MP3: - Mirrorworld
This week's Friday oldie post comes from Eucharist, yet another hidden gem of the NWOSBD (new wave of Swedish black/death) scene of the mid-90s. The band never really had much of a steady lineup - they reportedly broke up for the first time before their debut "A velvet creation" was released in 1994, but they came back together again in '97 for "Mirrorworlds", the album from which today's song originates. Besides the above-average melodic death-metal songwriting, what I really love about this record is the drumming of Daniel Erlandsson who later went on to fame and glory with Arch Enemy. His playing here is absolutely superb and reinforced by the uncharacteristically clean recording. Everything is so clean and natural sounding - no annoying triggers, no unnatural reverb. All the instruments are clearly audible and perfectly balanced in the mix. It wouldn't be so unusual, but metal so rarely sounds this good.
- Mirrorworld