ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh 12" Vinyl LP Album

- This is the limited edition on black vinyl of which 200 copies have been released.

Lamentations Of The Flesh, the second full-length album by Dutch death metal act Entrapment, is a brooding, mid-tempo descent into sonic decay. Released in 2014, it showcases founder Michel Jonker’s evolution from crust-influenced aggression to a more atmospheric, doom-laced take on old-school death metal. Recorded during the winter of 2013 with Richard Wierenga, the album eschews modern gloss in favor of raw, cavernous textures. With its haunting riffs, hypnotic pacing, and ghastly vocals, Lamentations Of The Flesh stands as a visceral monument to Entrapment’s uncompromising vision and the darker undercurrents of the Dutch extreme metal underground.

ENTRAPMENT – Lamentations Of The Flesh: A Brutal Cry from the Dutch Death Underground

In the frozen bowels of Northern Europe, while the rest of the world was cuddling up to retro vinyl and ironic mustaches, ENTRAPMENT emerged from Groningen, Netherlands, to exorcise demons the only way they knew how—by dragging them out with their teeth. Lamentations Of The Flesh, recorded in the depths of the 2013 winter, is not just another death metal record. It is a diseased sermon, a slab of mid-tempo malevolence soaked in reverb and filth, wrapped in a crusty black shroud of Dutch old-school death metal tradition.

The Scene: Holland's Necro Renaissance

The Netherlands has always had a quieter, though no less morbid, corner of the extreme metal cemetery. In the early ‘90s, while Stockholm and Tampa traded corpse-grunts and HM-2 pedal settings, Dutch bands like Asphyx, Pestilence, and Sinister were grinding their own bones into dust. Fast forward to the 2010s, and a resurgence of interest in raw, analog-style death metal led to a new generation of bands digging up the rot, but few did it as purposefully as Entrapment.

This second full-length album, released in 2014, walks a thin wire between homage and resurrection. While their self-titled debut wallowed a bit more in D-beat crust influences, Lamentations Of The Flesh tightens the noose. The punkish undercurrent is still pulsing, but this is the sound of a band finding its guttural groove in death metal proper—slower, gloomier, and more methodical in its evisceration.

The Sound: Fetid, Focused, and Flesh-Ripping

From the opening riff, there's no mistaking the intent: this is not tech-death, this is not clean or clinical. The guitar tone is filthy—like Autopsy having a seizure inside an abandoned chapel. The riffs are simple, sludgy, and cyclic, often spiraling into hypnotic repetition that bludgeons more than it blazes. The vocals are cavernous, treated not as a vehicle for lyrics but as another instrument in the mire—less a singer than a moaning revenant caught in the tape machine.

One of the album’s most refreshing (and challenging) aspects is its tempo discipline. Instead of blast-beating their way to oblivion, Entrapment revels in the groove—drawing out the dread, leaning into slow, haunting melodies that reek of Swedish death but are anchored in a distinctly Dutch morass. Songs unfold like rotten petals, and the decay is the point.

The Hands Behind the Horror: Wierenga, Michel & the Entrapment Cohort

Recorded with Richard Wierenga and the band themselves, the album’s production walks that fine line between lo-fi ethos and studio intentionality. This isn't a plug-and-play Pro Tools debacle—it feels lived-in, hand-cut, almost punk in its rawness. The band clearly wanted you to hear the recording room, not just the instruments. It’s drenched in reverb, yes, but that’s not window-dressing; it’s mood architecture. You feel the decay, and that’s by design.

The cover art, credited to Michel, echoes the sonic grotesquerie. Not flashy, not overly graphic, but grim and suggestive—the kind of macabre you stare at longer than you intend to, searching for meaning in the darkness. Like the music, it’s more spiritual rot than gore-porn.

The Format War: Flesh in Multiple Forms

Though several versions of the album exist, the core recording and mix remain the same across releases. Variants differ in vinyl color, pressing country, and sleeve details, but musically, Entrapment didn't tinker with the formula. No remastering, no re-tracking—just straight from the crypt to your turntable. This edition, released through Soulseller Records (SSR 072), stands as the canonical issue, a single slab of doom-death purity.

