Entombed
Biography
Scandinavian metal legends Entombed were at the forefront of the death metal uprising, releasing their influential debut, Left Hand Path, in 1990, just as the movement was beginning to proliferate internationally. By the time death metal had become a mass phenomenon in the mid-'90s, however, Entombed had begun experimenting with different approaches, sometimes to much acclaim (as in the case of Wolverine Blues) and occasionally to disregard (Same Difference). Nevertheless, it was the band's debut, Left Hand Path, that held up best over the years. Canonized as a death metal classic — one of the earliest, in fact — Left Hand Path's buzzsaw guitar riffs and varied tempos, in particular, differentiated Entombed from seminal Earache Records labelmates such as Napalm Death, Carcass, Terrorizer, and Morbid Angel, who, with their unrelentingly lightning-fast tempos and blastbeat drumming, were more in line with grindcore than death metal. Successive Entombed releases on Earache — Crawl (EP, 1990), Stranger Aeons (EP, 1991), Clandestine (LP, 1991), Hollowman (EP, 1993), Wolverine Blues (LP, 1993) — were well received on all counts; however, like many death metal bands of the time, Entombed had to endure a revolving door of bandmembership, most noticably in the songwriting department. To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth (1997) marked a couple major changes for Entombed: it was the band's first since leaving Earache (a celebrated indie with major-label ties) and establishing their own label, Threeman Recordings, and it also was the band's last to feature talented drummer/songwriter Nicke Andersson, who chose to focus full-time on his other band, the Hellacopters, for which he sang and played guitar. Consequently, Entombed languished for a couple years, though Uprising (1999), the first in a series of potent back-to-basics albums to follow throughout the ensuing decade, signaled a return to form (i.e., "death & roll," as it was coined).. Scandinavian metal legends Entombed were at the forefront of the death metal uprising, releasing their influential debut, Left Hand Path, in 1990, just as the movement was beginning to proliferate internationally. By the time death metal had become a mass phenomenon in the mid-'90s, however, Entombed had begun experimenting with different approaches, sometimes to much acclaim (as in the case of Wolverine Blues) and occasionally to disregard (Same Difference). Nevertheless, it was the band's debut, Left Hand Path, that held up best over the years. Canonized as a death metal classic — one of the earliest, in fact — Left Hand Path's buzzsaw guitar riffs and varied tempos, in particular, differentiated Entombed from seminal Earache Records labelmates such as Napalm Death, Carcass, Terrorizer, and Morbid Angel, who, with their unrelentingly lightning-fast tempos and blastbeat drumming, were more in line with grindcore than death metal. Successive Entombed releases on Earache — Crawl (EP, 1990), Stranger Aeons (EP, 1991), Clandestine (LP, 1991), Hollowman (EP, 1993), Wolverine Blues (LP, 1993) — were well received on all counts; however, like many death metal bands of the time, Entombed had to endure a revolving door of bandmembership, most noticably in the songwriting department. To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth (1997) marked a couple major changes for Entombed: it was the band's first since leaving Earache (a celebrated indie with major-label ties) and establishing their own label, Threeman Recordings, and it also was the band's last to feature talented drummer/songwriter Nicke Andersson, who chose to focus full-time on his other band, the Hellacopters, for which he sang and played guitar. Consequently, Entombed languished for a couple years, though Uprising (1999), the first in a series of potent back-to-basics albums to follow throughout the ensuing decade, signaled a return to form (i.e., "death & roll," as it was coined).
Top Albums |
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| 3. Clandestine
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6. Morning Star
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| 8. Inferno
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Eyemaster | Wolverine Blues (Full Dynam.. | 3:20 | $0.99 | |
2. | Left Hand Path | Left Hand Path (Full Dynami.. | 6:39 | $0.99 | |
3. | Through the Collonades | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 5:39 | $0.99 | |
4. | Severe Burns | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 4:01 | $0.99 | |
5. | Crawl | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 6:13 | $0.99 | |
6. | Chaos Breed | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 4:52 | $0.99 | |
7. | Stranger Aeons | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 3:26 | $0.99 | |
8. | Blessed Be | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 4:46 | $0.99 | |
9. | Evilyn | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 5:05 | $0.99 | |
10. | Sinners Bleed | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 5:10 | $0.99 | |
11. | Living Dead | Clandestine (Full Dynamic R.. | 4:26 | $0.99 | |
12. | Night of the Vampire | Earplugged 2 (Japanese Vers.. | 5:00 | $0.99 | |
13. | Shreds of Flesh | Stranger Aeons - Single | 2:05 | $0.99 | |
14. | Dusk | Stranger Aeons - Single | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
15. | Stranger Aeons | Stranger Aeons - Single | 3:27 | $0.99 | |
16. | Black Breath | Out of Hand - Single | 2:28 | $0.99 | |
17. | God of Thunder | Out of Hand - Single | 4:40 | $0.99 | |
18. | Out of Hand | Out of Hand - Single | 3:08 | $0.99 | |
19. | Amok | Amok - Single | 3:21 | $1.29 | |
20. | But Life Goes On | Swedish Death Metal | 2:53 | $0.99 | |
21. | Premature Autopsy | Left Hand Path | 4:28 | $0.99 | |
22. | Carnal Leftovers | Left Hand Path | 2:57 | $0.99 | |
23. | Truth Beyond | Left Hand Path | 3:25 | $0.99 | |
24. | Abnormally Deceased | Left Hand Path | 2:58 | $0.99 | |
25. | Morbid Devourment | Left Hand Path | 5:25 | $0.99 | |