''Sumerian Cry'' is the debut album from the Swedish metal band
Tiamat
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The album was recorded at
Sunlight Studio,
Stockholm,
Sweden, in 1989, when the band was known under the original name Treblinka. The track "Sumerian Cry, Pt. 1" is a re-interpretation of the intro melody from "Crawling in Vomit", the first track off Treblinka's first demo. The track "The Sign of the Pentagram" is exclusive to the CD version of the album, and was not recorded at the same time as the rest of the album. This particular track was intended to be included on a compilation-CD released by
Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen (editor of Norwegian metal
fanzine ''Slayer''). The CD was never released, and the track was included as a bonus track on this album.
"Where the Serpents Ever Dwell" was later covered by
black metal
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band
The Ruins of Beverast
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Track listing
Personnel
*
Johan Edlund Johan
* Johan (given name)
* ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Jo-Han, a manu ...
(as ''Hellslaughter'') – rhythm and lead guitars, keyboards, lead vocals
*
Jörgen Thullberg (as ''Juck'') – bass
*
Stefan Lagergren (as ''Emetic'') – lead and rhythm guitars
*Anders Holmberg (as ''Najse'') – drums
Only photos of Hellslaughter and Juck are shown on the backcover, because Emetic and Najse were ex-members when the record came out.
References
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1990 debut albums
Tiamat (band) albums