With the force of a wrecking ball, "Chemical Garden," the full-length debut from Sweden's Gooseflesh is gonna hit you hard. "Fat" is the word that best describes this excellent piece of music. Those monster-riffs in a slow intensity and sudden changes of pace, formerly associated solely with a band like Crowbar, will get you right where it hurts. Since their formation in 1995, Gooseflesh have been well known throughout the Underground scene and were thus asked to be part of the album "Sepultural Feast - A Tribute To Sepultura" (Track: "Slave New World"). The Mini-CD "Welcome To Suffer Age" also brought them a lot of respect along with great reviews. Musically, Gooseflesh have found their own style after only a short while of existence, with their influences ranging from traditional Heavy Metal, which can be heard in the guitar riffs and vocals, to different styles within the Metal genre, f.e. Doom, to create a mixture that stands high above the mass of releases. One reason for this originality could be the fact that three of the four musicians are contributing to the writing process. "Chemical Garden" has turned out to be almost a concept album, with the title describing the overall theme of the album, standing for the deterioration of society (drugs, pollution, crime, etc.). Contrary to a lot of other Swedish bands, one won't find Fantasy/Horror - lyrics on "Chemical Garden" are a mirror of society. To achieve the sound that would fit with Gooseflesh's musical ideas, the band hired Roberto Laghi, famous for his work with bands like B-Thong, Transport League, Eleven Pictures, etc. to produce and record their album.

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