In issue #19, we proclaimed Deathchain’s Deadmeat Disciples as the runner up to Dimension Zero’s This is Hell as the best death/thrash album of 2003. That may be all fine and good, but the best death/thrash album of all time clearly goes to Defleshed’s Under the Blade.
This was Matte Modin’s first big showcase. Modin of course went on to make bigger marks as the drummer for Dark Funeral, but around here, anyway, it’s all about Defleshed. Each one of the tracks on Under the Blade is savory and will forever stand out after a few listens. The songs are on the simple and short side (around 3-4 minutes), but all have hooks. And that drumming.
Look out for the Under the Blade version that has lyrics in the booklet. Trust me. You’ll get to read along with inexplicable, hilarious, incongruous lyrics like:
"I’ve sailed the seven seas and did it very well created summer breeze I thought you’d like the smell."
