2025 Pulverised Records (CD/LP)
www.pulverised.net
6/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
Sometimes when a band comes back, they come back full force, and that was definitely the case with Sweden's Wombbath. This is their sixth full length since they resurrected themselves. Atmospheric and heavy, this is not your typical Swedish death metal unit. The chainsaw guitar sound is downplayed, opting instead for a more normal distortion, yet it's instantly recognizable as Swedish. In some parts of the songs they've chosen to weave in orchestral elements, which was a surprise (if they'd done this prior to this record, I was not aware of it since I am not familiar with their back catalog other than the first album). There's even a goddamn saxophone in "Malevolent," but it actually fits. It's a surprising sound for a death metal record. However, they let the death metal do all the heavy lifting, only adding these elements as atmosphere. The riffing in certain songs also has a black metal element, so they're fusing a lot of stuff to the hull of this beast. I didn't mind the orchestral parts on this album, actually. I normally hate them in death metal but here they seem to add a little something. I would be interested to see how they'd pull it off live, if at all. This isn't the best death metal record in this style, but it's worth a listen if you're a fan of the band or if you're looking for something new to chew on.
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