out now: Heads for the Dead -- what happens when Swedish-style death meets horror

Fans of legacy-style Swedish death will know the guitar tone, but what if this whole game was turned towards the landscapes of horror-movies-meets-metal? There are these background sounds accompanying the proceedings. You'll have to hear them for yourself. In addition, the guitar work sometimes goes for a black metal style and then the tables are turned for black metal of death horror incarnation. The vocals are growled and there is also shrieking, which adds to the horror motif. The best thing about the recording is how easy it is to understand the first time around. That's a very positive sign for this entity. Check out the official propaganda below. -Metal Bulletin Zine

HEADS FOR THE DEAD

Into The Red

Transcending Obscurity Records

11 December 2020

ABOUT: Death metal supergroup Heads For The Dead dropped a stunner of an album in 'Serpent's Curse' which sent shockwaves through the underground. The band's masterful blending of classic death metal with horror-inspired elements set them apart from the standard revivalist bands. The combination of Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath, Gods Forsaken, Henry Kane) behind the music and Ralf Hauber (Revel In Flesh) on vocals proved to be extremely effective and both of them put in their experience of decades to create something marvellous. 'Into the Red' sees them take things to a different level and also recruiting the services of the legendary drummer Ed Warbie, known for his work in bands like Gorefest and Hail of Bullets, renders their sound flawless. They've honed it to make it more cohesive, the horror influence now being an intrinsic part of the music, and there's undeniable growth in the songwriting that makes them step out of the shadow of the old school death metal peers to carve an identity of their own. The artwork has once again been created by Branca Studio retaining the classic horror aesthetic and as expected there are guest appearances such as from members of Sentient Horror and Gods Forsaken. 'Into the Red' raises the bar for old school death metal circa 2020 and it's ironic how their horror theme fits eerily well into the real life horrors this era is witnessing. It's time to embrace it all the same. For fans of - Wombbath, Revel In Flesh, Feral, Crawl, Live Burial, Asphyx, Grave, Dismember, Hypocrisy, Paganizer, Rogga Johansson, Ursinne

Into The Red (Death Metal) by HEADS FOR THE DEAD (International)