Rabid Death's Curse
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Rabid Death’s Curse is the first studio album by the black metal
band Watain
. It was released in 2000 on Drakkar Productions
. It is notable as being the first and only album for which the band had two guitarists; from Rabid Death’s Curse onwards, the band would be a trio. The song Rabid Death’s Curse contains an audio sample from the film Friday the 13th
.
The original LP version by End All Life Productions included the Sabbat
cover Curdle the Blood which is not featured on the CD version by Drakkar Productions. The 2004 CD re-release includes Dødheimsgard
cover When Heavens End. The bonus track The Essence of Black Purity from Watain’s first official release, the 7" The Essence of Black Purity, put out by the Swedish Grim Rune Productions, was added to the remastered 2008 CD re-release by Season of Mist.
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Watain
Watain
Watain is a Swedish black metal band from Uppsala, formed in 1998. The band's name is taken from a recording by the American black metal group Von.- History :...
. It was released in 2000 on Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary...
. It is notable as being the first and only album for which the band had two guitarists; from Rabid Death’s Curse onwards, the band would be a trio. The song Rabid Death’s Curse contains an audio sample from the film Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th (film)
Friday the 13th is a 1980 American slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller. The film concerns a group of teenagers who are murdered one-by-one while attempting to re-open an abandoned campsite and stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, and Kevin Bacon in...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Watain, except where noted.- The Limb Crucifix - 4:21
- Rabid Death’s Curse - 5:21
- On Horns Impaled - 2:35
- Life Dethroned - 5:45
- Walls of Life Ruptured - 4:21
- Agony Fires - 5:22 (Additional lyrics by K. vBonsdorff)
- Angelrape - 3:40
- Mortem sibi consciscere - 7:02
The original LP version by End All Life Productions included the Sabbat
Sabbat (Japanese band)
is a Japanese black metal band, formed in the early 1980s. On some releases, they showcase a more thrash influenced sound.-History:Sabbat started in 1983 when a band called Evil consisting of bassist Gezol, guitarists Ozny and Elizaveat, drummer Valvin and vocalist Toshiya was formed...
cover Curdle the Blood which is not featured on the CD version by Drakkar Productions. The 2004 CD re-release includes Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard is a Norwegian heavy metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard was originally a black metal band, but 1999's 666 International saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG...
cover When Heavens End. The bonus track The Essence of Black Purity from Watain’s first official release, the 7" The Essence of Black Purity, put out by the Swedish Grim Rune Productions, was added to the remastered 2008 CD re-release by Season of Mist.
Personnel
- Erik Danielsson: Bass & Vocals
- Pelle Forsberg: Guitars
- C. Blom: Guitars
- H. Jonsson: Drums, Percussion
Production
- Arranged by Watain
- Produced, recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by Tore Stjerna