09/01/2013 20:15

Abramelin

Abramelin: compilation 'Transgressing the Afterlife - The Complete Recordings 1988-2002' coming in October

On October 21st Century Media Records will release 'Transgressing the Afterlife - The Complete Recordings 1988-2002' - an anthological release of Abramelin, Australia's once greatest death metal band.

Abramelin were founded under the moniker Acheron in Melbourne in 1988. Within ten years (1990-2000) Abramelin have released one demo, two EPs and two albums, all of which have become highly sought-after rarities by now.

'Transgressing the Afterlife - The Complete Recordings 1988-2002' now compiles the songs of all the band's official recordings as well as numerous unreleased tracks. The entire audio material has been carefully remastered from original sources whilst the band has contributed tons of unseen photos. Andrew Haug has done a detailed interview with Abramelin's main guys Simon Dower (vocals) and Tim Aldridge (guitars), giving you a deep insight into the band's history as well as into the Australian metal scene in general. 'Transgressing the Afterlife - The Complete Recordings 1988-2002' will be released as a 3CD and 5LP, both with extensive booklets, reworked artworks, new layouts and a total of 46 tracks of merciless Aussie death metal with an overall playing time of more than 230 minutes!

Watch out for the vinyl version which will be limited worldwide to a one time pressing of only 1000 copies!

'Transgressing the Afterlife - The Complete Recordings 1988-2002' track list (3CD):

CD1
1. Human Abattoir
2. Humble Abode
3. Dearly Beloved
4. Relish the Blood
5. Cannibal Apocalypse
6. Final Biopsy
7. Malicious Genocide
8. Relish the Blood
9. Human Abbatoir
10. Intro
11. Deprived of Afterlife
12. Death of Millions
13. Eternal Suffering
14. Morbid Love
15. Cold Blood
16. Penetrate the Hymen

Tracks 1-4 taken from the 'Transgression from Acheron' MCD
Track 5 is previously unreleased
Tracks 6-9 taken from the 'Promo 92' (as Acheron), previously unreleased on CD
Tracks 10-12 taken from the 'Deprived of Afterlife' 7" (as Acheron), previously unreleased on CD
Tracks 13-16 taken from the 'Eternal Suffering' demo (as Acheron), previously unreleased on CD

CD2
1. Misfortune
2. Grave Ideals (Nekromaniak)
3. Spiritual Justice
4. Humble Abode
5. Stargazer (The Summoning)
6. Stargazing (Stargazer II)
7. Deprived of Afterlife
8. Invocation
9. Cantara (Dead Can Dance cover)
10. Exothermia (instrumental)
11. Give and Take (rehearsal)
12. Stargazer (rehearsal)
13. Dearly Beloved (rehearsal)
14. Human Abattoir (rehearsal)
15. Final Biopsy (rehearsal)

Tracks 1-9 taken from the 'Abramelin' album
Track 10 is previously unreleased
Tracks 11-15 are previously unreleased rehearsal recordings

CD3
1. Pleasures
2. Your Casualty
3. Waste
4. Bleeding Hearts
5. The Germ Factory
6. Flesh Furnace
7. Plague
8. Nycto Mortis (instrumental)
9. Misfortune (live)
10. Spiritual Justice (live)
11. Loves Me not (Bleeding Hearts) (live)
12. Grave Ideals (Nekromaniak) (live)
13. The Germ Factory (live)
14. Humble Abode (live)
15. Human Abattoir (live)

Tracks 1-7 taken from the 'Deadspeak' album
Track 8 is previously unreleased
Tracks 9-15 are previously unreleased live recordings

Abramelin was (last active line up):
Simon Dower - vocals
Tim Aldridge - guitars
Grant Karajic - bass
Matt Wilcock - guitars
Lance Lembrin - drums

Discography:
'Eternal Suffering' (demo)
'Deprived of Afterlife' (EP)
'Transgression from Acheron' (MCD)
'Abramelin' (album)
'Deadspeak' (album)

Abramelin online:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Abramelin/550713968275457?ref=br_tf

(source: Century Media Records)