Supernatural Addiction
| Supernatural Addiction | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 29, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Oblivion Studios, September 1999 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, death metal | |||
| Length | 47:52 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
| Producer | Simon Efemey | |||
| Deceased chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 7/10[3] |
Supernatural Addiction is the fourth studio album by the thrash metal/death metal band Deceased.[4][5] It was their last full-length album on Relapse Records.
Production
The album was produced by Simon Efemey.[6] Each song was inspired by a different horror tale, movie, or show.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Deceased "temper their death-metal fury with a love for old-school thrash, which actually works well for them, keeping the music from getting too cartoonish."[1] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "[King] Fowley proudly and loudly prefers the glory days of superfast metal, when patches on acid-washed denim jackets reigned supreme and there was no rap or glam in sight."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Premonition" | 5:35 |
| 2. | "Dark Chilling Heartbeat" | 6:26 |
| 3. | "A Very Familiar Stranger" | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Frozen Screams" | 5:04 |
| 5. | "The Doll with the Hideous Spirit" | 5:34 |
| 6. | "The Hanging Soldier" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Chambers of the Waiting Blind" | 7:50 |
| 8. | "Elly's Dementia" | 7:42 |
Inspirations
- The Twilight Zone, episode "Twenty-Two" (written by Rod Serling)
- "The Tell-Tale Heart" (written by Edgar Allan Poe)
- Famous Ghost Stories, segment "The Hitchhiker" (written by Oscar Brand)
- Asylum, segment "Frozen Fear" (written by Robert Bloch)
- Trilogy of Terror, segment "Amelia" (written by Richard Matheson)
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (written by Ambrose Bierce)
- Tales from the Crypt, segment "Blind Alley" (written by William Gaines)
- The Blair Witch Project (written by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez)
Personnel
- King Fowley – drums, vocals, keyboards
- Mike Smith – guitars
- Mark Adams – guitars
- Les Snyder – bass
- Other credits
- Mike Bossier – engineer
- Simon Efemey – producer, keyboards on "Elly's Dementia"
- Jessica Scott – voice on "A Very Familiar Stranger"
- Allen Koszowski – cover art
- Jason Van Hollander – cover art coloring
- Eric Horst – cover art coloring
- Flo Homer – photos
References
- ^ a b "Supernatural Addiction – Deceased | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "CoC : Deceased – Supernatural Addiction : Review". Chronicles of Chaos.
- ^ "DECEASED – Supernatural Addiction". Rock Hard (in German).
- ^ "Deceased | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The 25 Creepiest Heavy Metal Album Covers". The Village Voice. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018.
- ^ "Deceased Supernatural Addiction". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. April 10, 2000 – via Google Books.