A Swedish band that started with aggressive 1979 metal and later turned more melodic.
For their early raw energy, check out 'Heavy Metal Heaven'. If you want to hear their later, more melodic side, 'Midnight Crawler' gives a good sense of it.
Heavy Load's early stuff like 'Heavy Metal Heaven' is just pure, raw heavy metal from Sweden in the late '70s. They landed a deal with Sonet Records and kept going even after their singer left, which says something about their drive. Later on, you can hear them trying out more progressive touches on songs like 'Midnight Crawler'.
They formed in Sweden in the late 1970s with Ragne Wahlquist on vocals and put out their self-titled debut in 1979. Wahlquist left in 1982, and with Tommy Lindal singing, they shifted toward a more melodic sound on albums like 'Play Dirty' in 1983. They went on hiatus in 1989 but reunited in 2001 and have kept recording since.
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