From Beyond (Massacre album) explained

From Beyond
Type:Album
Artist:Massacre
Cover:Massacre - From Beyond.jpg
Released:July 1, 1991
Recorded:March 1991
Morrisound Recording,
Tampa, Florida
Genre:Death metal
Length:38:20
Label:Earache
Producer:Colin Richardson
Massacre
Next Title:Inhuman Condition
Next Year:1992

From Beyond is the debut studio album by American death metal band Massacre, released in 1991 on Earache Records. The album was re-released with a different cover (original is red) and the Inhuman Condition EP as bonus tracks.

The album was recorded in March 1991 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida.[1]

"Corpsegrinder" was originally recorded by the band Death, of which all members of Massacre have been a part in the past.

The album's title is based on H. P. Lovecraft's the short story of the same name, and the cover art was painted by Ed Repka.

The band's vocalist, Kam Lee, hates the original pink album cover art done by Ed Repka and the changing of the band logo as he claims it "looks like the Superman logo."[2]

Critical reception

In 2005, From Beyond was ranked number 288 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kam Lee, all music by Rick Rozz, unless stated.

The original vinyl release had a bonus 7" single:

Personnel

Massacre

Additional musicians

Production

According to Mike Borders, Robby Goodwin wrote the song "Biohazard" but was not credited.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Book. John. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12538|pure_url=yes}} From Beyond – Massacre]. Allmusic. December 15, 2011.
  2. Web site: KAM LEE. April 12, 2021. Voices From The Darkside. en.
  3. Book: Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. 2005. Rock Hard. de. 3-89880-517-4. 97.