Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

Altars Of Madness album cover
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Band
Morbid Angel
Style
Death metal
Release date
12 May 1989
Owners
1354 have it
140 want it
4 trade it
Tracklist
Disc I
01. Immortal Rites
02. Suffocation
03. Visions From The Darkside
04. Maze Of Torment
05. Lord Of All Fevers And Plague [CD version bonus]
06. Chapel Of Ghouls
07. Bleed For The Devil
08. Damnation
09. Blasphemy
10. Evil Spells
11. Maze Of Torment [remix version] [bonus]
12. Chapel Of Ghouls [remix version] [bonus]
13. Blasphemy [remix version] [bonus]

Disc II [DVD] [2006 Reissue bonus]
Live In Nottingham Rock City, 1989
01. Immortal Rites
02. Suffocation
03. Visions From The Darkside
04. Maze Of Torment
05. Lord Of All Fevers And Plague
06. Chapel Of Ghouls
07. Bleed For The Devil
08. Damnation
09. Blasphemy
10. Evil Spells
Line-up
David Vincent - bass guitar, vocals
Trey Azagthoth - lead guitar
Richard Brunelle - lead guitar
Pete Sandoval - drums
Additional info
Artwork by Dan Seagrave
Guest review by
Mega-Slayer
Rating:
9.8
Rating:
9.8
Where do I begin to explain such a worthy debut? Well, I should start with the affect it had on me, and the metal community: I believe this had the biggest affect towards the influence of extreme music with it's relentless blasting, blasphemous lyrics, and heavy riffing. I mean this record contains any metal heads' dream that being if solos are your thing. Well my friend they are a plenty here, there must be 35-40 solos, and what impresses me is that there isn't really any similarity between any of them. Richard Brunelle and Trey Azagthoth make the greatest team, equivalent even to the mighty Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, the solos and performance for a debut will really blow your mind. Trey had formed Morbid in '83 so his eagerness to release a record must've really helped as he poured his heart and soul in the composition and execution of the riffs and soloing.

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published 17.11.2006 | Comments ( 13 )
Guest review by
Ænigma
Rating:
7.9
Rating:
7.9
There is a living continuum that flows through all of us, connects us together, but also lets us be who we are. It's just ever-flowing lava, and the inner rhythm that guides and commands us. It was always bound to happen, and somewhere in the musical mess of the 80's death metal was born. You could say the force of the universe gave us the creative mind to birth a genre of such musical genius that would later be labelled as one of the very few that still requires a substantial amount of talent to create.

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Written by AndyMetalFreak on 09.07.2024 at 10:26

Written by Redel on 09.07.2024 at 09:30

What are the chances that I've spun this death metal classic just yesterday night before falling asleep? Obviously not to it though

I'm currently going on a classic death metal streak, this has always been one of my top 3 favorites from the US scene, along with Death - Leprosy, and Obituary - Cause Of Death.

You'll be surprised how often I spin an album then see a comment from someone here regarding the album I just listened to.

Yes to this (maybe I would change Leprosy to Spiritual).

What a blast this record is. Extremly fast and still melodic so it´s not getting boring. While there are no fillers there are some standout tracks (nearly everyone mentioned here) as Immortal Rites, Suffocation, Maze Of Torment
and Chapel Of Ghouls (Top 10 DM song of all times!).

The only light letdown are some of the solos which are (as many King solos from Slayer) not my cup of tea.
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