Tag Archives: 1996 in Halmstad

Produced by ex-Carnage, Carcass, and Candlemass guitarist Michael Amott (also of Religious Beggars) along with his brother Christopher (Armageddon), Arch Enemy had taken a straight-ahead method of death metal similar to Entombed or late-period Carcass, mixing catchy, classic-style steel riffs with crushing grooves for a rigorous yet accessible sound. The …

After playing in a small number of metal acts around their native of Halmstead, Sweden, Joakim Thell, Tobias Nilsson, and Thomas Elenvik met up in 1996 to compose the ’70s retro-metal of Blind Puppy. Having a hint of psychedelic details to go with their affects of Dark Sabbath and Led …

By all accounts, as very much a therapy program as a rock-band, Halmstad, Sweden’s Glowing was formed in 1996 with a after that-12-year-old vocalist, Kvarforth, that has hired and fired many music artists in the years since, while delivering five full-length albums: I — Within Deep Dark Chambers (2000), II …