Darkest Day of Horror (album)
Encyclopedia
Darkest Day of Horror is the fourth studio album by death metal
band Mortician
.http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=350 It takes its title from a slogan
used to promote the George A. Romero
film Day of the Dead.
- Bass and Vocals
Roger J. Beaujard
- Guitar and Drum Programming
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Mortician
Mortician (band)
Mortician is a death metal / deathgrind two piece band from Yonkers, New York founded in 1989. They have released most of their albums since the House by the Cemetery EP on Relapse Records but have released their latest album on their own label, Mortician Records. They have toured several times...
.http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=350 It takes its title from a slogan
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
used to promote the George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
film Day of the Dead.
Tour Edition
Due to the cover artwork not being completed in time, the release date for Darkest Day of Horror was postponed. The album was released in two different versions. The initial release featured a simple, black-and-white packaging devoid of any artwork bearing the subtitle "Limited Fall 2002 US Tour Edition" on its cover.http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=350 These were pressed so that the band could sell the album while on tour. The other edition was the intended release, with complete artwork and packaging.Track listing
- "Audra" - 3:46 (CurtainsCurtains (film)Curtains is a 1983 Canadian horror film. Though a fairly obscure film, Curtains has gained some underground cult status among fans of the slasher film genre, many of whom cite the 'ice skating' murder scene as the film's memorable highlight...
) - "Slowly Eaten" - 0:52
- "The Bloodseekers" - 1:19
- "Voodoo Curse" - 3:14 (The Serpent and the Rainbow)
- "Massacred" - 1:17
- "Human Puzzle" - 2:08 (Pieces (film)Pieces (film)Pieces is a 1983 cult classic slasher horror film and "drive-in favorite".-Plot:...
) - "Chopped To Pieces" - 0:45
- "Revenge" - 1:44 (Day of the Woman)
- "Mangled" - 1:23
- "Dead And Buried" - 2:38 (Dead & BuriedDead & BuriedDead & Buried is a 1981 horror film directed by Gary Sherman, starring Melody Anderson and James Farentino. With a screenplay written by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, the movie was initially banned as a "Video Nasty" in the UK in the early 80s, but was later acquitted of obscenity charges and...
) - "Darkest Day Of Horror" - 2:32 (Zombi 2Zombi 2Zombi 2 is a 1979 zombie horror film directed by Lucio Fulci. It is the best-known of Fulci's films and made him a horror icon. Though the title suggests this is a sequel to Zombi Zombi 2 (also known as Zombie, Island of the Living Dead, Zombie Island, Zombie Flesh Eaters and Woodoo) is a 1979...
) - "Rampage" - 1:17
- "Cannibalistic Fiends" - 2:06(FrightmareFrightmareFrightmare may refer to:*Frightmare , a 1974 Pete Walker film*Frightmare , a horror film*Frightmare , a horror film also known as Paranoid*Frightmare , a metal band*Frightmare...
) - "Carving Flesh" - 0:46
- "Ghost House" - 3:37(Ghosthouse)
- "Vaporized" - 0:26
- "Pledge Night Of Death" - 2:12 (The InitiationThe InitiationThe Initiation is the fifth album by rapper, X-Raided. It was released on February 27, 2001 for his new label, Mad Man Records and featured production from X-Raided, Big Hollis and James "Razor" Brown...
) - "Taste For Blood" - 2:00 (Cannibal GirlsCannibal GirlsCannibal Girls is a 1973 Canadian Comedy horror film directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and Ronald Ulrich.-Synopsis:...
) - "Disintegrated" - 0:34
- "The Final Sacrifice" - 5:06 (Children of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeChildren of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeChildren of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice is the sequel to the 1984 movie Children of the Corn. This sequel, directed by David F. Price, stars Terence Knox, Ryan Bollman, Ned Romero, and Paul Scherrer. The film was released in theatres by Dimension Films in January 1993, with the video release...
)
Credits
Will RahmerWill Rahmer
Will Rahmer is an American musician.Will Rahmer was the vocalist in the death metal band Incantation temporarily during mid-1990, before leaving to form Mortician with drummer Matt Sicher. Rahmer is the lyricist, vocalist, and bassist for Mortician, and is heavily influenced by horror movies, of...
- Bass and Vocals
Roger J. Beaujard
Roger J. Beaujard
Roger J. Beaujard is an American musician.Roger is primarily known as the guitarist & drum machine programmer for the death metal band Mortician. He joined Mortician in January 1991, replacing Incantation guitarist John McEntee, who had been providing his services to Mortician until the band could...
- Guitar and Drum Programming