Tagged: Styrbjörn Walquist

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Heavy Load – Riders of the Ancient Storm – 2023

I knew that Heavy Load was working on a new album. I didn’t know it would have such a kiss-ass title as Riders of the Ancient Storm though! Furthermore, I didn’t know that it was released in October 2023. It was quite a while since I listened to Heavy Load even if I reviewed their album Death or Glory a couple of years ago. It was an album that meant a lot to me as...

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Heavy Load – Death or Glory – 1982

If we’re talking about Swedish Heavy Metal bands, there’s one band that comes to mind – Heavy Load. They were true pioneers of the genre in Sweden back in the day. They fulfill all criteria of a cult band too. Maybe they weren’t that obscure back in the day but they sure didn’t get the attention they deserved. Maybe that’s why they didn’t stick around for long either. They just weren’t willing to compromise their...