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"best international band"

Swedish Dark Symphonic Metal Act HEXED was awarded "Best International Band" 2024 at the annual WigWam Awards in London.

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album - "pagans rising" (2022)

(ViciSolum)

”The Swedish Symphonic Progressive Metal band is back with their second album “Pagans Rising”. Along with the powerful lead vocals of Tina Gunnarsson. This concept album definitely has great songwriting mixed with strong choruses and male growl. It´s a perfect blend of spellbinding guitar melodies, chugging riffs, dark symphonic orchestrations and progressive elements. It has been written with inspiration and history of Sweden’s witch-hunting hysteria in the late 17th century. This release is a much heavier and darker version of HEXED"

Behind the dark and unique sound of this masterpiece is the talented mixing/mastering engineer - Ronnie Björnström at BLP Sound. (Sorcerer, Meshuggah, Aeon, etc.)

Guest appearance by Jonah Weingarten (Pyramaze)

All artwork is done by Giannis Nakos - Remedy Art Design. (Evergrey, Amaranthe, Oceans Of Slumber, etc)

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01-Pagans Rising 5:15

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02-Resurrection 4:18

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03-Stigma Diaboli 5:49

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04-Repentance 4:51

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05-Incantation 4:26

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06-Prophecy 4:58

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07-Symphony Of Tragedy 5:32

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08-Blasphemy 4:54

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09-Dark Storm 4:25

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10-Moorfield 4:52

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Bandphotos / Flyer / Booklet / Package

singles

"repentance"

single

"resurrection"

single

"stigma diaboli"

single (radio edit)

"pagans rising"-reviews

8/10

“Overall, a superb display of symphonic metal, Hexed have surprised, amazed, and astounded with a breath taking array of songs” - Metal Gods TV

— 11/10

9/10

8/10

“The perfect cooperation of the band, the wonderfully laid out space, the rhythm section playing with sensitivity and how mercilessly it develops to mercilessly drop an emotional nuclear bomb” - Metal Melodic Sound

— 9,6/10

“A crystal-clear purchase recommendation for the inclined buyers who like female-fronted metal with a lot of taste, power and without operatic singing” - Metal Garage

— 8/10

“Here we get a whole bunch of captivating heavy works where the favorite Stigma Diaboli stands out and Sweden's answer to Withing Temptation is a fact” - Artrock

— 8/10

“The quintet is brilliantly led by one of the country's absolute best singers, Tina Gunnarsson, and she commands her troops with millimeter precision and a voice that is world class” - Rocknytt

— 4,5/5

“HEXED have done it again, with a standout album that shows the world the unforgiving and fierce songwriting team that they are” - Metal Temple

— 9/10

“Pagans Rising is the result of a pure metal maelstrom of great vocals huge choruses and hooks, great execution, moments of excellent metal, and utter conviction to their craft. It is a vivid tale full of dark symphonic moods and aggression. Hexed are outstanding” - Metal-Roos

— 4/5

“HEXED have created an acoustic blockbuster. "Pagans Rising“ completes an epic journey with powerful opulent songs that tell haunting stories with imposing magic” - Metal-Heads.de

— 9/10

“Ah, Sweden… how many more wonderful gifts do you still have for the metal community? ” - Tuonela Magazine

— 9/10

“This is indeed Hexed in a darker, heavier place, and it really suits them. They are a great Metal band with an excellent singer who play (take a deep breath…) Heavy/Melodic/Progressive/Power/Speed/Symphonic Metal their own way, how they want to do it” - Ave Noctum

— 8,5/10

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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ROCKNYTT MAGAZINE

We are invited to the fresh track and the upcoming single Resurrection It promises really good, and we are probably many who hope for a new record soon. Despite the short playing time, the hassle, Hexed showed his very best side, and the sound was consistently good throughout the show. I guess it's just to keep my fingers crossed that the band will get back on a bigger stage that they so well deserve.

4/5

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

THE MALOIK ROCK BLOG SWEDEN

This band gains a lot from stage presence and talent alone! Melodic metal is a balancing act but Hexed with Tina Gunnarsson on vocals reaches a level that I hope will get more attention. Her tone of voice and powerful voice lift the roof of the tent and there are many who get big eyes when they are on their way past who instead turn around and enter the tent when they hear her. This is really good! If you get the chance to see Hexed this summer, just do it! I promise, it's an experience!

4/5

TIME TO ROCK FESTIVAL

SWEDEN ROCK MAGAZINE

It will be a completely different experience to see a gig when the band has honed its performance. That they have thought about how best to present themselves to the audience, how to move on stage and how to capture the audience without it feeling forced or contrived. Few manage to do this, even fewer manage to keep it up for a whole gig. A powerful intro followed by the angry riffing that opens "Prophecy" and sits like a bell sets the first part. Then Tina Gunnarsson steps onto the stage just as the first verse begins and completely owns the stage. It feels spontaneous and the positive energy that she and the band radiate captures the interest immediately. This sets the second part.

