Description
Black vinyl with poster and 4 page booklet
As usual, a new Grave album means plenty of kick-ass old-school death metal for your listening pleasure. They don’t break any new ground or make any attempts to evolve or experiment, they just do what they do best, and continue to do it well. They established themselves from their early days as a death metal band willing to slow things down and go for a moody, doom metal style. Then, on Soulless and Hating Life, they developed into a groove-oriented death ‘n’ roll band, but that was in the mid-’90’s when most metal music went out of favor and stopped selling. Grave went on a long hiatus, but returned for good in 2002, and ever since, they’ve released one quality album after another, some faster, some slower, but all pummelling Swedish death metal at its finest. Out of Respect for the Dead is an effective collection of tracks that does a nice job of balancing their speed, doom, and groove so that you get variety within each song and the album as a whole. Ola Lindgren’s familiar ultra-thick guitar tone establishes from the start that Grave is back again in fine form. This a completely enjoyable album for anyone who likes these guys. My favorite tracks are Mass Grave Mass, the title track, The Ominous They, Deified, and Grotesque Glory. Mass Graves Mass mixes breakneck speed and slow doom with an occasional raw, punk-like guitar sound. The title track has awesome old-school riffs between the verses and classic Grave groove. The Ominous “They” is full of sheer power and some killer riffs. Deified also has crushing riffs amid several cool sections that fluidly shift tempos, not to mention a sweet bass solo. Grotesque Glory is a nearly ten minute journey through a little of everything that makes Grave what they are. Once again, I’m highly satisfied with new Grave. Pure death metal brutality from one of the originals.
Track listing:
1. Intro / Mass Grave Mass
2. Flesh Before My Eyes
3. Plain Pine Box
4. Out Of Respect For The Dead
5. The Ominous They
6. Redeemed Through Hate
7. Deified
8. Trail Of Ungodly Trades
9. Grotesque Glory