The early 90's
may be long gone, but as we all know the notorious Swedish death
metal lives on. The question is though, is there any more authentic
sounding band around than Under The Church? I don't think so, can't
find a single trace of awareness about anything that has happened the
last 20 years. The logo, the cover, the sound and the songs, it's
like they've used a time machine. Which probably ave been said about
thousands of retro-bands by now, but this is the first time I truly
gets that particular feeling. Even the most old school sounding bands
always show the slightest signs of external influences or rethinking.
One of these rare occasions where the label's description is actually
true (“Amongst the countless SweDeath-worship bands everywhere,
UNDER THE CHURCH distinctively separates themselves from the pack and
remains to be the true originators of Swedish Death Metal!”).
The fact that two
out of three members actually contributed to the establishment of the
genre in Nirvana 2002 probably means a lot, I assume they just think
the way they did back then. Under The Church is way more than the
mega old-school sounding production though, the songs are
ridiculously strong as well. It's off to a slightly weaker start
though with two mid-paced songs. Not by any means bad, but I think
that the order of the tracks might could have been better, you get
the feeling that they're holding back a little bit. From Digging In
The Dirt and onward though it's full speed ahead, along with the following
songs Under The Church (modern classic-warning) and Burning, it's the
definite peak. But as I said, this is nothing but high quality all
the way. 7.5/10
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