Obscure Metal - METROZ Brain Explosion [Demo] (1989)

This time I picked this demo simply because of the cover which I think is quite funny if you consider that during this era, Swedish unleashed a wave of brutal and insane Death Metal releases with super brutal cover artwork. Or at least looked brutal despite the amateurish drawing. Instead of following that path, Metroz decided to release a demo with a cartoon artwork.

This demo also reminded us that there was a time when under-powered distortion sound still prevailed among the Death Metal community. The guitar's sound, whenever the guitarist picking the single string, sounded hilarious on today standard. The distortion sounded ancient and lacked of boost. The vocals was in deep growl, as if coming out moulded from a factory to be distributed to all Swedish Death Metal bands. In other words, where the Swedish elites were prospering, Metroz was left to be buried and forgotten. Even the Sodom cover, Agent Orange failed to lift anything (surprisingly the vocal now sounded like Tom Angelripper).

Artist: Metroz

Release: Brain Explosion, Demo 1989

Genre: Death / Thrash Metal
Country: Sweden (Motala)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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The '89 demo of the death/thrashers METROZ from Motala, Sweden. Recorded at Art Serv Studio in Mjölby on December 15 - 17, 1989. Line-up: Stevo Bolgakoff - Vocals (Toxaemia), Tommy Hoppula - Guitar (Salvation), Fredrik - Guitar, Jonny Fagerström - Drums (Lucifer, Salvation, Belsebub), Mikael Andersson - Bass (Lucifer, Thy Primordial, Indungeon, Salvation, Carcaroht, Atryxion). Thanks to master88 for the share!

1.    Brain Explosion (Intro)
2.    Violent Slaught   
3.    Slow Death   
4.    Criminal Defect   
5.    Agent Orange (Sodom Cover)

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