WOMBBATH

Death Metal / Death 'n' Roll • Sweden

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Wombbath were a Swedish death metal band formed in 1990 under the name Seizure, which they learned was already taken leading to their change to the name Wombbath. They split up in 1995 but reformed in 2014.

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WOMBBATH Internal Caustic Torments album cover

4.00 | 3 ratings

Internal Caustic Torments
Death Metal 1993

3.50 | 1 ratings

Downfall Rising
Death Metal 2015

WOMBBATH The Great Desolation album cover

3.00 | 1 ratings

The Great Desolation
Death Metal 2018

WOMBBATH Choirs of the Fallen album cover

3.00 | 1 ratings

Choirs of the Fallen
Death Metal 2020

0.00 | 0 ratings

Tales of Madness
Death Metal 2020

0.00 | 0 ratings

Agma
Death Metal 2021

WOMBBATH EPs & splits

3.50 | 1 ratings

Several Shapes
Death Metal 1992

WOMBBATH Psychosis / Burial / Wombbath album cover

0.00 | 0 ratings

Psychosis / Burial / Wombbath
Death Metal 1993

3.00 | 1 ratings

Lavatory
Death 'n' Roll 1994

WOMBBATH Ascending Into The Oblivion Of Dusk album cover

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Ascending Into The Oblivion Of Dusk
Death Metal 2015

WOMBBATH Dragged Into The Obscure album cover

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Dragged Into The Obscure
Death Metal 2016

WOMBBATH Embracing The Cold... album cover

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Embracing The Cold...
Death Metal 2016

WOMBBATH Upwards On A Thousand Lies album cover

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Upwards On A Thousand Lies
Death Metal 2017

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Hymns to Rot
Death Metal 2021

WOMBBATH The Weight of Reality album cover

3.50 | 1 ratings

The Weight of Reality
Death Metal 2022

WOMBBATH live albums

WOMBBATH demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

3.50 | 1 ratings

Brutal Mights
Death Metal 1992

WOMBBATH re-issues & compilations

WOMBBATH singles (1)

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Corporal Punishment
Death Metal 2010

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WOMBBATH Reviews

WOMBBATH Choirs of the Fallen

Album · 2020 · Death Metal

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"Choirs of the Fallen" is the fourth full-length studio album by Swedish death metal act Wombbath. The album was released through Soulseller Records in March 2020. It´s the successor to "The Great Desolation" from June 2018. Just as the case was between the release of "Downfall Rising" (2015) and "The Great Desolation" there have been several lineup changes between the release of "The Great Desolation" and "Choirs of the Fallen" and again it´s only guitarist Håkan Stuvemark and lead vocalist Jonny Pettersson who remain from the lineup who recorded the predecessor. New in the lineup are guitarist Thomas von Wachenfeldt and drummer Jon Rudin, while the bass was recorded by session musician Giulio Rimoli.

Stylistically "Choirs of the Fallen" is Swedish old school death metal and while it´s a continuation of the sound from the last two albums, it´s a slightly more raw and less polished release, which I personally think suits Wombbath much better. They still aren´t the most unique sounding Swedish death metal act, but this album is a bit less generic and slightly more memorable than the last couple of releases. The sound production actually isn´t the best sounding, as the buzzsaw guitars are placed a bit low in the mix and the drums feature a clicky artificial sound, but somehow this more stripped down and less polished sound production suits Wombbath´s music better than the more polished sound productions of the last couple of releases. A 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is deserved.

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WOMBBATH The Great Desolation

Album · 2018 · Death Metal

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"The Great Desolation" is the third full-length studio album by Swedish death metal act Wombbath. The album was released through Soulseller Records in June 2018. It´s the successor to "Downfall Rising" from 2015 and features an almost completely new lineup compared to the lineup who recorded the predecessor. The only remaining members of the lineup who recorded "Downfall Rising" (2015) are guitarist Håkan Stuvemark and lead vocalist Jonny Pettersson. The former is the only remaining member from the band´s first active period which lasted from 1990 to 1995. Wombbath originally disbanded in 1995 and didn´t reunite until 2014. So while "The Great Desolation" is only the band´s third full-length studio album Wombbath have a long history and a place on the seminal 90s Swedish death metal scene, although they arguably didn´t make as much impact back then as some of their more successful contemporaries.

Stylistically the material on "The Great Desolation" is a continuation of the old school Swedish death metal style of "Downfall Rising", complete with the by now trademark buzzsaw HM2 guitar sound. While the material is well written, brutal, and effective, "The Great Desolation" is not an album with a particularly unique sound, and it´s not an album where you would immediately recognise that it is Wombbath playing. So in that respect it´s a pretty generic sounding Swedish death metal release. That´s of course a pretty negative description, and when that is said "The Great Desolation" still has many selling points in a well sounding production job (which makes the otherwise old school death metal material sound a bit more contemporary), strong musicianship, and as mentioned above some effective songwriting. So while I could have wished for a more original sound, "The Great Desolation" is still a quality release and a 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is deserved.

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WOMBBATH Downfall Rising

Album · 2015 · Death Metal

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"Downfall Rising" is the second full-length studio album by Swedish death metal act Wombbath. The album was released through Dark Descent Records in August 2015. It´s a comeback album for Wombbath who disbanded in 1995 and didn´t reunite until 2014 (although only guitarist/bassist Håkan Stuvemark remains from the 90s lineup). Their last release before this one was the 1994 "Lavatory" EP, which was a very different sounding release to the early releases by the band, as it featured a relatively creative death´n´roll sound, while the early releases featured a brutal US influenced death metal style.

