Mould In Hell Records 1989
Some pretty serious shit here! I'll assume we're all familiar with, and know how amazing, NIHILIST, GRAVE, DISMEMBER, and even MERCILESS were/are... so I don't need to say much about them right? That leaves 7 lesser known Swedish Thrash/Death Metal bands who've contributed to this cassette comp of demo tracks. OBSCURITY deliver a real mid-paced pounder that calls to mind BATHORY's slower moments with killer pitched vocals. HYSTERIAH lean more towards technical Thrash with a palpable ARTILLERY "Terror Squad" influence. LEPROSY fucking slay! Excellent vocals, great guitar harmonies... one of the best tracks, if not the best, on HOTDV1. TREBLINKA's simplistic Death Metal shows little or no similarity to their later incarnation as TIAMAT. MACRODEX's "Rest In Pieces" flipflops between TESTAMENT style Thrash and full-on Death Metal, while ATROCITY stick to straight up Thrash. Finally KENTIK BROSK are the Swedish equivalent of AUTOPSY... 'cept for the stoopid country bit in the middle of their track. This is mandatory listening for while yer flipping through your Swedish Death Metal coffee table book.
DOWNLOAD: HymnsOfTheDeadVol1.rar (88.14 MB)
HYMNS OF THE DEAD Vol. 1 Cassette
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Labels: 1989, CASSETTE, COMPILATION, DEMO, METAL, RECORD REVIEWS, SWEDEN
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2 comments:
Haha, this is a blast from the past for sure, this was released by, among others, Johan Edlund of now todays Tiamat fame, then in Treblinka of cause. I remember the fölyer for this was spread really well, I think I got it in every letter back then. I also think that it was a vol 2 released but then with some norwegian bands on it as well. Great uuoplad!
This was a great listen and oozes nostalgia! Thanks for uplaoding it.
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