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Only one year after releasing monumental masterpiece “Into Eternity” Desultory needed to unleash the successor. His name is “Bitterness”. Again nine tracks, the same line-up, producer and Sunlight Studio. The main question is: did Desultory achieve this masterly level just like ‘Bitterness’ predecessor? Comparing to the first album everything is different here: sounding, way of creating music, vocals. There is no thrash influences, in turn the band put a bigger accent on melody. Don’t worry, bands like Entombed, Dismember etc added more melody in their second/third albums, but nobody was able to do this in the way like Desultory did. Desultory created five bestial death metal firecrackers: “Left Behind”, “Taste Of Tragedy”, “Among Mortals”, “Enslaved” and “Cold Bitterness”. But album is opened by “Life Shatters” and Thomas mightful drumming. This is a real devastation, then guitars hold down to the wall. There is no escape. After few seconds you can hear the difference comparing to “Into Eternity” – more powerful sounding, hunched bass lines and vocals – Klas strengthened and intensified his singing. I can clearly see the band vision to create a masterpiece, conscious step ahead, beyond the rest. All in frames of death metal music but enriched by vast, spatial and monumental work of art. By the second album Desultory proves the debut wasn’t some kind of throwaway effort. The band has matured and accomplished sound, mental and psychical devastation. Together with “Into Eternity”, “Bitterness” has a special place in my life. To put it briefly, these masterpieces of metal music are my favourite death metal albums. This condition has lasted since 1993/94. Nothing is changed today. Nothing will change in future. Unfortunately one tragic day came to me. It was releasing date of the third album “Swallow The Snake”. I was a passenger on board of Desultory train. Sadly to write, this train was off the rails while his engine-driver Stefan Pöge had gone before the catastrophe. But this is completely another story. 2011 remastered re-issue with ‘Death Unfolds’ and ‘Visons’ demos as bonus. Also includes detailed liner notes by Terrorizer Magazine writer Olivier Zoltar Badin, with special assistance from Desultory frontman/guitarist Klas Morberg. As well, features revamped album artwork and CD booklet re-designed by Anestis Goudas Track listing: 1. Life Shatters 2. Left Behind 3. A Closing Eye 4. Taste Of Tragedy 5. Bleeding 6. Among Mortals 7. Enslaved 8. Winter 9. Cold Bitterness Death Unfolds-demo 1990 10. Passed Away 11. The Chill Within 12. Death Unfolds Visions-demo 1991 13. Forever Gone 14. Depression 15. Visions