Coldworker is the Swedish death metal band formed by former Nasum drummer Anders Jakobson. Their sophomore album is Rotting Paradise. It's pretty similar to their debut, which was released just over a year ago.
Rotting Paradise is fast and intense technical death metal. Coldworker's songwriting has matured a bit, with a few more dynamics and emotions this time around. They slow the pace from time, but the intensity never wavers. There are some catchy guitar riffs and decent melodies to hold your attention.
The vocals are the standard death metal growls. They aren't anything to write home about, not really adding or detracting from the music. Rotting Paradise is technically sound and rock solid, but I was hoping for more of a leap forward from their last CD.
(released May 13, 2008 on Relapse Records)
