BLOODBATH Unblessing the Purity [CD]

THE FEROCIOUS DEATH METAL MINI-ALBUM MASTERCLASS FROM ONE OF THE CURRENT LEADERS OF THE DEATH METAL GENRE, FEATURING KATATONIA & OPETH MEMBERS. INCLUDES BONUS LIVE TRACKS FROM PARTY.SAN FESTIVAL, 2008.
 
Bloodbath is a titan of death metal from Stockholm, Sweden, notable for the inclusion of Katatonia and Opeth members, with the band subsequently beckoning Nick Holmes of UK doom legends Paradise Lost to join in the brutality for 2014's 'Grand Morbid Funeral' and beyond. Formed in 1998 with a mutual fascination for horror & the glory days of death metal from classic bands such as Entombed, Morbid Angel, Cancer & Autopsy, Bloodbath has remained a leading light of extreme metal since their ‘Breeding Death’ EP was unleashed back in 2000,and continue to spearhead the genre to this day.
 
Following years of inactivity after an initial run on Century Media, 2008 witnessed the glorious, gory return of Bloodbath, with the line-up of Mikael Akerfeldt, Martin 'Axe' Axenrot, Jonas Renkse, Anders 'Blakkheim' Nyström and Per 'Sodomizer' Eriksson presenting a new masterwork of Swedish death metal with mini-album 'Unblessing The Purity', a taster of sorts, leading to the critically-acclaimed full “comeback” album, ‘The Fathomless Mastery’. An uncompromising full-on attack of brutality and blasphemy, ‘Unblessing the Purity’ displayed a fine blend of old-school influence, and boundary-pushing extremity.
 
This CD edition of ‘Unblessing The Purity’ includes bonus live tracks from Party.San Festival 2008, featuring the same recording line-up.


1 Blasting The Virgin Born        [03:32]
2 Weak Aside       [04:15]
3 Sick Salvation                  [03:21]
4 Mouth Of Empty Praise             [04:32]
 
Bonus Tracks
5 Blasting The Virginborn (live)    03:26]
6 Bathe In Blood (live)    [04:09]
7 Weak Aside (live)           [03:40]
8 So You Die (live)             [03:15]
9 Cry My Name (live)       [04:38]