BLOODBATH
Well, the masses pleaded for it and after three years, they got it. Its been a long wait for a full-length from all-star casters, BLOODBATH. No one was about to settle for another EP and Resurrection Through Carnage is ten vicious Death Metal tracks from the archives of the early 1990's. Dusting off that early ENTOMBED, chainsaw guitar sound also shared by bands like GRAVE, BLOODBATH are vintage Old School Swedish Death Metal.Fronting BLOODBATH is OPETH's Mike Akerfeldt whose trademark growls are unmistakable and flawless. You will get no softy serenades like you're used to with OPETH here! Everything about BLOODBATH is old school and for those who thrive on purity, your day has arrived. This truly does resurrect the ghosts of ENTOMBED, CARNAGE, early EDGE OF SANITY and GRAVE. Now, I loved those days as much as the next guy but I will be patently honest and tell you I am not utterly blown away by this album. I like it very much and I will insist that everyone get their copy but blame it on the passage of time or my changing interests but as good as this album often is, I find that I am not itching to play it as much as I thought. There are at least three tracks on this album that are worthy of Hall Of Fame recognition, however.
The great thing about Resurrection Through Carnage is that I don't need to spend a great deal of time trying to convince you to go pick it up or have to dissect it for you, the reader. There was a simplicity to early Swedish Death Metal that makes reviewing this quite simple. Its just straight-ahead, gore-filled, skin-crawling, chainsaw riffing, Death Metal machinery. I cannot envision BLOODBATH doing much more past this album, as the associated members are all gainfully employed with their respective bands and really, how many more albums like this do we need? This one will do just fine and the tribute to the early days is duly noted.
