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Gods of War/Blood Upon the Altar

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Man, this is the classical of the most brutal music you have ever heard... Totally satanic masterpiece from North America, having influenced others as BEHERIT and BESTIAL WARLUST...
Absolutely recommended to fans of black/death/grindcore. The production here is great (originally produced in 1992, this is a reissue by OSMOSE with an EP as a bonus), great sound and especially sinister vokills (by Mr. BLACKWINDS), infernal drumming and brutal riffs!!! Essential, believe me!!!

Musical regressivism at it's finest. Along with bands like Von and Profanatica, Blasphemy helped move black metal away from rock-based metal and further towards twisted avant-noise. This album embraces primitivity and abrasion almost for it's own sake and comes off simultaneously horrifying and ridiculous, often in the same moment. The few who can appreciate outsider black metal in the vein of Beherit, Krieg, Havohej and Bestial Summoning will enjoy this.

Any words I could offer would simply lessen the Satanic Majesty of this recording. And so, for you, the newbie, I list the CORRECT indexes on this reissue:

GODS OF WAR

Apocalypse Side (back in the day kiddies, there was this thing called vinyl, hah hah...)
1. Elders Of The Apocalypse/Blood Upon The Altar
2. Blasphemous Attack
3. Gods Of War
4. Intro/Atomic Nuclear Desolation
5. Nocturnal Slayer

Abyss Side
6. Emperor Of The Black Abyss
7. Intro/Blasphemy
8. Intro/Necrosadist

9. War Command
10. Empty Chalice

BLOOD UPON THE ALTAR
11. Ross Bay Intro
12. War Command
13. Demoniac
14. Intro
15. Weltering In Blood
16. Ritual
17. Nocturnal Slayer
18. Blasphemy
19. Intro/Blasphemous Attack/Guitar Effect Outro

There you go. NOW BUY THE FRAGGIN' THING WHEREVER YOU CAN!!!