Clandestine (album)

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Clandestine
EntombedClandestine.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 November 1991 (1991-11-12) (Europe) 11 February 1992 (1992-02-11) (North America)
Recorded1991
Genre Death metal
Length43:41
Label Earache, Relativity
Producer Tomas Skogsberg
Entombed chronology
Left Hand Path
(1990)
Clandestine
(1991)
Wolverine Blues
(1993)

Clandestine is the second studio album by Swedish death metal band Entombed, released on 12 November 1991 in Europe and on 11 February 1992 in North America. Along with Entombed's preceding album, Clandestine helped establish a distinctively Swedish sound in the death metal genre.

Contents

This is the only Entombed album on which original vocalist L.G. Petrov does not appear. Petrov was fired from the band prior to the production of Clandestine due to personal disputes. [1] Drummer Nicke Andersson provided vocals on the album while Johnny Dordevic, formerly of Carnage, was hired as the band's vocalist for the ensuing tour. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10 [4]

AllMusic gave Clandestine a rating of four and a half stars. [3] In October 2016, Clandestine was inducted into the Decibel magazine Hall of Fame, becoming the second Entombed album to be featured in the Decibel Hall of Fame. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living Dead" Nicke Andersson, Alex Hellid4:26
2."Sinners Bleed"Andersson, Uffe Cederlund5:10
3."Evilyn"Andersson, Cederlund, Lars Rosenberg 5:05
4."Blessed Be"Andersson, Cederlund, Hellid, Rosenberg4:46
5."Stranger Aeons"Andersson, Cederlund, Kenny Håkansson 3:25
6."Chaos Breed"Andersson, Cederlund, Håkansson4:52
7."Crawl"Andersson6:13
8."Severe Burns"Andersson4:01
9."Through the Collonades"Andersson, Håkansson5:39
Total length:43:41

2008 re-issue

Clandestine was re-issued as part of the Earache Classic Series with a DVD. The DVD is identical to their Monkey Puss DVD.

DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Left Hand Path" (video clip) 
2."Stranger Aeons" (video clip) 
3."Hollowman" (video clip) 
4."Wolverine Blues" (video clip) 
5."Night of the Vampire" (video clip) 
6."Living Dead" 
7."Revel in Flesh" 
8."Stranger Aeons" 
9."Crawl" 
10."But Life Goes On" 
11."Sinners Bleed" 
12."Evilyn" 
13."The Truth Beyond" 
14."Drowned" 
15."Left Hand Path" 

Personnel

Johnny Dordevic is listed on the sleeve as the lead singer, but he does not appear on the album. All vocals were recorded by Nicke Andersson. [6]

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