Abominations of Desolation

Abominations of Desolation
Demo album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 1991
RecordedMay 1986
GenreDeath metal
Length42:33
LabelEarache
ProducerDavid Vincent
Morbid Angel chronology
Blessed Are the Sick
(1991)
Abominations of Desolation
(1991)
Covenant
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Abominations of Desolation is the demo album[3] by Florida death metal band Morbid Angel. While it was originally recorded in May 1986, the band did not release it at the time due to their dissatisfaction with the final product.[4] These recordings would later be released in 1991 at the decision of the band's record label, Earache Records.[1]

It is specified on the cover that it was intended to be their first full-length album, yet unreleased, which would make Altars of Madness their proper debut. The band recorded and initially promoted the album under this pretense, but the plans were shelved after Mike Browning left the band in 1986 due to an altercation with Trey Azagthoth. Trey has said in interviews that Abominations of Desolation is not really an album and should be considered a longer-than-standard demo.[citation needed]

Most of the songs were reworked and appeared on later Morbid Angel albums. "Chapel of Ghouls", "Lord of All Fevers and Plague", and "Welcome to Hell" (renamed "Evil Spells") can be heard on Altars of Madness. "Unholy Blasphemies", "Abominations" and "Azagthoth" (renamed "The Ancient Ones") are on Blessed Are the Sick. "Angel of Disease" was recorded for Covenant, and lastly, "Hell Spawn" finally appeared on Formulas Fatal to the Flesh as "Hellspawn: The Rebirth". To date, "Demon Seed" is the only song from these sessions that has not been re-recorded for a full-length album.

  1. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Abominations of Desolation - Morbid Angel". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Morbid Angel". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5 (4th ed.). MUZE. pp. 886–887. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ^ Morbid Angel Official Website - Abominations of Desolation Archived March 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Abominations of Desolation: Morbid Angel: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 20, 2011.