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Mortician. It consists of their ''Brutally Mutilated'' 7" vinyl EP and ''Mortal Massacre'' (hence the title) 7" vinyl EP, and live tracks recorded at two separate shows.

Original issuing

Originally, ''Mortal Massacre'' was issued August, 1991, as a 7" vinyl EP by

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film Phantasm.

Track listing

Personnel

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* Recorded at D-D Studios * Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Producers * Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Engineers

CD release

After the 7" release went out-of-print, Relapse Records issued ''Mortal Massacre'' on CD with additional tracks.
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Track listing

Personnel

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Third issuing

The ''Mortal Massacre'' cd has since gone out-of-print. In 2004 Relapse Records re-released the cd as part of a two-for-one package along with the

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