Entombed - Left Hand Path
Tracklist
01. Left Hand Path02. Drowned
03. Revel In Flesh
04. When Life Has Ceased
05. Supposed To Rot
06. But Life Goes On
07. Bitter Loss
08. Morbid Devourment
09. Abnormally Deceased
10. Truth Beyond
11. Carnal Leftovers [bonus]
12. Premature Autopsy [bonus]
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Artwork by Dan Seagrave
Guest review by
SuicidalCyco
SuicidalCyco
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If I ever had to choose a guitar tone to be my all-time favorite, it would definitely be the one Uffe Cederlund and Alex Hellid use on Entombed's 1990 debut album Left Hand Path. If you've never heard this album or just haven't paid enough attention, the tone is similar to a buzzsaw. Pretty brutal, huh? Sure, why not. But it's not just the guitar tone that makes this album so good. Read more ›› |
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ScreamingSteelUS
The Swede Embrace Of Death
Jun 03, 2020
30 years ago today, Entombed taught the world what Boss HM-2 and DS-1 pedals could do to a cheap rig and, by extension, what Sweden could do for death metal. Left Hand Path was not the first death metal album recorded by a Swedish band, nor was it the first recorded by Tomas Skogsberg at the legendary Sunlight Studio, but it was arguably the first Swedish death metal album: with evil-infused hardcore punk riffs, D-beat drums, mid-range harsh vocals, and guitars so distorted they sound like two slabs of concrete being scraped together, Entombed set a trend and heralded the irruption of one of heavy metal's most iconic and influential scenes. Even though they themselves would not stay on the left-hand path for much longer, crossing over into death'n'roll, between this album and Clandestine Entombed are rightfully remembered as death metal legends. Here's to three head-kicking decades of buzzsaw guitars, strangled growls, and dark, crushing Swedeath.
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Endorsed by: Troy Killjoy, RaduP, Daniell, nikarg, BitterCOld, Abattoir, X-Ray Rod, Darkside Momo, Starvynth, Redel
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Best god damn Stockholm album ever.
---- "You travel within the glory of my memories, insect. I can feel your fear as you tread the endless expanse of my mind. Make yourself comfortable... before long I will decorate my home with your carcass."
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I didn't enjoy this as much as Clandestine, the songwriting isn't as exciting.
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Posts: 7896 Written by [user id=160508] on 04.12.2016 at 13:50 Pretty solid release. I can't say about "best dm album ever" but many records afterwards has taken lot of influences from this.
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Definitely not the best death metal album :p
---- Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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Posts: 7896 Written by [user id=160508] on 04.12.2016 at 14:53 Exactly. This is the reason why this record is the most acclaimed death metal album of 1990(including sales and influences wise).
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Posts: 5277 Written by Maco on 04.12.2016 at 15:24 For me personally, I listened to a ton of death metal in the late '80s and early '90s, this is the best DM record ever made. I will rank my 5 favorites (if I can remember all of them  )1. Entombed - Left hand Path 2. Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness 3. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse 4. Death - Spiritual Healing 5. Obituary - Cause Of Death I loved Earache Records back in the day!
---- rekt
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Posts: 40071 Written by tea[m]ster on 05.12.2016 at 15:52 And RoadRunner too judging from that top 5
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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Posts: 5277 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.12.2016 at 16:05 Oh yea, it was Earache, Roadrunner, Megaforce and MetalBlade for me
---- rekt
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Posts: 40071 Written by tea[m]ster on 05.12.2016 at 16:17 And Combat for that Death album 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Posts: 15358 Written by tea[m]ster on 05.12.2016 at 15:52 Was big into Earache as well. Could find a bunch of their releases as the US Air Force base exchange in Guam for like $10.95... meanwhile was paying $18.98 i town for Roadrunner. (And Bolt Thrower... had to have a friend bring Godflesh back from the US for me.) Loved the opening track to this, but outside that preferred Clandestine as a whole. Not Top 5 DM material for me. One of those might make my "Top 10" for that era.
---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes!
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Posts: 9570 Written by BitterCOld on 03.01.2018 at 03:51 I actually just bought a bunch of stuff from Earache the other day, they have really good prices on shirts and physical copies. I bought a Woods of Ypres and Godflesh long sleeve for less than $40 shipped. Most other places I'd expect to pay $25-30 a LS and not to mention an insane shipping fee. I like this album better than Clandestine, I absolutely love the guitar tone. This might sneak into my Top 5.
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Posts: 5277 Written by Boxcar Willy on 03.01.2018 at 04:49 BC - Forgot about Bolt Thrower...probably best band name ever at the time...and Godflesh was a part of Earache, that's right! BW - Guitar tone was the best, side by side with Tommy Victor. Until Markus Seigenhort and Neige came along...
---- rekt
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Still is the shit when it comes to old-school DM. Close to uprating this to a 9. Today is another day where I struggle again which album I prefer, this one or Clandestine. 
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The title track is one of the best songs ever - period! 
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I've revisited this album. It was one of the first death metal albums I'd listened to. The opening title track is a phenomenal classic. The rest of the songs, like Dismember's Like An Ever Flowing Stream is solid old school death metal with fast paced, badass riffs and great menacing vocals. I'm not sure whether I prefer Like An Ever Flowing Stream slightly more than Left Hand Path or not. The songs are slightly more diverse on Dismember's album. But this album is no less fun!  What do you guys think?My favorite riffs are on: "Left Hand Path", "Bitter Loss", "Revel in Flesh", "When Life Has Ceased", and "Supposed to Rot".
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I honestly think this is one of those records who would not have anything close to this level of admiration if it wasn't for its sound, which I admit is very good, both chunky and with a good sense of atmosphere, however the music sounds like second-hand punk riffs put together until they resemble a metal song.
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Not very familiar band but I have known this album to be very recognised in death metal. The sound reminds me a lot of early death metal era Amorphis. This was pretty hard for me to get into but the first song has pretty nice long instrumental second half which makes the song different from the rest. I kinda like Carnal Leftovers too which I see now is a bonus song. Prematory Autopsy on the other hand was pretty hard for my ears. Maybe it's a demo or something? Vocals are probably the main thing preventing me to like this more. But it's really the same for most death metal bands so I can't say anything is bad, just not for me. What I can say is that I like the album cover art, feels somehow iconic.
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It's funny, I don't consider this one of my favorite death metal albums, but it's always the first one that comes to mind when I think about putting a death metal album on. Maybe it's the timeless intro for the first track, or maybe it's their classic guitar tone. Either way, it's ALWAYS a good listen.
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Posts: 6627 Written by Boxcar Willy on 04.02.2025 at 19:06 What a coincidence, it just so happens I played the title track earlier today because for some reason I just had a sudden craving for that iconic juicy buzzsaw guitar tone. The album as a whole is a pretty solid listen but the title track has always been in a league of it's own.
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I love the way the guitar sounds. Made this really fun to listen to.
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My personal Top 3 songs from the album: Left Hand Path Drowned Revel In Flesh
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