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            Second demo of those Finns; delivering good old metal ov Death, while being influenced by
            bands like AUTOPSY as well as NIHILIST. Solid second demo, already looking forward to their
            next effort!! 

            By Tom (Abhorrent Decay Zine - Austria)


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Worms are running, hungry and vicious, all around your skull. Worms are oozing, vomiting 
and spiting, the digestive acid green  and nauseating bile. Epileptic mutation, they
assimilated the steel, they incorporated the rusty. More voracious than ever, they're teasing
your fleshed bones, they’re eating your bright eyes, with their iron teeth...

SWALLOWED is a new young Death metal band being very influenced by AUTOPSY, it's more than
obvious. I'd say they incorporated as much elements from the three first albums (Even though
they are less fucked than "Acts of the unspeakable") and are influenced by all aspects of the
AUTOPSY spectrum... I mean some bands such as ANATOMIA rather take the cake under a precise
angle (The doomy) while SWALLOWED takes a bit of all aspects (And so could be considered a
very good 2nd/ 3rd grade clone?): You find the doom (Both monolithic and more hypnotizing)
the Death metal (Mid placed and quite shocking on life, or faster and more punching), the
sludgy, and also a bit of an aspect of deliria and "strange humor".

The listening flows quite well, but some riffs sound a bit strange, as if the band tried to
be a bit too close, or built new riffs taking those of AUTOPSY "inside out" (I mean listening
to an AUTOPSY CD, choosing a riff and playing it on your guitar again and again to get in the
mood, then deform it while you're in this mood...  Is it sincere composition or retro-brewing
of the necro? At least a nice mood remains).

The vocals lack of gore and depths for the style, Chris R. used to be much more vomiting and
crazy! I can't say SWALLOWED is killer, but rather a cool demo-band with nice vibes.

Their riffs are not as deep or emotionally intense as old AUTOPSY, and there are no really
catchy parts to thrill your existentialism.. But the band improved since the first demo and
I think "Epitaph of nauseation" could be a honey-cool item for comfortable cats of the
AUTOPSY worship.

By Gab (Nihilistic Holocaust Zine - France)

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