The Thing from the Grave

4.25 /5
Rating
Written by Michel Renaud
Published November 18, 2022

My first impression was that these guys sound like they were parachuted from the early '90s and, as it turns out, this is a band that formed in 1992 but did not release their first album until 2019, and now this is their second album. I guess they're picking up the pace. This is old-school Swedish death metal through and through, exactly the way you expected it to sound 30 years ago, so In Pain have done away with trying to incorporate a more modern approach and totally stuck to their roots. Heavy, mid to fast paced, and that buzzsaw guitar sound that's so addictive. I really like the vocals, a deep but raucous growl that's mostly decipherable and makes the songs more memorable, most of which are already pretty catchy. Headbangable from beginning to end.