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            This is it! This is the real deal for anyone who still worships the good ol' Swedish
            Death Metal from the late 80s / early 90s when ENTOMBED were just about to release "Left
            Hand Path" through Earache Records, DISMEMBER returned to the scene with the impressive
            "Reborn In Blasphemy" demo, CARNAGE delivered their massive "Dark Recollections" via
            Necrosis and GRAVE debuted with their excellent "Tremedous Pain" 7"EP on Century Media.
            Yeah, those were the times indeed until a Tsunami-like Black Metal wave washed it all
            away unfortunately. It took this movement quite a few years to regain its strength and
            even though EVOCATION recently gained a lot of attention with their awesome comeback
            overhere, it was young oldschool bands like KAAMOS and REPUGNANT that got the ball rollin'
            again a couple of years before them already. Now it's up to Sweden's latest sensation
            MIASMAL to fill the gap that the split-up of those two bands has left behind... and the
            quite big size of those shoes already seem to fit them perfectly! Their debut demo features
            4 songs of the finest oldschool SweDeath you could imagine. From the typical d-beat, to
            the shredding guitarsound, the morbid melodies (sometimes even with a couple classic
            MOTÖRHEAD-inpired overtones) to the cool grunted vocals this little cassette (yep, it            
            was even released the classic way!) offers everything a fan of good old Sunlight sounds
            was always craving for. Almost unbelievable that the four members have not been active
            in any better known acts before already and are only playing together since 2007! They
            also sent me a killer cover of ENTOMBED's 'Serpent Speech' (from 1993's "Hollowman" EP),
            which unfortunately isn't included on the tape, yet underlines their qualities even more!
            I bet my old ass that a record deal is only a matter of time here! Get this great
            (pro-printed) demo at any cost from www.detestrecords.com. But you better hurry up as
            it's limited to 200 copies only! More info on the band and sound samples can be found here:
            www.myspace.com/miasmalband

            Frank Stöver (Voices from the Darkside)


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            MIASMAL(SWE) I've got their demo 04/08 released through DETEST rec bastard dödsmetall from
            the Melody Makers town ...is not that common task to get such brutal stuff from Gothenburg!
            I would say sick stuff in vein of REPUGNANT, REVOKATION the two main references in terms of
            Swedish death Metal of the end of the millenium. But I see also some PUTERAEON hints on
            'Abduction of the soul'. I think MIASMAL has definitely a great potential even if the
            songwriting is here and there a bit foreseen.... but what the heck this is a demo!!
            'Abduction of the soul' probably the best tune. Also 'Apocalyspe Legion' could reach a good
            position in the tops of the corpse. Definitely a band to look for. Check them out on myspace!!!
            Soon a 7" as well.

            By Nicola Costantini (Author of the Encyclopedia of Svensk Dodsmetal)


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            Miasmal – Demo (Tape, Detest records, 2008) So here is another pro-tape release unleashed by
Jerry of Detest Records. Miasmal is based in Sweden and this can definitely be heard in their
music! Expect nothing but pure Swedish Metal of fuckin DEATH a la Entombed’s Left Hand Path!
There are 4 tracks of pure darkness and aggression here, done with the right feeling and as
devastating, crushing sound as LHP itself! I would rather believe that it was made by some
forgotten Swedeath band in 1989 than a band that was formed just in 1989! All the musicians
here know what they do and basically there’s nothing bad I can say about this demo, especially
considering the fact that it’s just their 1st demo! I’ts just the same Motorhead inspired
bestial Rock N ‘Roll that redefined Death Metal 2 decades ago, definitely made from the heart!
Sometimes I can write a longer review about some demo than about a full length album, but it’s
not the case here, since there’s nothing to waste space about, except for the fact that those
who like old Swedeath a la Entombed, Dismember, Carnage and Unleashed know what to expect and
can surely not go wrong with this release! Get it as long as it’s available, since it’s limited
to only 200 copies!

            By Sergei (Evil's Best Zine - Israel)


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            Damnit, what's that?! So damn fresh and unheard sounding Death Metal that one has to listen
            a couple of times, to finally comprehend that there's still some space within the paths of
            old school worship. RECOMMENDED ... what else?

            By Tom (Abhorrent Decay Zine - Austria)


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