“The most promising metal band in twenty years”

Interest in Xion began to rise during the summer of 2022, when local rumors started circulating about a group of young guys who played with the same tightness and energy as the more established metal bands. Xion released their debut single “Fake Acid” in September 2022, when several of the members were still under 18.

In January 2024, the thrash quintet from Dalarna, Sweden, released the album “Between Shadows and Gods”, produced by Johan Reivén, which then took the metal world by storm and won “Metal of the year” on the swedish Manifest Gala.

Xion has opened for both In Flames and Gene Simmons’ band at the iconic Dalhalla arena, and has performed at several festivals such as Gefle Metal, Alive Festival, Sweden Rock Festival, and the Sabaton Cruise. Their concerts have been praised as tight, well-rehearsed, and captivating. Sweden Rock Magazine gave one of their live performances a 9/10, and their appearance at Sweden Rock Festival received a 4/5 rating. In 2023 the band also won the music competition “Imagine Sweden”.

• “‘Fake Acid’ and ‘Men Who Play God,’ belong to the best the genre has produced in many years.” (Calle Englund, Rocknytt, 2024)

Xion released the single “Zero Light” in June 2026, produced by Jonas Arnberg, who is also producing the band's upcoming studio album "When Stars Collide” releasing in September the same year.

The combination of the members’ young age and their extremely tight and skillful musicianship has made Xion one of the most interesting and promising new acts in Swedish metal in many years.