
Gravestone plays a style of Swedish death metal that is very heavily rooted in the mid 80's to early 90's while also adding in touches of d beat and punk, the production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover gore, death and blasphemy themes. Vocals are mostly old school death metal growls that are very heavy to understand while the music is very heavily rooted in the mid 80's to early 90's along with the riffs also bringing in a decent amount of melody as well as the faster sections of the songs also bringing in a great amount of blast beats and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the music always remains heavy. A Decade of Delain: Live at Paradiso is a must for fans and an inviting sampler of one of the genre’s finest.Gravestone are a band from Sweden that plays a very old school form of d beat infleunced death metal and this is a review of their album "Sickening" which will be released in 2018 by Raw Skull Recordz.Ī few seconds of horror movie style keyboards start off the album before going into a heavier direction which also introduces melodic guitar leads onto the recording while all of the musical instruments having a very powerful sound to them along with some elements of d beat and punk. Honing in on choice cuts could prove tedious over the course of an event that reads like a greatest hits, but the concert kickoff “Hands of Gold” alongside White-Gluz and potential show stealing rendition of “The Gathering” are worthy of repetition. Bell, and a video cameo by Marco Hietala of Nightwish. And what would a home country anniversary showcase be without a few famous friends? Among the guests throughout the near two hour set were Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy, haunting vocalist Liv Kristine, Fear Factory frontman Burton C. There is no phoning it in, no gigging for a paycheck-this performance is based on passion and desire, evident from the powerhouse and exuberant frontwoman Charlotte Wessels. Each member of the band radiates enthusiasm.

The DVD/Blu-ray portion of this celebratory collection illustrates the electric atmosphere on an evening where past, present, and future of Delain merged. The sold out event featured a wide swath of fan favorite tracks and hidden gems across the band’s discography. SWEET SYMPHONIES: In commemoration of its 10th anniversary, Dutch symphonic metal six piece Delain took to the iconic Paradiso in Amsterdam for its first live album.
