Genre: Grindcore
Origin: Sweden
Released: 2006
Website: Splitter
Label: Obscene Productions
Uploaded: 11.05.06

In all honesty I�m a little bit disappointed by this CD. I love the two older recordings by Splitter, and so I was expecting this to be even more ear-bleeding since it�s recorded in the renowned Studio Fredman (At The Gates, Opeth, Haunted, Lord Belial etc etc). And I absolutely adore the thick and full sound that both Driller Killer and Wolfpack have experienced in the very same studio. But the sound on En Sorglig Historia bugs me� The vocals are too low in the mix, which doesn�t let the full brutality of Thalberg�s bone-shattering shrieks shine through. And the drums can sometimes just be a murky banging in the background.
But if we put the sound-issue aside this is a really great CD. Totally raging grindcore, varying from crusty bits to a full-on death metal slamming to just pure grinding. And we�re also served some guestvocals by Fredrik Wallenberg (Skitsystem) and Manne (Degrade), and especially the latter one adds a completely new dimension to the music. And as we all already know, Fredrik Thalberg possess one of the fiercest screaming known to mankind, so the album�s full of masterful vocals. Intricate riffing, adding both brutality and melody to the tunes, and a heavy-as-fuck wall of sound (although annoying, as explained earlier). We get socio-political lyrics in Swedish, but with English explanations to �em of course. But we can also find some seriously anguish filled lyrics here. Just take Situation Stockholm, kapitel 2, which describes the life of a cold and hungry human being, completely alone and absolutely set-aside from peoples conscience, left to rot in the subway. I�d like to think I�m pretty hardened from all political and gory lyrics, but this really affects me.
I�m a bit split here; don�t really know how to judge this� So freakin� mind-blowing, but still a tad annoying when it comes to the sound� I�d advise you to check it out and take a listen and judge for yourself. The CD also contains Splitter�s old demo Stundens Chockerande Intryck as a bonus. I�ve already reviewed that one, so I won�t bother doing so once more, but instead I�d tell you to read the old review of it.

Tracklist:
01. Krossad
02. Nersparkad (igen)
03. Haveri
04. Status
05. V�lf�rd/Likf�rd
06. Tidsinst�lld kollaps
07. Situation Stockholm. Kapitel 2
08. Stackars generation
09. Landets blinda underg�ng
10. Tack och adj�
11. En plats f�r alla
12. N�r allt sp�rar ur
13. Illustrerad dj�vulskap
14. SS (Smarta Snubbar)
15. Vidriga skam
16. Uppdrag: Bakh�ll
17. Slutet spelar roll
18. Den sista jakten