GRAVE - As Rapture Comes slipcase CD

I’ve always had a major soft spot for this Swedish Death Metal group because if you look at their discography it contains one quality release after another. Along with Dismember, Unleashed and Entombed, Grave were pioneers of THAT sound unmatched in today’s death metal. You know what I mean, pounding organic drums, beastly bass lines and that truly awesome guitar tone. When the band was put on a hiatus in 1996 we lost a major groundbreaking act but thankfully, the prodigal death metallers returned in 2002, completely refreshed and ready to annihilate anyone who dares to doubt the band’s ability to produce face ripping death metal in the old and true style. “Back from the Grave” was an underrated gem of an album in 2002 and is still a regular on my playlist. 2004’s “Fiendish Aggression” saw the band continue in the same vein, with no let up in melody or aggression. At this point it was quite clear that Grave have no intention of diluting their sound with highly polished and over clinical death metal.