### Revel In Flesh: Manifested darkness

#### 15/05/13 || Ironpants

“Revel in Flesh” shows up to the party with their second album of safely cooked Swedeath and this time they have altered the recipe slightly…very slightly. It’s an even thicker and fatter Boss HM-2 sound than before and the riffs are a bit more developed, but still staying true to their heritage. The vocals are a way lot more guttural than the standard Swedeath though, and that separates them a little bit from the rest of the bands praising the old tradition. Another detail regarding the vocals is that they use a higher pitched growl as backup for the main growler, and it is working quite well adding some more punch to the atmosphere. This is not straight up copying though, and you hear several tries to think outside the box. Some of the songs brings a little more to the table, “Deathmarch” and “Operation citadel” for example, that stands out with above average guitar melodies, and the tune “Rotting in the void”, were someone have brought some piano skills that lifts the song a few notches over the competition.

This album is not bad, and if you’re into old school Swedeath you will find this album very pleasing, they are bringing some fresh thinking into this overcrowded revival and stand quite steady with both feet buried in maggot infested soil.

7/10: Rotten corpses rise when listening to this one.