Ahhh yes... Swedish Death Metal in the Stockholm vein (*drools*). Interment were there around the time of its explosion, forming under the name Beyond in 1988, before changing their name and releasing three demos in the early nineties - though similarly to the awesome Nirvana 2002, they never released a full length album... that is, until now.
I first discovered Interment along with several other 'demo only' bands through Daniel Ekeroth's 'Swedish Death Metal' book, managing to track down some shitty MP3s of one of their earlier demos - truly slime-coated Swedish filth. I loved it. Thankfully, Necroharmonic did the right thing and re-issued all of their demo material in one compilation earlier this year, which served as a tasty appetizer for this their LONG awaited debut album on Pulverised Records (who, are releasing quality album after quality album in my opinion these days).
So, do the band shit all over their youthful enthusiasm of past demos by releasing a cackhanded, clueless shit fest? No, of course they don't. Even with 20 odd years passing since their formation, it's clear these guys still kept their Boss Metal Zone's in a safe location, and a foot deeply entrenched in the underground. The guitar tone makes the album for me, keeping true to the old school's carcinogenic, putrefying bubbling pit of mess, but the actual riffwork is of a really good standard also thankfully, sending me on yet another archaic nostalgia trip to the days of badly dubbed tapes and hand-drawn gore ridden fliers.
There's no frills to be found here, I wouldn't want it any other way though. The fact that the like of Interment can re-animate themselves from the deep, cold earth to bash out a classy album such as this says a lot for the song writers and their well honed knowledge of the music they love to play. If you're looking for a good powerful kick from the crypt, this will undoubtedly sate your ravenous hunger.
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