04-12-2016, 01:09 AM
(04-12-2016, 12:34 AM)kadaver Wrote:(04-12-2016, 12:22 AM)Emplate Wrote: Speaking of Sweden, what do you guys think of the representatives of what I would call new school Swedish death metal, like Tribulation and Morbus Chron? Especially Tribulation has taken things quite far and I think they've really pushed the boundaries of what we call death metal by borrowing . And they've done it well. Shamelessly catchy, yet at the same time really complex. To lesser extent, same could be said about Morbus Chron. They may have a bit more traditional approach to progressive death metal (heh, "traditional progressive" sounds actually like an oxymoron, but I guess it really isn't), with a lot of Death influences, but I think they still have a sound of their own. It's a real shame they've also broken up, would've really loved to see them live. I was bitter as hell when At the Gates toured Europe with Morbus Chron and Triptykon, but in Finland they played with Rotten Sound (not a bad band, but I've seen them "a few" times).
Yeah! I love Tribulation, although they seem to be wanting to change it up each and every album, much to the dismay of lovers of old school Swedish death metal. I really got into "The Formulas of Death" last year. I think that one's better than last year's "Children of the Night", which is still a solid record. I did enjoy Morbus Chron's "Sweven". One of the bands that I feel is commonly associated or tossed in with these, while not being Swedish and instead American, is Horrendous. Decent stuff as well.
Yeah, I actually thought about mentioning Horrendous in that post, but forgot. Maybe because of them not being Swedish and all :) Nevertheless, Ecdysis and Anareta are awesome records, I haven't really listened to the first one, at least not yet. I have to agree with you about Tribulation: While Children of the Night is also a really good album, I find The Formulas of Death a tad better.
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