"Downfall Rising" is not a continuation of any of the two main death metal styles the band have played before, but instead it´s an early 90s Swedish death metal influenced release. It´s especially Grave I´m reminded of when listening to "Downfall Rising", as a result of the relatively brutal sound and growling style for a Swedish band in this style, the thick massive sound production values, and the predominant mid-pace of the music (the album features faster parts too though). The guitar tone even resembles the guitar tone that Grave uses. Wombbath are however a sligthly more adventurous and less one-dimensional act compared to their fellow countrymen and sources of inspiration, and that´s a big plus in my book when listening to "Downfall Rising". An example of that is the closing doom/death track "Abandoned Furthermore", which features keyboards and piano, and is in fact a re-arranged version of "Abandon", which is the closing track on Wombbath´s debut full-length studio album "Internal Caustic Torments" (1993) (their only album release from the 90s).

"Downfall Rising" is a short release featuring only 8 tracks, and a total playing time of 31:59, but nothing more is needed for Wombbath to establish that they are back with a vengeance. When that is said, I´m not sure exactly how I feel about the band changing their style again, as this could just as well have been a completely different band playing. Other than "Abandoned Furthermore" which connects the dots a bit, there´s nothing here which screams to me that it´s Wombbath from the early 90s playing (I´ll settle for the explanation that this is a new start for the band though), and honestly the music style featured on this album isn´t particularly unique either. Thankfully the quality is otherwise high and "Downfall Rising" is overall a strong death metal release and therefore a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

2 months ago
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WOMBBATH The Weight of Reality

EP · 2022 · Death Metal

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"The Weight of Reality" is an EP release by Swedish death metal act Wombbath. The EP was independently released in March 2022. The release of the EP comes with this message on the band´s Bandcamp page: "In the wake of Putins unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, we have decided to release an EP where 100% of the proceeds will go to UNHCR in aid of the Ukrainian people in these unprecedented times." Strong political message aside this is still a musical project deserving a normal review.

Stylistically this is old school Swedish death metal but Wombbath have through the years since their 2014 comeback incorporated more and more elements from other genres like melodic death metal, goth metal, and doom metal, while still primarely playing old school death metal. The other elements are just spices to their core sound, but they are important elements which make Wombbath´s music more interesting. This was first heard on their 2021 magnum opus "Agma" album (a 70 minutes long death metal album), and that tendency is continued on the four tracks on this EP. "Rise of the Rotten" may open in a relatively regular Swedish death metal style, but "Where We Dwell" is a more doomy and adventurous track, which perfectly showcases the "new" Wombbath. Both "Coffin Worship" and "The Architect" are also nicely varied tracks. It´s like Wombbath have successfully paired the early 90s old school Swedish death metal sound with the slightly more adventurous early 90s death/doom releases by artists like Tiamat, Therion, and Cemetary, while still sounding pretty brutal.

"The Weight of Reality" features a well sounding production job, which suits the material perfectly, and upon conclusion it´s another strong release from Wombbath. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

1 year ago
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WOMBBATH Lavatory

EP · 1994 · Death 'n' Roll

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"Lavatory" is an EP release by Swedish death metal act Wombbath. The EP was released through Napalm Records in March 1994. It´s the follow-up release to the band´s debut full-length studio album "Internal Caustic Torments" from 1993. One lineup change has taken place as lead vocalist Tomas Lindfors has left. The vocals on "Lavatory" were therefore recorded by session vocalist Daniel Samuelsson (Disgrace, Corrosive Divine). "Lavatory" was Wombbath´s last release in their original run. They did actually record a full-length studio album after "Lavatory" and sent it to Napalm Records, but there was no response from their label, and after recording a 2-track promo tape they disbanded in 1995. None of the two latter mentioned recordings were released.

It´s not only on the lead vocalist spot that there have been changes, as the material on "Lavatory" is quite different sounding from the preceding releases by the band. Their 1992 demo, the 1992 "Several Shapes" EP, and "Internal Caustic Torments" (1993) feature a brutal US influenced death metal style (which doesn´t sound Swedish at all), but on "Lavatory", Wombbath play a pretty creative death´n´roll style, featuring many rhythmic changes, breaks, melodic lead guitar work, the occasional use of atmospheric keyboards, unconventional song structures and interesting musical ideas. The vocals are now semi-growling/shouting/screaming/cleans, instead of the deep brutal growling of the past releases. So in that respect Wombbath followed the trends of the time, and changed from a death metal act to a death´n´roll act, which I must say is a bit surprising if you´re familiar with the preceding releases by the band.

"Lavatory" features a slightly thinly produced sound, but it´s somehow still decent enough, and you´re able to hear all instruments and vocals in the soundscape. Upon conclusion "Lavatory" is definitely one of the most creative death´n´roll releases I´ve encountered. It´s a smorgasbord of different musical styles and ideas, and I´m actually pretty impressed by how many interesting sections and ideas are thrown around. As a cohesive listening experience, I´m not so sure I think all the parts and ideas work that well together though, and when I evaluate this EP, I find that I´m more intrigued by the boldness of it all than I am by the actual music. A 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.