Born Too Late

Born Too Late
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1986 (1986-10)[1]
Recorded1986
StudioTotal Access Recording (Redondo Beach, California)
GenreDoom metal
Length34:36
LabelSST
ProducerJoe Carducci, Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus chronology
The Walking Dead
(1985)
Born Too Late
(1986)
Thirsty and Miserable
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

Born Too Late is the third studio album by American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released in 1986. It was the first Saint Vitus album featuring The Obsessed singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich. It is generally cited as their greatest effort.[4]

All the songs from this album except "The War Starter" are featured on the band's compilation album Heavier Than Thou.

On April 11, 2009, "Dying Inside" was performed by the band with Phil Anselmo as a guest in New Orleans.[5]

  1. ^ "Born Too Late – Saint Vitus". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Kott, Paul. Saint Vitus: Born Too Late at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 304–305. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ "Sunday Old School: Saint Vitus – in Metal News". MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "SAINT VITUS: New Orleans Footage Featuring Members Of DOWN Available". Blabbermouth.net. April 14, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2019.