast Records.

Recorded September 2014- January 2015 at Chrome Studios, Stockholm
Producer Fredrik Folkare

Johnny Hedlund – Vocals, Bass, lyrics
Fredrik Folkare – Lead guitar, music
Tomas Olsson – Rhythm guitar
Anders Schultz – drums

Fredrik Folkare – Engineering, Production
Pär Olofsson – Cover art
Erik Martensson – Mastering
Soile Siirtola – Photography
Joakim Sterner – Layout

 

“With their blend of melody and brutality, the warriors of UNLEASHED are credited as the founding fathers of the Viking death metal movement from their inception back in 1989. Twenty-six years later, they have managed to unite the spirit of the Viking tradition with their merciless riffs and epic choruses – melting uncompromising brutality with hymns to Odin.”

 

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October 2014. Karlstad. Pics for promotion & album “Forensic Nightmares” 2015

Travelled to Karlstad for a shoot with CUT UP. The new band of Tobias and Erik, guys i knew from VOMITORY. A rainy october day in the Karlskogian (?) woods. But Tobias brought a huge thermos with coffee so all good. Got presents also!! CD´s and DVD´s. The pics turned out alright and overall it was a day well spent:)

The debut album will be out in the end of June 2015 (Metal Blade Records) and they are available for bookings!!!

 

The new band of Tobias Gustafsson and Erik Rundqvist (ex-VOMITORY).
Andreas Björnson – guitar & vocals | Erik Rundqvist – bass & vocals | Anders Bertilsson – guitar | Tobias Gustafsson – drums


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https://www.cutupofficial.com/
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partysan2014posterOnce again a WONDERFUL festival!!!!!

 

Thanks to Jarne (and the rest of the staff) and loads of old & new friends. Some which I meet at the same place every year:) Awesome, awesome line up and shows!! The cheap beer and the late night waffles…the fantastic atmosphere I always start missing it all before it even has ended.
So many highlights!! Big thanks to Bert/Metalshots and Sunve/Sunvemetal for letting me use some of their pictures:) See you next year!!!

 



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Edit 2014-06-16: Added a live clip from  Püssy a Go Go.
 The awesome Japanese band at last in our basement!!:D A nice bunch of people and the gig was really REALLY good!! Not a dull moment there:)

Tatsu Mikami – bass Junji Narita – drums Hideki Fukasawa – vocals & synthesizers Ikuma Kawabe – guitar

 


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Some fast shots with the guys in CHURCH OF MISERY the day they played (fantastic gig!!) at Püssy A Go Go in Old Town, Stockholm. For no specific reason, but some of the pics were used for promotion and some magazines. The line up changed after awhile, tho.

 

Line up: Ikuma Kawabe – guitars Junji Narita – drums Hideki Fukasawa – vocals, synthesizers Tatsu Mikami – bass

 

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GOATESS photo shoot Stockholm April 5th 2014 on the grounds of a former lunatic asylum where they also have their rehearsal studio. Makes sense:D
Great guys to hang out with for a day and after the shoot we had a couple of beers and I got myself a private show when they had the last rehearsal for the upcoming gig at Roadburn. The full setlist from the beginning to the end. Pretty awesome:)
Pictures for promo & album “Purgatory Under New Management” 2016 / Svart Records

 

Niklas – Guitar, Kenta – Drums, Chritus – Vocals, Findus – Bass.

 

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Photography for PURGATORY UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT – CD/LP March/April 2016 / Svart Records
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Photo shoot in Stockholm at an abandoned subway tunnel in the end of March 2014.

The reason for getting a bunch of new photos was the “new” vocalist Anders Strokirk (in the band 1992-1994 = The Nocturnal Silence) When I went to the shoot, i had no idea who the new vocalist would be. So cool surprise and concidering the circumstances, the best possible choice to get Anders back in the band again.
Lots of heavy graffiti to remove from the pictures but I´m quite happy how they turned out:) NECROPHOBIC made the announcement of Andreas return on their Facebook the 4th of April 2014.

 

Members: Anders Strokirk – Vocals Alexander Friberg – Bass Fredrik Folkare – Lead & Rhythm Guitar Joakim Sterner – Drums

 

http://www.necrophobic.net

 

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Some pics from the shoot (with variations).
[All photos (C) Soile Siirtola/extremmetal.se. Not to be used without permission]

 

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SADISTIC FOREST from Finland playing in Sweden for the first time. Didn´t do my homework this time and was expecting something more stoner/doomy kind of stuff. But it was death metal and in fact really good:)) Recognized the vocalist from the great Hooded Menace. Massive performance by the guys!
Line up: Vesa Mutka Drums /Matti Salo Guitars / Antti Heikkinen Guitars / Markus Makkonen Vocals, Bass


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