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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/puteraeon-mountains-of-madness-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Puteraeon – Mountains of Madness Review</a></p><p><i>By Tyme</i></p><p><span>As embedded into the fabric of horror as the works of H.P. Lovecraft are, so too are the myriad contributions of one Dan “The Man” Swanö enmeshed into the Swedish death metal scene. These two titans’ paths cross on </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span>, the fifth long-player from Sweden’s </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span>, who’ve tread the left-hand path of genre forbears like </span><strong><span>Grave</span></strong><span>, </span><strong><span>Entombed</span></strong><span>, and </span><strong><span>Dismember</span></strong><span>, peddling Lovecraftian Swedeath since 2008. After debuting in 2011 with </span><em><span>The Esoteric Order</span></em><span> and through 2020s </span><em><span>The Cthulhian Pulse: Call from the Dead City</span></em><span>, </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> has four albums of fair to middling Swedish death under its belt. With </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span>, its second album helmed by Swanö for Emanzipation Productions, </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> has fully embraced the Cthulhu Mythos, penning an ode to one of Lovecraft’s most popular novellas. Some pressure comes with Dan Swanö’s quote, ‘I dare say this one will go down in the history books as one of the best Swedeath releases ever,’ yet these are the stakes for </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span>. All that’s left to hear is if </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> has what it takes to honor one of horror’s most influential writers while leaving a lasting mark on a scene rich in death metal history.</span></p><p><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> takes an Azathothian leap forward with </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness </span></em><span>while still keeping the HM-2 pedal firmly to the metal. Jonas Lindblood and Rune Foss put a big fat checkmark in the Swedeath box, leveling tons of fat riffs blazoned in those tried-and-true buzzsaw tones while dotting this frigid landscape, too, with harmoniously melodic leads and solo work that sticks long after the last note has floated into the frosty ether (“The Nameless City”). Even as </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> weaves in some icy black melodicism that casts </span><strong><span>Old Man’s Child</span></strong><span> shadows (“I Am the Darkness”), no one will mistake </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span> for anything but quality Swedish death. And while the </span><strong><span>Unleashed</span></strong><span> speed of the riffs on “Remnants” or the </span><strong><span>Bloodbath</span></strong><span>ic cadence and horrific </span><strong><span>Sabbath</span></strong><span>ian trills of “The Rise of the Shoggoths” may warrant comparison, </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span> solidifies </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> in a sound all its own, one that is more engaging and mature, filled with cinematic majesty and excellent performances.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Shifting its aesthetic, </span><strong><span>Puteraeon </span></strong><span>has traded the thorny logo and cartoonish covers for a tasteful font and excellent artwork by Ola Larsson, both dripping with a seriousness that evokes a strong movie poster vibe. Similarly, the songwriting on </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span> draws listeners further into its harrowingly cinematic, Lovecraftian experience with an ever-flowing stream of atmospheric nuance. Whether it’s the creepy leads and monstrous chords that bring to life the “Horror of the Antarctic Plateau” or the delicate, trepidatious piano and swirling screams of “Gods of Unhallowed Space,” </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span> casts earthly realms aside, establishing </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span>‘s dominance and reminding us just how inconsequential we humans are. Within the span of its forty-minute runtime, and with nary a moment wasted, </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> has opened a portal into a nether world, expertly manifesting Lovecraft’s vision through music that demands attention. </span></p><p><span></span></p><p>As <strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span>‘s riffs and melodic leads swirl and swarm like a Cthulhian mist, Daniel Vandija’s bass and Anders Malmström’s devastating drums lurk beneath like hulking, tentacled behemoths. Swanö found the perfect amount of space in the mix to showcase this rhythm section’s talents. Vandija shines brightest with Steve Harris-like flair throughout </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span>. Whether coalescing with the harmonic leads in “The Land of Cold Eternal Winter” to create a crushing heaviness or laying the soft-handed foundation for the atmospheric interlude of “The Nameless City,” his contributions make both tracks absolute album highlights. </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span>‘s last cap feather belongs to Lindblood and his bestial throat work. In tandem with Foss’s backing vocals, whether guttural (“The Rise of the Shoggoths”) or clean (“The Nameless City,” “Watchers at the Abyss”), the two men deliver a devastatingly brutal performance that leans toward the inhuman. I found almost nothing of importance to critique other than perhaps a slight drop-off in the songwriting in the album’s second half, but that’s a near-inconsequential quibble. </span></p><p><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span> succeeds as a cinematically dramatic, black-tinged slice of Swedish death metal, serving as </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span>‘s finest moment. Maintaining a consistent lineup since forming, </span><strong><span>Puteraeon</span></strong><span> has matured into a merciless machine intent on destroying your ears with Swedeathly intent. Whether or not it will stand as one of the genre’s best releases ever, only time will tell, but </span><em><span>Mountains of Madness</span></em><span> has withstood this <span><strong>Tyme</strong></span>‘s test and is thereby worthy of yours. </span></p> <p><strong>Rating</strong>: 3.5/5.0<br><strong>DR</strong>: 7 | <strong>Format Reviewed</strong>: 320kbps mp3<br><strong>Label</strong>: <a href="https://emanzipation.dk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Emanzipation Productions</a><br><strong>Websites</strong>: <a href="https://puteraeon.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-of-madness" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PUTERAEON/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.puteraeon.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Puteraeon.com</a><br><strong>Releases Worldwide</strong>: May 30th, 2025</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/bloodbath/" target="_blank">#Bloodbath</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/death-metal/" target="_blank">#DeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/emanzipation-productions/" target="_blank">#EmanzipationProductions</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/may25/" target="_blank">#May25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/mountains-of-madness/" target="_blank">#MountainsOfMadness</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/old-mans-child/" target="_blank">#OldManSChild</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/puteraeon/" target="_blank">#Puteraeon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/swedish-metal/" target="_blank">#SwedishMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/unleashed-metal/" target="_blank">#UnleashedMetal</a></p>
