Johannes Eckerström, singer of Swedish melodic metal group Avatar, has explained why his home country has given the world so many heavy bands. “In Sweden, post-World War II, there’s this kind of […] ...

Ghost was among the winners at Wednesday's 2026 Grammis, the Swedish equivalent of the Grammys.The band's latest record, 2025 ...

“Confess your sins” is carved in gothic letters on the wood above the crimson-curtained entrance to a strange little booth tucked inside the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. And sure, rock stars ...

With the 2025 departure of co-founder Anders Nystrom after more than 30 years in the band, it feels like a new era for Katatonia, according to singer Jonas Renkse. Renkse, who co-founded Katatonia in ...

Orbit Culture is bringing Swedish death metal into the 21st century. The band from EksjÁ¶, a small city situated almost equidistant from Gothenburg and Stockholm, formed in 2013, a generation after ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Ghost took home the Hard Rock/Metal award for Skeletá at last night’s Swedish Grammis, though sadly missed out in several ...

Military history is filled with stories about great battles, heroic warriors and incredible acts of courage. There are so many great stories from around the world, in fact, that many of them tend to ...

Swedish heavy metal band Ghost returned to Syracuse on Friday. The Grammy-winning band performed at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview as part of its “Re-Imperatour” U.S. tour. Swedish death ...

PEORIA — Grammy-winning Swedish theatrical rock band Ghost announced the addition of 20 shows to its 2026 Skeletour World Tour, including one at the Peoria Civic Center. Ghost is scheduled to perform ...

Watch as Jonas 'Kungen' Jarlsby from the Swedish metal band Avatar shreds through their track 'Don't Go In The Forest'. This ...