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thrown – ‘Extraordinary Hype Following Extended Pain & Excessive Guilt’

Every so often, a new band comes along with a spark like no other. Parkway Drive. Bring Me The Horizon. Polaris. Sleep Token. Spiritbox. All these acts emerged with extraordinary hype that spread far and wide across the heavy music scene. And the best part was their talents equally lived up to expectations.The latest outfit to join the hierarchy of global fanfare is thrown – a menacing four-piece straight outta Sweden, equipped with ultra-fast songs and an online secrecy much like their hype-building counterparts Sleep Token. Hellbent on hearing first-hand about their rise in popularity, and forthcoming debut album Excessive Guilt, we hit the ground running to spend some time with the Arising Empire band while they were in Australia supporting Alpha Wolf on the Half Living Things Tour.After tearing up stages for the very first time down under, attracting unprecedented audiences watching each SOLD OUT show’s opening slot (and their own headliner in Perth), vocalist Marcus Lundqvist and guitarists Johan Liljeblad and Andreas Malm agreed to a candid catch up, moments after leaving the stage at the last stop on their Aussie debut in Brisbane…thrown, it has been an absolute honour and pleasure watching you guys tear up stages [...]