MORBID SAINT - Swallowed By Hell (CD)

High Roller Records, slipcase. It's quite a sensation that another MORBID
SAINT album is being released these days, more than 30 years after their
second LP "Destruction System" was recorded but not finished until its
official release recently. However, the prospect of writing new music in their
unique death/thrash metal style was one of the main reasons why the core
members reunited in 2010 in the first place. During their first active phase
from 1984 to '94, the band was far from realizing their potential, especially
with regard to their groundbreaking first record "Spectrum of Death" (1990).
The new work was the result of a long-distance creative exchange, with all
members bouncing ideas off each other to fire off a barrage of ten extreme
metal tracks the likes of which are rarely heard today - absolutely
devastating yet musically sophisticated, pushing boundaries without
sounding forced, and topped off with artwork by the legendary Ed Repka
(Death, Megadeth). "Swallowed By Hell" was recorded by Chris Djuricic
(Num Skull, Disinter) at The Belle City Sound Company and received the
finishing touches from Scott Elliott at Chernobyl Studios. It reeks of old
school, but has both feet firmly in the here and now. "You couldn't ask for a
better lineup," says guitarist and co-founder Jim Fergades. "We're excited
about all the possibilities now, and depending on which ones come our way,
a lot can happen."