Abominations of Desolation

Abominations of Desolation
Studio album by Morbid Angel
Released	September 2, 1991
Recorded	1986
Genre	Death metal
Length	42:33
Label	Earache
Producer	David Vincent
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Morbid Angel chronology
Blessed Are the Sick (1991) Abominations of Desolation (1991) Covenant (1993)

Abominations of Desolation was an unreleased first album by the band Morbid Angel. While it was originally recorded in 1986, the band did not release it at the time due to their dissatisfaction with the final product. These recordings would later be released (in 1991) at the decision of the band's record label, Earache Records. Trey has stated in interviews this release is non-canonical and was primarily to eliminate the need for the low quality bootlegs which were being sold at the time.

The completed versions of these raw recordings may be found throughout the first three official Morbid Angel albums:

• "Chapel of Ghouls", "Lord of All Fevers and Plague", and "Evil Spells" (the retitled "Welcome To Hell") feature on Altars of Madness.
• A truncated version of "Unholy Blasphemies", "The Ancient Ones" (the retitled "Azagthoth"), and "Abominations" feature on Blessed Are the Sick.
• "Angel of Disease" found its way onto Covenant, though maintains a lo-fi aesthetic like the original, alienating it from the rest of the album.
• "Hell Spawn" made it onto Formulas Fatal to the Flesh as "Hellspawn: The Rebirth".

Track listing

1. "The Invocation/Chapel of Ghouls" – 7:11
2. "Unholy Blasphemies" – 4:00
3. "Angel of Disease" – 5:35
4. "Azagthoth" – 5:49
5. "The Gate/Lord of All Fevers" – 5:55
6. "Hell Spawn" – 2:32
7. "Abominations" – 4:20
8. "Demon Seed" – 2:12
9. "Welcome to Hell" – 4:56

Credits

• Mike Browning - vocals, drums
• Trey Azagthoth - guitar
• Sterling Von Scarborough - bass guitar
• Richard Brunelle - guitar