Son of Earth - Son of Earth (2008)

   If there was a direct gate portal somewhere in the North to a hellpit, Son of Earth probably would came from there to this world with their one and only album. Not much is known about the band, but the most important thing is that they've created the most effective Swedish death metal album since a very long time.
   Their music is like the mix of the old school style of the local scene with further influences, and embedded into modern, but quite noisy sound. The themes are simple and heavy, early Grave and Carnage could be mentioned as possible direct influences. A strong echo effect assists to create an obscure and cold atmosphere and gives the short and noisy solo parts to a Netherworldish impression. By slow, occasional melodies new depths are getting opened, but not for long, soon the noisy destruction continues. The album is quite diverse, not stucked at constant hammering, not too raw and not unifacial either, but still not one of the easy ones to go into. They frequently switch to a combination of very fast themes and blast beats, that are not quite usual in the local scene, but more common to hear at American bands like Immolation, or in black metal. The vocal style also reminds to Immolation's, and to the unique growls of Marc Grewe in Morgoth. The main view is heavy and endlessly sick the same time, strongly recommended material.