ENTRAPMENT – The Rise and Rot of a Dutch Death Metal Cult

In the murky underground of the Netherlands' extreme metal scene, where frostbitten riffs and D-beat rhythms still echo in damp basements, one name emerged in the early 2010s that would cut through the static like a rusted scalpel: ENTRAPMENT. Formed in Groningen in 2010 as the solo death-metal vision of multi-instrumentalist Michel Jonker, Entrapment quickly grew from an obscure recording project into a staple of the European old-school death metal revival. With a raw, crust-influenced sound and an unrelenting work ethic, Jonker dragged the band from demo obscurity to international cult status—all while staying deeply rooted in the DIY ethos that birthed it.

Origins: One Man’s Obsession

Entrapment began not as a full band but as a solitary vision. Jonker—already active in punk and metal circles—wanted to craft a sound that married the grimy chug of early Autopsy and Dismember with the chaotic energy of crust and hardcore. The result was Infernal Blasphemies, a 2010 demo that put Entrapment on the radar of underground tape traders and Bandcamp crawlers alike. With Jonker handling all instruments and vocals, the project quickly grew in complexity, leading to the critically praised debut LP, The Obscurity Within… (2012).

Sound and Style: Death Metal with a Crusty Core

What set Entrapment apart in the saturated old-school death metal revival was its focus on atmosphere and pacing. Jonker wasn’t interested in technical wizardry or blastbeat histrionics. Instead, his compositions breathed—lumbering, mid-tempo monstrosities that built dread rather than speed. The production was deliberately raw, with thick reverb, murky tones, and vocals that sounded like they were recorded in a moldy tomb. Critics often noted the band’s punk undertones—a nod to Jonker’s roots—and some even dubbed Entrapment a “death crust” hybrid.

The Band Evolves: From Solo Project to Stage Beast

As interest in Entrapment grew, Jonker brought in live musicians to take the music on the road. Though the studio work remained largely his domain, the live band added new dynamics. From sweaty European club gigs to small underground festivals, Entrapment gained a reputation for delivering dark, suffocating sets with ruthless precision. Over time, the lineup shifted frequently—Jonker remained the nucleus—but the mission stayed the same: to worship the old gods of death metal while never becoming a parody of them.

Albums and Progression

After the success of The Obscurity Within…, Entrapment released Lamentations Of The Flesh in 2014, a deeper plunge into doomier, slower territories. It was a darker, more refined effort that divided fans: some hailed it as a masterpiece of decaying atmosphere, others missed the more energetic punk flavor of earlier releases. Jonker, unconcerned with trends, continued to follow his muse. The third full-length, Through Realms Unseen (2016), introduced even more melodic and introspective elements, suggesting a maturation—or perhaps a slow funeral march—of the project’s original sound.

Audience Perception and Critical Reception

Entrapment’s trajectory mirrored its genre: celebrated by purists, ignored by the mainstream. In the underground press, however, Jonker was lauded for his authenticity and consistency. Zines, blogs, and indie labels praised the band’s refusal to follow trends or compromise on production. Some compared Entrapment to Grave Miasma or Funebrarum, while others called them the Dutch answer to Asphyx—though Jonker himself was always more interested in emotion than legacy.

Controversies and Challenges

Despite the morbid imagery and occult overtones typical of the genre, Entrapment largely avoided controversy. Jonker’s interviews reveal a thoughtful artist more concerned with personal catharsis than shock value. However, the band’s lo-fi production and niche appeal led to occasional friction with labels or promoters looking for more polished, marketable products. Jonker refused to “clean up” the sound, famously rejecting remastering offers for earlier works.

Hiatus, End—or Rebirth?

By 2019, after a string of successful releases and limited live appearances, Jonker announced that Entrapment would cease to exist in its current form. He cited creative exhaustion and a desire to explore other musical avenues. While the band never officially disbanded, activity halted, and Entrapment entered a state of torpor—perhaps appropriate for a band so deeply embedded in themes of decay.

As of today, Entrapment's future remains uncertain. Jonker continues to be active in the Dutch metal and punk scenes, contributing to other projects and collaborating with kindred spirits. The band’s discography, now complete but never bloated, stands as a testament to what death metal can achieve when it’s made with heart, grime, and total disregard for commercial expectations.

