![]() ![]() ![]() If you can’t get enough of the melodic death/thrash sound from Sweden, "The Monster Within" is worth your time- please do not keep this act under the radar much longer. Degraded is a melodic death metal band from Stockholm that were formed in 2001 under the name of Septima. Without you, one part is missing The emptiness inside, makes me insane Without you, one part is missing. The commercial parts could be deal breakers for some (if so, you may wish to skip the lighter, tasteful 6:48 ballad "We’ll Meet Again"), but I really think the scales tip in favor of the old school heaviness so that Degradead will never be considered a melodic death/thrash band who desire to reach for the metal-core lowest common denominator fan base. Video clip and lyrics The Monster Within by Degradead. "Scars of Misery" rules from a stair step riff standpoint, guitarists David Szucs and Anders Nystrom tight as a whip and can move from heads down speed to these drop on a dime groove elements guaranteed to make audiences go mad. The upbeat thrash comes into play from a rhythm section standpoint, not necessarily pure Bay Area with intent but another slice of European grace and class. The band still worship at the altar of In Flames and Soilwork, although a lot of the pop-oriented choruses possess a decidedly American friendly aspect (check out "Dead Becomes Alive" and "Strive to Struggle" for those Sunset Strip hard rock elements), but there’s just something endearing about the ripcord harshness when vocalist Mikael Sehlin busts out the fierce screams and inhuman roars. Only drummer Amit Mohla as the new recruit last year is the minor difference as we take in the fourth album "The Monster Within". So it is refreshing to deal with Sweden’s Degradead, for 4/5 of the lineup have been along the melodic death/thrash metal landscape since their 2006 inception. People lose faith in an act’s reliability if it seems like there is constant fluctuation between who is in and out of a group between records. Five times more work, but five times more fun and inspiring plus it’s five times more fun to listen to.Many take for granted the importance of a consistent lineup in terms of a band’s ascension up the metal ranks. Degradead return with their latest offering in the self-titled album, Degradead. All other processing are real chambers, hardware reverbs, delays, compression and EQ. We did it the hard way, with getting the right sounds from the start and having Amit actually playing the parts until we got the takes we needed, tuning the drums in between takes, switching snares for different songs etc… No plugins were used in the process either other than for very surgical tasks and special FX. No drum triggers or sample replacements used whatsoever, which is otherwise so commonplace in today’s metal productions. The CD was recorded between January 14 and February 2. Johansson kommenterar, ”It has been great going back to the roots even on this one. Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD will release their fourth album, 'The Monster Within', on August 23 via Metalville. Emerging Stockholm-based melodic death metallers DEGRADED have posted the cover art and track listing for their forthcoming new album, The Monster Within. Emerging Stockholm-based melodic death metallers DEGRADED have posted the cover art and track listing for their forthcoming new album, The Monster Within, which will be released on August 23 via Metalville. Albumet spelades in i Panic Room i Skara tillsammans med producenten Thomas ”Plec” Johansson. Title: The Monster WithinLabel: MetalvilleProduct Type: COMPACT DISCS2013 release from the Swedish Death Metal band. Stockholmbandet Degradead släpper sitt fjärde album The Monster Withinden 23 augusti via Metalville. ![]()
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