Vomituri�on - A Le�over (Hammerheart Records) Review by Miloš Šebalj First of all, a sincere apology to Hammerheart Records. Somehow I managed to miss this promo when it came to me. So, two months a�er the release of this record, here I am in the a�empt to present it to the unsuspec�ng audience. Second of all, let me correct the info sheet you included in the promo package. This album might be lost and forgo�en, as it was originally released back in 1995. However, “close to being flawless” it is not. Which is probably why it was lost and forgo�en in the first place and the band dismantled shortly a�er its release. Next, “A Le�over” does lean heavily on the old school Swedish death metal. S�ll, it is not as old school as you present it. In light of the more recent development of the genre, one might even say Vomituri�on were ahead of their �me. Their version of death metal is o�en groovy. It contains a whole lot of breakdowns, typical for the period a whole decade a�er the band split up. Sure, there are also a lot of quite tasty riffs for fans of old Sweden. When I think about it, the band being actually Finnish might be the whole reason why they missed the point. Yet, there is not much that would get Vomituri�on close to their na�ve death metal scene. That sludgy atmosphere that surrounded their countrymen’s releases is present only in those slow, doomy parts. But, again, there are not much of those across the album. On the other hand, there’s an abundance of that famed American brutality running around. Combined with o�en melodic riffing, it does present an interes�ng mixture. Perhaps even slightly original from the perspec�ve of mid 90’s death metal. Vomituri�on certainly had an interes�ng idea, but failed at the execute it. Lack of memorable moments that should s�ck to the listener is the greatest flaw of “A Le�over”. In the same year when “Domina�on”, “Once upon the Cross”, “Symbolic”, “The Gallery”, “Massive Killing Capacity”, “Slaughter of the Soul” and other masterpieces were released, there was no room for a mediocre record as Vomituri�on’s. The one thing I can see that will turn the heads of poten�al buyers are the names behind the band. There’s the drummer of Wintersun (also currently in Nightwish) as the biggest name. Also current and past members of many more or less famous Finnish bands par�cipated in Vomituri�on. And I can honestly say it is a good thing they disbanded and went on with their careers. If you are a diehard fan of Nordic death metal, go for it. Otherwise save your money. h�ps://www.facebook.com/hammerheartrecords/
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