Entombed-Addiction King - Entombed-Addiction King

What this video is

Released in late 1998, 'Addiction King' arrived at a moment of acute identity crisis for Entombed. Having pioneered the Swedish death metal 'buzzsaw' sound on Left Hand Path (1990) and later the death 'n' roll hybrid on Wolverine Blues (1993), the band's fifth album Same Difference represented their most radical stylistic departure — toward noise rock, groove metal, and alternative metal. The departure of founding…

Why it matters

Documents Entombed's pivotal stylistic pivot from death 'n' roll to alternative/noise-rock-inflected groove metal at the peak of the post-grunge commercial metal era. 'Addiction King' is the opening track and lead single of Same Difference, functioning as the band's most direct engagement with…

The director

Alex Hellid is a founding guitarist of Entombed, originating from the predecessor band Nihilist (formed 1987, Stockholm, Sweden). He is the only musician to appear on all nine of the band's original studio albums. Hellid co-directed the 'Addiction King'…