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Discuss “Big Al’s Metal Shop”

From Birmingham to Belo Horizonte, metal has evolved from its primal roots and created many different subgenres. Thrash, death, prog, grind, and many other classifications populate the conscious of the metal fan today. (For a good rundown, check out the excellent anthropological documentary Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey.) Bands that start off in one subgenre can successfully transition their style to another; Carcass’ progression from grind to thrashy death metal is a good example. Not all bands are able to pull it off, but I believe that The Haunted’s latest could be a work of transitional genius.

Gothenburg is a pivotal stop on the world tour of our beloved genre’s evolution. Swedish death metal is responsible for much of what is...

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