Stockholm veterans Sterbhaus play Metal Deluxe, a totally self invented concoction that - let’s be honest here - you probably already dismissed reading this while smirking silently to yourself. Because Metal surely doesn’t need yet another genre. And yet - here we are! For without “Metal Deluxe” Sterbhaus would have to be described as Death, Thrash, Heavy, Black and Progressive Metal that is neither retro or modern, and with conviction and honesty while lined with a healthy dose of dark wit and humour

So Sterbhaus plays “Metal Deluxe”... short and simple…

The band is the home of Marcus Hammarström (previously Elvira Madigan 1998-2008, Shining and currently also in Veile - side project of Ghul from Mayhem), Jimmy Ahovalli and Erik Röjås (previously Ondskapt and Decadence). Started in 2007 as a five-piece and reformed several times since then, Sterbhaus ended up as a trio after having looked back on years releasing absolutely stellar albums, touring Europe (as support for Vader, Melechesh and Shining), South America and after having played several prestigious festivals such as Metal Town, Rock Harz, BlastFest, Extremefest which meant sharing the bill with Slipknot, Amon Amarth, Marilyn Manson, Behemoth, Opeth etc

In 2025 Sterbhaus made a quite formidable return after a period of being fairly dormant and surprised the scene with the comeback single “Deth Bü Wolfe” which is the knuckle sandwich old/new/awaiting fans never saw coming.

The current status of Sterbhaus is actually quite unknown as the band announced its end in 2019 - while simultaneously making it very clear that there were still several releases to be made. One was the live album “Necrostabbing at Göta Källare” which achieved the unlikely feat of snagging the No1 sales position in Sweden for physical releases and No9 for all Metal an all formats!

Sterbhaus also revealed there would be a new album. And this album is “Next Akin to Chaos” which is now being released after five years in production.  

The tricky accessibility that makes Sterbhaus so unique comes just as natural as apple pie – even though the musical progress from 2007 until today is nothing short of amazing. The debut “Angels for Breakfast ...And God for Lunch” (2013) seemed to open most evert door while the album “New Level of Malevolence” (2015) - although popular and praised when released, seemed to close those doors instead. Several cancelled tours, being banned for offensive videos (a ridiculous claim ofc), botched promotions, even more cancellations and one or two empty festival seasons put Sterbhaus in such a tight spot the band had a hard time bouncing back. Marcus Hammarström joined Swedish extreme metal titans Shining and toured extensively while Sterbhaus released the Christmas EP “Krampusnacht”. Eventually Marcus quit Shining and could focus on getting the new Sterbhaus album out.  

And thanks to how “Next Akin to Chaos” did turn out - There might just be a glimmer of hope for a new future for Sterbhaus... Or that future will fall silent, having left behind a monument that serves as one of the most epic epitaphs ever created.

1. Deth Bü Wolfe
2. Wrecking the World
3. The Evildoer of Pixelville
4. Whippersnapper
5. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus have a Sword Fight
6. Master of the Hunt
7. The Man who was a Rat, who was a Snake
8. Bad Workers are Slaves ...And Dead!
9. The Autopsy of the Intergalactic John Doe
10. Abhorrence