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swedish metal

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Swedish metal represents a distinct Nordic approach to heavy music that emerged from Sweden's thriving underground scene, characterized by melodic precision, crystalline production quality, and a balance between aggression and accessibility. The sound often features dual guitar harmonies, technical proficiency, and a blend of death metal brutality with melodic hooks that helped define the "Gothenburg sound." This style combines Scandinavian melancholy with razor-sharp execution, creating music that is both emotionally resonant and sonically devastating.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
50 Cover for Demo 1984 1984 Sauron Demo 1984
28 Cover for Before The Rain 1985 Scratch Before The Rain
26 Cover for Lonely Hero 1985 SADWINGS Lonely Hero
42 Cover for Universe 1985-05-21 Silver Mountain Universe
40 1991-11-04 General Surgery Necrology
81 1992 Hypocrisy Rest in Pain
48 Cover for Tranquillity 1993 Dark Tranquillity Tranquillity
59 Cover for Mercy 1993 Mercy Mercy
84 1993 Tad Morose Leaving the Past Behind
47 Cover for Wolverine Blues 1993-10-01 Entombed Wolverine Blues
22 1995-04-05 Dark Tranquillity The Gallery
63 1996-09-02 Dark Tranquillity Enter Suicidal Angels
68 1997-08-15 In Flames Black-Ash Inheritance
41 Cover for Steelbath Suicide 1998-05-20 Soilwork Steelbath Suicide
24 Cover for Chaosphere 1998-11-09 Meshuggah Chaosphere
90 Cover for The creation 1999 Sins Of Omission The creation
7 Cover for Panzer Division Marduk 1999-03-05 Marduk Panzer Division Marduk
74 1999-05-21 In Flames Colony
3 Cover for Lotus 2000 Mrs. Hippie Lotus
21 Cover for Total Soul Rape 2000-05-09 Craft Total Soul Rape
57 Cover for Clayman 2000-07-03 In Flames Clayman
82 Cover for Clayman - Reloaded 2000-07-03 In Flames Clayman - Reloaded
55 2000-10-27 The Haunted The Haunted Made Me Do It
35 2001-02-19 Soilwork A Predator's Portrait
23 2001-02-28 Amon Amarth The Crusher
91 Cover for Highest Beauty 2001-04-04 In Thy Dreams Highest Beauty
51 2001-05-05 Entombed Morning Star
52 Cover for 10 Years of Chaos and Confusion 2001-07-30 Hypocrisy 10 Years of Chaos and Confusion
12 Cover for Destroyer of Worlds 2001-10-23 Bathory Destroyer of Worlds
15 Cover for Catch 22 2002-02-25 Hypocrisy Catch 22
9 Cover for Serpent Saints 2002-03-20 Entombed Serpent Saints
88 Cover for Natural Born Chaos 2002-03-25 Soilwork Natural Born Chaos
30 2002-05 Dragonland Holy War
98 Cover for Night of the Ultimate Mosh 2002-06-11 Birdflesh Night of the Ultimate Mosh
94 Cover for Passenger 2003 Passenger Passenger
70 Cover for One Kill Wonder 2003-02-17 The Haunted One Kill Wonder
79 2003-04-21 Soilwork Figure Number Five
31 Cover for Sweet Vengeance 2003-07-29 Nightrage Sweet Vengeance
25 2003-08-04 Entombed Inferno
46 2004-03-17 In Flames Soundtrack to Your Escape
54 2004-07-13 Meshuggah I
19 2004-07-26 Unleashed Sworn Allegiance
8 Cover for Revolver 2004-10-18 The Haunted Revolver
75 2004-11-10 Dissection Maha Kali
65 Cover for A Nordic Poem 2004-12-01 Folkearth A Nordic Poem
45 Cover for Glory to the Brave [Deluxe Edition] 2005 HammerFall Glory to the Brave [Deluxe Edition]
72 Cover for Burn 2005 Burn Burn
93 Cover for Stabbing the Drama 2005-01 Soilwork Stabbing the Drama
