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"Breeding Death" is a 3 track, 13:14 minutes long EP release by Swedish death metal act Bloodbath. The EP was released through Century Media Records in February 2000. Bloodbath are what you can safely call a death metal supergroup. The band feature Mikael Åkerfeldt on lead vocals, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström on Guitar & Backing Vocals, Jonas Renske on Bass & Backing Vocals and Dan Swanö on drums & Backing Vocals. All four of them among the most influential musicians on the Swedish metal scene. Opeth, Katatonia and Edge of Sanity are some of the more well known acts that they´ve been/or still are involved with. Either collectively or individually. As far as I understand the Bloodbath project was only meant to be a one-off affair, but because of the popularity of "Breeding Death", Bloodbath (with a couple of lineup changes along the way) went on to record three full-length studio albums and one more EP.
From the get go the intention was always to play old school Swedish death metal. At this point many of the projects that these guys were involved with had taken on a more progressive or sophisticated direction and Bloodbath was a vehicle for them to play the music that they loved when they were young.
...and that´s exactly how "Breeding Death" sounds like. Really seasoned musicians coming together to play the music they played when they were young, and with youthful energy and enthusiasm to boot. These guys know exactly how to write an old school Swedish death metal tune and make it catchy and effectful. So while the 3 tracks on "Breeding Death" don´t add anything new to the old school Swedish death metal songwriting manual, it´s still a damn entertaining release to fans of the genre. It´s well played, well produced and well written. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved. Play it loud...!!!