A cross between American thrash, German thrash, and death metal, spiced with the canny stealings of the Swedish from said trinity of terror-filled metal styles.
Soilwork somehow managed to combine their love of hard rock strutting with Gothenburg blood and Oakenfold house in a formula that didn’t stink to high heaven.
A three-CD reissue, no doubt due to Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel’s deep appreciation for this record, and his experience of the tragedy of Dave Prichard’s death.
Considering the band’s twin impulses (metal and groove), it’s no surprise that Grand Amputation has more than a bit of the astringent flavor of nü metal.
Englund routinely comes up with melodies that either tug at the heartstrings with thespian melodrama or cast a doom pall over music you thought you had pinned.