Going the distance in punishing the body and tormenting the mind, this Swedish Death Metal trio returns from the grave with their filthy and barbaric sophomore album.

Having a knack for fitting artworks, always capturing the album’s psychedically putrid contents perfectly, Göthenburg, Sweden-based Death Metal brigade Filth attacks once again with their sophomore album, titled Death Exhibiton, the follow-up to their 2025 debut Time to Rot. Going the distance in punishing the body and tormenting the mind, the trio formed of Per on vocals and drums, Sebastian on lead guitars and bass, and Ismael on rhythm guitars sounds both more finessed and more barbaric than their debut offering. The formula has hardly changed, thankfully, but the foundations of their sound are expanded further in Death Exhibition, whether it’s the crude, tank-rolling crush of Grave, or the sooty angularity of Immolation.

After the album’s short horror-infused Intro, all hell breaks loose to the sound of Split Casket, offering our putrid ears an overdose of doom-laden Death Metal where Per’s deep, inhumane guttural match perfectly with the apocalyptic guitar lines by Sebastian and Ismael; and their cadaverous, primeval sounds keep permeating the air in Buried Alive, with Sebastian not only delivering killer riffs, but his bass lines are also absolutely thunderous. Born A Corpse carries an old school name for another song where their visceral fusion of Death and Doom Metal works majestically, in special the deep vociferations by Per; and he continues to smash his drums in the name of darkness and gore in Mental Butchery, living up to the legacy of the genre.

…Inhumed… sounds and feels as dark and evil and it is groovy thanks to the caustic riffs and bass lines by Sebastian and Ismael, bringing total obscurity to our rotten hearts, while Sadistic Ways continues where the previous song left off, with its cadaverous Doom Metal vibe bringing even more hatred to their core Death Metal. The title-track Death Exhibition presents an overdose of primeval Death Metal not recommended for the lighthearted, with Per’s deep roars sounding utterly demonic. Then the ruthless bass by Sebastian will then crush your cranial skull in …Exhumed…, sounding slow, grim and visceral, flowing into the bludgeoning and evil closing tune Rotted Life, with the trio blasting their sonic weapons with endless hatred until the very end.

Other similarly old school influences can be spotted in Death Exhibition, such as Demilich, Autopsy, Incantation, and Abhorrence, but rest assured that Filth inject their own personality (and just a slight bit of weirdness) into the bubbling cauldron to remain authentic rather than ripping off someone else’s past. Those guys don’t seem to enjoy social media at all, as they’re not on Facebook nor on Instagram, but you can still find their music on Spotify, and grab a copy of their new album from Me Saco Un Ojo’s BandCamp or from Rotted Life’s BandCamp. This is Swedish Death Metal at its filthiest, and there’s no escape once you’re trapped in the cauldron of violence and gore found in their fulminating new album.

Best moments of the album: Split Casket, …Inhumed… and Death Exhibition.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2026 Me Saco Un Ojo/Rotted Life

Track listing
1. Intro 0:30
2. Split Casket 3:35
3. Buried Alive 3:39
4. Born A Corpse 3:21
5. Mental Butchery 4:06
6. …Inhumed… 4:07
7. Sadistic Ways 3:39
8. Death Exhibition 4:13
9. …Exhumed… 2:45
10. Rotted Life 4:26

Band members
Per – vocals, drums
Sebastian – lead guitars, bass
Ismael – rhythm guitars