has confirmed two new releases on the horizon -- first up is The man-Eating Tree, the new band from ex-Sentenced drummer Vesa Ranta, who will be releasing their debut full-length "Vine" in September. Samples maneatingtree.com/music">here. Second is a split between Finnish extreme metal acts Sotajumala and Deathchain which will feature one new song plus one Iron maiden cover each, with Deathchain taking on "Purgatory" and Sotajumala covering "The prowler" with guest vocals from OG singer Paul Di'anno. That release will be available on April 28.
01. This is Head
02. jj
03. Anna Ternheim
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Beach House
06. Håkan Hellström
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Kent
09. Love Is All
10. Jonathan Johansson
my first impression of The Generals: Oh, sweet! A new Swedish death'n'roll band; been awhile since I've heard someone new trying to capture that sound. They recorded at Sunlight Studios too, I bet this is gonna be killer. And what's this...? Cover art by Kristian Wåhlin aka Necrolord? Damn, I didn't even know he was still active -- I'm really excited to hear this.
On actually listening to them: I've been swindled. This is mediocre Swedish death with a few rock'n'roll riffs jammed in every so often. The feel is incredibly stiff too, something not helped at all by the weak canned drum sound and overall lack of ambiance. Where's the swagger, the swing? I thought this was supposed to be death'n'roll... what it actually is is just boring. Way too many big names attached to such a product of pure mediocrity. Avoid.