Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness – 1989 [LP] rare

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BAND: Morbid Angel

ITEM: Altars of Madness   LP

YEAR: 1989

LABEL: Earache UK

Including lyrics insert

Original Release – see engraving on inner ring

CONDITION (see legend below):

COVER GRADE:  VERY GOOD +++

VINYL GRADE: NEAR MINT

Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness – 1989 - Earache

Review by AllMusic

Few albums struck a chord within the ears and minds of the late-'80s underground metal scene like Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness did at the end of the decade, setting a new precedent for metal bands to reach. With the arguable exception of Chuck Schuldiner's Death, never before had a heavy metal band carried their lightning-fast guitar riffs and equally spellbinding guitar solos into such horrific territory. Venom and Slayer redefined the extent to which a metal band could align itself with all things evil during the beginning of the decade, but Morbid Angel made these two groups sound like children's music compared to the Florida-based group's assaulting death metal sounds and their blasphemous lyrics. Bassist David Vincent took inspiration from the developing grindcore scene in England and from fellow Floridian Shuldiner for his snarling vocals. And if Vincent's monstrous vocals aren't scary enough, the band's musical onslaught will surely send children and parents running away in fear. Guitarists Trey Azagthoth and Richard Brunelle construct some ridiculously fast-paced riffs and lay down some jaw-dropping solos as if the music is being played in fast-forward mode; similarly, drummer Pete Sandoval challenges one's perception of how fast a drummer can possibly drum. In the end, though, what made the group so influential to the burgeoning death metal scene of the '90s was not so much the group's groundbreaking template for death metal -- Death had already set the precedent for the musical style on the group's 1987 Scream Bloody Gore album -- but rather Vincent and Azagthoth's near Satanic lyrics that seem far too sincere to be a pose. It wouldn't be long before an entire new style of heavy metal called black metal would arise in Northern Europe in the early to mid-'90s around bands such as Emperor and Cradle of Filth, who initially took a large portion of their Satanic motifs from this album. Even though later Morbid Angelalbums made this debut sound amateur in terms of sound quality and creativity, one cannot deny its influence.

Title

Composer

Time

1

Immortal Rites

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel, Vincent

4:04

2

Suffocation

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel, Vincent

3:15

3

Visions from the Dark Side

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel, Vincent

4:10

4

Maze of Torment

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel, Vincent

4:25

5

Lord of All Fevers and Plagues

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel

3:26

6

Chapel of Ghouls

Azagthoth, Browning, Morbid Angel

4:57

7

Bleed for the Devil

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel

2:23

8

Damnation

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel, Vincent

4:10

9

Blasphemy

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel

3:32

10

Evil Spells

Azagthoth, Morbid Angel

4:12

Cover Grade Legend

Very Good+++ (VG+++) - Very little wear, nice finish

Very Good++ (VG++) - Very light wear including small amount of edge wear and/or surface/ring wear

Very Good+ (VG+) - Light to normal wear including some edge and/or surface/ring wear

Very Good (VG) - Normal to heavy wear including one or more rough or partially split edges

Very Good- (VG-) - One or more rough or partially split edges, affected by moisture or dampness.

Good (G) - Badly worn or damaged and/or including one or more completely split edges, barely usable

Vinyl Grade Legend

Sealed/Mint - Record is in original shrink wrap and has never been opened nor played

NM (Near Mint) - No visible flaws to vinyl

NM- (Near Mint-) - Well cared for, may have a very small number of very minor visible flaws such as very light paper scuffs

VG++ (Very Good++) - Still great condition, a few light scattered marks or scuffs

VG+ (Very Good+) - Normal wear with a small number of scattered scuffs or light scratches, still a nice record

VG (Very Good) - Mishandled, lots of light scratches or scuffs or maybe a few larger ones, surface noise when played

G (Good) - Trashed, might play decent, but heavily scratched (I probably wouldn't try to sell something in this condition)

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