Mortal Massacre is the first CD release by New York death metal band Mortician. It consists of their Brutally Mutilated 7" vinyl EP and Mortal Massacre (hence the title) 7" vinyl EP, and live tracks recorded at two separate shows.
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 59:30 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
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Original issuing
editOriginally, Mortal Massacre was issued August 1991, as a 7" vinyl EP by Relapse Records.[1] The cover artwork was a photo of actor Angus Scrimm in his role as "The Tall Man" from the Don Coscarelli film Phantasm.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro / Mortal Massacre" (Night of the Living Dead) | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Drilling for Brains" | 0:52 |
| 3. | "Redrum / Outro" (The Shining) | 5:27 |
Personnel
edit- Will Rahmer — Bass Guitar and Vocals
- Roger Beaujard — Guitars and Drum Programming
- Recorded at D-D Studios
- Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Producers
- Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Engineers
CD release
editAfter the 7" release went out-of-print, Relapse Records issued Mortal Massacre on CD with additional tracks.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro / Mortal Massacre" (Night of the Living Dead) | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Drilling for Brains" | 0:52 |
| 3. | "Redrum / Outro" (The Shining) | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Intro / Mortician" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Brutally Mutilated" | 0:40 |
| 6. | "Necrocannibal / Outro" | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Mortal Massacre" (Live) | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Brutally Mutilated" (Live) | 1:25 |
| 9. | "Necrocannibal" (Live) | 5:12 |
| 10. | "Drilling for Brains" (Live) | 1:18 |
| 11. | "Hacked up for Barbecue" (Live) | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Redrum" (Live) | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Bloodcraving" (Live) | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Cremated" (Live) | 1:55 |
| 15. | "Mortician" (Live) | 2:50 |
| 16. | "Brutally Mutilated" (Live - Different Version) | 1:02 |
| 17. | "Drilling for Brains" (Live - Different Version) | 1:04 |
| 18. | "Bloodcraving" (Live - Different Version) | 3:23 |
| 19. | "Scum" (Live - Napalm Death Cover) | 2:40 |
| 20. | "Mortician" (Live - Different Version) | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 59:30 | |
Personnel
edit- Will Rahmer — bass guitar and vocals
- Roger J. Beaujard — guitars
- John McEntee — guitars
- Matt Sicher — drums
Third issuing
editThe Mortal Massacre cd has since gone out-of-print. In 2004 Relapse Records re-released the cd as part of a two-for-one package along with the House by the Cemetery cd.[3]