Genre: Crustcore
Origin: Sweden
Released: 2007
Website: Hotbild
Label: Halvkass Produktion
Uploaded: 15.01.09

So, things didn’t go exactly as I had hoped for. As I wrote in my original review of I blint raseri I hoped Hotbild would go on to release some vinyl stuff, and eventually take the step towards a fullength. But instead they split up. Sucks! Big time… During the years I came to absolutely adore Hotbild. No other crust act has ever come even close to whipping up the same harsh and cold atmosphere, so it’s a big disgrace that people won’t hear more from them. Luckily the Swedish label Halvfabrikat Records have re-released a couple of their demos, and this one with bonus tracks from the I skuggan av livet recording session.
I’m not really sure what new comments I can make on this, I think I’ve said all I possibly can. And it’s like I’m in lost of words to describe their sound. But imagine the power of Skitsystem, the old school crudeness of Darkthrone and the cold, suicidal aura of Shining, maybe even mixed in a tiny dose of industriality, and you have the recipe for Hotbild. Brutal and powerful-as-hell. And this is crustcore, no doubt about it, but riffing and vocal wise it reeks of black metal. The atmosphere is cold and bleak, brought to new freezing dimensions by the negative emotions coming from the lyrics. But let’s not forget the vocals; extremely harsh screams, making a home for itself in your backbone, severing your neck from your spine, shattering your every bone.
It is absolutely top notch and I recommend it to anyone into both crust and metal. But to not just repeat myself, imagine this - Ljå mixed with Totalselfhatred playing crustcore.

Tracklist:
01. Svek
02. Dömd
03. Raseri
04. Krossade drömmar
05. Domedag
06. Förvriden verklighet
07. I dödens väntrum
08. Outro