One of the best from one of the best

Review Score: (10/10)
Is it possible to have two breakthrough records in a row? Probably not. This one comes close, though. With "Wolverine Blues" Entombed kept their heavier-than-anyone sound, but switched from slapping together riffs to writing songs. "To Ride..." takes them further towards their new Death n' Roll sound. Think of hardcore punk played by a group of angry monsters. This was drummer/songwriter Nicke Andersson's last record with the band, and he knocks himself out with odd rhythms that crawl into your gut and kick like a mother. Dual guitars provide all the crunch you'd ever need, but there's also a big fat bass in case of emergency. L-G Petrov steps up with some nice "If I can't sing I'll yell real loud" vocals. Many songs sound like a groovier Unsane, or just a really nasty garage band. And the song "Parasight" is a dead rip-off of Big Black's "Texas". But we'll forgive it because we love them - and if you're going to rip someone off, rip off a good'un. There's hundreds of bands out there wishing they were as good as Entombed.

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