“THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL…

…as we make our way to heaven.” I was in my second year of university when I heard forums (horns up who remembers ?), where someone had posted a recommendation for their album. I wasn’t much of a power metal nerd, but there was just something inescapable about those battle-obsessed Swedes: impossibly catchy, gloriously gung-ho and just the right amount of daft. “This is fun!” I remember thinking. “They’d make a Fun Festival Band.”