Today, death metal doomlords Cianide stream the entirety of Death, Doom and Destruction - set to be reissued by Hells Headbangers on CD and double-LP this Friday, August 7th - at Decibel magazine's website. One of the cultest names in American death metal, Cianide have stuck to their guns for over 25 years now, patiently building a canon that's unrivaled in its consistency and trend-free philosophy. Theirs is a Metal of Death that's simple, straightforward, and effectively primitive: blunt-force trauma informed by Hellhammer and Chicago forebears DeathStrike, but with a sewer-dredging atmosphere all its own. Released in 1997, during an era where death metal was definitely in the doldrums, Cianide's Death, Doom and Destruction stuck out like the proverbial sore thumb, eschewing gore, breakdowns, and blastbeats in favor of time-honored traditions like DEATH, headbanging gallops, and immediately memorable songwriting. Bolstered by clear-yet-cutting production, the album found its way to a faithful set of diehards upon its release, but its stature would grow upon its 2008 re-release, which featured new (and more fitting) artwork by underground maverick Putrid Matt - and with the band's glorious rebirth with 2011's Hells Headbangers-released Gods of Death, the demand is higher than ever for classic Cianide crush. As a special bonus, this edition of Death, Doom and Destruction will include the doomed 'n' disgusting Rage War 1996 demo and The Truth 7" as bonus tracks, the latter including a cover version of the Master title track and a 1996 version of "The Dying Truth." As the band so fondly encourage, "taste some Cianide and fucking die!" exclusively here, courtesy of Decibel, North America's only monthly metal magazine. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Cianide's Death, Doom and Destruction
1. Rage War
2. This World Will Burn
3. Metal Never Bends
4. Envy And Hatred
5. The Power To Destroy
6. Salvation
7. Deadly Spawn
8. The Truth (Master cover)
9. The Dying Truth '96
10. Rage War (demo)
11. Metal Never Bends (demo)
12. Envy And Hatred (demo)
13. Deadly Spawn (demo)
14. (We Are The) Doomed (demo)
In other Cianide news, the band is slated to play Hells Headbangers' "Hells Headbash - Part 2" festival, set for September 4-6 in Cleveland, Ohio at the Agora Theater and Ballroom. Cianide will be playing the entirety of Death, Doom and Destruction, and will join other such HHR-affiliated bands as Satanic Warmaster, Profanatica, Archgoat, Midnight, Inquisition, Deiphago, Acid Witch, Destruktor, Black Witchery, Deceased, High Spirits, Deathhammer, Nyogthaeblisz, Demonic Christ, Bonehunter, Perdition Temple, and tons more. More info can be found here.
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