MORBID SAINT - Swallowed By Hell (Red Vinyl) (LP)

It's quite a sensation that another MORBID SAINT album is being released
these days, more than 30 years after their second LP "Destruction System"
was recorded but not finished until its official release recently. However, the
prospect of writing new music in their unique death/thrash metal style was
one of the main reasons why the core members reunited in 2010 in the first
place. During their first active phase from 1984 to '94, the band was far
from realizing their potential, especially with regard to their groundbreaking
first record "Spectrum of Death" (1990). The new work was the result of a
long-distance creative exchange, with all members bouncing ideas off each
other to fire off a barrage of ten extreme metal tracks the likes of which are
rarely heard today - absolutely devastating yet musically sophisticated,
pushing boundaries without sounding forced, and topped off with artwork by
the legendary Ed Repka (Death, Megadeth). "Swallowed By Hell" was
recorded by Chris Djuricic (Num Skull, Disinter) at The Belle City Sound
Company and received the finishing touches from Scott Elliott at Chernobyl
Studios. It reeks of old school, but has both feet firmly in the here and now.
"You couldn't ask for a better lineup," says guitarist and co-founder Jim
Fergades. "We're excited about all the possibilities now, and depending on
which ones come our way, a lot can happen."