It's not too often that we get albums that recreate a particular Swedish death metal strain with remarkable adeptness and sincerity and also add a bit of their own sound to it. Helmed by Rogga Johansson (Paganizer,Revolting),Eye of Purgatorymanage to do just that. This is for fans of semi-melodic death metal in the vein ofEdge of Sanity,Dismember,Desultory, earlyCemetary, earlyTiamat, etc. and it sounds brilliant - you have the classic Swedish death metal tempered with shimmering melodies with all the emotive appeal intact. Two songs are streaming presently which can be found on BandcampHERE.

Swedish death metal mastermind Rogga Johansson has displayed a penchant for infusing classic style melodies in his kind of death metal which is most evident in his eponymous band and also to an extent inRevoltingandPaganizer. It's reminiscent of the timeless bands such asEdge of Sanity,Desultory, earlyCemetary, earlyTiamat,Pan.Thy.Moniumand others where they added a dimension without diluting the heaviness. Rogga's bands are known to be fast and hard-hitting and such melodic depth counterbalances the pummelling demeanour and adds rare emotive appeal. The music straddles the conventional HM-2 death metal and the more melodic side of it brilliantly, keeping it tasteful and not oversaturating it with too much of either. Teaming up with members ofRibspreaderandVenom Inc., he brings to life his vision of classic Swedish death metal with its inherent crunchy heaviness and soul-ripping melodies. Albums like these are extremely rare in these times especially ones with genuine emotive quality and conviction.

Artwork by Juanjo Castellano (The Black Dahlia Murder)
Logo by Christophe Szpajdel (Rogga Johansson)
Layout by Francesco Gemelli (Master)