Entombed Inferno
Candlelight Records/ Threeman Recordings August 17th, 2004
By Jason Jordan
Gone are the days when everyone agreed that Entombed could do no wrong. Inferno is a testament to the vestiges of talent that the band still possesses. Unfortunately, the said album doesnt really measure up to my expectations.
Retaliation is a fitting track it starts off slow and sludgy, like most of its counterparts. Even though the riffage is simplistic, it successes because its nothing short of arresting. Furthermore, the vocals iterate the following:
Put all my trust in liquor.
Now, thats something I can agree with! To move on, The Fix is in is slightly monotonous, and pushes inane lyrics to the forefront. Incinerator is alluring enough; the sloppiness of double-bass drumming grated on my nerves, though. Nevertheless, the song was enjoyable. Children of the Underworld begins in a sort of brooding state, and plods along for approximately four minutes. Aggression intrudes about the 2:30 minute mark, much to my surprise and delight; the riffs get chunkier and the guitar solos are definitely of substance. Thats When I Became a Satanist, other than featuring an amusing title, is a fairly competent track. Nobodaddy traipses along into the piano-led Intermission. Young & Dead reminds us were listening to Entombed as it steals the scene from Intermission. Descent into Inferno is boring, but Public Burning is the converse, thanks to the tempo. Flexing Muscles is perhaps my favorite track because of the foreboding, introductory musicianship; the lyrical content is rather lame, however. Skeleton of Steel and Night for Day arent too notable.
The bonus disc, Averno, contains extra tracks, a cover which was originally performed by Stillborn, radio edits, and two music videos for Retaliation and Albino Flogged in Black. In sum, Inferno is a reasonable purchase for those of you that fancy Entombed. Casual fans, and everyone else, should promptly steer clear of this record, nonetheless.
7/10
Official Entombed website
Official Candlelight Records website
Official Threeman Recordings website
Candlelight Records/ Threeman Recordings August 17th, 2004
By Jason Jordan
Gone are the days when everyone agreed that Entombed could do no wrong. Inferno is a testament to the vestiges of talent that the band still possesses. Unfortunately, the said album doesnt really measure up to my expectations.
Retaliation is a fitting track it starts off slow and sludgy, like most of its counterparts. Even though the riffage is simplistic, it successes because its nothing short of arresting. Furthermore, the vocals iterate the following:
Put all my trust in liquor.
Now, thats something I can agree with! To move on, The Fix is in is slightly monotonous, and pushes inane lyrics to the forefront. Incinerator is alluring enough; the sloppiness of double-bass drumming grated on my nerves, though. Nevertheless, the song was enjoyable. Children of the Underworld begins in a sort of brooding state, and plods along for approximately four minutes. Aggression intrudes about the 2:30 minute mark, much to my surprise and delight; the riffs get chunkier and the guitar solos are definitely of substance. Thats When I Became a Satanist, other than featuring an amusing title, is a fairly competent track. Nobodaddy traipses along into the piano-led Intermission. Young & Dead reminds us were listening to Entombed as it steals the scene from Intermission. Descent into Inferno is boring, but Public Burning is the converse, thanks to the tempo. Flexing Muscles is perhaps my favorite track because of the foreboding, introductory musicianship; the lyrical content is rather lame, however. Skeleton of Steel and Night for Day arent too notable.
The bonus disc, Averno, contains extra tracks, a cover which was originally performed by Stillborn, radio edits, and two music videos for Retaliation and Albino Flogged in Black. In sum, Inferno is a reasonable purchase for those of you that fancy Entombed. Casual fans, and everyone else, should promptly steer clear of this record, nonetheless.
7/10
Official Entombed website
Official Candlelight Records website
Official Threeman Recordings website
Why would the band want to water their sound down this much?
