Catalogue Number:
FBL3028
Recorded February 9th, 1986 at Futuresound, Toronto. Mixed February 16th, 1986 at Futuresound. Although, from delays Strappado didn't get released till 1987.
"F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)" is a reference to the short while
Chuck Schuldiner was in the band.
Bootlegged on CD in 1992 by Headache Records including
Not Dead Yet. Original Fringe CD release in 1993.
Officially reissued in 2001 on
Nuclear Blast and in 2008 on
Metal Mind Productions with the following track list:
1. Disintegrator / Incinerator
2. Nocturnal Hell
3. F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)
4. Tortured Souls
5. Parasites
6. The Curse
7. Strappado
8. Maim to Please
9. One Foot in the Grave
10. Tyrant of Hell
11. Death Dealer
12. Tales of the Macabre
The four extra tracks ("Maim to Please", "One Foot in the Grave", "Tyrant of Hell", and "Death Dealer") were recorded during the
Strappado sessions but not included on the original album (except 'Maim to Please' which was a bonus track on the cassette version).
Live Karnage (Live in Toronto March 25, 1985):
13. Disintegrator / Incinerator
14. One Foot in the Grave
15. Shadow of Death
16. Massacra (
Hellhammer cover)
17. Death Dealer
18. Tales of the Macabre
19. Maim to Please
20. Strappado
21. Eve of Darkness
22. Tyrants of Hell
23. Witching Hour (
Venom cover)
24. Bloody Karnage
"Bloody Karnage" contains some hidden bonus tracks : a clip of a radio show praising a gig played by Sacrifice and Slaughter, a dubbed intro from a punk album of some sort and a cover of
Slayer's "Black Magic".
Reissued in 2012 by the band as a double CD set and contains the original mix found on the 1986 LP and 1993 Fringe Records CD version. It also features the "Meatcleaver", "Bloody Karnage" and "Surrender or Die" demos as well as live material from a show the band played opening for
Celtic Frost in 1986. Limitation unknown.
Remastered by Alexander Krull at Mastersound, Marbach, Germany in May 2001
Remixed by Mike Busija