ENTOMBED — Clandestine (review)

ENTOMBED — Clandestine album cover Album · 1991 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
Vim Fuego
In their day, Entombed were untouchable. While many consider their debut "Left Hand Path" to be their best, I prefer "Clandestine" as it is heavier and more polished, while retaining the crunch and aggression of its predecessor.

The track "Living Dead" has to be one of the most face–ripping openings to an album of all time. No messing around with samples, feedback, or acoustic introductions, just straight into the full–on death metal maelstrom.

Listening to this album is best done in one sitting, as an entirety, rather than dissected track by track. Each song seems to feed off that before it. There are more subtle moments throughout the album, including a few choice samples. These further amplify the brutality of the headlong charge through one of death metal's Finest Hours.

Even though vocalist LG Petrov was temporarily absent from the band during the recording, the vocals of Nicke Anderson (not Johnny Dordevic, as the liner notes say) are the most brutal the band produced in their recording career. The guitar sound is actually crisper and punchier than on "Left Hand Path", and the bass and drums are also more clearly defined than on the debut.

After "Clandestine" Entombed's career took a downward slide into the murky world of "Death n' Roll", almost completely deserting their death metal roots. Entombed have since rediscovered the Left Hand Path, but everything else pales in comparison to 'Clandestine'.
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UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
The songwriting is almost anarchistic at times, which is something I really treasure. Clandenstine is one of my all time favorites and definitely my favorite Entombed album.
Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
This is very different to Wolverine Blues. Same crunchy guitar sound, but very different songwriting style. It's more polished than Left Hand Path, but still just as vicious.
voila_la_scorie wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I just ordered Wolverine Blues, my introduction to this band. But I have a keen interest in this album, too. I'm going to check it out on YouTube tonight. I just can't order it so soon.
Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
This is one of my top ten all time favourite albums ever.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
My favorite Entombed album too (and I do actually enjoy quite a few of their death´n´roll albums).

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