Review by Adam on March 20, 2001.

As I slid in the debut cd from The Forsaken, I had high expectations for these guys. Century Media, who houses this band on their label, compares this band's musical ability to groups like Arch Enemy and At The Gates. Any band given these comparisons is expected to deliver a masterpiece then right? Well that was what I expected; however, it is not what I got.

Sure this band is good and all, but they are not really breaking any new musical ground; however, they do fit in more with the genre of melodic DEATH metal than some of its other bands. There is also no doubt that this music is brutal and if you like bands like Arch Enemy then you will probably like The Forsaken as well.

Bottom Line: This is a decent debut from this melodic death band from Sweden; however, I recommend you sample this one first.

Rating: 5.5 out of 10

Review by Tobias on October 9, 2001.

OK, I was laughing before I even heard the music. Hell, I was laughing just when I heard the name of the band. Coming into a CD like this is pretty rare, particularly since we haven’t had anything good out of GWAR or Green Jelly in ages. Because the CD itself is a rarity, my approach has to be altered a little too; here the humor element (lyrical content) counts for a lot, because this is about raunchy music humor rather than musicianship.

That aside, I’m going to say off the bat, humor aside, I STILL liked the music which was suiting cross between metal, punk, thrash and a little hardcore. It wasn’t great music by any means, but it certainly was entertaining.

It’s hard for me to say too much about this band because this album really speaks for itself, because every time you listen to what’s being said you get stuff like “his dick’s so full of sores it looks like beef jerky.”

Hell ladies n’ gents, I’m listening to the disc now (for the 3rd or 4th time) and I’m laughing so hard I’m having a hard time writing anything. I guess you’ll have to skip the review and look to the album for the creativity. Just look at the track list.

Bottom Line: Porn, Beer, Drugs, Comedy and crazy ass punk metal to give your collection a good refresh… this is cult classic… with bacon on top. I think I’m going to go film a porno featuring a large cow.

Rating: 7 of 10