The short of it is that my first thoughts upon listening to the disc were something along the lines of “Goddamn, it sure seems like I’ve been reviewing a shit ton of old school Swedish death metal and every time I turn around a new release from a different group of chaps trotting out a similar style is falling into my lap,” and a few minutes later those thoughts turned to, “That all may be true and it is not like there is a whole lot more to say that hasn’t been said before, but I’m still a sucker for this stuff.”

That brings me to the most important point for those that would like at least some idea of what they’re getting with Necrology. The answer is that they’re getting a pretty good, if wholly unoriginal, collection of chunky, groovy, and even a little catchy old school Swedish death metal. At a minimum, the songwriting is solid. I’m thinking a sound that falls somewhere between Vomitory (just not as all-out bludgeoning) and Nominon (with more memorable songwriting). The album moves with speed and purpose too, leaving no time for a twiddling of the thumbs or a rolling of the eyes; only a banging of the head.

Now that my early onset Alzheimer’s has been confirmed, I’ll cope as best I can and see if I can find some other gems that I forgot I liked.