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"Forward to the Unknown" is the second demo recording by Swedish death metal act Interment. The demo was independently released in June 1992. It´s the successor to the "Where Death Will Increase" demo from February 1991. There´s been one lineup change as drummer Sonny Svedlund has been replaced by Kennet Englund.
Stylistically the material on the 4 tracks, 17:53 minutes long demo is old school death metal, but not as Swedish sounding as the material on the "Where Death Will Increase" demo, which sounded strongly influenced by the Entombed/Dismember school of Swedish death metal. "Forward to the Unknown" is still audibly an old school Swedish death metal release, but doesn´t feature the fat buzzsaw HM2 Sunlight Studio sound production (which "Where Death Will Increase" did), as it was recorded at Gorysound Studio and produced by Dan Swanö. In that respect Interment have moved away from the most typical old school Swedish death metal traditions, but they have unfortunately also moved towards a more one-dimensional and less dynamic sound. "Forward to the Unknown" more or less feels like listening to one 17:53 minutes long song. The pace seldom changes and it´s pedal to the metal all the way through the demo. A little more variation wouldn´t have hurt.
When that is said "Forward to the Unknown" is still a good quality Swedish death metal demo and Interment are a well playing band who understand how to get their message across. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.
