As far as I know, this is Vermin’s third album, and the first two albums sounded like ‘Left Hand Path II’ and ‘Left Hand Path III’ respectively. In other words, Entombed is the major influence for this Swedish band as well.
If they had simply made ‘Left Hand Path IV’, I would have loved it, considering Entombed themselves have strayed miles away from that sound, and there aren’t that many genuine Swedish Death Metal bands around anymore. But Vermin thought it was high time to blindly follow their example. What I’m hearing right now is ‘Shooting Straight… II’. Now, I found that Entombed album acceptable, but nothing more.
Vermin is doing its utmost to avoid being original. The best track is the last one, which also leans a bit more towards their old style. The most enjoyable thing about this CD is the film samples, and that’s not a good sign!
For people who spontaneously drool over the latest Entombed, this CD might be a good alternative; I’ll just use it as a coaster.
