After the sensational comeback by Unanimated, the next monstrous release of Swedish Death Metal shows up!!! At first I have to say that the satanic image of NECROPHOBIC is overacted in my opinion, but this is the only slight negative aspect concerning the new, quite stereotype titled effort Death To All. Musically, the artists present their work very felicitously, with a certain touch to melodic and harmonic structures in well dosed moments without leaving the aggression aside.

In the opener Celebration Of The Goat, infernal blast-beats and intense, partly hymnal guitar chords get combined in adept manner. Mentioned track is played quite traditionally, ere a throttled part attaches some irresistible dynamics to the tune. The Swedes add zest concerning the vocal arrangements by using a choir. Despite these elements, this starter was only a solid commence for a Death Metal feast…
Afterwards, the first real hymn is unleashed with Revelation 666. This song offers detailed composed Death Metal including stomping mid-tempo, an impressive refrain, egregious breaks and seemingly endless first-class riffs…I do not know how to react…Bang my head? Raise my fists to the air? Listening joyfully? Take care about my goose-pimps? It is a rollercoaster ride till the end, a mixture of the most beautiful feelings a music listener can get across! The concluding part is even more sensational, because NECROPHOBIC celebrate a downright conjured melody for minutes - and the sun rises…
Now the music speeds up again, though La Satanisma Muerte does not forget about heroic atmosphere and choral adoptions. In this case, the sentiment is more aggressive. Subsequently, I am enthused by the striking song For Those Who Stayed Satanic, which I interpret as homage to all fans, who stayed loyal during the past years. In the song’s middle-part, the band speeds up enormously without drifting towards chaos. The chorus stays in my mind like a hook and gives me a feeling of correlation to the artist’s intentions.
The melodic hell-ride goes on with the diversified tune Temple Of Damnation, which gets interesting by an embossed break with accentuated rhythms and choral-like nuances. For a bigger part, unloading instrumental passages dominate; then Tobias Sidegård comes into operation with his distinctive vocals in intense manner and the gates to hell open in nearly inviting style…
In further course, the tracks The Tower as well as Wings Of Death glow brightly because of the famous ingredients, namely slumbering rhythm work and mighty structures, ere NECROPHOBIC play their compositional ace: the over-long title track Death To All. The build-up of suspense during 9 minutes is sensational, the musicians disperse enthusiasm; drummer Joakim plays in alternating style so that I really enjoy listening. In the second third of Death To All the quartet plays to sheer intoxication till the pretended end. Then one of these chords gets started which awards immortality to a band – and the sun sets…
This stroke of genius concludes an album which bubbles over with ideas and NECROPHOBIC show how suspenseful Death Metal can be played.

HELL YEAH!