Revolting NIght Of The Horrid CD Review

I'll tell you right now, Sweden has it locked in when it comes to top tier death metal bands. In fact, I'd argue that the best death metal bands call Scandinavia home. And yes, I know that statement is subjective; however, considering the evidence it would be hard for most to disagree - At the Gates, Grave, Bloodbath, Entombed, Amon Amarth, The Crown and Tribulation are but a few standouts. And if you know anything about Swedish death metal, there is one band that is conspicuously absent from this list - Dismember. It's important to mention them because Revolting's latest effort, 'Night of the Horrid' brings back the glorious memories of old school Dismember releases such as 'Massive Killing Capacity', 'Pieces' and 'Like An Everflowing Stream'. 

'Night of the Horrid' takes me on a trip back to the early-to-mid 90's when arguably the best death metal releases saw the light of day. The guitar tone specifically brings me back to Revolting's Swedish brethren Dismember. That raw and aggressive buzz-saw sound just makes me happy and there's copious amounts of that here. And while there are many old school offerings here such as the opener "Seven Severed Heads" and "A Song for the Morbid", there are more finessed and somewhat progressive takes on songs like "Blades Will Cut" and the title track, which are at times reminiscent of In Flames (more Sweden for ya!). Revolting is keeping the Swedish death metal tradition and sound alive and doing a killer job doing it!

~TJ