“Obliterate,” “Skulls,” and “Midnight Coffins,” for instance, no matter how infectious the rhythms or how significantly more appealing the opening riffs are, eventually even out on the same footing and at times end abruptly, which is a formula Entrails relies on to a fault during these moments. The highlight of the album, and indeed the most appropriate example comes early, on “Epitome of Death,” which is melodically uplifting throughout but finishes with an unexpected and absolutely oppressive rendition of Chopin’s “Marche Funèbre.”ĭiscovering the album’s shortcomings, however, makes for a rather deflating contrast, as its limitations are very well-buried between “The Grotesque” and “Abyss of Corpses,” wherein one can almost feel a palpable sense of déjà vu with galloping thrash/pseudo-death riffs that seem to be simple variations of only a couple themes. It is something quite evocative of Clandestine, a riff-heavy but catchy, hook-laden affair that alternates its viciousness superbly with its melody, making for a two-toned blending of styles that suggests a reasonably mature expression of that approach. Fast forward to 2015 and Entrails is dishing out their fourth full-length, Obliteration, which is quite the consistent pace indeed to establish credibility within the Swedish OSDM scene that, remarkably, continues to grow at a healthy pace.Įven in the face of 2014’s outstanding Grand Morbid Funeral and shortly off the heels of Gruesome’s debut, Savage Land, Entrails’ newest album couldn’t come at a better time, as it keeps the wheels spinning speedily. Think about it, then, as a project that finally got off the ground since the only member from the original lineup (Jimmy Lundqvist) started to put points on the board in 2009 with the aptly titled demo, Reborn. Entranced In Decades Of Psychedelic SleepĠ5.Taking visual cues from Entombed with a logo that looks painfully similar in almost every detail, including a band name that even begins with the same three letters, Entrails might as well sound like them too, which if not for a 1990 inception date, would denote something quite derivative indeed. Absolutely this is one of the best albums for 2013. Even the cover song of “ Orphans Of Sickness” from Gorguts is excellent as a tribute. I love “ Portals To Canaan” as a whole creation. There are a lot of songs that can be highlights. Both of them I believe they have some contribution to the technical aspect of this album. Munguia is a great bass player and you can listen to it on the most of the songs. They are really talented musicians and give 100 % of their talent in this CD. I have encountered them in my review for Arkaik. The other two musicians that complete the line up are Craig Peters and Ivan Munguia on lead guitars and bass respectively. The drums are following the rhythm guitar magnificently and the final result is that of unleashing hell. He keeps the whole structures tight without ever let it loose. The drumming of Mike Hamilton is excellent once more. And he does that with his absolutely brilliant voice. In their place Erik Lindmark recounts to us some conspiracy theory for an apocalyptic extraterrestrial form of life that humanity tries to escape it from some “Portals To Canaan”. The past themes of blood and death are not present in this CD. Those parts are consisting of some alien voices and extraterrestrial sounds that have connection with the lyrical concept of the album. So it is the instrumental with the bizarre double title “ Caelum Hirundines Terra / The Sky Swallows The Earth”. The one minute outro on “ Entranced In Decades Of Psychedelic Sleep” and the intro on “ Celestial Serpents” are the perfect examples. It is like DOF knew this and they rest our necks with some breaks. You cannot do without headbanging all the time in each and every song. And this kind of riffs is present from the very beginning of the album till the very end of it. The rhythm is so catchy that it stuck in your head for a long long time. The main riff is so tight and ravishing the same time. This song could easily be a masterpiece of death metal. When the first song “ Amidst The Ruins” started and the intro riff was blown out of my speakers I was thrilled. And “Portals To Canaan” is a monumental album. These guys are present to the death metal scene for almost 20 years. It is really great to see giant bands like Deeds Of Flesh making albums of this dynamics after so many years. Their history and music speaks for themselves. I cannot say more for a band like Deeds Of Flesh as an introduction. “ Portals To Canaan” is the 8 th full length offering of these Californian dudes. This time we had to wait five years, but the waiting was worth it. Author: Kostas “Krotidas” Triantafyllidis And again we had to wait a bit to see the monster called Deeds OF Flesh release another album.
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