Purification Through Violence

Purification through Violence is the debut studio album by American death metal band Dying Fetus, following Infatuation with Malevolence, a collection of early demos.[2] It was released in 1996.

Purification through Violence
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre
Length28:42
LabelPulverizer
ProducerDying Fetus
Dying Fetus chronology
Infatuation with Malevolence
(1995)
Purification through Violence
(1996)
Killing on Adrenaline
(1998)

The band left Pulverizer Records shortly after the album's release.[3]

Release history

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Purification Through Violence was reissued in January 2011 by Relapse.[4] It included the bonus tracks "Beaten into Submission" (1997 rehearsal demo) and "Raped on the Altar" (live in Herbolzheim, Germany, 1998).

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Jason Netherton; all music is composed by John Gallagher except for track 8

No.TitleLength
1."Blunt Force Trauma"5:26
2."Beaten into Submission"2:50
3."Skull Fucked"2:55
4."Permanently Disfigured"3:25
5."Raped on the Altar"3:55
6."Nothing Left to Pray for"3:55
7."Nocturnal Crucifixion"3:23
8."Scum (Fuck the Weak)" (Napalm Death cover)2:53

Personnel

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  • John Gallagher – guitars/vocals
  • Jason Netherton – bass guitar/vocals
  • Brian Latta – guitars
  • Rob Belton – drums

References

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  1. ^ "Dying Fetus: Purification Through Violence (Relapse Reissue)". Sea of Tranquility.
  2. ^ "Dying Fetus | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (August 25, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "YOU KNOW DYING FETUS… BUT DO YOU REALLY KNOW DYING FETUS?". MetalSucks. February 22, 2011.