Review by Ben for Entombed - Left Hand Path (1990)

Entombed unleashed an extremely dirty, yet captivating sound with Left Hand Path. What's now considered to be the Swedish death metal sound was pretty much created right here. Others would follow including Dismember, Grave and Carnage. Pummelling mid paced drums, deep yet decipherable guttural vocals, grooving bass and that filthy guitar sound combine to give quality tunes a feeling of brutality and abundant power.

There are some really great tracks on Left Hand Path including the classic opener Left Hand Path, Drowned, Revel in Flesh, Supposed to Rot, Morbid Devourment and Premature Autopsy, but as many have mentioned below, a lot of these tracks start to blend into one by the second half of the album. But Entombed obviously set out to utilize this sound to create a massive unrelenting album and that's exactly what it is. I also love the album cover which is extremely dark, eye catching and cool. Clandestine would be a better album than this one, but there's no denying how important and enjoyable Left Hand Path was and is.