It’s mind-blowing to think about the process a band must undergo when it has been on a musical journey spanning three decades and then some. And really, with a band like Swedish old-school death metal juggernauts, Wombbath releasing the kinda death metal you want smashing you by the truckload of intensity and sound, their upcoming new release ‘Tales Of Madness’ is a justified portrayal of that wicked thirty-year journey the band marks this year.
The band recently had their malicious riff-laden Unholy Madness track premiere on The Metal Wanderlust. You can check the premiere out AT THIS LINK. An excerpt –
“The track opens with the trademark buzzsaw guitars and you are hit by a chilling growl from vocalist Jonny Pettersson. From then on it’s the mid-paced stomp that Wombbath built its reputation on, and the shit we love for sure. Long time fans of the band will be glad to hear “Unholy Madness” with a much beefier production, it’s been dialed up to 11 so to speak“
Press:
– “hits like an explosive fireball” – No Clean Singing (US)
– “this band have proven themselves worthy of their modern accolades” – The Killchain (UK)
Wombbath (Sweden) – ‘Tales of Madness’ (December 18th, 2020)
Genre – Swedish Death Metal
Release Date – December 18th, 2020
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Entombed, Dismember, Grave, Unleashed, Paganizer, Feral, Crawl, Gatecreeper, Live Burial, Revolting, Heads For The Dead
Death metal legends Wombbath announce their 30th anniversary release which very few active bands can boast of. They’ve become a force to be reckoned with especially in recent years, after carving a reputation for themselves in the underground especially with their ‘Internal Caustic Torments’ full length in the early ’90s. Since then they’ve released three more full lengths, each one better received than the last. This here is a release that includes completely re-recorded songs from their early years as well as brand new material representing the band’s current sound. The songs have been mastered in a way that there’s no difference in sound quality all through and plays almost as a whole new album. It’s fascinating to mark the progress of the band over the course of three decades and this release is a testament to the timeless quality of their brand of hard-hitting and memorable Swedish death metal. This release will dispel any notions of their might and relevance, as they gear up to unleash a brand new one come next year on Transcending Obscurity again.
Line up –
Jonny Pettersson (Heads For The Dead, Henry Kane, Gods Forsaken) – Vocals
Håkan Stuvemark (Pale King) – Guitars, lead guitar and vocals
Thomas Von Wachenfeldt – Guitars, lead guitar, violin and vocals
Jon Rudin (Just Before Dawn) – Drums
Matthew Davidson (Repulsive Vision) – Bass
Artwork by SV Bell (Amorphis, Kataklysm)
Track listing –
1. Tales From The Dark Side
2. Brutal Mights
3. Unholy Madness
4. The Grave
5. Lavatory Suicide Remains
6. Save Your Last Breath To Scream
7. Tales Of Madness
8. The Fleshly Existence Of Man
Track 1-3 are re-recorded tracks from the ‘Brutal Mights’ demo originally released in 1992
Track 4 was written in 1990 and the very first Wombbath song ever written
Track 5 is a remake of the track Lavatory Suicide Remains
Track 6 is a song witten before the ‘Lavatory Suicide Remains’ era in 1993
Track 7-8 are brand new songs
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