TIAMAT — Sumerian Cry (review)

TIAMAT — Sumerian Cry album cover Album · 1990 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
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"Sumerian Cry" is the debut full-length studio album by Swedish death metal act Tiamat. The album was released in June 1990 by CMFT Productions. "Sumerian Cry" is alledgedly the first full-length studio album recorded in the legendary Sunlight Studios in Stockholm Sweden. The album was produced by the equally legendary producer Tomas Skogsberg.

The music style on the album is old school Swedish death metal. It´s heavy and brutal with growling vocals. The songs are generally very simple and there are not much variation to be found neither within songs nor between songs. The musicianship is not especially impressive and it´s obvious that the band were not that skilled musicians at this point. The production is not that powerful either. The classic Sunlight sound is there, but later releases recorded in that studio had a much better sound.

"Sumerian Cry" is a classic old school Swedish death metal album. The album has however aged pretty badly, and I can´t say I find it very interesting today. Compared to some of the other classic releases from contemporary artists such as "Left Hand Path (1990)" by Entombed or "Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991)" by Dismember, "Sumerian Cry" sounds oddly primitive and amaturish. A 2 star (40%) rating is warranted.
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