Sumerian Cry

Sumerian Cry
Studio album by Tiamat
Released	June 7, 1990
Recorded	14-29 Oktober 1989 Sunlight Studio, Stockholm
Genre	Death metal Black metal
Length	43:59
Label	CMFT Productions
Producer	Tiamat with Tomas Skogsberg
Tiamat chronology
Severe Abomination (1989) Sumerian Cry (1990) The Astral Sleep (1991) Alternate cover 1997 Digipak re-issue edition

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Sumerian Cry is the debut album from the Swedish then-death metal band Tiamat.

The album was recorded at Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989, when the band was known under the original name Treblinka. The track "Sumerian Cry, Pt. 1" is a re-interpretation of the intro melody from "Crawling in Vomit", the first track off Treblinka's first demo. The track "The Sign of the Pentagram" is exclusive to the CD version of the album, and was not recorded at the same time as the rest of the album. This particular track was intended to be included on a compilation-CD released by Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen (editor of Norwegian metal fanzine Slayer). The CD was never released, and the track was included as a bonus track on this album.

"Where the Serpents Ever Dwell" was later covered by black metal band The Ruins of Beverast on the vinyl edition of their album Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite.

Track listing

1. "Sumerian Cry, Pt. 1" - 0:57
2. "In the Shrines of the Kingly Dead" – 4:09
3. "The Malicious Paradise" – 4:28
4. "Necrophagous Shadows" – 4:35
5. "Apothesis of Morbidity" – 6:05
6. "Nocturnal Funeral" – 4:05
7. "Altar Flame" – 4:30
8. "Evilized" – 5:00
9. "Where the Serpents Ever Dwell/Outro: Sumerian Cry, Pt. 2" – 6:08
10. "The Sign of the Pentagram" – 3:54

Recording line-up

• Johan Edlund (as Hellslaughter) - guitars, vocals
• Stefan Lagergren (as Emetic) - guitars
• Jörgen Thullberg (as Juck) - bass
• Anders Holmberg (as Najse) - drums

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