Here's what Sweden's
At the Gates
told us with their first album,
The Red in the Sky is Ours
: they were from, er, Sweden; they were very upset about something -- probably their parents; they played extremely fast and furious; and they pretty much sounded like a "baby"
Entombed
, offering little in the way of innovation to the booming Gothenburg
death metal
scene. And that's pretty much it. Later on, their contributions would rank among the best
around, but, for now, only the title track and latter-day concert favorite
"Kingdom Gone"
show any inspiration. Everything else will barely interest even hardcore fans. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia