Liers in Wait: Spiritually Uncontrolled Art (1992)

This is the second of three posts dealing with pioneering Swedish melodeath reissues released by Darkness Shall Rise Productions.

I am trying really hard not to give this band crap about the misspelling of their name.  It is possible English is not their first language though, so I will give them a pass.  Liers in Wait formed when Grotesque broke up.  Grotesque will be covered tomorrow.  This is really a hidden gem in the world of Swedish melodeath.  The band released just this one EP, appeared on a Slayer tribute, and then split.  Some members went on to form the gothic/doom metal band Diabolique.  The lead vocals on this release were performed by Christofer Johnsson of Therion.  Guitarist Khristian Wåhlin later went on to fame as an artist, painting album covers for the likes of Dissection (Storm of the Light's Bane).

This though, is mostly similar to the At the Gates demo reviewed yesterday.  It is a death metal release with a lot of melody.  It reminds me of a more melodic version of Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness.  The songs have something of an unrestrained, chaotic quality to them.  They are a whirlwind of riffs and drums with melodies flowing freely through them.  It is an almost ethereal yet nightmarish sound.   

It is a shame that this release is so short, being a five-song EP.  As I mentioned, this is all there is for this band.  There were a lot of interesting elements here and a full-length album would have been worthwhile.  But sometimes, we simply cannot get what we want.  And we will likely never see more output from Liers in Wait.