''Mournful Cries'' is the fourth
studio album
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by American
doom metal
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band
Saint Vitus
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, released in 1988. It was the band's last release on
SST Records
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. The cover art features a painting of a
hydra.
Track listing
All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.
;Side one
# "Intro / The Creeps" – 2:47
# "Dragon Time" – 7:27
# "Shooting Gallery" – 6:45
;Side two
# "Intro / Bitter Truth" (
Scott Weinrich
Robert Scott Weinrich (born 1961), better known as Wino, is an American singer and guitarist. He has been highly influential in helping develop and codify doom metal's trademark sound, and is also considered an influential figure in the stoner r ...
) – 4:14
# "The Troll" – 6:57
# "Looking Glass" (Weinrich) – 4:50
Personnel
;Saint Vitus
*
Scott "Wino" Weinrich
Robert Scott Weinrich (born 1961), better known as Wino, is an American singer and guitarist. He has been highly influential in helping develop and codify doom metal's trademark sound, and is also considered an influential figure in the stoner r ...
– vocals, guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6
* Dave Chandler – guitar,
growl
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Growling or growl may also refer to:
Sounds
* Death growl, the dominant singing style in death metal music
* Stomach growl, or borborygmus, noise prod ...
on track 2
* Mark Adams – bass
* Armando Acosta – drums
;Production
*
Joe Carducci Joe Carducci is an American writer, record producer, and former A&R executive, formerly most closely associated with the influential record label SST Records.
Carducci lived for a time in Chicago before moving to Hollywood in 1976. From 1981 to 19 ...
– producer
*Casey McMackin & Keith – engineers
References
Saint Vitus (band) albums
1988 albums
SST Records albums
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