Cemetary hails from the land of the best death metal on Earth. Sweden. There are so many amazing death metal bands from Sweden, it's almost impossible to keep up. Of course there are the bigger bands that most metal fans are aware of like Dismember, Entombed, Carnage, Grave, Unleashed, and Edge of Sanity, but one band that gets the cold shoulder more than it should be is Cemetary. The main reason for that being their transition to a much different gothic metal sound, but their debut "An Evil Shade of Grey" is 100% death metal.
This album has the signature traits of a Swedeath album, such as the chainsaw guitar tone, monster riffs, dark melodies, and aggressive vocals. But it also has some other elements that separate this from other Swedeath releases. One noticeable sound is the added keyboard passages that are tastefully used to add a more epic and dark atmosphere. The title track features some great atmospheric sections have great riffs layered with the keyboard parts for maximum appeal.
Another noticeable difference from the traditional Swedeath sound is the inclusion of acoustic sections. The song "Nightmare Lake" features some acoustic riffage behind Mathias Lodmalm's devastating vocals, making for a brilliant combination.
Aside from those changes, "An Evil Shade of Grey" possesses some great riffs and fantastic structuring just like other Swedeath masterpieces "Like An Ever Flowing Stream" and "Left Hand Path." The title track and "Sidereal Passing" are perfect examples of this, as they captivate the listener with heavy mid-paced riffs and then suddenly slam you with some blast beats and raging riffs, only to be sent back into another doomy section.
So if you're looking for some awesome death metal or metal that will get your headbanging, you need to check out Cemetary's "An Evil Shade of Grey." The best tracks here are easily "Where the Rivers of Madness Stream" and "Scars."
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