Above the Light

Above the Light is the debut studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 1993 by Nosferatu Records. The album was re-released in 2006 after their return by Beyond Productions with "Dreaming Deformities" and "Musicians Against Yuppies" as the bonus tracks. Also, a music video was made for "Sometimes They Come Back" in the same year.

Above the Light
Studio album by Sadist
Released	July 15, 1993 2006 (re-release)
Recorded	1993 re-release: September, 2000, Nadir Recording and Mastering, Genova, Italy
Genre	Technical death metal, progressive metal
Length	43:20
Label	Nosferatu Records
Producer	Alberto Penzin
Sadist chronology
Black Screams (1991) Above the Light (1993) Tribe (1996)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nadir (instrumental)"	2:12
2.	"Breathin' Cancer"	7:25
3.	"Enslaver of Lies"	5:37
4.	"Sometimes They Come Back"	6:27
5.	"Hell in Myself"	5:32
6.	"Desert Divinities"	5:06
7.	"Sadist (instrumental)"	4:21
8.	"Happiness 'N' Sorrow"	6:40
Total length:		43:20

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"T.C. Psyche" (live)
10.	"Spiral of Winter Ghosts" (live)

2006 Re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Dreaming Deformities"	4:33
10.	"Musicians Against Yuppies"	4:11

Personnel

Sadist

• Tommy − Guitars, Keyboards
• Peso − Drums
• Andy − Bass, Death Vocals

Production

• Luciano Berlingeri - Photography
• Roberto "Robferatu" Cannavo - Executive producer
• Paolo Mauri - Additional Recording
• Luigi Scuderi - Mixing
• Salvo Mazzone - Engineering
• Alberto Penzin - Producer
• Michele Vitiello - Art direction