19th April 2026

5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With #30: Resumption!

After we reviewed “The Respite” by Resumption earlier this week we knew we had to ask multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and mastermind Wilhelm Lindh (The Gardnerz, Tristitia, Pandemonium, Allamedah) about the inspirations behind it. He kindly agreed to take part in our “5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With” series and we always knew it was going to be interesting because as a Swedish musician who has been living in Portugal that has spent may years playing in blues bands, he’s clearly a lover of music that speaks to his soul. That’s why he dedicated the album, a portrait in Death Doom Metal, to his late father who hated Metal music but nevertheless always supported his son’s musical efforts.

The premise is simple: “Back in ancient Egypt they believed that the items their Kings were buried with would travel with them into the afterlife and so part of the burial ritual would see the mummified bodies surrounded by chariots, gold and more. Fast forward to now. If there were five albums that you’d want buried in the coffin with you to take to the afterlife, what would you choose?”

1. Bob Dylan – “Time Out Of Mind“

“My father was a huge Dylan nut and he passed the bug over to me. We have traveled far and wide seeing “His Bobness” in concert. This album has a special place in my heart as it was the first album Dylan put out when I was a bit older I guess around 13 or something like that. The first release I was aware of was coming out and so on. I was a fan at that point. I remember my father buying two copies. One for him and one for me and we listened together for the first time. It’s a very dark album about death, lost love and such.This album is probably Dylan’s darkest work and as someone whose two musical passions are bluesy stuff (which this album contains a lot of) and extreme metal. This album sort of touches upon both of those worlds. One could argue that Dylan’s singing is growling, but that is a debate for another time. It’s the album that contains some of my fav Dylan songs. I would like to be buried with this album as I could not stand an existence of any kind without it.”

2. Björn Afzelius & Globetrotters – “Grande Finale”

“This is a live album by Swedish singer and songwriter Björn Afzelius together with his band the Globetrotters. It is probably the album I have listened the most to in my entire life. I remember listening to it on vinyl on my mothers huge sound system as a small child. Well it was huge to me. It is sort of a greatest hits compilation where Björn sings his most famous songs and also some covers. No matter what phase I have been in my life this is an album I always put on. Some of the music is a bit cheesy but the musicianship (especially the bass playing) and the absolutely brilliant lyrics makes it an album I surely want in the afterlife. The song I included here “Ikaros” is described as a lullaby for parents about child raising. It’s a song whose lyrics speak to me greatly. I would like to be buried with this album as my world would be empty without it and it has a create connection to my childhood.”

3. Broken Hope – “Grotesque Blessing”

“I still have the moment I heard Broken Hope for the first time completely engraved in my mind. I had gotten a compilation CD with a fanzine whose name I can’t recall. I was about to leave my room to get something to drink when the first notes of the song Internal Inferno kicked in and it felt like time slowed down and I could hardly comprehend the heaviness. Since then that song and this album has been one that I always put on the most of any Broken Hope albums. And probably one of the death metal albums I have listened to the most. This album had a great influence on my song writing and as of late my vocal approach. I still think Joe Ptacek’s vocals are some of the most brutal ever recorded. I think this album has a perfect mix of heaviness and technicality. I would like to be buried with this album as music does not get heavier than this.”

4. Katatonia – “Dance Of December Souls”

“As with the previous album on this list I have a very vivid memory of hearing this album for the first time. I put it on randomly at a record store (I thought the logo looked very cool) and I remember thinking as the music started that if I like the vocals, this album will stay with me forever. And I really like the vocals. I think this was the first time I heard this kind of blend of Doom and Death Metal. It is simply magical in my opinion. Slow, sad and devastatingly heavy. So many bands have tried to imitate it (myself included) and never gotten close. There are ofcourse many bands playing similar music but for me Katatonia’s early work has always been the gold standard of Death/Doom. I would like to be buried with this album as this was one of those life defining albums that I love coming back to.”

5. Bolt Thrower – “Those Ones Loyal”

“This album is absolute musical perfection in my opinion. It’s so heavy, groovy and bouncy that I don’t think anyone has ever made a better death metal album. I guess there is a reason why Bolt Thrower decided not to put out any more albums after this one. How in the world could they top it. This is the Bolt Thrower album that gets the most air time for me, even though I do listen to many of their other albums regularly. I think this is a great example that you don’t have to make things complicated to make it great. Sort of like the John Prine of Death Metal. Simple yet deadly effective songs. This is what I strived for with The Respite, much Bolt Thrower worshipping on that record. Hence the song Worship. I would like to be buried with this album as well its the best Death Metal album ever made.”

“The Respite” by Resumption is out 17th April 2026 and is available over at bandcamp.