Sabbat “Sabbatical Earyearslaught” 4 x CD Out Now

Sabbat “Sabbatical Earyearslaught” 4 x CD
ANTI-GOTH 222

(Description by C. Conrad)
December 2014 marks the final month of the 30th anniversary year of the legendary Sabbat. As such, it is only fitting to celebrate the end of this historic year with the release of this 4xCD version of the “Sabbatical Earlyearslaught” compilation, previously released as a vinyl box set in April of this year. The recordings in this collection represent the band’s earliest output, from its official inception in 1984 through the recording of its highly-regarded debut album, “Envenom,” in 1990. The band’s trademark brand of “Sabbatical Blacking Metal” was first established thirty years ago with the quintessential and appropriately self-titled “Sabbat” 7” EP, which was followed by four more 7” EP releases (“Born by Evil Blood,” “Desecration,” “The Devil’s Sperm is Cold,” and “The Seven Deadly Sins”) over the course of the next five years. In addition to these original vinyl releases, Sabbat recorded the “Bloody Countess” rehearsal sessions and “Sabbatical Demon” demo, both of which were released separately on cassettes. “Sabbatical Earlyearslaught” compiles the recordings from all five of these EPs, both cassettes, and a rough mix of the “Envenom” album. Also included are various rehearsal, live, and otherwise unreleased recordings from the same six-year formative period. To accompany these recordings and provide a written narrative of the band’s early history, the most extensive single biography ever written on the band’s developmental period is included in a twenty-page booklet, along with the artwork that adorned the five 7” EPs, as well as other original Elizaveatian artwork and photos from the same era, all of which is housed in a deluxe 4xCD jewel case. In short, this collection stands alone as the most definitive release of early Sabbat on CD format. (Note that the die-hard version of this release – containing the bonus recordings originally included in the vinyl box set, albeit this time on cassette format, as well as an exclusive bonus double 7” picture disc – has been delayed by the manufacturer until early 2015.)

CD 1

Black Fire
Mion’s Hill
Satanic Rites – Curdle the Blood
Poison Child
Welcome to Sabbat – Crest of Satan
Children of Hell
Darkness and Evil
Immortality of the Soul
Hellfire
Possessed the Room (Kanashibari)
Sacrifice of Angel
Crying in Last

1-2: Sabbat 7″
3-4: Born by Evil Blood 7″
5-7: Desecration 7″
8-9: The Devil’s Sperm is Cold 7″
10-12: The Seven Deadly Sins 7″

CD 2

Witch’s Mill
Black Fire
Rage of Mountains
Mion’s Hill
Splatter
Bring me the Head of Satan
Bloody Countess
Panic in the Head
Poison Child
Madara no Tamago
Children of Hell
Kanashibari
Bloody Countess

1-4: Sabbatical Demon Demo
5-13: Bloody Countess Session

CD 3

Satan Bless You
Reek of Cremation
Devil Worship
Eviler
Death Temptation
The Sixth Candle
King of Hell
Carcass Voice
Dead March
Evil Nation

1-10: Envenom Rough Mix

CD 4

Welcome to Sabbat
Panic in the Head
Bring me the Head of Satan
Wolfman
Children of Hell
Black Fire
Mion’s Hill
Headbanging
C.D.E
C.D.E. take 2
Welcome to Sabbat
Headbanging Version 1 Mix 4
Headbanging Version 2 Mix 2
Madara No Tamago Mix 3
Kanashibari
Satan Bless You Mix 2
Evil Nations Fade Out
Satan Bless You fade out
Lady Lust
Welcome to Hell
Panic in the Head

1-11: Asai Cleaning 2F Rehearsal
12-15: Unreleased 80’s Recordings
16-18: Alternate Envenom Mix
19-21: Live Aug 19th 1984 Kuwana City Hall

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