UNLEASHED

Release Year: 2001
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: rigid powerful viking death metal

historical debut full-length [1991] by legendary crew of traditional catchy straightforward groovy death metal outstands both by a strong pagan/viking message in the lyrics, as well as the striking and simply marvelous energy, transformed into berserk rhythmics, straightforward thrashing tactics, and fundamental grunt of Johnny Hedlund who has no boundaries indeed, manifesting a bunch of timeless hits, and inspiring myriads of other groups to start, still regarded as a cornerstone of the genre, reminding how passion and simplicity can create an unforgettable force in hard-hitting music, one that remains highly impactful up until today; recent European re-issue comes with a remastered sound and seven bonuses from And The Laughter Has Died... EP [1991], ...Revenge demo [1990] and The Utter Dark demo [1990], plus two promotional videos for The One Insane and the mighty Before The Creation of Time, as well as Johnny's liner notes in the booklet