It’s six years since Guitar World last spoke to experimental Swedish quintet Hällas, who mutated from the visceral world of black metal into one of modern prog’s quirkiest outfits. Much has changed since then – but, tinted with folky turns and Tony Iommi worship, their storytelling-driven approach to making guitars weep and wail remains steadfast in their fourth album, Panorama.
“When I write riffs I picture them in my head,” says Marcus Pettersson, bandleader and Les Paul loyalist. “I can almost see landscapes. That dictates a lot of how we write.”
