NationStates Jolt Archive

List your favourites and introduce NS'ers to new ones!

1. Opeth
2. The Knife
3. Abba
4. At The Gates
5. The Cardigans
???

Abba and The Hives.

ABBA

every song a masterpiece. ;)


I had forgotten about The Cardigans, until just now when I read it. I think I used to have a CD that was pretty good by them.

Machinae Supremacy

I had forgotten about The Cardigans, until just now when I read it. I think I used to have a CD that was pretty good by them.
Was it Gran Turismo? Good album.

As for the original question - Refused, T(I)NC, Meshuggah.

Sahara Hotnights, The Hives and Cult of Luna are pretty good as well.

Abba and The Hives.

Sorry the Hives are Norwegian arn't they?

Hammerfall, Therion… are Therion Swedish?

Sorry the Hives are Norwegian arn't they?

Nope. Swedish.

Abba is my fav

it's a tossup between Dungen, the Hives and the Cardigans. really depends on what sort of music i want to be listening to.

edit: are the Kings of Convenience swedish or norwegien? if they're swedish too then they'd go on that list of favs.

Hammerfall, Therion… are Therion Swedish?
Therion: good choice. They are indeed Swedish.

Eh...who cares about Swedish music. Just give me the '"fish" :D

Eh...who cares about Swedish music. Just give me the '"fish" :D
???

Eh...who cares about Swedish music. Just give me the '"fish" :D

http://community.middlebury.edu/~hlara/Final%20sized%20images/swedish-fish.gif

Music to my ears

No, no, no, you've all been fooled by the conspiracy. All those bands are actually Finnish as the Swedes have yet to become advanced enough to discover music.

I hear they're making great progress on the wheel though ;)

I like the Deathstars. I'll cheat a little, and mention Norwegian ones I like too :p. Tristania and Gothminister.

Abba/A*Teens which are like the same thing are ok.

Suzzie's Orkester

In Flames

Arch Enemy

*moshes* :)

I like Candlemass, Refused, Witchcraft, Spiritual Beggars, Dozer, Katatonia...

The Haunted are okay too, but not among my favourites. The Hives put on a great live show, but I don't care much for their recorded stuff.

There are probably others I didn't know were Swedish.

Check out Brewed In Sweden (http://www.kjellhell.se/offspring.html)

Therion, I'd say.

I like Candlemass, Refused, Witchcraft, Spiritual Beggars, Dozer, Katatonia...

The Haunted are okay too, but not among my favourites. The Hives put on a great live show, but I don't care much for their recorded stuff.

There are probably others I didn't know were Swedish.

Yay! Swedish stoner! I'll see if I can find some more for you to listen to;) Dozer and Spiritual Beggars are really good. Isn't Monkey3 from Sweden too?
Refused is pretty good hardcore too... I like "Shape of the punk to come" alot...

Dissection
Dark Funeral
Arch Enemy
Naglfar
Amon Amrth
Opeth
Dark Tranquility
In Flames

Some great metal from Sweden.

Children of Bodom, they are Sweidsh, arn't they?

Children of Bodom, they are Sweidsh, arn't they?

Nope, they're from Finland I think.

I like the Deathstars. I'll cheat a little, and mention Norwegian ones I like too :p. Tristania and Gothminister.
Norway has much better to offer, such as Emperor and Ulver.

In Flames

Arch Enemy

*moshes* :)
I never understand why these bands became so popular.

Therion, I'd say.
They're Swedish? :eek: I always thought they were German.

Dissection
Dark Funeral
Arch Enemy
Naglfar
Amon Amrth
Opeth
Dark Tranquility
In Flames

Some great metal from Sweden.
True, I like those too. Especially In Flames.

Nope, they're from Finland I think.
Well, Finland was ruled by Sweden for a number of years, so you could always pretend they are.

Norway has much better to offer, such as Emperor and Ulver.
I'm fond of them too - but still prefer Tristania and Gothminister. :)

http://www.hives.nu/wallpapers/hives-hatetosay640x480.jpg

FTW.

