Purification Through Violence
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| Released | August 6, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 28:42 | |||
| Label | Pulverizer | |||
| Producer | Dying Fetus | |||
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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.
The band left Pulverizer Records shortly after the album's release.[3]
Release history
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
All lyrics are written by Jason Netherton; all music is composed by John Gallagher except for track 8.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- John Gallagher – guitars/vocals
- Jason Netherton – bass guitar/vocals
- Brian Latta – guitars
- Rob Belton – drums
References
- ^ "Dying Fetus: Purification Through Violence (Relapse Reissue)". Sea of Tranquility.
- ^ "Dying Fetus | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (August 25, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
- ^ "YOU KNOW DYING FETUS… BUT DO YOU REALLY KNOW DYING FETUS?". MetalSucks. February 22, 2011.