Album
Altars Of Madness
1989 · Rock
19 collectors on Gatefold own this
Altars Of Madness is a Metal album by Morbid Angel, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 117 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.
About
Florida’s Morbid Angel didn’t merely ensure thrash’s transition into death metal on their 1989 debut. Thanks to cranium-cracking solos by guitarists Trey Azagthoth and Richard Brunelle on tracks like “Immortal Rites,” “Maze of Torment,” and “Damnation”—and time signature changes that induce serial whiplash—the album sets a standard of technical mastery that death metal bands are still trying to match. Yet Pete Sandoval’s bludgeoning drums manage to keep pace with the axe attack. Atop it all, David Vincent’s guttural growling sounds downright sick.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Immortal Rites
- A2Suffocation
- A3Visions From The Dark Side
- A4Maze Of Torment
Side B
- B1Chapel Of Ghouls
- B2Bleed For The Devil
- B3Damnation
- B4Blasphemy
- B5Evil Spells
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Death Metal
- heavy
- aggressive
- occult
The debut album of Florida-based death metal band Morbid Angel. It was released on May 12, 1989 through Combat Records/Earache Records. The album was recorded in December 1988 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida. The album is one of the earliest examples of death metal and is considered to have helped pioneer the sound along with Possessed's Seven Churches in 1985 and Death's Scream Bloody Gore in 1987, and set a new precedent for heaviness and extremity, both musically and lyrically. It is one of the most celebrated albums in death metal history, and one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time. The overtly Satanic and occult lyrical themes were a significant influence on the early Norwegian black metal scene.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David VincentBASS GUITAR, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS VOCALS, BASS
- Pete SandovalDRUMS
- Richard BrunelleGUITAR LEAD GUITAR SOLOIST , GUITAR
- Trey AzagthothGUITAR LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, LINER NOTES
19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 117 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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