A talent-stocked, old-school Swedish death metal collective featuring members of At the Gates, the Haunted, Skitsystem, Tormented, Disfear, and God Macabre, The Lurking Fear was founded in 2016 in Gothenburg. Drawing inspiration from extreme metal legends like Autopsy, Slayer, Bathory, and Possessed, the quintet, which features the talents of Tomas Lindberg (vocals), Fredrik Wallenberg (guitar), Jonas Stålhammar (guitar), Adrian Erlandsson (drums), and Andreas Axelson (bass), released their debut long-player, Out of the Voiceless Grave, via Century Media in 2017. The band adopted a more unified, dynamic, and, intense style on their Lovecraft-inspired sophomore effort, 2021's uncompromising Death, Madness, Horror, Decay.
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While tempting, it would be inaccurate to say that NAPALM DEATH haven’t aged a day. Over 40 years since their formation, and 35 since the release of their genre-defining debut Scum, the grindcore pioneers have evolved and matured with undeniable and impressive grace…