Infernal Blasphemies

During the Kill-Town Death Fest in Denmark I had the opportunity of meeting a few select men from the death metal scene that I’ve had some contact with over the years. From out of nowhere Jerry from Detest Records showed up and handed me a tape. I’ve never really had any contact with him before, but someone had mentioned to him I have a zine. I’d never heard of Entrapment before, but was well aware of Detest Records, so I expected nothing but pure old school death metal. And I was most certainly right.

Entrapment is a Dutch one-man band, and I think this is his debut demo. The sound is murky, the recording has a rehearsal room vibe to it, and considering the genre it’s without a doubt the most fitting format to release it on. Unlike many acts today, going for an overly zealous digital production, Infernal blasphemies could just as well have been recorded completely analog. The atmosphere reeks of musky basements and sweaty teenage men, but in a good way. It comes off as very true to the old days of Stockholm death metal, where flannel was king and death metal tape trading was the shit.

While it might not be the most technical material displayed, Michel definitely delivers on the execution. It feels vibrant, vivid even, with a true sense of love for the genre. My favourite tune on here is the title track, which has a slightly faster tempo than the remaining two songs. The semi-melodic guitar lead during the chorus sticks to your mind like you’ve just seen your first set of boobs. Vocally it reminds me a whole lot of LG Petrov during the Nihilist days, and musically as well. I’m sure Michel have spent many an hours listening to the demos of Nihilist, Left hand path by Entombed, Nirvana 2002 and similar stuff. In my book he’s pretty much nailed the sound and atmosphere. You can’t sit idly listening to Infernal blasphemies, ‘cause in your mind you’re reliving the greatest death gigs you’ve attended.

Fairly simple and highly effective eight minutes worth of material that hits the spot for anyone into obscure death metal. I sure hope we can look forward to a 7” in the near future, ‘cause he needs to step up to the plate and show the world that not only Sweden can spawn a resurgence of old school acts.

Originally written for http://www.mylastchapter.net