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Car lovers might know Trollhättan as the home place of the Saab Car Museum. However, the city some 75km North of Gothenburg has something for metal fans. It is the home of the band Sarcator, who released their third studio album on 17th January 2025. Here is my review of Swarming Angels & Fires.
Sarcator – About The Artists
Sarcator is a blackened thrash metal band from Trollhättan in Sweden. They have been founded in 2018. However, there has been a predecessor band, Metal Militia, which has been active from 2014 to 2016. Felix Lindkvist is the bassist of the band. Like dummer Jesper Rosen and lead vocalist and bassist Mateo Tervonen, he is active from the very beginning of the band. Guitarist Leo Buchalle has joined Sarcator in 2024. After two EP releases in 2019, Sarcator has released two albums so far. After the self-titled debut in 2020, they published Alkahest in 2022.
Sarcator – Swarming Angels & Flies – Track by Track
The eight track album lasts 44 minutes. There is also a limited edition with three additional songs.
1. Burning Choir
The band is kicking off Swarming Angels & Flies with full speed – at least on the instrumental side. It takes over a minute until singer Mateo Tervonen is joining in as well. Growling and shouting on top of finest thrash sounds and hammering beats are defining the song from then on. The song is dark, hard and ugly – which in metal words means that it is a really nice one.
2. Comet of End Times
After the opener, the band is showcasing the two songs, which have been released before the album. The first one is the six minute Comet of End Times. The track is a bit slower and again focuses on a nice balance of instrumental and vocal elements. Thereby, especially drummer Jesper Rosen needs to alter the speed again and again. This leads to a more interesting listen, especially related to the duration of the song. Very fine work by the Swedes again.
3. Swarming Angels & Flies
Swarming Angels & Flies start with howling guitars, which feel like sirens. After that, the band is pushing their instruments to the speed limits several times. Here and there, this feels a bit too much to me. However, the song also works with some breaks, which allow the listener to slow down and relax slightly before the next metal firework.
4. The Deep Ends
This one is opening with an interesting guitar solo part. Overall, the instruments add a lot of melodic touch, which is interesting. Needless to say that the band leader is bulldozering down this bit of harmony with his typical metal sounds on the microphone. However, there are also some later parts of the song, which clealy focus on the instrumental qualities of Sarcator, so that the song is also really enjoyable for listeners of more gentle metal sounds.
5. Where the Void Begins
For the fifth song, Where The Void Begins, Sarcator demands seven minutes of your time. Similar to most other songs of the album, they start slowly, until the band’s rock energy is more and more revealed. The metal energy increases over the runtime of the song, which majorly strikes with its dramatic plot.
6. The Undercurrent
After Sarcator had slowed down the pace of Swarming Angels & Flies a bit, they push for speed in this one. It even does not feel surprising that the song does not come with an extensive intro – the duration is rather short, just about four minutes, and there is no time to waste. With the perspective that there is a quick break after having this one, the band feels being on top and offers a really nice listen.
7. Closure
Things are back to normal – Closure is another six minute song and Sarcator is going for a long instrumental warm-up for this track again. However, this first section of the seventh track feels very groovy and rather suggests an Americana rock song than a brutal thrash metal listen. Finally, they go for an all-instrumental track, which is at least leads to a special touch.
8. Unto Sepulchres
The last headbangers while listening to the album take at most five minutes. Finally, that’s the duration of Unto Sepulshes. After one minute, Saracator again for a ridiculous speed, which is working out well in here. It takes almost two minutes until the microphone levels are pushed to activate. This leads to a really interesting listen.
Sarcator – Swarming Angels & Flies – Spotify
Here is the album on Spotify:
Sarcator – Swarming Angels & Flies – My View
Sarcator definitely know how to bring metal to an extreme level. Their 2025 album is a nice proof for that. They nice play in different speeds and with different elements. This all feels to pay back – Swarming Angels & Flies is a really nice one.
Favorite Song: Where The Void beings
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