From Beyond (Massacre album)
From Beyond is the debut album by Massacre released in 1991 on Earache Records. The album was re-released with a different cover (original is red) and the Inhuman Condition EP as bonus tracks.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 July 1991 | |||
| Recorded | March 1991 Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, USA | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 38:20 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Colin Richardson Massacre | |||
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"Corpsegrinder" was originally recorded by the band, Death, which all members of Massacre have been a part of in the past.
The cover art was painted by Ed Repka and was based on the short story of the same name, written by H. P. Lovecraft.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9.5/10[2] |
In 2005, From Beyond was ranked number 288 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Kam Lee, all music by Rick Rozz, unless stated.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dawn of Eternity" | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Cryptic Realms" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Biohazard" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Chamber of Ages" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "From Beyond" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Defeat Remains" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Succubus" | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Symbolic Immortality" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Corpsegrinder" (Death cover) | 3:19 |
The original vinyl release had a bonus 7" single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Provoked Accurser" | 4:48 |
Credits
- Kam Lee – vocals
- Rick Rozz – guitar
- Terry Butler – bass
- Bill Andrews – drums
- Walter Trachsler played rhythm guitar on this album but was not credited. According to Mike Borders, Robby Goodwin wrote the song "Biohazard" but was not credited.
- Recorded March, 1991 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, USA
- Produced by Colin Richardson and Massacre
- Engineered by Scott Burns
- Artwork and logo by Edward J. Repka
There are no vocal effects on this album.
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References
- Book, John. "From Beyond - Massacre". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 52. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 97. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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