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Altars of Madness

Morbid Angel

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
May 12th, 1989
Label:
Earache Records
Reviews:
22 reviews (avg. 88%)
1. Immortal Rites 04:05   Show lyrics
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2. Suffocation 03:14   Show lyrics
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3. Visions from the Dark Side 04:08   Show lyrics
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4. Maze of Torment 04:23   Show lyrics
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5. Lord of All Fevers & Plague (CD bonus track) 03:28   Show lyrics
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6. Chapel of Ghouls 04:58   Show lyrics
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7. Bleed for the Devil 02:22   Show lyrics
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8. Damnation 04:09   Show lyrics
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9. Blasphemy 03:28   Show lyrics
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10. Evil Spells 04:12   Show lyrics
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11. Maze of Torment (re-mix) (CD bonus track) 04:27   Show lyrics
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12. Chapel of Ghouls (re-mx) (CD bonus track) 04:59   Show lyrics
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13. Blasphemy (re-mix) (CD bonus track) 03:21   Show lyrics
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Band members
David Vincent Vocals, Bass
Pete Sandoval Drums
Richard Brunelle Guitars
Trey Azagthoth Guitars
Miscellaneous staff
David Vincent Lyrics
Trey Azagthoth Lyrics
Bob Collet Photography
Tom Morris Engineering
Digby Pearson Producer, Executive producer
Dan Seagrave Cover art
Mike Browning Lyrics (tracks 6 & 12)
David Vincent Vocals, Bass
Pete Sandoval Drums
Richard Brunelle Guitars
Trey Azagthoth Guitars
David Vincent Lyrics
Trey Azagthoth Lyrics
Bob Collet Photography
Tom Morris Engineering
Digby Pearson Producer, Executive producer
Dan Seagrave Cover art
Mike Browning Lyrics (tracks 6 & 12)
Read A portal into the coming... 93% hells_unicorn October 29th, 2012
Read Caverns below await the... 98% autothrall April 5th, 2011
Read Has not aged well 40% vegetable September 18th, 2010
Read Altars of Madness 91% Noctir June 28th, 2010
Read How Death Metal Should Be 100% __Ziltoid__ April 8th, 2010
Read Welcome to the church of... 97% SLlMER February 24th, 2010
Read An easy-to-misunderstand... 95% Napero July 7th, 2009
Read Standing by the Altar 68% marktheviktor May 28th, 2009
Read OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD... 15% OzzyApu May 27th, 2009
Read An evil, sinister,... 96% s4rcophagus April 13th, 2009
Read Revel in Satanic glory! 100% MercyfulSatyr October 25th, 2008
Read A death metal symphony of... 94% MetalSupremacy October 16th, 2008
Read A simplistic masterpiece 98% intothevoid September 17th, 2008
Read quintessential early death... 99% morbert April 9th, 2008
Read A Different Way Of Doing... 90% CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8 March 27th, 2008
Read In Madness you dwell…. 99% bastos666 January 7th, 2008
Read Relish in the Madness 92% DawnoftheShred November 15th, 2006
Read Where US Death Metal Finds... 95% brocashelm April 18th, 2006
Read This is my life 100% Noktorn March 4th, 2005
Read Evil, but not perfect 80% peer September 13th, 2004
Read An All Time Classic 100% corviderrant February 28th, 2004
Read Absolutely crushing,... 99% GrimAndFrostbitten August 19th, 2003
Catalog# MOSH 11CD

Recorded & mixed at Morrisound Recording Tampa, Florida.
Co-produced by Morbid Angel.
Written by Morbid Angel.
Music by Vincent and Azagthoth.

The re-mixes on the original CD version contain a few guitar solos altered from their original versions.

A music video for Immortal Rites was made.

This is Morbid Angel's debut album not Abominations of Desolation which was recorded in 1986 but not released until 1991.

Original CD version has 2 different back cover layouts, each with their own specific pictures and organization.

Reissues:
2003: including Immortal Rites bonus video
2006: Dual disc including the first official release of Live Madness '89 (originally released as a bootleg video in 89), recorded on the Grindcrusher Tour at Nottingham Rock City on November 14, 1989. First 5000 with limited edition replica gig ticket:
1. Immortal Rites (03:55)
2. Suffocation (03:12)
3. Visions from the Dark Side (04:24)
4. Maze of Torment (05:25)
5. Chapel of Ghouls/Guitar Solo (06:12)
6. Bleed for the Devil (02:29)
7. Damnation (04:30)
8. Blasphemy (04:27)
9. Lord of All Fevers and Plague (04:00)
10. Evil Spells (05:10)
2011: Limited edition digipak, remastered, includes a bonus fold out album cover poster and the Immortal Rites bonus video

Vinyl reissues:
1989: Picture Disc
2002: European pressing, limited to 1000 copies on black vinyl
2002: USA pressing, limited to 1000 copies 700 blue vinyl, 300 red vinyl
2006: Picture disc, limited to 1500 copies
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