Entrails-Raging death

Published: Absolute Underground#55 December/January 2014

Entrails is a Swedish band that started in 1990 technically but broke up for years and didn't even release anything until 2010. Since then they've put out a bunch and now have new releases on Metal Blade. Seriously these guys have put outsix albums in four years. I think they're happy to be recording again. I think it's two old guys and a bunch of new members but they're sticking to it like it's still 1990.
The first track is pretty solid and sounds like early Cemetary or maybe something that would be on the first two albums by Dismember. After that it switches up a bit and starts to get a real death'n'roll sound to it. I kind of like this but a lot of people won't. "Carved to the bone" and "Bloodhammer" could be straight up rock songs with a different vocal style and maybe a little tweak to the drums. It's really easy to listen to and it has a nice groove to it. By the time you get to track #6 "Descend to the Beyond" you're back into thrashy old death again. Great riff throughout the song and a catchy chorus even if that's weird to say about death metal. And the next two tracks keep to that, having solid riffs and really short solos and keeping a good pace. #9 "Defleshed" picks it up a bit and gives you a good two minute blast and then it ends with "The cemetary horrors". It's a pretty good way to end it. The first three-quarters of the song are loud and fast and then it devolves into horror movie sountrack with synth organ getting slower and slower until it fades out.
In the end I liked this album, it's solid in every way. It seems there's a lot of bands like this putting out new material but still making it sound like the old stuff. I personally am happy that is happening. Not all death metal needs to be super technical to be good. If you can agree with that then you should probably check out some of this album and make your own opinion. I am by no means any sort of music expert but I'll listen to this one again.


Michael F. Carnage

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