Blessed Are the Sick

Blessed Are the Sick is the second studio album from death metal band Morbid Angel. Though the album features some fast sections, the overall sound is markedly slower than the debut and features marked classical music undertones[3] (main composer Trey Azagthoth would dedicate this album to Mozart). Tracks 9, 10 and 12 are re-recorded songs from the 1986 demo Abominations of Desolation.

Blessed Are the Sick
Studio album by
Morbid Angel
ReleasedMay 22, 1991
RecordedJanuary – February 1991
StudioMorrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
GenreDeath metal
Length39:24
LabelEarache/Relativity
ProducerMorbid Angel
Morbid Angel chronology
Altars of Madness
(1989)		 Blessed Are the Sick
(1991)		 Abominations of Desolation
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]

The cover painting is "Les Trésors de Satan" by Jean Delville.

The album was reissued in 2009 as a Digipak in DualDisc format. The CD side contains the original audio release and the DVD side contains a one-hour documentary.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Vincent, except where noted; all music is composed by Trey Azagthoth, except "Desolate Ways" by Richard Brunelle..

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Intro" (instrumental) 1:27
2."Fall from Grace" 5:13
3."Brainstorm" 2:34
4."Rebel Lands" 2:41
5."Doomsday Celebration" (instrumental) 1:49
6."Day of Suffering" 1:54
7."Blessed Are the Sick/Leading the Rats" 4:47
8."Thy Kingdom Come" 3:24
9."Unholy Blasphemies"Azagthoth, Vincent2:10
10."Abominations"Azagthoth4:27
11."Desolate Ways" (instrumental) 1:40
12."The Ancient Ones"Azagthoth5:53
13."In Remembrance" (instrumental) 1:25

Personnel
Morbid Angel
Additional personnel
  • Tom Morris - engineering, mixing

Release history
Date Note
May 2, 1991
November 3, 2009 Reissue
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References
  1. Bowar, Chad. "Review: Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick". About.com. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  2. Torreano, Bradley. "Review: Blessed Are the Sick". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. "Morbid Angel biography". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  4. "MORBID ANGEL: 'Blessed Are The Sick' Reissue To Receive U.S. Release In October". BlabberMouth. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07.
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