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Mortal Massacre is the first cd release by New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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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....

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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...

. It consists of their Brutally Mutilated 7" vinyl EP and Mortal Massacre (hence the title) 7" vinyl EP, and live tracks recorded at two separate shows.

Original issuing

Originally, Mortal Massacre was issued August, 1991, as a 7" vinyl EP by Relapse Records

Relapse Records

Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...

.^{http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=350} The cover artwork was a photo of actor Angus Scrimm

Angus Scrimm

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in his role as "The Tall Man" from the Don Coscarelli

Don Coscarelli

Don Coscarelli is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for horror films. His credits include the Phantasm series, The Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep.-Biography:...

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Track listing

"Intro / Mortal Massacre (Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...

)" - 6:06
"Drilling for Brains" - 0:52
"Redrum / Outro" (The Shining) - 5:27

Credits

Will Rahmer
Will 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 Guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

and Vocals
Roger 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
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

s and Drum Programming
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
Recorded at D-D Studios
Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Producers
Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Engineers

CD release

After the 7" release went out-of-print, Relapse Records later issued Mortal Massacre as a cd with additional tracks.^{http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=350}

Track listing

"Intro / Mortal Massacre" - 6:07 (Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...

)
"Drilling for Brains" - 0:52
"Redrum / Outro" - 5:27 (The Shining)
"Intro / Mortician" - 3:25
"Brutally Mutilated" - 0:40
"Necrocannibal / Outro" - 4:47
"Mortal Massacre" (Live) - 3:42
"Brutally Mutilated" (Live) - 1:25
"Necrocannibal" (Live) - 5:12
"Drilling for Brains" (Live) - 1:18
"Hacked up for Barbecue" (Live) - 3:04
"Redrum" (Live) - 3:53
"Bloodcraving" (Live) - 3:28
"Cremated" (Live) - 1:55
"Mortician" (Live) - 2:50
"Brutally Mutilated" (Live - Different Version) - 1:02
"Drilling for Brains" (Live - Different Version) - 1:04
"Bloodcraving" (Live - Different Version) - 3:23
"Scum" (Live - Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...

Cover) - 2:40
"Mortician" (Live - Different Version) - 3:17

Credits

Will Rahmer
Will 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 Guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

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
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

s
John McEntee — Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

s
Matt Sicher
Matt Sicher
Matt Sicher was an American drummer who, along with Will Rahmer, founded the band Mortician in 1989. He was dismissed from the band in 1991 because of excessive drug use and lack of commitment.-References:...

— Drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

Third issuing

The Mortal Massacre cd has since gone out-of-print. In 2004 Relapse Records re-released the cd as part of a two-for-one package along with the House by the Cemetery

House by the Cemetery (album)

House by the Cemetery is an EP by Mortician. The album is named after cult director Lucio Fulci's 1981 horror film The House by the Cemetery. The album features samples from various horror movies.-Original release:...

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