Released Via Metal Blade Records
Genre: Death Metal
Whether
you look at Entrails as the classic Swedish band who never made anything past a
couple of demos in the 90s or as the resurrected band responsible for the
widely revered ‘Raging Death’ album,
one thing is for sure; you’ll be anxious to hear this record. You might find
the starting portion of the record to show a large difference quality of the
songs. ‘No Cross Left Unturned’ sees
Entrails announce what would appear to be the arrival of yet another twisted
old-school Swedish death metal record, but this is succeeded by ‘Epitome Of Death’, a rather ore
confused track that sees the guitar duo of founding member Jimmy Lundqvist and
new recruit Penki trying to incorporate the death march into the end of the
tracks, and rather than being cool or suiting the deathly aesthetic of
Entrails, it just ends up sounding very Spinal Tap. After this shaky start,
everything then carries on to be as retro as one would expect, from the riffs
to the steady tempos, the melodic hints and the gnarled vocals. There are
tracks that catch the ear from the first few listens, such as ‘Skulls’ and the sinister ‘Midnight Coffin’, and the album runs
pretty seamlessly, but it’s a little too clear to hear that there’s nothing here
that is quite as essential as what we heard on ‘Raging Death’, which is undeniably deflating. All that said, ‘Obliteration’ is worth the time it
takes to listen to it, and is an enjoyable listen without a doubt, but it
wouldn’t surprise me if some people stick to the recent Entombed A.D. and
Bloodbath records.
Rating: 7/10
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