Solstice of Oppression is the first studio release by technical death metal

Technical death metal

Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...

 band Oppressor

Oppressor

Oppressor was a technical death metal band from Chicago, Illinois, which formed in 1991 and finished in 1999. They released three albums. Three of the band's members went on to form alternative metal band Soil.-History:...

. It was released on April 9, 1994.

Track listing

1. "Seasons" – 5:27
2. "Eclipse into Eternity" – 4:40
3. "Devour the Soul" – 5:04
4. "And the Angels Fell (The Suffering)" – 4:49
5. "Prelude to Death" – 1:13
6. "Genocide" – 5:37
7. "Rotted Paradise" – 5:38
8. "As Blood Flows" – 4:07
9. "Dying Inside" – 5:06

Re-issues

The album was first re-issued by Megalithic Records in 1995. It was remastered and re-issued by Pavement Music in 2000 with two bonus demo tracks ("Valley of Thorns" and "I Am Darkness"). This remastered version was later re-issued by Crash Music.

Personnel

• Adam Zadel - Guitarist
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• Tim King
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   - Bassist
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   and Vocals
• Tom Schofield - Drummer
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• Jim Stopper - Guitarist
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