Cemetery (Deu)
Enter the Gate


4.5
superb

Review

by combustion07 USER (74 Reviews)
February 22nd, 2023 | 29 replies


Release Date: 1993 | Tracklist

Review Summary: ENTER THE GATE ONLY TO FIND YOURSELF TRAPPED IN THE OUT!!!

Cemetery is a death metal band from Germany. They met an unfortunate fate and didn't receive the opportunity to amaze ears back in the 90's due to their label collapsing before their album had a chance to hit any shelves. Had this not happening I really feel like their name would come up in conversations about the top tier classic death metal bands. Sadly regardless of the quality of the music here with the album being shelved they were destined to fade into obscurity. Those willing to dig deep and step through the gate will quickly see the gem that awaits them beyond that barrier!

Each track on Enter the Gate takes the listener on a journey. The opening track "The Different" sets the bar very high. Cemetery comes straight out of the gate with fast riffing and break off into some very warped sounding leads and seal the deal with some absolutely killer solos. The fretwork here is genuinely otherworldly at times. The riffing is extremely infectious and make the long runtimes of the tracks fly by with no issue.

The soloing here is easily some of my favorite in the history of the genre and there is loads of it here to be soaked in. The pulsating vibe given off by "Wings of Hate" is so satisfying. The way the bass pokes through the whirlwind of riffing is nothing short of perfect. Masterful songwriting throughout this project makes the lengthy runtime soar by with ease. Even after pushing past the hour mark I'm left craving more.

Overall Enter the Gate is a stellar death metal odyssey. While the death metal scenes of Sweden and Finland are the ones most commonly brought up outside of the US Cemetery prove to be a shining example of one of the many great bands that Germany had to offer back in the 90's. The lengthy songs feel nothing like their runtime with songwriting chalk full of nice twists and turns that make every single note during the duration fresh. I've jammed a ton of death metal albums in my years of being a fan and this album easily has a solidified spot in the best releases the genre has to offer. I'd also be hard pressed to find another record that has a vibe quite like this one. It's a damn shame that this album got shelved for as long as it did. Amazing stuff. Jam it!



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Comments:Add a Comment 
combustion07
February 22nd 2023


12822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

https://youtu.be/LFSuIfaxZKc

Link to album ^

I thought I'd posted my last review before midnight so apologies for the 2 reviews in 24 hours!

Check out this sadly forgotten death metal classic!

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
February 22nd 2023


27153 Comments


sweet review checkin now

combustion07
February 22nd 2023


12822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hope you dig it bro! These things got leads, solos n riffs for days

pizzamachine
February 22nd 2023


27694 Comments


Le pos

combustion07
February 22nd 2023


12822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Cheers!!!

How do you set it up to where the tracks can be played at the bottom of the review? I've noticed it on certain reviews but have no idea how to make that happen

pizzamachine
February 22nd 2023


27694 Comments


I am not the person to ask haha.

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
February 23rd 2023


19009 Comments


Nice you're covering obscure stuff, never heard of these guys. It would be cool if you dropped some BDM reviews, nobody handles that on the site ;)

combustion07
February 24th 2023


12822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Cheers man! I suppose I could find some brutal battering ram of an album I can hit you guys with in the near future!



Also Hyp you end up finishing this one?

ShadowRemains
August 18th 2023


28060 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

oh this had a review? goddamn

this shit fucking slays, kind of is like what would happen if eructation released a full length

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
August 18th 2023


27153 Comments


I said I’d check but I may have forgor.

gotta change that now.

ShadowRemains
August 18th 2023


28060 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is one of those records that's pretty long but feels like it runs through in 30 minutes

so many fucking riffs

Pikazilla
August 18th 2023


31234 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Combustion rec'd this to me a while back and I was blown away by how fucking good it was



It has that gnarly old school dm sound and riffs hard as f

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
August 18th 2023


27153 Comments


this is way more melodic and weird than i was expecting

ShadowRemains
August 19th 2023


28060 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i can’t tell if that’s a good or bad thing

but yeah this definitely has some progressive elements

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
August 19th 2023


27153 Comments


oh it’s def a good thing. I dug this quite a bit.

ShadowRemains
August 19th 2023


28060 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ah ok, yeah this is another German gem

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
August 19th 2023


27153 Comments


jammed this and moribund back to back and that was quite a good double feature.

ShadowRemains
August 19th 2023


28060 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

oh excellent

yeah that moribund record has been a favorite of mine for awhile now

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
August 20th 2023


27153 Comments


been listening to this on repeat honestly. some of these melodies and riffs are out of this world.

ShadowRemains
August 21st 2023


28060 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

great bass work as well



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