At the time this obscure Swedish band released this e.p. the market was already flooded with hundreds of bands that had already mastered this part of the worlds sound . Everyone everywhere knew exactly what to expect from the "Swedish" groups . Beyond heavy down tuned sludge infested guitars and bass that dominated every second of every song . Relentless drummers that never would even consider quitting for one second . The gut wrenching tortured sound of the beyond any human comparison vocalist's . This all fit together perfectly to create that unbelievably heavy sound we have all come to adore over the years . The indisputable heavy weight champions "Entombed", "Carnage", "Dismember" and "Nihilist" all went on to release epic demo's and albums that are the foundation for a scene that still thrives today .
With the dominating force of these amazing bands it understandably happened that many many godly releases were forced into obscurity . "Traumatic" being one of them . 1000 copies pressed on vinyl is not even close to the first pressing run of let's say the debut l.p. from "Entombed" . Rarity of a particular release can force the owner of such a record to hold it much more near and dear than a common one though . Maybe this is the case here, but i doubt it .
"The Morbid Act of a Sadistic Rape Incision" starts off like a kick in the face . A familiar wake up call to all the great things these bands from this country have left us with . Everything here is present that is present on all the perfect albums these great bands recorded early on in their careers . One can easily put all these bands together as they can all be summed up together, Amazing .
The guitar sound is unbelievable . Exactly as you would expect from a band from this part of the world releasing an e.p. at this point in time . Way low perfectly struck notes that is very reminiscent of any one of the previously mentioned bands . The drummer on this is really good . The beats displayed are extremely punishing and have a great groove to them . The bassist and drummer flow well together and just hold that crushing death metal foundation down so well . The vocalist is pure and deep . The vocals (and lyrics) round this album out perfectly . These guys were morbid . What else would you expect from a band that had to compete with the likes of "Nihilist" or "Dismember" anyway ? Hopefully this will be issued on some format again, because if your a fan of that "Swedish" sound you'll want to track this one down .