Legacy in the Ruins

In the cathedral of death metal, where many light candles to the same gods, Entrapment carved its name with a rusted blade. Their music never begged for attention—it demanded it, in slow, churning waves of dread and distortion. Whether or not the band returns, Entrapment has already left its mark: a dirge carved into the bones of Dutch metal history.

Music Genre:

Neder Death Metal 

Album Production Information:

Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Richard Wierenga and Entrapment i

This album was recorded in Winter 2013

Album cover design: Michel

Record Label & Catalognr:

Soulseller Records – SSR 072

Record Format:

12" Vinyl Stereo Gramophone Record
Total Album (Cover+Record) weight: 260 gram  

Year

2014
Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh
    Band-members, Musicians and Performers
  • Michel
  • Jeroen
  • Henke
  • Martin
Complete Track-listing of the album "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh"

The detailed tracklist of this record "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh" is:

    Track-listing Side One:
  1. Perpetual Impudence
  2. Abhorrence Of The Unborn
  3. Lamentations Of The Flesh
  4. Unearthly Cries
  5. Seditious Dreamers
    Track-listing Side Two:
  1. The Faithless
  2. Hostile Life
  3. Engulfed By Flames
  4. Engraved
  5. On Carrion Wings

 

Front cover of Entrapment's 'Lamentations Of The Flesh' LP featuring a red and black Gothic cathedral interior with the band's distressed logo and an inverted cross.

Album front cover: This image features the highly stylized and atmospheric cover of Entrapment’s 2014 LP Lamentations Of The Flesh. The design is dominated by a dark, brooding red and black color scheme that evokes a sense of foreboding decay. A high-vaulted Gothic cathedral interior stretches deep into the background, with symmetrical rows of pointed arches, columns, and looming shadows that create a strong sense of verticality and claustrophobic tension.

Centered near the top is the band’s logo—Entrapment—rendered in distressed, bone-white letters with sharp edges that resemble rusted blades or decayed claws. Beneath the band’s name hangs a bold inverted cross, also weathered and textured, reinforcing the album’s blasphemous aesthetic. The album title, Lamentations of the Flesh, is printed in a Gothic script at the bottom of the image in faded off-white text, which appears to glow subtly against the shadowy backdrop. The overall effect is one of solemnity, menace, and reverence inverted into darkness.

Album Back Cover  Photo of "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh"
Back cover of Entrapment's 'Lamentations Of The Flesh' LP with gothic artwork, track listing in old English font, and Soulseller Records branding on a red-black background.

Album back cover: The back sleeve of Lamentations Of The Flesh mirrors the grim aesthetic of the front, drenched in blood-red and shadowy black tones. Dominating the top portion of the artwork is the album’s complete tracklist, set in a traditional old English Gothic typeface that enhances the medieval and deathly tone of the design. The song titles—such as Perpetual Impudence, Unearthly Cries, and On Carrion Wings—are spaced evenly across the image, reading like a liturgical lament carved in stone.

Beneath the text, a darkened, distressed image of an hourglass flanked by winged figures is partially obscured by grime and textured overlays, suggesting the inevitable passage of time and decay. Beneath that, heavily weathered architectural elements evoke drapery and tomb-like structures. At the bottom right, the Soulseller Records logo appears in white, distressed lettering, accompanied by the label’s URL. A barcode is placed discreetly in the bottom left. The visual language is funereal and defiant, fitting the album’s tone of existential rot and ritualistic doom.

Inner Sleeve   of "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh" Album
Inner sleeve of Entrapment's 'Lamentations Of The Flesh' LP showing printed lyrics to six songs in serif typeface on a dark background with no artwork or imagery.

Inner sleeve with lyrics: This photograph captures one side of the inner sleeve from Entrapment’s Lamentations Of The Flesh LP. The sleeve features a stark, text-only layout printed in bone-white serif font against a deep black background, echoing the album’s somber tone. The design avoids any visual distractions, focusing entirely on lyrical content, as if the words themselves are relics carved into the darkness.

