HORNDAL

Remains

PROSTHETIC Swedish upstarts wring a colossus from catastrophe

Named after their home town and intended to serve as a soundtrack of the catastrophic destruction of their local steel mill in 1977, Horndal’s Remains is a grim and gritty affair. Infused by sludge, hardcore punk and the metal scene in their native Sweden, this is a short, sharp shock to the senses and a fitting tribute to those who met an untimely early grave. Meaty and muscular, Horndal are at their best when they succumb to their unbridled rage, as on Fornby Klint, or when they’re tipping a cap to the late, great Jeff Hanneman on tracks such as Factory Shutdown, and on the album’s final track,

Horndal’s Kyrkogård, which throws organs and doom-ish flourishes into the pot. Remains feels like a game changer.

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FOR FANS OF: Entombed, Slayer, Neurosis