Blessed Are the Sick is the second studio album by Florida death metal band Morbid Angel, released on May 2, 1991 through Earache Records.
| Blessed Are the Sick | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 2, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January – February 1991 | |||
| Studio | Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 39:24 | |||
| Label | Earache/Relativity | |||
| Producer | Morbid Angel | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Great Metal Discography | 6/10[4] |
Composition and musical style
editThough the album features some fast sections, the overall sound is markedly slower than the debut and with identifiable classical music undertones present[5] (main composer Trey Azagthoth would dedicate this album to Mozart). Tracks 9, 10 and 12 are re-recorded songs from the 1986 demo Abominations of Desolation.
Background
editThe cover painting is "Les Trésors de Satan" by Jean Delville. The album was reissued in 2009 as a Digipak in DualDisc format. The CD side contains the original audio release and the DVD side contains a one-hour documentary.[6]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by David Vincent, except where noted; all music is composed by Trey Azagthoth, except "Desolate Ways" by Richard Brunelle.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" (instrumental) | 1:27 | |
| 2. | "Fall from Grace" | 5:13 | |
| 3. | "Brainstorm" | 2:34 | |
| 4. | "Rebel Lands" | 2:41 | |
| 5. | "Doomsday Celebration" (instrumental) | 1:49 | |
| 6. | "Day of Suffering" | 1:54 | |
| 7. | "Blessed Are the Sick/Leading the Rats" | 4:47 | |
| 8. | "Thy Kingdom Come" | 3:24 | |
| 9. | "Unholy Blasphemies" | Azagthoth, Vincent | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Abominations" | Azagthoth | 4:27 |
| 11. | "Desolate Ways" (instrumental) | 1:40 | |
| 12. | "The Ancient Ones" | Azagthoth | 5:53 |
| 13. | "In Remembrance" (instrumental) | 1:25 |
Personnel
edit- Morbid Angel
- David Vincent – bass, vocals
- Trey Azagthoth – guitars, keyboards
- Richard Brunelle – guitars
- Pete Sandoval – drums
- Additional personnel
- Tom Morris - engineering, mixing
Release history
edit| Date | Note |
|---|---|
| May 2, 1991 | |
| November 3, 2009 | Reissue |
References
edit- ^ Bowar, Chad. "Review: Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick". About.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Review: Blessed Are the Sick". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Morbid Angel". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5 (4th ed.). MUZE. pp. 886–887. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (1998). "Morbid Angel". The Great Metal Discography. Canongate. pp. 219–220. ISBN 0862417279 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Morbid Angel biography". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "MORBID ANGEL: 'Blessed Are The Sick' Reissue To Receive U.S. Release In October". BlabberMouth. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07.
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