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Gothenburg, Sweden, is not all about melodic
death metal as some of you may be aware of. Runemagick is one of the bands who
have dared to defy the trend and focus on the darker side of death metal. The
band was formed in 1990 but today only Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson remains
from the original lineup. Today the band also features Fredrik Johnsson on
guitars, Daniel Moilanen on drums and the female bass player Emma Karlsson.
This is dark death metal more in the Dissection vein and earlier on a couple
of Dissection members also played in Runemagick. The music is of course not
without melody but the vocals are more brutal and the music is darker than
what we are used to hear from most Swedish bands today. Dissection was one of
the most successful Swedish extreme metal bands ever but today there are very
few bands who continue this tradition the way Runemagick do. The kind of death
metal that Runemagick is playing is mid-paced and kind of doomy but sometimes
some Slayer-like riffs can be heard as well. Last year the band parted ways
with their former label Century Media but luckily the Norwegian label
Aftermath Music realized the potential that lies within the band and I'm glad
to see that this kind of music is still supported by at least some people. I
admit that there is nothing new or groundbreaking with this release but it is
a very good and varied doom / death metal release with strong riffs, a lot of
atmosphere and solid deep
growling.
| Tracklist |
1. Preludium |
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(Intro) 2. Temple Of Skin 3. Beyond Life 4. On Chariots |
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To Hades 5. Dawn Of The Lava Aeon 6. One Road To Megiddo |
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7. Bells Of Death 8. Funeral Caravan 9. Fields Of No Life |
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10. Memorandum Melancholia 11. The Secret Alliance 12. |
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Requiem Of The Apocalypse 13. Landscape Of Souls (Outro) |
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