| Saint Vitus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 16 and 17 August 1982[1] | |||
| Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
| Genre | Doom metal | |||
| Length | 35:41 | |||
| Label | SST | |||
| Producer | Dez Cadena, Joe Carducci, SPOT, Saint Vitus | |||
| Saint Vitus chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
Saint Vitus is the debut album by the American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released Friday the 13th of January 1984 via SST Records.[1] According to Dave Chandler, the album was recorded in 1982, but was delayed by nearly two years, due to a lawsuit that SST was involved in.[4] It was released on both vinyl and cassette, and later on CD; all three formats are currently difficult to find. "White Magic/Black Magic" and "Saint Vitus" are included on the compilation album Heavier Than Thou. Along with Trouble's Psalm 9, Saint Vitus is considered by many critics one of the first doom metal albums to be released.
"Burial at Sea" was later recorded by Goatsnake and released on their Trampled Under Hoof EP.
Track listing
All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Saint Vitus" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "White Magic/Black Magic" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Zombie Hunger" | 7:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Psychopath" (music: Mark Adams, lyrics: Chandler) | 9:26 |
| 2. | "Burial at Sea" | 8:39 |
| Total length: | 35:43 | |
Personnel
Saint Vitus
- Scott Reagers – vocals
- Dave Chandler – guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Adams – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Armando Acosta – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Merrill Ward, Scott Reagers, Yvonne Saxton – backing vocals
Production
- Dez Cadena – producer, backing vocals
- Joe Carducci – producer
- SPOT – producer, engineer
References
- 1 2 Carducci, Joe (8 December 2010). "Armando and Saint Vitus". #75. The New Vulgate. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ↑ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ "Saint Vitus interview with Dave Chandler". Hammer Smashed Sound.com. January 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-01.