5 2005-02-07 Scar Symmetry Symmetric in Design
18 Cover for Primo Victoria 2005-03-04 Sabaton Primo Victoria
78 Cover for Descent Into Chaos 2005-04-05 Nightrage Descent Into Chaos
85 Cover for Complete Demos 2005-06-22 Dismember Complete Demos
53 Cover for Layers of Lies 2005-06-27 Darkane Layers of Lies
10 2005-07-21 Nightscape Symphony of the Night
6 Cover for Symmetric in Design Digipak 2005-09-06 Scar Symmetry Symmetric in Design Digipak
33 Cover for Conflict EP 2006 Massive Assault Conflict EP
27 Cover for Occam's Razor 2006 Closer Occam's Razor
29 Cover for Last Hour 2006 Lapis Lazuli Last Hour
56 Cover for Frame The World...Hang It On The Wall 2006 Kayser Frame The World...Hang It On The Wall
61 Cover for Come Clarity 2006-02-01 In Flames Come Clarity
69 Cover for Zombienomicon 2006-04-17 God Among Insects Zombienomicon
71 2006-07-24 Lifelover Pulver
86 Cover for Let it begin 2006-09-27 Born Of Sin Let it begin
95 Cover for A Frozen World Unknown 2006-10-28 Rimfrost A Frozen World Unknown
76 2006-11-13 Dragonland Astronomy
66 2006-12-20 Blinded Colony Bedtime Prayers
37 Cover for Massive Assault Demo Compilation 2007 Massive Assault Massive Assault Demo Compilation
83 2007 Epure For The Nameless One
96 Cover for Only Inhuman 2007-04-25 Sonic Syndicate Only Inhuman
43 Cover for Конструкция Плоти 2007-10-19 Eutonazia Kordax Конструкция Плоти
44 Cover for The Tokyo Showdown 2008 In Flames The Tokyo Showdown
58 Cover for Black Motor Covenant 2008 Syphilitic Vaginas Black Motor Covenant
39 Cover for Melt To Sand 2008-03 Preach Melt To Sand
32 Cover for Thrash, Kill 'n' Deströy 2008-03 Immaculate Thrash, Kill 'n' Deströy
20 Cover for 01 2009 Point of Existence 01
100 Cover for Lifeline 2009-02-10 Papa Roach Lifeline
11 Cover for No Sacrifice, No Victory 2009-02-18 HammerFall No Sacrifice, No Victory
14 Cover for Dystopian Prophecies 2009-05 Massive Assault Dystopian Prophecies
60 Cover for Coat of Arms 2010-05-21 Sabaton Coat of Arms
80 Cover for The Panic Broadcast 2010-06-30 Soilwork The Panic Broadcast
1 Cover for Slayer 2011 Massive Assault Slayer
97 Cover for And She Says Gold 2011-04-29 Enbound And She Says Gold
89 2011-08-15 Dr. Living Dead Dr. Living Dead!
67 Cover for Gammelnordiska besvärjelser 2011-08-18 Blodsband Gammelnordiska besvärjelser
16 Cover for Carolus Rex 2012-05-22 Sabaton Carolus Rex
17 Cover for Thundersteel 2012-10-02 Detest Thundersteel
4 Cover for Tide turner 2013-05-30 Above the Mist Tide turner
64 2014-03-18 Tellusian Collision
38 Cover for Heroes 2014-05-16 Sabaton Heroes
73 2014-09-05 In Flames Siren Charms
34 2014-11-06 Breitenhold Secret Worlds
92 Cover for Night Viper 2015 Night Viper Night Viper
36 Cover for The Inn of Sorrowing Souls 2015-11-01 Breitenhold The Inn of Sorrowing Souls
99 Cover for Defence of Moscow 2016-03-04 Sabaton Defence of Moscow
87 Cover for The Last Stand 2016-08-19 Sabaton The Last Stand
49 Cover for Embers of a Dying World (Bonus Track Version) 2017-02-10 Mors Principium Est Embers of a Dying World (Bonus Track Version)
77 Cover for Exterminator 2017-10-20 Night Viper Exterminator
62 Cover for Court of the Tyrant King 2021-10-08 Evermore Court of the Tyrant King
2 Brick SWE Bagging Memories
13 Cover for And Love Said No HIM And Love Said No