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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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
Xeroxed covers. Tapes varied.
TRACK LISTING:
- Internal Decadence
- Burial Ground
- Despondent Souls
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:
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: