After the ‘Purgatory’ full-length and the ‘Bloodsoaked’ EP, Swedish Death Metal Macabre Decay delivered us all a second full-length offering: ‘Into Oblivion’. So Old School Swedish Death Metal you ask? Well…yes and no.
No, it’s not quite as raunchy and filthy sounding as bands like Interment, Dismember, or Bastard Priest, lacking their signature buzzsaw guitar sound. However, the riffs and certain melodies undeniably retain a ‘Swedish’ character. And yes…because, what I just said.
Most of the time the songs have a certain mid-tempo meat and potatoes groove in it, with a typical slower Arch Enemy/Carcass Michael Amott-inspired melody. Add the occasional after-reunion At The Gates melodies and occasional bursts of high-tempo Cut Up-influenced aggression, and you get a Death Metal album with lots of Swedish references and room for melodic touches.
Not one which will break barriers, but ‘Into Oblivion’ will be a good listen for those are hooked by the aforementioned variety.
