F E A T U R E

The Top 5 Producers in Heavy Metal
2/9/2011 1:41:26 PM by Eric




In the busy metal community, innovation is often hard to come by. With so many acts looking to "reimagine" the 70s and 80s it becomes increasingly difficult to sort one from the other. In the past month, I have heard twenty thrash bands that could be the next Exodus or Overkill and have borrowed enough riffs to claim the throne. How do we sort one from the other?  Often it comes down to production values and the importance of modern technology.  If you have the cash and label support then my Top 5 Producers could set you apart from the pack:

1. Tue Madsen - Antfarm Studios.  Bands: Moonspell, The Haunted, Ektomorf, Dark Tranquility, Mnemic

2. Andy Sneap - Backstage Studios.  Bands: Accept, Exodus, Megadeath, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Machine Head, Masterplan

3. Jacob Hansen - Hansen Studios.  Bands: Communic, Volbeat, Mercenary, Pyramaze, Tyr

4. Fredrick Nordstrom - Studio Fredman.  Bands: In Flames, At the Gates, Hammerfall, Opeth, Soilwork, Dream Evil

5. Peter Tagtgren - The Abyss.  Bands: Overkill, Sabaton, Marduk, Immortal, Dark Funeral, Children of Bodom



<< back >>






RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Demons and Wizards· Hate Eternal
· The Kovenant· Mudvayne
· Opeth· Sinner
· Slipknot· The Great Deceiver
· Grave· Children Of Bodom
· Misery Index· Tiamat
· Goatwhore· Dirty Power
· Seven Witches· Rawhead Rexx
· Sickspeed· Masterplan
· October 31· Johnny Lokke
· Byfist· Dragonforce
· Curriculum Mortis· Steel Preacher
· Victory· Crystal Eyes
· Stalker· Hypocrisy
· Project: Failing Flesh· Out of the Lair
· Soil· Node
· I Hate Sally· Killik
· Scala Mercalli· Jag Panzer
· Freakhouse· David Shankle Group
· Disarmonia Mundi· Lonewolf
· Judas Priest· Joe Stump
· Therion· Joey Belladonna
· Vox Tempus· Shadows Fall
· Unearth· Nashville Pussy
· Scavenger· Jamie. St. James
· Neurosis· Mine
· Negative Creeps· Blind Guardian
· Made of Iron· Behemoth
· Twisted Sister· Azrael's Bane
· Cradle To Grave· Emerald Sun
· Rottweiller· Corrosion Of Conformity
· Belef· Soilwork
· Seige of Hate· Labyrinth
· Heartcry· John Sykes
· Wolverine· Freedom Call
· Novembers Doom· Magica
· Lord Gore· Kryoburn
· Operatika· Swallow The Sun
· Strapping Young Lad· Grand Magus
· Burden Of Grief· Pro-Pain
· Sothis· Vicious Art
· Brand New Sin· Circus Maximus
· Dynamic Lights· Voyager
· Secrets She Kept· Leaves Eyes
· Ritual Killer· Frameless Scar
· Alice Cooper· Cannon
· Thor· Love Forsaken
· Holy Blood· Clutch
· Octavia Sperati· Dirty Americans
· Casus Belli· Barcode
· Shattersphere· Balatonizer
· Dechrist· Crystal Ball
· Dreamland· Doomfoxx
· Gojira· Sinocence
· Virgin Steele· Decapitated
· Insense· Sodom
· Grimfist· Craft
· Beyond Fear· Hell-Born
· The Ocean· Viron
· Vore· Warrant (Amer)
· Pyramaze· Cavalar
· Hirax· Nicodemus
· TK-421· Dawn of Azazel
· Spawn of Possession· Michael Orlando
· Cult of Luna· Suzukiton
· Skid Row· Agalloch
· From the Grave· Mouth of the Architect
· Death Breath· Abominant
· The Finals· Enochian Crescent
· Rotting Christ· Eyes of Ligeia
· Lupara· Lordi
· E-lane· The Showdown
· Extium· Twisted Into Form
· Blood Tsunami· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
· Onslaught· Lord Belial
· Chrome Division· The Prophecy
· Gotthard· Hacride
· Antigama· Tears
· Glorior Belli· The Wonderfools
· Sworn Enemy· Mongrel
· Gutted With Broken Glass· Mortiis
· Demonic Symphony· Burzum
· Manilla Road· Hacksaw Surgery
· Intolerant· Son of Eric
· Place Of Skulls· Wolfgate
· Mustasch· Crown The Lost
· Suspyre· Dark Castle