Gluttony – Eulogy to Blasphemy Review: Old-School Death Metal from Sweden (2026)

Gluttony - Eulogy to Blasphemy album cover, old-school death metal 2026




Artist: Gluttony
Origin: Sundsvall, Sweden
Label: F.D.A. Records
Released: March 13, 2026
Genre: Old-School Death Metal
Rating: 8/10


Gluttony have been doing this since 2009, and Eulogy to Blasphemy is their fourth full-length. I'll be honest.I came in expecting another competent-but-forgettable OSDM record. What I got instead was an album that actually got under my skin.

The thing that hits first, and keeps hitting, is the atmosphere. This record is genuinely dark in a way that feels earned rather than performed. There's a claustrophobic weight to it, like the songs are closing in on you rather than just blasting past. A lot of bands in this lane go for sheer speed and volume and call it a day. Gluttony are more patient than that. The tempos shift, the mood thickens, and by the midpoint of the album you're properly buried in it.

Magnus Ödling's vocals are a big reason why. Mid-range growls are his bread and butter, but he's not monotonous about it. There's real range in how he delivers across the tracklist — some moments feel almost conversational in their menace, others erupt. He's not trying to out-brutal everyone. He just fits the songs, and that restraint makes the heavier moments land harder.

The rhythm section deserves more credit than it usually gets in reviews of this band. Max Bergman's bass has genuine presence here — you can actually hear it carving out its own space rather than just shadowing the guitar. John Henriksson on drums keeps things tight without ever sounding mechanical. On Corpses Eating Corpses that combination really locks in — the groove is thick and mean, and the track has this lurching, almost hypnotic momentum that I didn't see coming. It's one of those songs that makes you stop what you're doing.

Awoken in Autopsy is the other one that stuck. It's brutal in a way that also swings, which is harder to pull off than it sounds. The rhythm just bulldozes, and Ödling's delivery on this one is particularly sharp. Back to back, these two tracks are the gut-punch centre of the record.

The production is clean without being sanitised. Everything sits where it should — the bass audible, the drums punchy, the vocals upfront. It doesn't sound expensive, and it doesn't need to. It sounds right.

Eulogy to Blasphemy is forty minutes of a band operating at the peak of what they do. No fat, no filler, and an atmosphere that lingers after it's done.

Rating: 8/10

I'll be spinning more albums — stay tuned!

Hauk


Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
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