#Rot'n'roll

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"... I THINK IT WAS DURING THE SECOND AMERICAN TOUR WE LEFT "METAL" AND TURNED MORE INTO DEATH 'N' ROLL."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Death 'n' roll/"Wolverine Blues"-era ENTOMBED, shedding their death metal skin and mutating into a whole 'nother entity of bestial savagery altogether, c. 1993.

UFFE: "We changed a lot as a band when "Clandestine" came out, it was like we left death metal behind. We kept on saying we were death metal but I think it was during the second American tour we left “metal” and turned more into the death ‘n’ roll (people called it that), we played new songs like “Hollow Man” and “Demon” on soundchecks, Kevin Sharp gave me an advance tape with HELMET’s new album. Shit, there was so much going on at that time. Two years was a lifetime. We toured a lot. It was hard. Boring. But looking back I see things I enjoy."

ALEX: "Energy. Pure road life bubble energy. Things happen when people go out on these long tours with 18-hour drives without showers in all kinds of vehicles meeting all kinds of people all over the place. It is a trip. It is priceless experience and education… for the survivors. We survived, found new energy, and kept moving."

Source: http://criesfromthequietworld.blogspot.com/2017/05/entombed-wolverine-blues.html.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

BECAUSE IT'S WOLVERINE WORSHIP ALL OCTOBER -- COMMEMORATING 30 BLOOD-SOAKED YEARS OF "WOLVERINE BLUES" IN 2023.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a Marvel Comics house ad promoting the 1993 genre-defining "Wolverine Blues," the third album by Swedish death'n'roll/groove metal band ENTOMBED. Although the band never wanted to be associated with the now iconic comic book character, the band is now forever linked with the X-Men's most feral and ferocious team member.

Resolution at 1748x2693 & 1080x1322.

Once again, a very heavy 30th birthday to the absolute raging beast of a record that was (and is) the "Wolverine Blues" studio full-length, and still my all-time favorite ENTOMBED album ever made. HAIL!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3206133615095090884 (both found on Picuki).

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"THE MOST VICIOUS OF ALL": HEAVY 30th TO THE "WOLVERINE BLUES" LP -- UNLEASHED ON THIS DAY!

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the 30th anniversary of the "Wolverine Blues" LP, the third studio album by Swedish death metal band ENTOMBED, released on 4 October 1993 by Earache Records. The album displays a completely different sound from previous releases, combining elements of hard rock, heavy metal, and hardcore punk in a style later dubbed "death 'n' roll" or "rot 'n'roll."

"ALBUM OVERVIEW: "ENTOMBED, one of the premier death metal bands of the early '90s, boldly ventured into new musical territory with "Wolverine Blues," the band's third excellent album in a row. "Wolverine Blues" is such a departure from past efforts, in fact, it's debatable whether this music even qualifies as death metal, given its standard rock characteristics: comprehensible vocals, steady tempos, and verse-chorus-verse songwriting.

None of these characteristics is associated with death metal, and indeed, purists might perceive Entombed's development on "Wolverine Blues" as an abandonment of the very principles that won the band such underground acclaim in the first place. Some purists might even go so far as to consider the album a sellout. Most reasonable listeners, however -- including even the most impassioned death metal purists -- will likely find much to appreciate on "Wolverine Blues."

It's that impressive. For sure, Entombed's previous albums, "Left Hand Path" (1990) and "Clandestine" (1991), were excellent, among the finest death metal efforts of their time, but their stylistic trappings were well evident. The growled vocals, breakneck tempo shifts, and amorphous song structures, to cite a few key characteristics, were fairly inaccessible to the type of mainstream metal listener who would consider METALLICA or PANTERA extreme.

"Wolverine Blues," on the other hand, is that rare album brutal enough for the death metal crowd yet at the same time accessible enough for the metal mainstream. For instance, the vocals of Lars-Göran Petrov are mostly comprehensible; however, they're delivered with such ferocity, they're as powerful as, if not more so than, the most guttural death-growl.

Likewise, the guitars of Uffe Cederlund and Alex Hellid riff along at a steady tempo, but they're so heavy, they cut like a buzzsaw (as on "Heavens Die") and pummel away like a jackhammer ("Demon"). Along with the drumming of Nicke Andersson, which is hard-hitting yet never to the point of blastbeat, it's the songwriting of "Wolverine Blues" that is most removed from the confines of death metal.

These are especially distinctive songs by ENTOMBED, every single one each unique in its own way and graced with a memorable hook, particularly the album standouts "Wolverine Blues," "Hollowman," and "Out of Hand." Clearly, a lot can be made of ENTOMBED's bold venture into new musical territory with "Wolverine Blues," and you can bet metalheads will debate the album's stylistic merits for years to come.

What's beyond argument, though, is that "Wolverine Blues" is the third impressive effort in a row by one of the best metal bands of the early '90s, and as impressive as the past two albums were, this one is by far the most inviting and most deserving of widespread recognition."

-- ALLMUSIC (review by Jason Birchmeier)

Source: https://www.picuki.com/tag/entombedband (all pics found on Picuki).