Cult of the Initiated

by Pessimist

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Includes bonus tracks, "Cult of the Initiated" and "Let the Demons Rest" live studio demos from 1996.

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Remaster incl. bonus tracks "Day of Wrath", "Dirge", "Cult of the Initiated" (demo) and "Let the Demons Rest" (demo).
Jewel case CD with 12-page booklet, brand new cover art and additional illustrations.

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Remaster on black 12" vinyl (33 rpm) in gatefold sleeve with brand new cover art and printed sturdy inner sleeve.
Including bonus tracks "Day of Wrath" and "Dirge".
First pressing: 300 copies worldwide.

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Remaster on blue, white & black marbled 12" vinyl 33 rpm) in gatefold sleeve with brand new cover artwork and sturdy printed inner sleeve.
Including bonus tracks "Day of Wrath" and "Dirge", and limited to 300 copies worldwide!

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1.	Cult of the Initiated 05:29	buy track
2.	Let the Demons Rest 04:45	buy track
3.	The Stench of Decay 04:08	buy track
4.	Drunk with the Blood of the Saints 04:16	buy track
5.	Dungeonlorde 05:36	buy track
6.	Pyrosexual 03:39	buy track
7.	Innocence Defiled 04:38	buy track
8.	Unholy Union (Alter) 04:23	buy track
9.	Day of Wrath 04:57	buy track
10.	Dirge (Outro) 01:09	buy track

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25 years after its recording, the cult debut album is finally available on vinyl for the very first time!

On their 1997 debut album ‘Cult of the Initiated’, PESSIMIST unleashed their brutality onto the international metal scene for the first time.
The nascent band's effort displayed all the traits - the violent riffing, guttural vocal attack, and relentless pacing - that would become their calling card for the coming decades. This long out-of-print shrine of brutal American death metal is available once again!

For fans of Pestilence, Vader and Morbid Angel.

Tracklist:
Side A: Cult of the Initiated/Let the Demons Rest/The Stench of Decay/Drunk with the Blood of the Saints/Dungeonlorde
Side B: Pyrosexual/Innocence Defiled/Unholy Union (Alter)/Day of Wrath/Dirge (Outro)

credits

released February 1, 2021

Rob Kline - Vocals
Kelly McLauchlin - Guitars
Chris Pernia - Drums
Tony Pernia - Bass

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Pessimist Los Angeles, California

American band Pessimist, formed in Baltimore, delivers blackened death metal since 1989. Founder and Guitarist Kelly McLauchlin also plays in I Am Morbid and previously played in Possessed.

The band recently welcomed drummer Tim Yeung (who also plays in I Am Morbid, and is formerly of Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal) to the lineup.

New album "Keys to the Underworld" coming soon, on Season of Mist. ... more

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