Entombed
A pioneering band in the Scandinavian death metal scene, Entombed formed in 1987
in Stockholm, Sweden. Co-founders Nicke Andersson, Alex Hellid, Uffe Cederlund,
and Lars-Göran Petrov initially performed together under the name "Nihilist"
before adopting the Entombed moniker and signing with Earache Records. Left Hand
Path, Entombed's full-length debut, was released in 1990 and introduced the
infamous "buzzsaw guitar tone" that would come to define Swedish death metal's
aggressive sound. Vocalist L.G. Petrov was fired from the band before the
recording of Left Hand Path's 1992 fol...
