Candlelight
2005
1987-1989
About This Album
Nihilist was only a footnote in the burgeoning Swedish death metal scene of the late '80s, but they were an important footnote. Four of Nihilist's members -- singer L.G. Petrov, guitarist Alex Hellid, bassist Johnny Hedlund, and drummer Nicke Andersson -- went on to become members of Entombed, one of the most important bands in the history of Nordic death metal. Some Entombed fans would argue that Entombed was really Nihilist with a name change; others would counter that no, Entombed and Nihilist were two separate bands just as Mother Love Bone and Pearl Jam were two separate bands. At any rate, Nihilist's demos have historic value -- which is why death metal historians need to be aware of this 48-minute CD. The main focus of The Nihilish Demos is, as the title indicates, demos that the short-lived band recorded in 1988 and 1989. Nihilist never provided an official full-length album, and these demos are the only chance to hear what they sounded like in the studio. Not everything on this disc is by Nihilist -- the last three tracks are from Entombed's But Life Goes On demo of 1989. But Nihilist is the main focus, and their demos capture the primal, raw, punk-minded spirit that death metal had in the beginning.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10)

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