UNLEASHED

Release Year: 2019
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: rigid powerful viking death metal

almost three decades of activity for fiery death metal vikings from Stockholm mean a shit, as they have dropped any kind of pretensions yet in the early stage of the band, so it would be naive to expect at least a single stylistic change from them - the robust twelfth studio album [2015] masterfully bypass all accidental deviations, presenting ten intense, dynamic, knocking out numbers in 45 minutes, additionally pleasing with a melodic line involved for the most part, bringing a heavy portion of drama in there as well; following the tradition of few recent records, the band does not refuse galloping rhythmics and piercing bridges though, reinforcing the impression that severe, inherent, freedom-emphasizing lyrics wake; recent British limited gatefold sleeve black and purple splattered lush green vinyl edition