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MYKORRHIZA (SWE)


(2002) [Konqueror Records]
This is a bizarre CD (to call it just various it will not pay the right homage to it!) as well as the intricate band’s name Mykorrhiza. Take note of this if you are sure you have listened to every kind of combination of style: it’s always something to learn! This time this Swedish newcomer band teaches us about it.
They tried before me to describe their sound ending in curious classification: “some kind of death/black/grind/heavy metal mixture”. The most funny thing is that actually I am not sure I can do it better as these guys take really influences from aggressive old school death metal tunes and vocals, heavy metal (riffs and vocals à la Slayer) even grind core drums tempos (probably a remainder from their first musical approach in the start of their career); more (do you never get enough, don’t you?), in only 5 tracks they was also able to add some slow parts and melodic elements filled with spoken parts and evocative vocals which remind me Lee Dorian (Cathedral)!
The most incredible event is that the duo found this singer (“a old friend of them”) at the very last moment when they was really close to the recordings: Anders Strorkirk. Does his name remember anything to you? It should do cause before singing in Mykorrhiza and Blackshine, he was use to sing in Necrophobic at the time of the marvellous “The Nocturnal Silence” album. A very happy choice for Mykorrhiza as Anders did a really good work with this MCD and it’ll be again the session vocalist for their first full length album.
This is a promising band: the variety is surely a quality of their sound that also shows their inventive although as fans of death metal in its strongest expression I’d reduce the melodic parts and clean vocals.
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Review by Lidia Buscaino