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"Internal Decay" is the eponymously titled first demo recording by Swedish death metal act Internal Decay. The demo was independently released in 1991. Internal Decay formed in the Swedish capital of Stockholm earlier the same year. The band had however existed from 1987 under several other monickers. This demo would be their only demo release before being signed to Eurorecords for the release of their May 1993 debut full-length studio album "A Forgotten Dream". None of the tracks from this demo survived to be re-recorded and included on "A Forgotten Dream".
Stylistically the five tracks (one is a short intro) on the 16:35 minutes long demo are in an old school death metal style, featuring heavy brutal riffs, growling vocals, and morbid leads. Nothing is particularly unique here but the songwriting quality is decent for a 1991 Swedish death metal demo. The same can be said about the sound production which is also of a decent quality. All in all a good quality Swedish old school death metal demo, but nothing out of the ordinary for the style or the time. A 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.
