Entombed A.D.: Dead dawn 2016 (Box/Ltd)

Ltd edition box set.Incl. CD digipak + bonus cassette containing 3 demo recordings and one exclusice track, patch & buttons.If you don't know ENTOMBED A.D., the deadly sonic force fronted by former Nihilist/Entombed vocalist L-G Petrov, well, then you're either no metalhead, slept under a rock since the late 80's or have already gone the way of all flesh with crawling swarms of maggots deliciously peeling every single bit of meat from your sorry bones. To save you some precious time for listening to this record rather than wasting it for googling, here's a quick historical breakdown nonetheless: ENTOMBED A.D.'s legacy goes way back into the year 1987 when the band originally formed under the name Nihilist. In 1989, the group changed its name to Entombed and together with Morbid (for whom singer L-G played drums), Treblinka/Tiamat, Grave, Unleashed, Dismember, they established themselves as masters of Swedish death metal before flavoring the trademark "Stockholm sound" with a more punkish, rocking edge that culminated in the ultimate death 'n' roll classic "Wolverine Blues" in 1993, an album still very much present in the band's current sound.Just like its 2014 predecessor "Back To The Front", the commando's newest strike, "Dead Dawn", does not rehash the early, pure death metal nor the softer leanings of Entombed in the late 90's, it proudly sports the filth, the roll, the death, the goddamn dose of heaviness you need, expect, and wish to hear from this pack. And, it has L-G Petrov, whose glorious, whiskey-drenched roar thrones above the musical fundament like a mad, deranged king bellowing his lunatic commands! From the classy death metallic opening riff and irresistible drive of "Midas In Reverse", the powerful groove of the title track or "Silent Assassin", the beyond cool Randy-Rhoads-tribute-riff and morbid twist of "The Winner Has Lost", the full-frontal-Autopsy-like assault of "Black Survival", ENTOMBED A.D. hit harder, more immediate as on the previous opus albeit implement some smart surprises. Just take the bluesy twang on "As The World Fell", the captivating guitar melodies garnering "Down To Mars To Ride", the sickened ballad "Hubris Fall", which reminds of Entombed's ingenious Roky Erickson cover, "Night Of The Vampire", and unbeatable, fast-paced nonchalance of "Total Death".Nico Elgstrand (guitar/backing vocals) comments the creation of "Dead Dawn" as follows: "I think it is safe to say that all of us in the band feel like we just have given birth to one tank each. Meaning the pregnancy and delivery was everything but pleasant! Still, when watching our newest offspring play with their cannons and bombs, blasting everything around them to bits, TRACKS "DEAD DAWN": 01 MIDAS IN REVERSE 02 DEAD DAWN 03 DOWN TO MARS TO RIDE 04 AS THE WORLD FELL 05 TOTAL DEATH 06 THE WINNER HAS LOST 07 SILENT ASSASSIN 08 HUBRIS FALL 09 BLACK SURVIVAL 10 NOT WHAT IT SEEMSwe feel, just like any parent, pride and joy and wouldn't have it undone for all the... ...