Stylus Mag #3
These Swedes get together and make it right: Recremation is a great record heralding in a minor Death Metal renaissance of sorts that ostensibly began with Peruvian bangers Mortem and their vivisection of the holy that was De Natura Daemonum. Those looking for a reason need not look further than the six strings. Nominon guitarists Juha Sulasalmi and Christian Strömblad are blessed with strong rhythmic sensibilities and forge creative and often exhilarating leads. Couple this with fiercely inventive drumming from Perra Karlsson and Recremation moves with luxurious authority. Sulasalimi and Strömblad take turns slowing and speeding up the process, rending a remarkably clipped and razored sound from their guitars, mixing classic riffs with Death Metal's mathematical precision. The lines that empower "Hordes of Flies" and "The End Written in Blood" are as cascading and majestic as anything that Ivar Bjørnson has written; melodic and forceful, they are invasive and mesmerizing, pulling the rest of the song along in a tide of tireless rhythm. Recommended.
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[Stewart Voegtlin]
Origin of review at Stylusmagazine.com