Wolverine Blues

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Customer reviews

review by: danicsto date: 2006-06-13 rating:
Time for Death metal to change
When this album came out Death Metal was in a quagmire, the greatest albums of the genre had long since been recorded, and much of the output at the time was generic, bland and unfocussed. Originality had all but ended, and the scene was taking itself far to seriously. The arrival of Woverine Blues provided a much needed breath of fresh air to extreme metal, and showed up many bands for the dullards they had become. In short, Entombed had discovered a sense of fun. Listening to the album (which still sounds as great today as it did on it's day of release), we can hear a band who had learnt to really enjoy themselves again and who had really loosened up their sound. The heavy guitars and great musicianship are all still there, but the arrival of a slower tempo in the songs, and a real groove in the sound produced an extreme metal album that you could actually dance to!
By re-visiting the rock albums of their youth, the band had re-discovered what makes rock music really great, and why heavy rock from Zeppelin to Maiden to Metallica has always been so exciting. In much the same way as 'Heartwork' by Carcass, by fusing a classic rock sound with the affectations of extreme metal, Entombed produced an album that is accessible to Death fans and more mainstream rock fans also.
It is a shame that the arrival and growth of 'nu-metal' and all that has followed in it's wake has all but seen off the presence of great extreme metal bands in the minds of all but the most die-hard of fans. Entombed should be a lot bigger than they are. Just listen to the album.
For anyone who isn't in the know already, other albums I would recommend in this class would be 'Necroticism descanting the Insallubrious' and 'Heartwork' by Carcass. 'Arise' and Chaos AD' by Sepultura (anything after these two doesn't cut the mustard). 'Point Blank' by Nailbomb, and also try out Cathedral, particularly 'The Ethereal Mirror'.

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review by: mccanns23 date: 2006-04-21 rating:
cracking groovy death n roll
for a band thats origins lie in death metal entombed have changed their sound alot over the years and this was the beginning of entombed soing death n roll,which is a genre they created and named themselves,its still heavy,it just has a more groovy undertone to it,the vocals are more rock n roll,kinda like lemmys in motorhead but better,the band just let go and really let rip on the rock n roll scene giving it a heavier and more focused edge,songs like hollowman show a band that are comfortable with change,clearly the band knew they could alienate some of their older fans by recording this album but it was the album that they had to make,the title track is full of vitirol and swagger and loads of confidence and rightly so this is regarded as a landmark album,it isnt a blues album as the album title may hint at,it still has drilling riffs and killer drum beats,its as enjoyable an album as you could hope to hear and thats fine praise indeed

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review by: date: 2006-03-27 rating:
One of the greats...
At a time when metal was at a strong point, especially in terms of a push from the US led music industry and undeniably great albums such as Burn My Eyes, Chaos AD, Vulgar Display of Power etc it's not hard to see how a Swedish metal band on a British label fall through the cracks.

Undeservedly so! From the opening bars of Eyemaster to the final expletive of Out of Hand this is a fantastic slab of thrash mayhem, and while it might not be the most original piece of work ever, it deserves more recognition. Personal favourites are Rotten Soil and the title track but really it's all great and is a must buy if you're into the whole Sepultura, Pantera, Machine Head sort of sound - one of the ten best metal albums ever...

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review by: BlackMetal41 date: 2006-03-15 rating:
Not as superb as others would have you believe
Don't get me wrong, this is a great CD, but was a disappointment after the amazing Clandestine. It took until 2001 for Entombed to make another perfect CD with Morning Star. If you're new to Entombed I'd start there. For me, Wolverine Blues always had a couple or three tracks that just didn't do anything although it does finish with Out Of Hand, one of their best efforts. Maybe three stars is harsh, its just that I think there are at least 5 Entombed CD's better than this one!


review by: KillSlay date: 2005-05-05 rating:
awesome
the problem this album poses is: how do you review the best metal album you have heard?
it has all the energy of punk, and all the sheer anger and aggression of metal. The best way to describe them would be a more metal than punk version of motorhead. The album sleeve describes it as "death'n'roll" you'll see what it means when you hear it.
the music just never lets up, straight from the first track its an assault on the ear-drums (and i mean that in a good way) and the lyrics are angry and in some parts rather clever ("no matter how low you are theres always someone to look down upon")

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