Almost a decade after leaving the drum kit in Entombed to front rock & rollers The Hellacopters, Nicke Andersson could no longer resist the pull of the mighty death metal tractor beam. You can try to stay away, but death metal will always find you again.
He had played plenty of drums since then in The Hydromatics, Super$hit 666, The Solution etc, but his return to his roots was met with both glee and anticipation. But did he still have it in him? Of course he did. This is a man who after 25 years in the biz still hasn't written a bad song.
He hooked up with guitarist/vocalist Robert Pehrsson from Thunder Express, Repulsion's Scott Carson and Jörgen Sandström from Grave, Entombed, The Project Hate, Krux, Torture Division and fuck knows what else. I was sort of hoping that Nicke would handle vocals as well, as he did it so brilliantly on Entombed's second album Clandestine (the best album of the 90s, remember?) but apparently he gave it a shot in the studio and decided it sounded like shit.
However, it appears he has indeed provided some classic death grunts for the upcoming Necronaut project. Can't wait to hear it.
But those expecting a return to the classic Entombed sound of the 90s were disappointed. Death Breath went right back to the very early days of the death metal, the days when the genre was not yet fully formed and no formula or rules existed. It was just extreme metal, period. Celtic Frost, Death, Autopsy, Slayer, Venom, you name it, they're all in here, mingling and getting to know each other.
This probably won't even sound like death metal to those used to Nile, Behemoth, Vader etc, but this is the real deal, folks. This is exactly what it should sound like, pissed off and punky, with some piss stains and ragged edges, with acne and a beer belly, and a morbid sense of humor.
That, my friends, are the true ingredients of what we call death fucking metal.
Priests hung by the thousands
Hell's gone to war
Christ all fucking mighty
Is mighty no more
'Nuff said.
(mp3) Death Breath - Death breath
(mp3) Death Breath - Christ all fucking mighty (recommended!)
(mp3) Death Breath - Flabby little things from beyond
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4 comments:
"It was just extreme metal, period. Celtic Frost, Death, Autopsy, Slayer, Venom, you name it, they're all in here, mingling and getting to know each other."
That's poetry.
My favourite track by far on this record is 'Heading For Decapitation'.
Brilliant song. More brilliant title.
DeathBreath over Bloodbath and Deftones?!!? You Sir sure are Swedish!!!
Probably my favorite album of the decade, along with the Cavalera Conspiracy. I dunno, if you're an Entombed fan and don't dig this, well, I just don't get why not. It was like unholy xmas when I heard this project was going forward.
2nd mention here for "Heading For Decapitation" but I can't leave off without lauding "Chopping Spree" either, for song and lyrical awesomeness.
Totally with you David, this IS death metal. While I like my Vader, and Nile and a few others, it's *this* sound I enjoy am missed since the one-off DAEMON album that Nicke played on. He can write in this style all decade and not get old to me.
Waiting to see if you have a few words to spare for the new Crown album. I haven't really parsed it yet, just skimmed a bit.
p.s. COFFINS OF THE UNEMBALMED DEAD!!!!
I've only listened to the new Crown record once. It sounded alright, but I have no real opinion of it yet.
And yeah, Chopping Spree is great. Puns ftw!
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