Inverted Cross - Summoning The Dead

Published March 09 2012

*=Staff's pick	Summoning In Darkness Dwell* Lords Of Death* Summoning The Dead

Genre	Death Metal	Henric Skoog	Vocals
Tracks	4	Robin Holmberg	Guitar
Running time	11 Min.	William Blom	Guitar
Label	Boneyard Records	Joakim Norberg	Bass
Release	28 January 2012	Niklas Holmberg	Drums
Country	Sweden	-	Keyboard
Producer	Inverted Cross
Similar artists	Nihilist, Dismember, Death Breath

Summoning The Dead is the first demo released by Swedish death-metal newcomers Inverted Cross. 'Old-school' is the keyword here as a lot of the inspiration seems to come from the early Swedish death-metal scene. But rather than feeling like a tired rip-off, Inverted Cross create their own identity with well-written riffs and melodies served with a raw, brutal production.

There's not much to say about the opening track, Summoning. It's an acoustic piece building up the atmosphere for the first song, In Darkness Dwell, which kicks off with a couple of great riffs and continues in an impressive manner. Lords Of Death is probably my favourite track on the demo - with a heavy groove and great guitar work, reminiscing of the early works of Dismember. The last song, Summoning The Dead, is a classic, fast-paced death-metal song with a Left Hand Path-ish ending. Good stuff.

All in all, Summoning The Dead is a promising first demo and I very much look forward to the upcoming full-length album.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	7	8	7	8

Summary
7,5 chalices of 10 - Bjorn