Wombbath (Swe) reissue :

"In 2010 Necroharmonic brings us yet another buried gem from Sweden’s early death metal scene, and while Wombbath are solid, they don’t sound like your typical Swede death band. The re-issued Internal Caustic Torments collects the full length album of the same name, the Several Shapes EP, and the Brutal Mights demo. The only thing that was omitted was the Lavatory EP from ’94 which I heard sucked anyway, so I’m not losing sleep over that one.

Wombbath have a strong resemblance to Benediction. I’m not crazy about Benediction at all, but Wombbath plays their style of groovy, stomping death metal very well. It’s safe to say Wombbath actually blows Benediction clear out of the water. The music isn’t very fast and rather than steamrolling you with blinding speed, Wombbath pummels you with tempo changes and heavy down-tuned riffs. Some of the riffs have an NYDM feel to them, such as “Intestinal Bleeding” and “As Silent as the Grave,” and wouldn’t sound out of place on a Baphomet or early Internal Bleeding record.
As far as vocals go, Tomas Lindfors has a very gruff, hoarse voice. He sounds a little like Barney Greenway (Napalm Death, ex-Benediction) and stays in the lower range for the entire Internal Caustic Torments album. When talking about the Several Shapes EP and the Brutal Mights demo, musically, nothing has changed. The vocals were a little more guttural on the EP but that’s pretty much it. Of course the sound quality isn’t going to be as clear as the full length, but once again, I prefer the rougher sound, so the Brutal Mights demo sounds better than the full length to my warped ears.
As they always seem to do, Necroharmonic handled the layout and packaging perfectly. The rather thick booklet contains interviews, photos, and descriptions of each release. I usually read these things while I’m taking a shit, as they provide great insight to the glory days, and seeing as though I was only 9 when Internal Caustic Torments was released in 1993, I find these booklets to be very interesting.
If you like brutal, heavy, and bludgeoning death metal, then be sure to track down Internal Caustic Torments and uncover one of Sweden’s lost relics."

(Review by Erik Bocchino, Teufel's Tomb, 2010)