Your Favorite Swedish Prog band!

Sagichim wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: I like Trettioåriga Kriget, but they've never really put their hands down my trousers, if you know what I mean. No I don't please tell me  Krigssang is much more relaxed, less heavy than that nuclear debut but for me just as enjoyable. My version includes a track called Murar which is maybe TK's best moment, I'm not sure all versions including the original album has that track and it's really a shame, though I may be confusing it with another track

Dellinger wrote: Given that this thread has come up, anyone could suggest swedish albums/artists that sing in swedish instead of english. The ones I know are Hybris, the first 3 Kaipa albums, and Algarnas Tradgard. I know about the first Landberk album, though I can't find it available.

Saperlipopette! wrote: Dellinger wrote: Given that this thread has come up, anyone could suggest swedish albums/artists that sing in swedish instead of english. The ones I know are Hybris, the first 3 Kaipa albums, and Algarnas Tradgard. I know about the first Landberk album, though I can't find it available. Kultivator! Dungen!, Pugh! (two first reccomended)...  + Vildkaktus... infact a great progband not on PA. I only have Vindarnas Vagar from 1971. Folky jazz-prog with Yes-like harmonies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsxLV_0x7j8

Thanks! I'll be checking them out as soon as I can.

The mighty Opeth. Anekdoten, Edge of Sanity, Meshuggah, Cult of Luna and others are also great.

Edited by Billy Pilgrim - October 09 2014 at 12:15

I've always loved Kebnekajse very much.

Pain of Salvation, hands down! I live in South Africa, but went to see them two years ago perform live in Sweden. This is how much I really like them I own most their albums in hardcopy hugs

I recorded this myself, POS with Daniel Gildenlow singing Hallelujah but the guy behind me obviously thought he could sing it better than Daniel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlcLep-8KRk

Beardfish, hands down. (This seems to be a popular opinion, but I can understand why!) Mammoth was the first album that really got me got me into progressive metal or at least slightly heavier/more metal influenced prog. Before that, I never liked metal and the "heaviest" stuff I listened to was probably hard rock bands like AC/DC and Deep Purple (not to say that hard rock and prog metal are heavy in the same way, but you get what I mean). I also really love their earlier stuff and have been listening the hell out of Sleeping in Traffic parts 1 and 2 this autumn. (Other Swedish bands I like include for example Änglagård and Kaipa, and I really really enjoyed Opeth's newest album!)

Buddhabreath wrote: Well I'll have to check out POS - for some reason I haven't really listened to them (maybe because I'm an old fart). But here's a list of some Svenska bands I like (there are definitely more) in very rough order: Samla Mammas Manna/Von Zamla/Lars Hollmer (RIP) Änglagård Älgarnas Trädgård Mats Morgan Band Isildurs Bane Baby Grandmothers Pär Lindh Project International Harvester Kultivator Archimedes Badkar Zut Un Feu Rouge Katzen Kapell Ensemble Nimbus Trettioåriga Kriget Fläsket Brinner Life Ablution Trad, Gras Och Stenar Bo Hansson Anna Sjalv Tredje Solarplexus Garmarna Tak!

Very nice list there (probably because you have so many of my own faves included) i did however forget to mention Anna Själv Tredie. That album is a real gem. Without a doubt my fave Scandinavian prog electronic record.

Todd wrote: someone_else wrote: Just listening to this pleasant surprise: How does this compare with the first one?