Lyrics to six tracks are presented in vertical columns: Perpetual Impudence, Abhorrence of the Unborn, Proclamation, Lamentations of the Flesh, Unearthly Cries, and Seditious Dreamer. Each song's text flows poetically, rich in themes of death, self-destruction, disillusionment, and spiritual decay. The arrangement is symmetrical and clean, lending a liturgical atmosphere to the presentation. There are no illustrations or logos—just the cold, unembellished despair of the lyrics, making this sleeve a textual extension of the album’s sonic desolation.

Photo of "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh" Album's Inner Sleeve  
Second inner sleeve of Entrapment's 'Lamentations Of The Flesh' LP showing lyrics for six tracks in white serif text on black background, with credits to band and engineers.

Second inner sleeve with lyrics and credits: This inner sleeve from Entrapment’s Lamentations Of The Flesh LP continues the minimalist and monochrome design of its counterpart. It features a clean, column-based layout of white serif text on a solid black background, maintaining the solemn tone of the album. The lyrics for the remaining six tracks—The Faithless, Hostile Life, Engulfed by Flames, Engraved, and On Carrion Wings—are printed with clarity and emphasis on poetic rhythm, filled with themes of sin, existential dread, societal collapse, and spiritual decay.

Each set of lyrics is tightly arranged, reflecting the album’s compact and intentional songwriting. At the bottom right, the production credits are discreetly placed in smaller font. They state: “Recorded, mixed and mastered by Richard Wierenga and Entrapment winter 2013,” followed by “All music by Entrapment” and “Artwork by Michel.” Beneath this, the band lineup is listed: Michel, Jeroen, Henke, and Martin. The absence of imagery ensures the viewer's focus remains entirely on the album’s lyrical and conceptual gravity.

Photo of "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh" 12" LP Record - Side One:
Label of Entrapment's 'Lamentations Of The Flesh' LP Side A with band logo, Soulseller Records, and tracklist printed in white on matte black vinyl center.

Side A vinyl label: This image shows the central label of Side A of Entrapment’s Lamentations Of The Flesh LP. The matte black label is sharply printed in contrasting white serif text, presenting a clean and traditional layout while retaining the album’s raw aesthetic. At the top, the band’s jagged, distressed logo stretches across the diameter, with an inverted cross beneath it—both rendered in stark white, as on the album cover.

To the left, the catalog number SSR 072 is printed, while the right side features the Soulseller Records logo in a distressed stencil font. Below center, the label indicates “Side A” followed by the tracklisting for the side: Perpetual Impudence, Abhorrence of the Unborn, Proclamation, Lamentations of the Flesh, Unearthly Cries, and Seditious Dreamers. Along the bottom edge, the copyright line reads “P & C Soulseller Records – All Rights Reserved – 2014.” The spindle hole is precisely centered, and the faint grooves of the black vinyl surface shimmer under the lighting. This label reflects the underground elegance of the release: minimal, bold, and entirely focused on the music.

 
Photo of "ENTRAPMENT - Lamentations Of The Flesh" 12" LP Record - Side Two:
Label of Entrapment's 'Lamentations Of The Flesh' LP Side B with white text on black background, listing five tracks, Soulseller Records logo, and band logo above spindle hole.

Side B vinyl label: This photo displays the Side B label of Entrapment’s Lamentations Of The Flesh LP, issued by Soulseller Records. Like Side A, the design features a minimalist yet striking layout with crisp white lettering on a matte black background. At the top, the band’s jagged, decomposed-style logo arches over the spindle hole, with the inverted cross emblem placed directly beneath it. The layout mirrors the band’s sonic ethos: raw, no-frills, and hostile to polish.

The tracklist for Side B is centered and clearly numbered: The Faithless, Hostile Life, Engulfed by Flames, Engraved, and On Carrion Wings. To the left of the spindle hole, the catalog number SSR 072 is noted, while the right side carries the distressed Soulseller Records logo. Along the bottom edge runs the copyright line: “P & C Soulseller Records – All Rights Reserved – 2014.” Subtle grooves in the vinyl surface catch the light, emphasizing the record’s physical presence and underground authenticity.