Amorphis - Privilege of Evil

A collection of demo material from Amorphis' early career, Privilege Of Evil is a surprisingly good collection of first-wave Euro death metal. All the patented genre stylings are present, most importantly the extra-low aggro grunting and the shifting double-kick arrangements. The tempos and guitar riffs mutate appropriately, as this 1993 Relapse offering plays out like a death metal tutorial. When a formula is followed so closely, it is often difficult to pinpoint exactly what (if anything) makes a record unique or even interesting. Read More