Cover of the month 12/12: “Beyond The Gates Of Doom” (Exciter), Long Live The Loud, 1985. We’ve officially come to the end of the road, and with the final song of 2025’s cover series, we’re taking our stand and obeying some…Canadian metal! Although it’s a country which has produced a ton of essential bands in
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It feels great that the local scene is glowing and growing, and that we get to be a small part of it. This compilation tape highlights and takes the temperature of what it sounds like in 2025. Punk, metal and alternative bands in a blissful mix. We’re participating with two brand new and previously unreleased
Cover of the month 11/12: “Svarta Tankar” (Skitsystem), Grå Värld / Svarta Tankar, 1999. This month we find ourselves back on home soil again with our interpretation of an absolute rager by the almighty Skitsystem! Their place as one of the most influential and impactful (and maybe infamous?) bands in Swedish punk history can’t be
Cover of the month 8/12: “Werewolves On The Hunt” (Stormwitch), Walpurgis Night, 1984. Already two thirds into this year’s cover of the month project, time flies by! For August we’re going southbound, heading towards the land of bratwursts and lederhosens. A bit strange that it took this long for us to make a cover of
Cover of the month 7/12: “Slaughter Of The Innocent” (Repulsion), Horrified, 1989. For July’s cover we’re going for a cut from one of the nastiest, gnarliest and most relentless albums to ever be put on wax. The term “all killers no fillers” have seldom felt more accurate. The way it grabs you in a stranglehold
Cover Of The Month 5/12: “Döda Mig” (Svart Snö), Ren, Säker och Billig!, 1989. It was a no-brainer that we wanted to pay tribute to the early Swedish hardcore scene in one way or another this time around as well. But as you all know, there are lots of good and influential bands to choose
Cover Of The Month 4/12: “My Mind’s Diseased” (Battalion Of Saints), Second Coming, 1984. Four down, eight to go. Things are moving swiftly. We felt like it was about time to delve into some good ol’ USHC territory for this month. Tough choice, like always, do you go New York, D.C., Boston, Midwest…? Opportunities for
Cover Of The Month 3/12: “I Am The Hunted” (Charged G.B.H), City Baby Attacked By Rats, 1982. Just like back in 2015, we’re going UK for the March cover in this year’s series as well. We can’t deny how much of an impact and influence the UK punk/metal scene has had on us over the
Cover Of The Month 2/12: “State Oppression” (Raw Power), Screams From The Gutter, 1985. While discussing which songs to choose this time around, we early figured out that we really wanted to do something Italian. They have such a rich history and strong tradition of great bands, and their scene seems to stay ever so
Cover Of The Month 1/12, January: “Armageddon” (Bathory) Time for another year with a monthly cover, to pay tribute to bands that have influenced us in one way or another. Overall, we will mainly make our own interpretations and versions of bangers that made us rockin’ air guitar, bang our heads and simply go wild