What an odd thread topic.

Nightwish.

Nightwish.
They are Finnish too. :)

What an odd thread topic.

LOL.

They are Finnish too. :)

...ah crap. This is a minor disappointment.

every project dennis lyxzen touches

What about Eddie Meduza?

What about Eddie Meduza?

I can't believe you know who that is. Alas, nowadays he's mostly liked by bigots in spe who miss the irony contained in his "works".

Norway has much better to offer, such as Emperor and Ulver.


I never understand why these bands became so popular.

I agree about Emperor, they're awesome. As for Ulver, are you talking about old or new? I like their old stuff, but I can't stand their techno stuff.

As for Arch Enemy and In Flames, both are very good. In Flames' older stuff was better than their newer, whereas in my opinion the last three Arch Enemy albums are the ones worth owning. I prefer Arch Enemy to In Flames though, I really like their stuff. Not nearly as much as the Norwegian black metal I listen to though.

every project dennis lyxzen touches

Seriously? Because his solo stuff is extremely shit.

- Refused
- The [International] Noise Conspiracy
- TEXT
- Arch Enemy
- At The Gates
- Cult Of Luna
- David Sandström
- The Cardigans
- In Flames
- Final Exit
- Soilwork


Kings of Convenience are Norwegian, for whoever asked.

Atomic Swing
Soundtrack of Our Lives

the hives are cool live, but i don't think i would listen to their recorded stuff.
the knife has some nice songs.

those are the only swedish bands i know, but i don't really care about the nationality of my favorite bands.

Seriously? Because his solo stuff is extremely shit.

define 'solo stuff' - are we talking him singing in the shower here?

Oh hey, Sweden's actually got a pop band I like. Doesn't get more unusual than that.. Chick Habit. Great fun those.

This one. (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=171213597&context=set-1783897&size=o)

define 'solo stuff' - are we talking him singing in the shower here?

Lost Patrol, The. Two albums of pure rubbish:

Songs In The Key of Resistance
Songs About Running Away

The only two i have ever heard are Dark Funeral, and Abba...Quite the broad spectrum there.

Yay! Swedish stoner! I'll see if I can find some more for you to listen to;) Dozer and Spiritual Beggars are really good. Isn't Monkey3 from Sweden too?
I don't know Monkey3, but I looked them up and they sound interesting...says they're Swiss, though.

I left out Astroqueen too. Cool stoner band. Feel free to point out any I don't know, though. :D


Refused is pretty good hardcore too... I like "Shape of the punk to come" alot...

Indeed. It's one of my favourite albums. :)


EDIT - a couple more bands that I missed earlier - Grand Magus, Electric Earth, Lifelover, Lake of Tears...

A couple of others I looked up turned out to be Norwegian or Danish. Scandinavian music in general (especially the heavier stuff) is pretty good, though.

I kinda like Roxette.

A couple of others I looked up turned out to be Norwegian or Danish. Scandinavian music in general (especially the heavier stuff) is pretty good, though.
It's actually their best export IMO. :) I like Scandinavian rock/metal best of all; even more than German metal. :D

Therion! Also Hammerfall, Deathstars and Opeth

How did the same country manage to produce Abba?

Favourite Swedish band?
The one I saw in concert on sunday. The one, the only - Europe.

The Cardigans, The Concretes, The Hives

Lost Patrol, The. Two albums of pure rubbish:

Songs In The Key of Resistance
Songs About Running Away

hmm, perhaps living in an isolated cultural backwater has its benefits

It's actually their best export IMO. :) I like Scandinavian rock/metal best of all; even more than German metal. :D

I think the only German metal band I really like is Bethlehem. There are some others that are okay but nothing that really does it for me. Unless you've got any suggestions?

I think the only German metal band I really like is Bethlehem. There are some others that are okay but nothing that really does it for me. Unless you've got any suggestions?Metal's a broad category. What do you typically listen to?

