The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief) Explained

The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief)
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Dissection
Cover:	The Past is Alive.JPG
Released:	1997
Genre:	Melodic black metal
Length:	34:18 / 45:30
Label:	Necropolis Records
Prev Title:	Storm of the Light's Bane
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Maha Kali
Next Year:	2004

The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief) is a compilation album by Swedish black metal band Dissection. It contains tracks from early EPs and promos. It also includes two tracks by Satanized, the former band of Jon Nödtveidt. Some versions also include two tracks taken from the Where Dead Angels Lie EP. It has been released several times by different labels, including Necropolis Records who released it originally and Karmageddon Records. It also has been released with different cover artwork.

Track listing

1. "Shadows over a Lost Kingdom" – 2:49
2. "Frozen" – 3:28
3. "Feathers Fell" – 0:52
4. "Son of the Mourning" – 3:25
5. "Mistress of the Bleeding Sorrow" – 4:39
6. "In the Cold Winds of Nowhere" – 4:01
7. "Into Infinite Obscurity" – 1:04
8. "The Call of the Mist" – 3:59
9. "Severed into Shreds" – 4:27
10. "Satanized" – 2:54 (by Satanized)
11. "Born in Fire" – 2:41 (by Satanized)
12. "Where Dead Angels Lie" – 6:10
13. "Elizabeth Bathory" – 5:03 (Tormentor cover)