with the spirit of the album. The vocals, not quite death growls present blasphemous-violent tales inspired by the speed metal acts but taken to new levels of nihilism by Death metal bands. I've never understood why people criticize underground metal on the basis of production quality; I'd say that the production suits the album. The title track presents itself as the highlight of the album with its eerie intro, followed by speed and mayhem well integrated with melodic interludes and solos (traces of this are scattered in other songs too). It is no melodic death but it does indicate a heavy metal influence on the band. Though the rest of album is more uniform with less variations, going through the album is still a rush due to the consistent ferocity which doesn't stop till the end of the last track. And ferocity does not mean a lack of riffs and variations in the case of this album. Being a perfect example of simple and aggressive old school death metal, this has to be Entombed's best work so far. A death metal fan must have it for both its historical importance and musical quality.
OPETH-WATERSHED By: Bijoy Shrestha Genre: Progressive Death Metal Rel: 2007
Thanks to torrent links that I got hold of Opeth's ninth album before its official release date. The new album features new drummer Martin Axenrot and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and this album typically resembles what their previous albums do; lots of melodies with sudden change in tempo, with mixture of soft, clean vocals and gruesome growls at times. www.ktmrocks.com | EMag 06 – Page: 39