{"id":94206,"date":"2022-06-24T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=94206"},"modified":"2022-07-05T15:22:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:22:52","slug":"album-review-entrails-an-eternal-time-of-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-entrails-an-eternal-time-of-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTRAILS – An Eternal Time Of Decay (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ENTRAILS
An Eternal Time Of Decay<\/strong><\/span>
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\nHammerheart (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 5.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Well this heap of Swedish death metal was never going to throw up any surprises \u2013 Entrails taking the tin and doing everything it says on it, then chewing it up and spitting it out. I\u2019m surprised there\u2019s still a call for this sort of generic metal with the barking vocals, the buzzsaw riffage and the loose n\u2019 lethal percussion.<\/p>\n

Many will no doubt be appreciative of such a solid output, whereas I\u2019m finding myself more moved by the slower, chunkier lumps of ghoulish metal which intervene on the sturdy opening track \u2018Die To Death\u2019 which becomes complete with some melancholic leads. Even so, you do know what\u2019s coming with the combo puking out Carnage, Entombed et al with Autopsy-cum-Coffins; big, salivating grooves that run their course while riddled with chainsaw dismemberment guitars.<\/p>\n

This is a difficult album to review to be honest because like those countless Mot\u00f6rhead and AC\/DC albums, Entrails \u2013 and a myriad of other Swedish acts \u2013 just become predictable. And yet I admire the guys for sticking to what they know. Mind you, where else are they going to go? There is however a fine line between sounding authentically old school and derivative, and Entrails often flit between the two, stuck on auto-pilot for long periods in spite of still being aggressive in their tone.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fear The End\u2019 chugs along nicely, \u2018Dead By Evil\u2019 follows suite, as does \u2018The Dead\u2019, \u2018Open Casket Feast\u2019 and \u2018Autopsy\u2019. But it\u2019s regressive, at times stale in melody and further proof that death metal would have probably fizzled out if too many bands of this ilk hadn\u2019t shifted gears.<\/p>\n

Now though we are lucky to have the more grotesque and otherworldly delights of Wharflurch, Cerebral Rot, Wurm and a host of UK bands, but if you like the comfort blanket of steady, rhythmic pounding in that tried and tested vein then I\u2019m sure An Eternal Time Of Decay<\/em> and its consistent barrages will appease. However, there\u2019s just so much more going on in the scene now, so many vile vapours being cast off to the point that Entrails\u2019 seventh foray just feels redundant and laborious.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubting the prolific nature of these Swedes but their resurrection in 2008, for me anyway, was just too late. The sound displayed here feels like it\u2019s on a loop, the genre now marred by a style that was just so influential after its birth. But I\u2019m sure the more rabid, dedicated death metal fans will disagree with my conclusions on what is essentially a very ordinary album.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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