Darkcreed - Dark Regions (2008)

   Darkcreed was formed in the early '90s, and they kind of missed the late '80s/early '90s death metal wave, since their few demos came out later. But after a long break, with their debut EP they had excellent timing by catching up the New Wave of Old School Death Metal.
   Their music recalled the sound of old school Swedish death metal. The same simple but catchy themes, intensity and heavy load of primitiveness are waiting for the listener. The similarity is impressing, even the song structures, lyrics and vocal style are referring to the Northern classics. The mix of blasphemous, morbid obscure topics about death and torment should be expected in the already well known style. If the band's origin wasn't known, the listener could easily believe that an old, long time forgotten record from the early '90s was newly found. The earliest period of bands like Unleashed, Grave, and Entombed are getting summoned while listening "Dark Regions". The short, melodic, but ominous solo parts are reminding to the deviant sound of Carnage. It's an excellent nostalgia material for the fans of the Swedish death scene if they might desire some "fresh blood" in the same style.