''Mortal Massacre'' is the first CD release by New York

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band 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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Track listing

Personnel

* Will Rahmer —

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* Roger Beaujard —

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s and Drum Programming * 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

* Will Rahmer —

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and

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Roger J. Beaujard —

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s * John McEntee — guitars * Matt Sicher —

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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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