Sabbatical Earlyearslaught

December 2014 marks the final month of the 30th anniversary year of the legendary Sabbat. As such, it is only fitting to celebrate the end of this historic year with the release of this 4xCD version of the Sabbatical Earlyearslaught compilation, previously released as a vinyl box set in April of this year. The recordings in this collection represent the band's earliest output, from its official inception in 1984 through the recording of its highly-regarded debut album, Envenom, in 1990. The band's trademark brand of “Sabbatical Blacking Metal” was first established thirty years ago with the quintessential and appropriately self-titled Sabbat 7” EP, which was followed by four more 7” EP releases (Born by Evil Blood, Desecration, The Devil's Sperm Is Cold, and The Seven Deadly Sins) over the course of the next five years. In addition to these original vinyl releases, Sabbat recorded the Bloody Countess rehearsal sessions and Sabbatical Demon demo, both of which were released separately on cassettes. Sabbatical Earlyearslaught compiles the recordings from all five of these EPs, both cassettes, and a rough mix of the Envenom album. Also included are various rehearsal, live, and otherwise unreleased recordings from the same six-year formative period. To accompany these recordings and provide a written narrative of the band's early history, the most extensive single biography ever written on the band's developmental period is included in a twenty-page booklet, along with the artwork that adorned the five 7” EPs, as well as other original Elizaveatian artwork and photos from the same era, all of which is housed in a deluxe 4xCD jewel case. In short, this collection stands alone as the most definitive release of early Sabbat on CD format. (Note that the die-hard version of this release – containing the bonus recordings originally included in the vinyl box set, albeit this time on cassette format, as well as an exclusive bonus double 7” picture disc – has been delayed by the manufacturer until early 2015.)

First 100 copies will include Gezol's notebook replica as free bonus.

Recording information:

Disc 1:
01-02: Sabbat EP, 1985.
03-04: Born by Evil Blood EP, 1987.
05-07: Desecration EP, 1988.
08-09: The Devil's Sperm Is Cold EP, 1989.
10-12: The Seven Deadly Sins EP, 1990.

Disc 2:
01-04: Sabbatical Demon demo, 1990.
05-12: Bloody Countess demo, 1986.
13: Rehearsal at S.K. Studio, 1986.

Disc 3:
01-10: Envenom Rough Mix, 1990.

Disc 4:
01-06: Rehearsal at Asai Cleaning Studio, 1984.
07-11: Rehearsal at Asai Cleaning Studio, 1985.
12-15: Unreleased 80's recordings, date unknown.
16-18: Alternate Envenom Mix.
19-21: Live at Public Hall in Kuwana, Japan.