Clandestine (album) - Definition and Overview

Clandestine is an album by Scandinavian death metal band Entombed, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). One of the pioneering recordings of early death metal, Clandestine helped establish a distinctively Swedish sound in the musical genre. More accessible than its predecessor, the atonal debut Left Hand Path, Clandestine was hailed upon its first release as the future of death metal. While Entombed's later influence is enormous, many critics and fans feel that the follow-up, Wolverine Blues, was too mainstream and cite Clandestine as the best LP by the group. Largely written by drummer Nicke Andersson, the album's slowed-down speed metal rhythms have remained perhaps the most important innovation on the album.

Track listing

1. "Living Dead" (Andersson/Hellid) - 4:26
2. "Sinners Bleed" (Andersson/Cederlund) - 5:10
3. "Evilyn" (Andersson/Cederlund/Rosenberg) - 5:05
4. "Blessed Be" (Andersson/Cederlund/Hellid/Rosenberg) - 4:46
5. "Stranger Aeons" (Andersson/Cederlund/Hakansson) - 3:25
6. "Chaos Breed" (Andersson/Cederlund/Hakansson) - 4:52
7. "Crawl" (Andersson) - 6:13
8. "Severe Burns" (Andersson) - 4:01
9. "Through the Collonades" (Andersson/Hakansson) - 5:39

Personnel

• Entombed - Producer, Engineer
• Tomas Skogsberg - Producer, Engineer
• Nicke Andersson - Drums, Vocals (bckgr), Art Direction, Logo, Back Cover, Cover Art Direction
• Dan SeaGrave - Art Direction, Cover Art
• Uffe Cederlund - Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
• Lars Rosenberg - Bass
• Alex Hellid - Guitar