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are prolly a good example of what's good about German metal. Part death, part speed, part melodic, part viking & all fucking brilliant.
Odrörir is/was (dunno if they're still playing) pure viking metal, but with a strong folk/alternative element - which again is something Germany's damn good at these years. Prolly the most original metal band I've heard.

Metal's a broad category. What do you typically listen to?

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are prolly a good example of what's good about German metal. Part death, part speed, part melodic, part viking & all fucking brilliant.
Odrörir is/was (dunno if they're still playing) pure viking metal, but with a strong folk/alternative element - which again is something Germany's damn good at these years. Prolly the most original metal band I've heard.

I listen to doom and stoner mostly, but I like examples from most genres of metal. The only thing I really haven't been able to get into is power metal, and that's a pretty big chunk of the German stuff i've heard.

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter don't seem to do it for me (I think it's the vocals...). Odrörir are weird (wow, they really do have a viking infatuation, don't they?), but seem at least decent judging from the 30 second clips on their site. I'll see if I can find more to make a proper judgement.

http://community.middlebury.edu/~hlara/Final%20sized%20images/swedish-fish.gif

Music to my ears
I'm glad you clarified yourself...
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Because i couldn't think of any before reading a few posts...
The Hives
The Cardigans
Those guys that toured around Hamilton in 2002...

Oh Oh ! I like Basshunter!

I listen to doom

You may like The Sword (who are American), in that case. They do have the Norse mythology obsession though.

I was listening to Koop (not to be confused with Koopa), a Swedish electronic band. They're pretty good.

You may like The Sword (who are American), in that case. They do have the Norse mythology obsession though.

Already a fan. I have Age of Winters. :)

Already a fan. I have Age of Winters. :)

When your song features actual wolves howling you know you're destined for greatness.

THE HIVES!!!!!

single handedly saving music!

When your song features actual wolves howling you know you're destined for greatness.

Indeed. :)

The Hives, Dungen, The Knife, Love Is All, and Peter Bjorn and John.

Europe, Machinae Supremacy, Hammerfall. And I think an NSer recommended Candlemass to me a while back, they're pretty decent too.

Focus

Or were they Dutch?

And I think an NSer recommended Candlemass to me a while back, they're pretty decent too.

Yeah, that was probably me again...


:P

Focus

Or were they Dutch?

Dutch I think. I used to love "Hocus Pocus" when I was a kid :D

Candlemass, Therion, Dark Tranquillity, Amon Amarth, Opeth, Katatonia, Entombed, The Sounds, Tad Morose

Kent, The Cardigans, The Hives, and Ace of Base aren't bad, either.

I can't believe you know who that is. Alas, nowadays he's mostly liked by bigots in spe who miss the irony contained in his "works".
I can't believe you can't believe I know who that is. My dad is a HUGE fan, though he (obviously) understands not a word of it. He has, however, had the bulk of the songs translated for him, so he must get a giggle out of playing this music loudly in his shop at work.

Yeah, that was probably me again...

:P

Yeah, figured it was probably you, just couldn't be bothered checking. Thanks btw, they're pretty good :p

Candlemass, Therion, Dark Tranquillity, Amon Amarth, Opeth, Katatonia, Entombed, The Sounds, Tad Morose

Kent, The Cardigans, The Hives, and Ace of Base aren't bad, either.
Add Dia Psalma. :)

I'm glad you clarified yourself...
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Because i couldn't think of any before reading a few posts...
The Hives
The Cardigans
Those guys that toured around Hamilton in 2002...
Blindside

Garmarna

Yeah, figured it was probably you, just couldn't be bothered checking. Thanks btw, they're pretty good :p

Hehe. If you like them, you'll probably like Solitude Aeturnus too (though they're American). :)

Peter Bjorn and John.

Indeed. I've been listening to Writer's Block and Falling Out non-stop for the last week or so.

Add Dia Psalma. :)I would, but I've never heard them or of them.

In Flames FTW, too bad their new stuff sucks.:headbang:

Meshuggah.

Do any of the swedish bands have songs about Peter Forsberg?? He is the man, and he is swedish!!! FOPPA!!