Left Hand Path Review
Band | |
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Album | Left Hand Path |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Released | May 1, 1990 |
Genres | Death Metal |
Labels | Earache Records |
Length | 39:52 |
Ranked | #28 for 1990 , #744 all-time |
Album rating : 88.2 / 100
Votes : 32 (3 reviews)
Votes : 32 (3 reviews)
February 12, 2021
Good god. Death Metal was born in the late 80’s, but most of that stuff isn’t a huge leap away from extreme Thrash and Black metal of the same decade. Even the albums that had broken from carrying clear Thrash influence still sound like a genre in development. This beast sounds like it could have been released yesterday.
Entombed took one step back and two forward. They slowed down a bit, and instead of trying to outdo their peers with technical prowess or blistering intensity, dug themselves a grave and adopted a truly sepulchral sound. Insanely downtuned guitars with a sludgy buzz sound like they’re cutting through a murky swamp, while the rhythm section lays tight and varying beats that pound at a steady mid-tempo (by extreme metal standards). The vocals are the deepest growls laid to record by 1990, and there is a very cold, grave atmosphere that runs somewhat contrary to the genre’s roots in hellfire. The blue cover could play into this as much as the band’s icy homeland – but this is unmistakably the closest to true, cold death that Death Metal had ever gotten at the time
Entombed took one step back and two forward. They slowed down a bit, and instead of trying to outdo their peers with technical prowess or blistering intensity, dug themselves a grave and adopted a truly sepulchral sound. Insanely downtuned guitars with a sludgy buzz sound like they’re cutting through a murky swamp, while the rhythm section lays tight and varying beats that pound at a steady mid-tempo (by extreme metal standards). The vocals are the deepest growls laid to record by 1990, and there is a very cold, grave atmosphere that runs somewhat contrary to the genre’s roots in hellfire. The blue cover could play into this as much as the band’s icy homeland – but this is unmistakably the closest to true, cold death that Death Metal had ever gotten at the time
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Track listing (Songs)
title | rating | votes | video | ||
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1. | Left Hand Path | 6:39 | 92.5 | 8 | Music Video |
2. | Drowned | 4:02 | 90 | 3 | Audio |
3. | Revel in Flesh | 3:43 | 86.7 | 3 | |
4. | When Life Has Ceased | 4:11 | 88.3 | 3 | |
5. | Supposed to Rot | 2:04 | 90 | 3 | |
6. | But Life Goes On | 3:00 | 88.3 | 3 | |
7. | Bitter Loss | 4:22 | 90 | 3 | Audio |
8. | Morbid Devourment | 5:26 | 86.7 | 3 | |
9. | Abnormally Deceased | 2:59 | 86.7 | 3 | |
10. | The Truth Beyond | 3:25 | 85 | 3 |
Line-up (members)
- Lars-Göran Petrov : Vocals
- Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund : Guitars, Bass
- Alex Hellid : Guitars
- Nicke Andersson : Drums
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▶ Left Hand Path Review (1990)
SilentScream213 95/100
Feb 12, 2021 Likes : 1
Good god. Death Metal was born in the late 80’s, but most of that stuff isn’t a huge leap away from extreme Thrash and Black metal of the same decade. Even the albums that had broken from carrying clear Thrash influence still sound like a genre in development. This beast sounds like it could have been released yesterday.
Entombed took one step back and two forward. They ...