Swedish death metal
Swedish death metal is a genre. Swedish death metal grew out of Death metal. It sits close to Christian death metal, technical death metal, symphonic death metal, Scandinavian death metal and deathgrind, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into viking metal, deathcore, Gothenburg metal, melodic death metal and Metalcore, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 12 connections around Swedish death metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Swedish death metal came from and where it led.
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Swedish death metal connections
Swedish death metal grew out of Death metal, shares an orbit with Christian death metal, technical death metal, symphonic death metal and Scandinavian death metal, went on to shape viking metal, deathcore, Gothenburg metal and melodic death metal. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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