Anti-Cimex - Absolut Country of Sweden (1990)
Released in 1990, fours years after their metal-flirting self-titled mini LP. Absolut Country of Sweden is an interesting record.
First off, guitar mainstay Joakim Petersson doesn't play on this, or Scandinavian Jawbreaker for that matter. Which is a bummer, as his riffs were killer. Instead Cliff Lundberg, mostly known for Driller Killer, takes up the role of guitarist. And he does a fine job, technically more advanced than what Petersson done with the Cimex material for sure. But it's a completely different style and it would be unfair to compare the two just by what we hear on recorded material.
Unlike the self-titled mini LP, where there were little hints of metal/rock, Lundberg brings the metal...in shovels...that are wedged deep in a dump truck made of metal...that is also full of metal...parked in a metal car-park for a company that create titanium. Okay, sure. It's not THAT metal. But when compared to the early Anti-Cimex work, it is very noticeable.
Infinitely cooler artwork
I suppose you could say that Absolut... and Scandinavian Jawbreaker are important records in that they pioneered the metalized crusty Swedecore present in the 90s with Lundberg's other group Driller Killer. And don't get me wrong, great music and all...but this is not the same band that recorded Raped Ass in 1983. And that, for some reason, bugs me.
But don't get me wrong, this is a good record. Still hardcore as fuck, but the metal-damage (or should I say Metallica-damage) is all-to-present for a 45 minute ride. And it's that reason I don't revisit this record much. It's very long for what it is.
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