Bastard Grave

Bastard Grave – Vortex of Disgust Review

Bastard Grave – Vortex of Disgust Review

By Steel Druhm on March 11, 2023 in Reviews, Death Metal, 27 comments

“Sweden’s Bastard Grave haven’t fared especially well here at AMG Industries and Conglomerated Musical Elitism, LLC. They’ve been ransacked and lambasted by two different writers (both bastards), and now they get to deal with the Steel Bastard for third album, Vortex of Disgust. A death metal act with one clubbed foot in the classic Swedeath sound of Entombed and Dismember and the other in more American flavors of brutality, Bastard Grave want their grave cake and long to feast upon it too.” Grave condition.

Bastard Grave – Diorama of Human Suffering Review

Bastard Grave – Diorama of Human Suffering Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on August 16, 2019 in 2019, Death Metal, Pulverised Records, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, 26 comments

“For one, Bastard Grave hails from Sweden, which is the home of some of my favorite death metal releases. Classics like Entombed’s Left Hand Path and Dismember’s Like an Everflowing Stream, as well as Grave’s entire catalog, warm my sad, little heart. The riffs, the vocals, and the pace—which feels like treading through knee-deep mud—grip me like quicksand. Second, Bastard Grave have a female bassist. Hmmm… like Bolt Thrower, you ask? Are Bastard Grave a Swedish Bolt Thrower?! Because that would be sick.” Grave reviews.

Bastard Grave – What Lies Beyond Review

Bastard Grave – What Lies Beyond Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on October 27, 2015 in 2015, Death Metal, Pulverised Records, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, 25 comments

“I presume most of you guessed Bastard Grave’s chosen genre without listening to a second of their music, but in case you’re an extreme metal newbie (welcome! Take a seat, have some cake! Don’t mind the skulls, they’re not real. Probably), this extract from their promo sheet will give you a hint: “With the opening blare on the album starting off with the all-too-familiar guitar feedback reminiscent of a vague Entombed-ish trademark, it is easy to tell What Lies Beyond is heavily laced with the murderous HM-2 destruction and with absolutely no mercy.” That’s right, old school Swedish death metal that’s so devoid of new ideas, even the label thinks it’s generic!” Let’s get rote to the point, shall we?