Kind of hard to believe, but an Obelisk search for Roachpowder brings up nothing. This means either I’ve mentioned them before and all my back posts are deleted (and if that’s the case, I don’t want to know), or this post is the first time the Stockholm band have been discussed on the site. They […]

I continue to be in awe of the Italian ‘zine Vincebus Eruptum, which I consider to be the foremost champion of European heavy psych as a whole and in particular the voice of the Italian heavy underground. The dedication of editor Davide “Davidew” Pansolin is unmatched in the genre, and his work never fails to […]

[mp3player width=460 height=75 config=fmp_jw_widget_config.xml file=http://www.archive.org/download/AudiobeliskTransmission014/AudiobeliskTransmission014-TheSverigecast.mp3] Well, I finally did it. I made an all-Swedish podcast. I’ve been threatening it for a couple months, but after my work/school schedule kicked my ass for most of February and March, I decided I’d end my spring break this week with the nerdiest thing I could think of. And […]

I’ve made no secret of my Sverige fetish since starting this site (and yes, at some point there will be a Swede-only podcast), but when it comes to nailing down a scene as important to the underground heavy as the Swedish one has been, it’s hard to even know where to start this Where to […]