Release Date: December 05th 2025. Record Label: Bonebag Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl
Skogskult - Tracklisting
1.Lyktans Låga
2.Turs
3.Jag Ger Mig Av
4.Pakten
5.Sol
6.Snöblind
Lineup
Samuel Nordström - Guitar
Albin Kroon - Bass
Simon Rosengrim - Vocals
Alexander Söderlund - Drums
Review
Swedish Doom/Stoner Metallers Skogskult debut album offers quite a different musical adventure compared to other albums currently out there but it also has a familiar creative attitude inspired by the likes of SLEEP, Acid King, Monolord and Electric Wizard. The album is produced by Cavern Deep’s Max Malmer and owner of Bonebag Records who are releasing this album. What makes this record stand out is the band’s willingness to sing all their vocals in Swedish and focus upon Nordic folklore and Swedish Nature.
I don’t understand Swedish at all but I understand the creative vision that Skogskult are ultimately aiming for and it’s quite a deeply personal and spiritual journey told through the realm of Doom/Stoner Metal. The music is quite soulful with harsh melodies that explore the Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal landscapes with a haunting psychedelic sound being added throughout. The LOW & SLOW vibrations allows Skogskult to add a grounded and fantastical effect within the stunning opening track Lyktans Låga.
The opening track has some folk-ish elements appearing within the lyrics and vocals but the music is full-on Doomed Out aggression with Skogskult tapping into the murkier depths of the underground Stoner scene. There’s a level of Progressive energy appearing from time-to-time that even allows the music to become quite extreme in places with lead vocalist’s outlandish vocals appearing on the later stages of the record.
The next batch of tracks of Turs, Jag Ger Mig Av and Pakten sees Skogskult explore the musical legacies of Electric Wizard and SLEEP but add that classic Swedish WEEDIAN flavour into the mix with trippy guitars and spaced out melodies that navigates around a FUCK-TON of heavy reverb and overlapping sludgy instrumental passages. The standout tracks on the album for me have to be Turs and Pakten with Skogskult going for a true OVER THE TOP journey but once again keep everything grounded that’s bursting within intense solos that adds a forceful level of volume to the record.
Skogskult do show deft touches of Post-Doom and Post-Stoner surroundings which gives the album a sense of romanticism but it’s the gruff, aggressive and muscular exterior that impresses the most which Skogskult carry out with supreme efficiency on the final two songs on the album with Sol and Snöblind. This perhaps the heaviest, gloomiest and darkest parts of the record where Skogskult leave no stone unturned with their highly original style of destructive Doom/Stoner Metal that leaves a lasting impression.
This is another great band releasing another ALBUM OF THE YEAR contender even at this late stage of the game. The record can be downright experimental and outrageous but Skogskult have delivered the goods with this album that will no doubt pave the way for them to gain a loyal following within the underground scene and perhaps perform at some of the most prestigious stages and festivals the scene has to offer.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Sheltered Life PR for the promo.
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