''Supernatural Addiction'' is an album by the
thrash metal/
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
Deceased. It was their last full-length album on
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists.
History
The label was ...
.
Production
The album was produced by
Simon Efemey. Each song was inspired by a different horror tale, movie, or show.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Deceased "temper their death-metal fury with a love for old-school thrash, which actually works well for them, keeping the music from getting too cartoonish."
''
CMJ New Music Report'' wrote that "
ingFowley proudly and loudly prefers the glory days of superfast metal, when patches on acid-washed denim jackets reigned supreme and there was no rap or glam in sight."
Track listing
Inspirations
*''
The Twilight Zone'', episode "Twenty-Two" (written by
Rod Serling
Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator/on-screen host, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series ' ...
)
*"
The Tell-Tale Heart" (written by
Edgar Allan Poe)
*''Famous Ghost Stories'', segment "The Hitchhiker" (written by
Oscar Brand)
*''Asylum'', segment "Frozen Fear" (written by
Robert Bloch
Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small ...
)
*''Trilogy of Terror'', segment "Amelia" (written by
Richard Matheson)
*''
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (written by
Ambrose Bierce)
*
Tales from the Crypt'', segment "Blind Alley" (written by
William Gaines)
*''
The Blair Witch Project'' (written by
Daniel Myrick and
Eduardo Sanchez)
Credits
*King Fowley - Drums, Vocals, Keyboards
*Mike Smith - Guitars
*Mark Adams - Guitars
*Les Snyder - Bass
Other Credits
*Mike Bossier - Engineer
*Simon Efemey - Producer, Keyboards on "Elly's Dementia"
*Jessica Scott - Voice on "A Very Familiar Stranger"
*Allen Koszowski - Cover Art
*Jason Van Hollander - Cover Art Coloring
*Eric Horst - Cover Art Coloring
*Flo Homer - Photos
References
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Deceased (band) albums
2000 albums