Entombed: 'Left Hand Path'
‘Left Hand Path’ by Sweden’s Entombed remains one of my favourite songs to this day. The album of the same name was the template for the ‘Swedish sound’ that was popular in the early 90s.
What I liked about Entombed was the way they never forgot their punk roots, which was most obvious musically in the late 90s. Many people forget that thrash, death and black metal owe as much to punk as they do to metal, both musically and in outlook.
A genuine classic.
posted by Kealo at 22:11
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Also of note and still going strong are Atheist. Their Unquestionable Presence album is a milestone in technical death metal. After an appearance at Wacken 2006 they will be doing a full world tour this year. Dates listed at www.motherman.com
To metalheads punk is now just another subgenre of metal. Sigh.
Andrew, I hope that comment wasn't directed at me. Now you may have been attempting to be facetious, but I just can't tell. Perhaps my confusion of punk with metal has dulled my ability to spot whether someone is trying to be funny. If you were not being facetious, I don't appreciate such dismissive and unqualified comments. I have been into metal and punk for over 16 years, so I think I know something about both genres, their history and development.
I don't regard punk as a subgenre of metal. My point is that it has influenced some subgenres of metal either directly or indirectly. The first metal band to openly incorporate punk into their music was Motorhead who influenced Venom, who in turn influenced Metallica and practically the entire Norwegian black metal movement.
The mid to late 80s saw a crossover between hardcore punk and thrash metal, and bands such M.O.D., D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies became musically more metal in sound and technique, but still retained a punk ethos. Even Iron Maiden in their early days were a little punky ,particularly on Killers. Many bands such as Sepultura and Darkthrone have used punk riffs in some of their songs.
They are just to name a few. Go back and listen to any albums by the above, and don't come back and tell me that there isn't - to a greater or lesser degree - a punk influence.
Thank you and good night!
P.S. Unquestionable Presence is a quality album. I quite like their rawer debut Piece of Time too.
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