Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Suicidal Winds (Sweden)
Suicidal Winds (Black/Thrash Metal // Sweden)
Suicidal Winds is an extreme metal band from Uddevalla, Sweden. Formed in 1992, Suicidal Winds is known for a raw, aggressive musical style that blends black metal and thrash metal.
The band was founded by Mathias Johansson (vocals, guitar, bass) and Peter Haglund (guitar), originally under the name Kristos Mortis. After changing their name to Suicidal Winds in 1992, they released their first official demo, »The Road To…«, in 1994. Over the following decades, they established themselves in the underground scene with a series of demos, EPs, and six full-length albums.
As of 2023, the band has been on hold following the death of longtime bassist Fredrik Andersson. Despite this hiatus, a new full-length album titled »In The Fire 666« and a split release with German thrash/death metal veterans Protector were issued in early 2025 on WolfKult Religion.
»In The Fire 666« is a celebration of the familiar black/thrash metal style, but above all it is the ultimate tribute to Fredrik Andersson, who passed away in 2023. This new album had been ready for some time and contains Fredrik’s last songs and recordings.
The core members, Peter and Mathias comment: “We met Fredrik at school in 1990/1991, though our musical journey together started in 1999 with Axis Powers, our death metal band at the time, but he would shortly join Suicidal Winds in which he grew as one of the main song writers. He wrote the basis for 7 out of the total of 11 songs, he really knew how to put a song together and had a great taste in music. So, it feels fantastic to finally release »In The Fire 666« as a tribute to him. Fredrik was a great friend, band mate and a terrific person. Rest in peace, we will always miss you!”
Discography:
• »The Road To…« Demo (1994)
• »Massacre« Demo (1996)
• »Aggression« Demo (1997)
• »Definitely War« Demo (1998)
• »Winds Of Death« LP (No Colours Records, 1999)
• »Nuclear Goat / Joyful Dying« Split (2000)
• »Victims In Blood« LP (No Colours Records, 2001)
• »Misanthropic Anger« EP (Warlord Records, 2001)
• »Crush Us With Fire« EP (No Colours Records, 2003)
• »Rarities« Compilation (Blutvergiessen, 2004)
• »Wrath Of God« LP (Agonia Records, 2004)
• »From Conflict To Conquest« Split (Time Before Time Records, 2006)
• »Total Death ‘N Live« Live (Pulverised Records, 2006)
• »Chaos Rising« LP (Pulverised Records, 2007)
• »Phantasmata Vol. 7« Split (Phantasmata Production, 2007)
• »In The Sign Of Sodom – Sodomaniac Tribute« Split (2008)
• »98-07« Compilation (Maltkross Productions, 2008)
• »Necroblasphemies« Split (Iron Bonehead Productions, 2010)
• »Devil’s Feast« Compilation (Humanity’s Plague Productions, 2013)
• »Chthonian Sun« LP (To The Death Records, 2014)
• »Protector / Suicidal Winds« Split (WolfKult Religion, 2025)
• »In The Fire 666« LP (WolfKult Religion, 2025)
Suicidal Winds is:
Mathias Johansson – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Peter Haglund – Guitar
FFO: Celtic Frost, Desaster, Bestial Mockery, Aura Noir, Deströyer 666, Nifelheim, Goatwhore, Deathwitch, Nocturnal Graves
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well