IMMOLATION (USA/NY)

Anti-Christian Metal band IMMOLATION was created in Yonkers, New York during February 1988 by frontman Ross Dolan, drummer Neal Boback and two erstwhile RIGOR MORTIS members, guitarists Robert Vigna and Thomas Wilkinson. Two demos, in July 1988 and June 1989, ensued prior to the July 1991 'Dawn Of Possession' album and the recruitment of drummer Craig Smilowski. These tracks had been constructed under the guidance of Harris Johns at Musiclab Studios in Berlin for Roadrunner Records. 'Dawn Of Possession' quickly found appreciation on a crowded market due in main to its convoluted and writhing unorthodoxy, pinch harmonics, atonal riffing and abundance of minor keys forming up a disturbing avalanche of unpredictability.


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1988 DEMO

The first demo was released in summer 1988. It was recorded in June at a local studio called SleepyHollow Sound in Dobbs Ferry, NY and only had two songs on it. The cover was not pro printed, just photo copied by us, and this did not include the lyrics. The cassettes were duplicated by us at home and sent out by us as well. -Ross

TRACK LISTING:
- Immolation
- Dawn of Possession

1989 ADVANCED DEMO

Xeroxed covers. Tapes varied.

TRACK LISTING:
- Internal Decadence
- Burial Ground
- Despondent Souls

1989 DEMO

This was recorded at the Loft in Bronxville, NY in the summer of 1989 and featured 3 songs. We actually recorded a fourth song, "Fall in Disease" for this, but for reasons I can't remember now, it was not included. This demo had a high gloss pro-printed cover that also did not feature any lyrics, and the first few hundred tapes were pro-dubbed as well. After the first few hundred, we started photo copying and dubbing them ourselves. -Ross

TRACK LISTING:
- Internal Decadence
- Burial Ground
- Despondent Souls

1989 DEMO TAPE:


 

1994 PROMO

Semi pro covers. Nothing on back. Tapes had printed stickers on the shell.

TRACK LISTING:
- Away from God
- Towards Earth
- Christs Cage


1994 PROMO TAPE:

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