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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/maceration-serpent-devourment-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Maceration – Serpent Devourment Review</a></p><p><i>By Steel Druhm</i></p><p>Little known fact: All the best Swedish death metal comes from Denmark. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely accurate, but it makes for a helluva lede. <strong>Maceration</strong> hail from Hamletville and they’ve made it their business to mine Sweden’s Stockholm sound for all its worth, focusing on HM-2 pedal abuse and <strong>Entombed</strong> and <strong>Dismember</strong> worship. On their first few albums, they had the good fortune to recruit Dan “the Fucking MAN” Swanö to handle vocals (using an alias on their debut). Here on third outing <em>Serpent Devourment</em>, Mr. Swanö decamps and leaves vocal duties to Jan Bergmann Jepsen, but otherwise, the approach is the same: bulldoze the listener with buzzing riffs and pummel them with d-beaty death. There are worse battle plans since Swedeath is an enduring style that continues to yield satisfying results when done properly. Can <strong>Maceration</strong> get their material to the perfect level of moldy moistness?</p><p>Seconds into the opening title track you know this will be a riff-forward beast war with big <strong>Entombed</strong> / <strong>Dismember</strong> energy, traces of <strong>Bolt Thrower</strong>, and even a few choice nasty bits from uber-caveman US deathers, <strong>Massacre</strong>. Large, in-charge riffs stomp everything in their path, sending the weak to hurtle the dead. The tempos shift from thrash-blasting to heavy tank assault grinding and back again to shake the Jimmies, and over the top of the relentless axe fusillades, Jepsen bellows brutally in Kam Lee-esque style without a hint of subtly. This is the wet rub recipe <strong>Maceration</strong> marinates you in and though you’ve heard it countless times, it’s done here with enough conviction to give it the illusion of semi-freshness. “The Den of Misery” is thrashy, aggressive Swedeath by the numbers but it hits hard with big riffs and chonky doom downshifts. “The Corrosive Heart Fell Below” may sound like a lost <strong>Nevermore</strong> track, but it’s a standout moment of abject crushitude with HUGE grooves and heavy as fook riff action. This one is especially beefy, requiring not one, but TWO pairs of oversized cargo shorts to contain its ponderous girth.</p><p>As with any album of this particular ilk, there will be unavoidable highs and lows, but to their credit, <strong>Maceration</strong> keep the quality fairly consistent over <em>Serpent Devourment</em>’s sprawl, and even the “lesser” cuts bring a howitzer to the bake sale. You could sink a certain reader’s mega-yacht with the mammoth heft of “Where Leeches Thrive” and I fully support such efforts.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/maceration-serpent-devourment-review/#fn-210700-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> “In Rot Unleashed” has a nerve-jangling lead riff that sets the pain receptors on edge and makes you want to remain violent. The least gobsmacking like “When Torment Befell My Pain” and “Revolt the Tyrant Dream,” but they aren’t a waste of time or skip-bait. At a trim 39-plus minutes, the album rolls roughshod and retires before you get overly fatigued. The production brings the guitars way forward and makes sure you feel their weight the whole time. This is a smart play as the riffs are the band’s bread and saliva butter.</p><p></p><p>Jakob Schultz and Robert Tengs come to kill with a body bag full of abrasive, chewy riffs and fat grooves. Some of these remind me of <strong>Black Royal</strong> and their ginormous axe work. Of course, their playing will remind you of the acts that did this style first, and there’s no avoiding that, but they bring enough of their own identity to the music and turn your brain into buttered porridge in the process. I especially enjoy the hammering chugs they lapse into at key moments to shape the battlefield. Jan Bergmann Jepsen does a good job replacing a living legend like Mr. Swanö. Sometimes he sounds like L.G. Petrov, at others Johan Hegg, and the rest of the time he’s all about that Neanderthal Kam Lee approach. He’s brutal for the sake of brutality and that’s good enough for me.</p><p><strong>Maceration</strong> deliver a no-frills but satisfying slab of gym-ready death on <em>Serpent Devourment</em> and what it lacks in originality it partially makes up for with vicious rage and furious anger. This is high-octane, lo-brow death metal with one foot on the gas and the other in the <strong>Grave</strong>. That’s a deathstyle deserving of a loud blast session. Now let’s make some snake sushi!</p><p></p> <p><strong>Rating:</strong> 3.0/5.0<br><strong>DR:</strong> 6 | <strong>Format Reviewed:</strong> 320 kbps mp3<br><strong>Label</strong>: <a href="https://emanzipation.dk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Emanzipation Productions</a><br><strong>Websites</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maceration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/maceratio</a>n | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/macerationdenmark/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">instagram.com/macerationdenmark</a><br><strong>Releases Worldwide:</strong> January 31st, 2025</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/30/" target="_blank">#30</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/black-royal/" target="_blank">#BlackRoyal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/danish-metal/" target="_blank">#DanishMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/death-metal/" target="_blank">#DeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dismember/" target="_blank">#Dismember</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/emanzipation-productions/" target="_blank">#EmanzipationProductions</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/entombed/" target="_blank">#Entombed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/jan25/" target="_blank">#Jan25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/maceration/" target="_blank">#Maceration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/massacre/" target="_blank">#Massacre</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/serpent-devourment/" target="_blank">#SerpentDevourment</a></p>
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