Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Tracklist
01. Eyemaster02. Rotten Soil
03. Wolverine Blues
04. Demon
05. Contempt
06. Full Of Hell
07. Blood Song
08. Hollowman
09. Heavens Die
10. Out Of Hand
11. State of Emergency [Stiff Little Fingers cover] [re-release bonus]
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nikarg
(2021)
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One version of the album was released with Marvel Comics character Wolverine on the cover, although Entombed never wanted their album to be associated with the superhero. Earache Records, without the band's permission, had made a deal with Marvel in order to use Wolverine to promote the album to a more mainstream audience. This edition included a Wolverine mini-comic inside the CD booklet. The Marvel edition was also heavily edited, with the track "Out of Hand" being removed entirely.
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nikarg
Groovy, Hard Rockin' Death
Mar 09, 2021
Wolverine Blues is the album that those who were alive and loathed it when it came out are often the same ones that today call it underrated. It was even roasted by Beavis & Butthead back in the day. It was aggressively marketed at the time by Earache Records (hence the version with Marvel's Wolverine on the cover) but all that was not the band's idea. Yes, this album is not as fast and brutal as Left Hand Path and not as crushing as Clandestine, but it is super fun, still heavy, and very forward-thinking. Many death metal bands were looking for new directions in 1993 and Entombed, who were already pioneers of Swedeath, made Wolverine Blues groovy, hard rocking, and at times even punkish. And that's how they became pioneers of what later became known as death 'n' roll.
Lars-Göran Petrov returned for this one. His vocals were less guttural than before but they were still ferocious and menacing. And the last thing heard on Wolverine Blues was him roaring "FUCK!"
Rest in peace LG.
Lars-Göran Petrov returned for this one. His vocals were less guttural than before but they were still ferocious and menacing. And the last thing heard on Wolverine Blues was him roaring "FUCK!"
Rest in peace LG.
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Endorsed by: Starvynth, RaduP, Deadsoulman, ScreamingSteelUS, BitterCOld, X-Ray Rod, Daniell, Redel
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Posts: 3554 Written by deadone on 31.03.2014 at 06:49 I didn't realize it was despised by many. I'm curious, what were the reactions like when Entombed changed their style?
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I always think of Entombed as one of the forerunners in the original old school death metal scene, LHP and Clandestine come to mind, with those crazy buzzsaw riffs and sheer brutal sound, but this album is nothing like those previous two classics, here they take their grooviness to the next level, bordering on party scene death metal, if that's a thing. "Contempt", "Eyemaster" and the title track are
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You know, if there's one big regret in my young simian life, it's that I found the Marvel version of this album with the Wolverine cover in a thrift store and I didn't get it for some reason.
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Posts: 8646 Written by A Real Mönkey on 21.05.2023 at 22:14 Second biggest regret of any simian after Harambe grabbing that toddler
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Posts: 1815 Written by musclassia on 21.05.2023 at 23:52 Regret.
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