Sweden Rock Magazine, Scandinavia's biggest hard rock magazine and Sweden's top-selling music magazine, celebrate issue #100 by naming the 100 greatest Swedish bands of all time.
"Over the past couple of decades, it's hard to think of another country with a population equivalent to that of New York that's had such an impact on hard rock and metal as Sweden has," says editor-in-chief
Martin Carlsson. "When
Sweden Rock Magazine turns 100, it's only fitting that we pay tribute to the many great talents this country has produced."
In
Sweden Rock Magazine #100, the doom masters
CANDLEMASS are named the greatest Swedish band of all time.
"To get such an acknowledgement from
Sweden Rock Magazine for what we've achieved over almost 30 years is just fantastic. Today, the phenomenon
CANDLEMASS is much greater than its individual parts," says
CANDLEMASS mainman
Leif Edling.
Number two on the list are the legendary death metallers
ENTOMBED.
For a CD single sent exclusively to the magazine's subscribers with #100,
CANDLEMASS have recorded a heavy version of
ENTOMBED's classic death'n'roll song
"To Ride, Shoot Straight And Speak The Truth" and
ENTOMBED have covered
CANDLEMASS uptempo song
"Black Dwarf".
"In sports, being number two means you've lost, but since
CANDLEMASS are doing a cover of
ENTOMBED we see this as a victory," says
ENTOMBED vocalist
L-G Petrov.
EUROPE, one of Sweden's biggest music exports of all time, are number three on the list.
"We took the long road back and now we've arrived. We used to say that one day this band is going to amount to something. I'm so proud of our crew and my friends in
EUROPE," says
EUROPE vocalist
Joey Tempest.
CANDLEMASS and
ENTOMBED both take the stage for two special concerts at
Sweden Rock Magazine's 100th-issue party at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden on January 26, 2013. Tickets are on sale and cost SEK 220. Ticket information:
www.debaser.se For information on how to subscribe to
Sweden Rock Magazine, go to
www.swedenrockmagazine.com.
