Nuclear Blast 11 Song Promo (NB P 03) (1993)
Track List:
01. Benediction – Paradox Alley (4:35)
02. Brutality – Ceremonial Unearthing (2:52)
03. Amorphis – Signs From The North Side (4:55)
04. Hypocrisy – Osculum Obscenum (5:04)
05. Sinister – Leviathan (5:25)
06. Master – Collection Of Souls (3:41)
07. Macabre – Zodiac (3:41)
08. Dismember – Case # Obscene (3:36)
09. Mortification – Overseer (9:14)
10. Pungent Stench – Choked Just For A Joke (4:27)
11. Fetish 69 – Versus Nature (2:47)
As insignificant as promo’s may seem to some, this promo meant everything to me at the time it was handed to me by Doug Earp at Wyatt Earp Records in Flint, Michigan. Not only did this album contain the latest tracks from Benediction, Hypocrisy, Dismember, and Pungent Stench, this disc also introduced me to Brutality, Amorphis, Sinister, Master, Macabre, Mortification, and Fetish 69. Doug had a knack for pointing Metalheads in the proper direction for new music, and when I asked if he had any suggestions, he gave me this disc to check out.
Many of the albums had already been released at this point but as you can see by the promo insert that came with the disc, some of them, including; Dismember’s Indecent and Obscene, and Brutality’s Screams of Anguish (titled Torture here). Many of the band’s (then) upcoming releases were as of yet untitled, including; Hypocrisy, Mortification, and Sinister.
I later returned to purchase many of these albums after they were released and I still have a few of the original cassette releases, along with many of them on CD, which I later purchased to replace the cassette tapes.
Benediction — Paradox Alley was taken from the album Transcend the Rubicon, which was released on August 10th, 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 073 CD / 27361 60582) and Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6058-2).
Brutality — Ceremonial Unearthing was taken from the album Screams of Anguish, which was released on September 28th, 1993 via Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6077-2) and Nuclear Blast Records (NB 075-2).
Amorphis — Signs from the North Side was taken from the album The Karelian Isthmus, which was released on November 1st, 1992 via Relapse Records (RR 6045-2) and was later released via Nuclear Blast Records in 1993 (NB 072CD).
Hypocrisy — Osculum Obscenum was taken from the album Osculum Obscenum, which was released on October 12th, 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 080-2) and Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6081-2).
Sinister — Leviathan was taken from the album Diabolical Summoning, which was released on November 9th, 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 081-2) and Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6079-2).
Master — Collection of Souls was taken from the album Collection of Souls, which was released in 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 076CD).
Macabre — Zodiac was taken from the album Sinister Slaughter, which was released on April 13th, 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 070CD) and Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6060-2).
Dismember — Case # Obscene was taken from the album Indecent and Obscene, which was released on June 24th, 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 077-2) and in December 1993 via Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6088-2).
Mortification — Overseer was taken from the album Post Momentary Affliction, which was released in June 1993 via Intense Records (FLD9438), Nuclear Blast Records (NB 082-2), and Nuclear Blast America (NBA RED 6078-2).
(Top; Intense Records edition/ Bottom: Nuclear Blast edition)
Pungent Stench — Choked Just For A Joke was taken from the album "Club Mondo Bizarre" for Members Only, which was later released on March 6th, 1994 via Nuclear Blast Records (censored artwork - NB 079-2 / uncensored artwork - NB079-2V2) and Nuclear Blast America (censored - NBA 6904-2 / uncensored version - NBA RED 6097-2).
(Top; Uncensored version / Bottom; Censored version)
Fetish 69 — Versus Nature was taken from the album Antibody, which was released in 1993 via Nuclear Blast Records (NB 087-2).
Note: All catalog numbers in parentheses are for CD release only.
If you would like to listen to these songs featured in this compilation, I created a playlist via Apple Music and am including the link here: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/nuclear-blast-records-11-song-promo/pl.u-d2b0M0VuPpvrY
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