Grave/Nominion/Spazmosity - 01 Dec 2007 - Tantogarden

An entire night of relentless death metal - that's what everyone really needs in the dead of winter - and Grave, Nominion and Spazmosity totally delivered.

I have a special place in my heart for Grave, but Nominion and Spazmosity are bands that were new to me (but not to the Swedish death metal scene).

Spazmosity, who have been around since 1994, went on first, covered in blood, and brutal as hell. They started a bit early, which was a shame - an hour later with some more beer pumping in the veins of the audience of metalheads, and the energy would have been totally different. It was very sad, actually, to see the crowd of people that night standing a good three feet from the stage. It was still a decent set, but I have to be honest here - they're not as tight as I wanted them to be - the drumming was a little inconsistent, and the rest of the band had a hard time keeping up.

Nominion went on next, and I have to say, I was impressed. I always end up in front of the guitarists, cause I play guitar, and I like to see the riffs and check out people's chops up close and personal. The rhythm/lead guitarist in this band was brutal. Seriously, it was like he had merged with his instrument and became this beast of death metal destruction. (I saw this great potential in him for my thrash project, but alas, he said he lived in the south of Sweden, which made him a bit inaccessible to a budding Stockholm band.) The singer left a bit to be desired, though...he didn't really quite do it for me. Nonetheless, the sound was brutal and I was itching for more.

Finally, Grave. These guys have been around since 1991, and their debut album, "Into the Grave", has to be one of the best Swedish death metal albums ever. Unfortunately, they don't seem to play a whole lot of shows in Stockholm. This year seems to be a different, though, as I've seen 'em play a few times, and its always been great. Ola Lindgren (guitarist/singer) is a scary muthafucka, but luckily he gets balanced out by Fredrik Isaksson (bass), who makes a lot of funny faces on stage. They played alot of classics, and by then the audience was in fine form. All in all, they're one of those bands that you have to see if you're into death metal. Your life will be changed forever.

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