Entrapment - Lamentations Of The Flesh

This group make us look back and remember the not so distant past — Death, Obituary, Sepultura, Dismember (all of them on the start) and, of course, Slayer. Certainly, the sound of "Lamentations Of The Flesh" does not compare with them. Entrapment does not sound similar to these groups — it is more heavy. There are a few some psychedelia, I think, and the influence of hardcore groups.

On this album there is a completely absence of blast beats that have become usual for this style of death metal. Although many of the founders of death metal such as Death and Obituary not used them too. So, Entrapment — vigorous guys, full of enthusiasm, who play death metal, or thrash death… but what a difference, in principle? Stylistic divisions are so conventional. It looks like thrash metal '80s began to recollect again — but in principle no one not forgotten, judging by the popularity of such monsters as Slayer and Metallica.

So the guys from Entrapment, essentially returned to the beginning death metal… or even thrash metal. Their music is sometimes reminiscent of Death, and the manner of performance of vocalist sometimes a bit similar to the manner of Chuck Schuldiner (Death early years). However, their music is peculiar — the sound is heavier, the tunes are individual. There are fast pentatonic solos in tracks, and they often use interesting melodic inserts.

Is said that everything is new — is well forgotten old. Maybe, Entrapment gives us an opportunity to look at the death and thrash metal with a bit of a different angle? If the plunge into the comparison, and the like, possible to feel even the influence of Led Zeppelin and Metallica... And now — you have to gather it all together, and mix. Add personality and flair musicians.

After all — forget it and just listen to Entrapment...

Happy listening!


  1. Perpetual Impudence
  2. Abhorrence Of The Unborn
  3. Proclamation
  4. Lamentations Of The Flesh
  5. Unearthly Cries
  6. Seditious Dreamers
  7. The Faithless
  8. Hostile Life
  9. Engulfed By Flames
  10. Engraved
  11. On Carrion Wings