Writer Archive: Max Grundström
Liberteer – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees
If I’m to spell out my association with grindcore, I would have to say “I don’t always listen to grindcore, but when I do, I listen to...
City Lights – In It To Win It
I’m pretty sure this is the first album I’m reviewing that wasn’t handed to me or that I’ve asked for. When bands like these appear...
Today Forever – Relationshipwrecks
When I was assigned Relationshipwrecks by Today Forever, their name rang a bell in the back of my head. Rifting through my music folder on my computer,...
Showyourteeth – World Denier
It makes me happy to see the European music scene getting bigger. When a lot of American bands tend to skip out on us in Sweden when they tour Europe (they...
When All Light Dies – Transitions
Sometimes when hearing a lot of different bands within another, it can either be disastrous or it can work wonders. But when a band utilizes several remarkable...
Walking With Strangers – Hardships
I know I often rave about the shitty metal scene in Sweden. More often than not I mention that this very band, Walking With Strangers, is a subject of...
Four Year Strong – In Some Way, Shape, Or Form.
Many people have a hard time naming one specific band that is their favorite. Many have three, four, or maybe more, favorite bands, but to me, the answer...
Pianos Become The Teeth – The Lack Long After
I have a hard time finding fellow screamo enthusiasts. More often than not a lot of my friends aren’t fans of this raw, unbarked and often chaotic...
A Loss For Words – No Sanctuary
It’s been a wonderous year for pop punk. Fireworks, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, The Story So Far and Transit have all released new albums this...
I Am Hunger – Odium
The Swedish metalcore scene is scarce. While loads of towns in other countries, especially the States and Canada, have an overabundance of good local metal...
Structures – Divided By
Man, the Ontario music scene… It’s almost laughable. I keep stumbling upon bands from Ontario all the time, and more often than not they’re...
Novel Of Sin – Sound Of Existence
When our fearless leader Lee received this album, he read through the band’s biography. At the very end, it said “For fans of: Emmure, Slipknot,...
Confession – The Long Way Home
So far, 2011 has been a tough year for music. Loads and loads of bands have released new albums that turned out to be nothing more than huge disappointments...
Man Overboard – Man Overboard
Many of you have probably stumbled across this band at one point. The band that coined the expression “Defend Pop Punk”; the logo which resembles...
Till We Drop – The Summer Triangle
A lot of European countries go unnoticed in this branch of music. While loads of bands originate from Germany, France, UK and even Sweden, many of Europe’s...
Hundredth – Let Go
You know that record you love that gets you so pumped during the first few seconds of the opening track? That one you can spin countless of times without...
We Came As Romans – Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be
Sometimes seeing a band live can change your whole view of them. One instance, like I’ve mentioned a couple of times, is when I saw The Chariot live...
Oh, Manhattan – Spiritual Warfare
A band possessing that special “southern” touch isn’t an indicator that they’re from the south. Every Time I Die for one, one of...