It's easy to sort all Female Fronted bands under one label. Hexed stands out, a lot because of Tina's voice. It is strong and clear and she possesses a power in her expression that most people lack. Even the music behind the song makes it all special, it's dark, heavy and nice. Technical riffing replaces nice melodies, hard replaces soft. And again, such small things as playing a couple of songs before the first interlude, changing position on stage when it's time for a guitar solo make the whole thing feel incredibly professional. The half hour allotted to them in playing time is over all too quickly, the energy and drive Hexed has in their performance stands above anything delivered on the Pirate Rock Stage earlier during the festival.

8/10

//Erika Wallberg

TIME TO ROCK FESTIVAL

ROCKNYTT MAGAZINE

Letting Hexed start the day with only thirty minutes is like offering a smorgasbord and only being allowed to eat with tweezers. Despite this meager playing time, it would appear that the Uppsalaband made use of every second. Led by the band's skilled songwriter Stellan Gunnarsson, they stepped out on stage in front of a smaller audience as they had to compete simultaneously with Schlager-Metal from Scarlet who played on the Falcon Stage.

With only two albums in the bag and hopefully a third in the not too distant future, the focus was mostly on the brilliant Pagans Rising. New drummer Henrik Olsson (formerly Scar Symmetry) fit in like a glove together with bassist Daniel Håkansson who didn't skimp on cool rock poses. Relatively fresh guitarist Mano Lewys (formerly Dynazty) still remains relatively anonymous on stage but excels musically. As I said, half an hour is not much to move with, but Tina Gunnarsson on vocals blows the runway with everything at this festival, and to the mild degree that more and more people joined from the second concert. Undeniably, it's much more fun to hear musicians perform songs like Prophecy, Blasphemy and my personal favorite, Repentance.

Usually the day at festivals starts with raucous noise for some unfathomable reason but here it was the complete opposite. I've had the privilege of seeing Hexed a few times before and this time Tina Gunnarsson had perhaps the best vocal sound I've heard her have. When she starts from her toes, the vocal system is not always enough, and Time to Rock's sound manager really deserves a big compliment here. As always, it's hard to make a simple judgment on a short festival gig, so let's just say that it sounded extremely good and that the large crowd that came to watch really appreciated what they got to see and hear from Hexed.

4/5

//Andreas Östlund

SKOGSRÖJET FESTIVAL

ROCKNYTT MAGAZINE

HAPPY HAPPY HEXED! The majority of the performance consists of the band's latest album Pagans Rising and with a few contributions from the debut Netherworld. For me, who have seen the band a number of times, you eagerly wait to sink your teeth into something new, but for those of you who still haven't discovered Hexed, that's enough. I personally enjoy songs like Resurrection, Repentance and Blasphemy. You have to see this band live, but prepare to be enchanted!

4/5

release-2018

ALBUM - "netherworld" (2018)

(VICISOLUM)

HEXED debut album "NETHERWORLD" containing 10 - tracks. Guest vocals from Thomas Vikström (Therion) Ronny Hemlin (Tad Morose)

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OBEDIENCE 4:09

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ROOTS 4:28

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FORSAKEN 4:17

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OCEANS 4:49

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EXHALING LIFE 4:50

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NETHERWORLD 5:13

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LIGHTYEARS 4:24

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STARS 4:18

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ILLUMINATE 4:42

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REMAKE MY SOUL 4:57

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"NETHERWORLD"-REVIEWS

“You get solid metal, killer vocals and some interesting thoughts. Worth the shekels required for purchase for sure”

— 9.5/10 Sonic Cathedral

"I can tell you I have been so addicted that I can’t play anything else right now just play again and again… help me!!! Ten songs with power and beauty , it is difficult to choose just one they all stand out from themselves and Tina for sure is the siren that lead your spirit out of the dark world to make you happy. For those who haven’t yet discovered this amazing band this is the time to. This band will be loved by many who just love music, a band of the year"

- 100/100 - The Metal Mag

10/10 Tamar List - Lyrical Spell Magazine (NLD) "Mark my words, this band is gonna come far, and therefore I rate the album Netherworld by HEXED to a 10 out of 10"

8/10 Kostas Karageorgiou - Metal Nuovo (GRE) “HEXED - Netherworld is nominated and is a strong candidate for a position to be the album of the year”

4/5 Chad Bowar - Heavy Music Headquarters (USA) “The guitar attack is varied, ranging from driving and heavy riffs to more accessible sections. Tina delivers an impressive performance”

8.5/10 Kyle McGinn - Dead Rhetoric (GBR) “Tina is charged with providing the emotional underbelly to the darker riffage, which is gracefully done. Her vocals are dominating when necessary”

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awards

award winner

"best international band"

release-2022

album - "pagans rising" (2022)

(ViciSolum)

Bandphotos / Flyer / Booklet / Package

singles

"repentance"

"resurrection"

"stigma diaboli"

"pagans rising"-reviews

VIDEOS

LIVE VIDEOs

Live photos

Live reviews

4/5

4/5

SWEDEN ROCK MAGAZINE

8/10

4/5

release-2018

ALBUM - "netherworld" (2018)

(VICISOLUM)

"NETHERWORLD"-REVIEWS

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