Thrashcast Episode 63: Entombed's "Lefthand Path" album
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Show Notes:
Episode Sixty Three: Is a special Death Metal episode to celebrate the genre. We start with Sweden's Entombed and discuss their classic first release Lefthand Path. The album came out June 4th 1990 on Earache records and is hailed a classic, putting the country of Sweden on the map. Lefthand Path is also considered a landmark in the genre.
The album starts with one of the strongest songs in the band's catalogue. Lefthand Path is said to pay homage to Anton LaVey's belief systems regarding the Lefthand Path found in his Satanic bible. Drummer Nicke Andersson was reading the book and found the term; liking it so much for a song title and album title. The band also borrowed the main theme from the film Phantasm; paying homage to composer Fred Myrow's creepy score. Surprisingly, there was no blowback from Universal Films who owned the rights of the movie. The remaining tracks all pack a punch and rely heavily on the usage of the Boss HM-2 heavy metal pedal; allowing for a riveting guitar tone that characterized the Entombed sound.
Fun Facts: The album artwork was created by Dan Seagrave, who like Ed Repka is considered the preeminent artist for Death Metal covers. He's gone on to do many album covers over the years and his style is very recognizable. Dan also returned to handle the cover to Clandestine in 1991.
Kenneth Gallant, HMS
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