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Shamefully overlooked

EyesAzure | Georgetown, MA USA | 06/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is great blackened death metal from Sweden, and true to the old Swedish tradition. If you love Marduk and old Necrophobic albums, you'll love this. It's raw, not too polished, and absolutely vicious. I can't believe no one has taken notice of these guys, that I can see. I am absolutely enthralled with this release, and can't wait to see what they do next."

Best Album of 2009 - Easy.

Størmcrow | 01/28/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Metal has definitely been making a come-back over the past 5 years...and like with any booming genre of music, it will be flooded with crap-bands. Amidst those crap bands are really good bands that seem to gain enough popularity to not fall flat on their faces. And then there are the jewels who are generally seen as music's best kept secrets. Tribulation is most definitely one of these.

Tribulation started off as a thrash band called "Hazard" and after changing their name to "Tribulation", the Swedes added old school Swedish death metal influence into their thrashing mix. The demo was great, the EP was even better, and surprise surprise; The album is absolutely amazing.

What does it sound like? Imagine the old Swedish death-thrash band, Merciless, and mix in some early Entomed influence...and you pretty much have Tribulation. That being said, this hasn't been done before, or at least not done like this!

The entire album is 32 minutes of relentless melodic, extreme death-thrash metal. The only thing I can find wrong with this release is that its...well, too short. As soon as it finishes I want to go back and listen to it again.

That problem isn't really a problem though, because the album gets better and better with every listen.



The CD itself comes not in a digipack, not in a jewel case, but what they call a "jewel box". It's pretty cool looking, and looks nice in any CD collection.

This album seriously was the best of 2009...and its a shame these guys don't receive the credit they are due. The thing sells new for less than [...]...pick it up! You will not regret it!

HAILS!"

The Swedish underground shows signs of life.

Almost Home | undisclosed | 03/06/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Buy this CD. Stop reading. Buy it now! If you like your metal dark, fast, and, well, Swedish, you have come to the right place. This is a band which has been largely ignored. Why? I have no idea. The disc is well paced, well written, performed perfectly, and sounds the way a metal cd should sound. Surely this band is destined for obscurity but right now you can get this disc dirt cheap. Pick is up. You will not regret it."