''Mutilation'' is a demo album by American

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, released in 1986. The following year, the band would release their full-length debut album, '' Scream Bloody Gore'' on

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Track listing

Legacy

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'' noted that the demo was "the most polished of the early Death recordings" and that "the underground and Combat Records were in agreement about ''Mutilation''". Writer Albert Mudrian noted in his book '' Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore'' that the ''Mutilation'' demo "earned huckSchuldiner that elusive recording contract", stating it was "the band's most polished material in the form of the three-track demo". Author Ian Christe, in his book '' Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal'', noted that Death's demos "became as heavily shared by tape traders as any well-established act in metal". The demo gave the band the chance to be signed to

Personnel

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– lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar * Chris Reifert – drums

Additional personnel

*Mark Sikora – artwork

References

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