The names of Entombed, Unleashed, Dismember and Grave roll of the tongue as some of Sweden's best exponents of Death Metal, products of a scene so fruitful the genre was defined by many of their releases. One has only to think of "Left Hand Path" or "Like An Ever Flowing Stream" as proof positive of the impact these bands had upon Death Metal. One name however that is certain not to be as familiar nor many of their albums is that of Deranged, despite being around for the best part of a decade and a half and emerging from the same creative gene pool as the aforementioned Stockholm greats. "The Redlight Murder Case" is the bands seventh release and latest, but will it signal a turning point for these Death Metal stalwarts?

Parking the rather dubious title, that it has to be said doesn't do the album any favours, what have Deranged offered up in the way of a new platter of splatter? To even the most casual of listeners of Death Metal Deranged have a sound so traditional is style you could be forgiven for thinking it is 1990 all over again. This is personified by lead vocalist Martin Schonherr and his approach to the vocals on the album. These are straight out of the old school book of Death Metal vocals, gruff and guttural but totally in keeping with the vibe Deranged have tried to create. You get the distinct feeling "The Redlight Murder Case" sounds the way it does more by design than any lack of vision or originality.

Devoid of blast beats and any rhythms of hurricane like proportions, Deranged instead focus upon the more slower exact approach with tracks like "Watch Me When I Kill" having more than just a tinge of Thrash about it. The ethos of the album appears to revolve around the whole concept of tempo and pace, relying upon the songs (excluding the very poor choice of titles) rather than clever studio trickery to sell the album. There is without doubt an audience for Deranged and those old schoolers looking for a slice of Death with the sound and feel of the early 90's then look no further, and enjoy it for what it is. Good old fashioned Death Metal.